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Monday, March 10, 2008

Now, Let Me Get This Straight -- You're In First So...

“I don’t know how somebody who’s in second place can offer the vice presidency to someone who’s in first place.” -- Senator Barack Obama in Mississippi Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

On Rescinding The Patriot Act And Banning Warrantless NSA Surveillance

"Safety from external danger is the most powerful director of national conduct. Even the ardent love of liberty will, after a time, give way to its dictates. The violent destruction of life and property incident to war; the continual effort and alarm attendant on a state of continual danger, will... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

When A Constitutional Democracy Becomes A Dictatorship

"If the president claims the right -- as he [Bush] manifestly has -- to violate laws that he does not want to be constrained by, and to thereby freely engage in behavior which has been expressly criminalized for decades in this country, then, by definition, we are a country in which the president... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

The Problem With Being Too Narrow-Minded, Parochial, Conservative

"I do not think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday." -- Abraham Lincoln Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Shootout At The al Qaeda Corral

"If Al Qaeda is forming a base in Iraq, then we will have to act in a way that secures the American homeland and our interests abroad." -- Senator Barack Obama, Democratic debate in Cleveland on February "I have news for Senator Obama. Al Qaeda is in Iraq. And that's why we're fighting in Iraq, and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, February 25, 2008

No Way Could That Happen In The United States...

"Fidel is being replaced by a younger, sexier Castro: his younger brother Raul. Is this even possible? Can you imagine a country run by one family for years and years and years? That could never happen here..." -- Craig Ferguson Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Is There Anyone Out There Still Confused About The War In Iraq?

" The direct use of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employed only by small children and large nations." -- David Friedman Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Truth As A Casualty Of War

"The first casualty when war comes is truth." -- Senator Hiram Johnson "Truth is the first casualty of war, but it need not be a fatality." -- Norman Solomon, War Made Easy Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, February 12, 2008

As With Building A Case Of War Against Iraq, So Goes The Case Against Iran

"A media campaign for hearts and minds at home means going all out to persuade us that the next war is as good as a war can be -- necessary, justified, righteous, and worth any sorrows to be left in its wake." -- Norman Solomon, War Made Easy: How Presidents And Pundits Keep Spinning Us To Death Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Does John McCain Need Rush Limbaugh's Endorsement?

"I don't listen to him very much. There's a certain trace of masochism in my family, but not that deep." -- Senator John McCain, when told that Rush Limbaugh has phone-in guests appearances on his syndicated radio talk show (McCain had previously stated that he probably would never be a guest on a... Sign in to see full entry.

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