This does not sound good.
I seem to be alone, but was the timing and "tone" of Wolfie's memorandum intentionally designed to foil the Baker initiative (see the memo here -- check out the appendix, and the major manufacturing powers that will certainly have Iraq up and running in no time)? After all, it is clear that Baker was brought in to "fix" the mess, superseding the Pentagon. It all feels like a Wolfie/Rummie temper tantrum to me. Is there no one in charge here? Oh yeah, the miserable failure.
Of course, James Baker does more than clean up messes for the Bushes. He gets things done, without regard to any legal or constitutional niceties, and certainly without any concern for the future beyond the immediate goal of retaining power. So, having promised myself not to link to talkingpointsmemo, it...keeps...pulling...me...back. This is an astonishing, horrifying post.
As Daniel Gross points out, we need those old Europeans for more than just Iraqi reconstruction.
Changing gears...I'm on the email list of the Center for American Progress. Today, they sent me this e-mail:
The Under the Radar in today's edition of the Progress Report entitled "ECONOMY – MAKING UP THE FACTS" unfairly characterized the Bureau of Labor Statistics revision of GDP numbers as a partisan maneuver when it is, in fact, a routine procedure. What the item intended to highlight was MSNBC's report that the Bush Administration intends to use these revised numbers as proof that President Bush inherited a recession – even though monthly GDP statistics, not the quarterly data that was revised, is the most accurate way of measuring when recessions begin.
We apologize for the extra e-mail - but in our pursuit of the highest accuracy standards we thought it was important to correct immediately. We regret the error.
Clearly, liberals are doomed at this media game. Bill O'Reilly would never admit a mistake!
At Salon, check out Syd Blumenthal on Gore's endorsement of Dean. Nothing new here, just really well written.
And more on Gore -- and the media's on going hoary characterization of him -- on the Daily Howler.
*****
Be afraid, Yankee fans. The lunatic is back running the asylum.
I seem to be alone, but was the timing and "tone" of Wolfie's memorandum intentionally designed to foil the Baker initiative (see the memo here -- check out the appendix, and the major manufacturing powers that will certainly have Iraq up and running in no time)? After all, it is clear that Baker was brought in to "fix" the mess, superseding the Pentagon. It all feels like a Wolfie/Rummie temper tantrum to me. Is there no one in charge here? Oh yeah, the miserable failure.
Of course, James Baker does more than clean up messes for the Bushes. He gets things done, without regard to any legal or constitutional niceties, and certainly without any concern for the future beyond the immediate goal of retaining power. So, having promised myself not to link to talkingpointsmemo, it...keeps...pulling...me...back. This is an astonishing, horrifying post.
As Daniel Gross points out, we need those old Europeans for more than just Iraqi reconstruction.
Changing gears...I'm on the email list of the Center for American Progress. Today, they sent me this e-mail:
The Under the Radar in today's edition of the Progress Report entitled "ECONOMY – MAKING UP THE FACTS" unfairly characterized the Bureau of Labor Statistics revision of GDP numbers as a partisan maneuver when it is, in fact, a routine procedure. What the item intended to highlight was MSNBC's report that the Bush Administration intends to use these revised numbers as proof that President Bush inherited a recession – even though monthly GDP statistics, not the quarterly data that was revised, is the most accurate way of measuring when recessions begin.
We apologize for the extra e-mail - but in our pursuit of the highest accuracy standards we thought it was important to correct immediately. We regret the error.
Clearly, liberals are doomed at this media game. Bill O'Reilly would never admit a mistake!
At Salon, check out Syd Blumenthal on Gore's endorsement of Dean. Nothing new here, just really well written.
And more on Gore -- and the media's on going hoary characterization of him -- on the Daily Howler.
*****
Be afraid, Yankee fans. The lunatic is back running the asylum.
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