Colin Powell BBC interview
I apologize if this has been discussed before (I didn't see anything), but I just listened to a very interesting interview of Colin Powell on the BBC. It doesn't seem to have received much attention...
View ArticleTexas Students Suspended, Barred from Prom for Protesting
According to the Austin American-Statesman (subscription required): As many as 130 students were barred from Ennis High School's senior prom on Saturday evening for taking part in immigration protests...
View ArticleIran was eager to deal in 2003
According to this BBC report, the Iranian government contacted the Bush administration via the Swiss in 2003, offering a variety of concessions. Powell and Co. at the State Department felt that this...
View ArticleHappy thoughts from a SadTexan
We're in such a vile mood around here lately. The pro-Israel and anti-Israel crowds are at each other's throats. The religious people and the atheists are ready to burn each other at the stake. The...
View ArticleBush in 2008 Convention Video (poll)
Okay, let's say it's 2008. The Democrats have a candidate, and they're getting ready for the convention in Denver. The candidate, of course, needs a video. It's almost all about what a great person...
View ArticleWho is our most intellectual candidate? (Poll)
Who do you think is our "smartest" candidate? I mean "smartest" in a fairly narrow, intellectual, academic way. As in..... Who would get the best score on the GRE? Who reads the most books (and not...
View ArticleIs Gore running after all? (updated with my apology)
Okay, I've read the comments and see that people think I'm way off base. Re-reading Gore's comment, I have to agree. I guess I just read that he said that he would only run for president, and that...
View ArticleInternational Coverage of Super Tuesday: A sampler
I always enjoy reading coverage of US politics from other countries. They provide interesting perspectives, and also often say interesting things about the writers' own countries. So, since I'm tired...
View ArticleParents, Children, Politics: Personal Notes (with Poll)
This was prompted by Johnny Venom's recent diary about racist relatives and politics. It set me to thinking about my own parents, our very different political attitudes, and how that may have come to...
View ArticleIf McCain had to get his own health insurance (question)
This is a very short diary, but I'm going to post it anyway because I think it raises an important point. And potentially points out an area in which McCain's campaign is way, way out of touch with...
View ArticleWe've got to go easy on the hero worship.
This is of course prompted by the Edwards thing. (And for the record, I'm thoroughly disgusted with the guy. As it turns out, it mostly just hurts his family. But as many others have pointed out, if...
View ArticlePakistani forces fire on US troops-Guardian
According to this Guardian article, Pakistani troops opened fire on US soldiers trying to enter the country's lawless tribal area today, according to reports, marking a dangerous further deterioration...
View ArticlePakistan
While we're all watching the economic mess, there are things going on in Pakistan that need some more attention. The Pakistani military fired into the air to repulse a US incursion. The attack on the...
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