Witnessing the Courage of Iran, Part 2

Here is a new thread on the courageous Iranian protesters and their fight for freedom. Please use the comments to post any news you have and to discuss the ongoing situation. Roger Cohen has a new report from Iran at the New York Times. He thinks Ayatolla Khamenei may have miscalculated with yesterday’s hardline speech [...]

You’re not my father!

Tomorrow is Father’s Day, and I am eagerly anticipating some really cool gifts from my kids to add to my collection of singing fish and kung-fu hamsters. The last thing I need is some sycophantic drivel like this: President Obama donned his father-in-chief hat on Friday, devoting much of his afternoon to emphasizing the importance [...]

Krugman on Froomkin: If you’re right, you’re not a serious person

It’s odd that peopleon the left, like Krugman, can see the right-left dynamics so clearly but sometimes can’t see what’s going on within their own party.  Nevertheless, this blog post by Krugman is worth reading.  He lays out the unspoken laws of American journalism dynamics for the past decade.  Movement Conservatives were in and they [...]

Saturday: Witnessing the courage of Iran

Update: I am going to sticky this post for the rest of the day. President Obama has worked up enough emotion for a statement.  Here it is: “We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost,” he said, adding: “Suppressing ideas never succeeds in making them go away. The Iranian people will ultimately judge [...]

Red Herrings and Fall Guys

You don’t need Daniel to read the writing on the wall – we ain’t getting a health care reform pony.  Our last hope for getting real reform anytime soon died on May 31, 2008 The video was prepared by Americans United For Change: Americans United For Change is a powerful movement bringing together independent voices [...]