Talk about elites panicking. Someone should tell Michael Steele that Sarah Palin has other ideas, as she begins to Palin gather names, smartly. But Michael Steele has spoken. Without even talking to Sarah Palin, the self ordained omnipotent head of the RNC has deemed running for the presidency, according to him, is a no-go for [...]
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Did Toppling Saddam Inspire Iran’s ‘Green Wave’?
Christopher Hitchens asks this most astounding question in his latest column. I could see tapping what happened in China yesterday, at least tangentially to Iran, but Iran’s “green wave” to Iraq? Hitchens is too smart for this, but he tries to rewrite history anyway, as another pro invasion neocon attempts to find cover, tying it [...]
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Right Wing Hate Marches On
Next target, Judge Sotomayor, compliments of Randall Terry. See Right Wing Watch for the full plan, but here’s an excerpt: “We must stop permitting this hypocrisy, cowardice, and treachery in our midst. Pro-life voters are calling on pro-life Senators to filibuster Sotomayor. “A Senator cannot say, ‘I want to overturn Roe,’ and then vote to [...]
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Sarah Palin’s Second Chance
“There is absolutely no truth to those rumors that we’re investigating her or getting ready to indict her,” Special Agent Eric Gonzalez said in a phone interview Saturday. “It’s just not true.” He added that there was “no wiggle room” in his comments for any kind of inquiry. – Sarah Palin not under FBI investigation, [...]
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Sarah, Don’t Leave
If Palin wants to run in 2012, why not do exactly what she announced today? It’s an enormous gamble – but it could be a shrewd one. – Bill Kristol Frankly, it’s just too depressing to think we won’t have Sarah Palin to kick around anymore. It’s hard to accept when looking forward. Mark Sanford’s [...]
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Sarah Bails on Governorship
–updates below– Buchanan analyzes; Palin’s statement Sarah Palin is not only not seeking re-election, but she’s stepping down as governor at the end of July, not finishing her first term. This is the latest wacky turn for Sarah Palin whose explosive entrance on to the national scene has been anything but graceful. What’s the back [...]
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Syria’s al-Assad Moves Against ‘Honor Killings’
On this Independence Day weekend, we here at TM.com acknowledge the decree of President Bashar al-Assad as a small step forward for women in the Middle East. Syria has scrapped a law limiting the length of sentences handed down to men convicted of killing female relatives they suspect of having illicit sex. Women’s groups had [...]
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Yosemite Bolton Still Spinning Israeli Strike
“We see how coverage has gone down since Michael Jackson died.” – Trita Parsi Before the conversation today with Trita Parsi on Iran, the small group assembled couldn’t resist talking about John Bolton’s op-ed on Iran in the Washington Post today. It starts with a stunning premise, as the headline reveals: Time for an Israeli [...]
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Dear Jenny, Dump Him
It’s time for an intervention. It’s bipartisanship I can wholeheartedly endorse. It’s also the latest adventure into what the meaning of “is” is, by variation. In a stupefying interview of extreme confessional proportions for a politician trying to save himself, Gov. Mark Sanford reaches down for more stupid. South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford said Tuesday [...]
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Iran 101
How does Iran work? Let’s just say it’s as top down as it gets. Flow charts are here and here. Below is the Iran narrative as I see it. Max Blumenthal sees Iran through the prism of Palestine. via Stephen M. Walt So, if you want to know what any revolution is up against, here’s [...]
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Camp David Obama’s Church Choice
The Obamas will evidently attend regular service at a small, quiet church at Camp David where they can hopefully find solace without the silliness of spectators. The First Family won’t have that problem at Camp David, where the 150-seat Evergreen Chapel attracts a congregation of between 50 and 70 people most Sundays. The rustic stone-and-glass [...]
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The Crackdown Continues
UPDATE (11:11): Ru-roh. Not feeling the love here. More than 180 Iranian MPs appear to have snubbed an invitation to celebrate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s election win, local press reports say. All 290 MPs were invited to the victory party on Wednesday night, but only 105 turned up, the reports say. _______Original post below_______ Al Jazeera [...]
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Sanford’s Argentinian Rendezvous
“I’ve been unfaithful to my wife. I developed a relationship with a… what started out as a dear, dear friend from Argentina… It began, as I suspect many of these things do, email back and forth…” – Gov. Mark Sandford And another Republican “leader” bites the dust. The ending of a career. The latest Republican [...]
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For Neda, Iran
In the name of God We all come from Him and will go back to Him The great and dignified Iranian nation: With much sorrow I was informed that, during peaceful rallies to defend their lawful rights, the great Iranian people have been attacked [by the security forces], beaten, and bloodied, and killed. While expressing [...]
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Iran ‘Riot’ Police Out in Force
UPDATE (2:41 p.m.): Statement from President Obama: The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching. We mourn each and every innocent life that is lost. We call on the Iranian government to stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people. The universal rights to assembly and free speech must be respected, [...]
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