Third Superpower

One thing that inspired me to start up again was this. One side of American politics considers the modern welfare state — a private-enterprise economy, but one in which society’s winners are taxed to pay for a social safety net — morally superior to the capitalism red in tooth and claw we had before the [...]

The Democrats just lost an election because no one believed all the ridiculous lies they told. Did they learn anything from this? No matter whom you talk to outside our circles, begin to perpetuate the (false, exaggerated) notion that George Bush’s victory was built not merely on values issues, but gay marriage specifically. If you [...]

Now that the President has a clear mandate after this last election, he has to decide what to do with it. Let me put it to you this way: I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. – George W. Bush The opposition will be fierce. Progressives have [...]

Some Democrats knew what would happen. bq. This election validated not just freedom, but also the faith our Founding Fathers placed in average folks to navigate the course of this great nation. By weighing the greatest issues at the gravest times and choosing our path, ordinary people have again accomplished extraordinary things. With courage and [...]

Once upon a time, one potential Democratic nominee stated a clear policy on when an American President should use military force. bq. Had the United Nations given us permission and asked us to be a part of a multilateral force, I would not have hesitated to go into Iraq. – “Howard Dean(Quotes for Howard Dean)”:http://www.thirdsuperpower.com/previously/2004/01/21/07/40/ [...]

This is what he said today. bq. The invasion of Iraq was a profound diversion from the battle against our greatest enemy, al-Qaida. There’s just no question about it. The president’s misjudgment, miscalculation and mismanagement of the war in Iraq all make the war on terror harder to win. – “John Kerry(Kerry: Bush has wrong [...]

Before the vote, John Kerry seemed to have a clear position. bq. I think that I have the ability, either way, to make substantive arguments for what I’m doing. My policy has been clear here. My direction has been clear. There’s no change in my attitude about the weapons. – “John Kerry(Kerry expected to back [...]

Yesterday, the Kerry Campaign Blog asked this question. bq. Dick Cheney and George Bush have tried to mislead the American people about a direct link between Iraq and September 11th. They are playing the politics of fear to cover up their failed policies on the economy and Iraq. Yesterday, Secretary Powell said he sees no [...]

George W. Bush has one view of America. bq. To everything we know there is a season — a time for sadness, a time for struggle, a time for rebuilding. And now we have reached a time for hope. This young century will be liberty’s century. By promoting liberty abroad, we will build a safer [...]

Ronald Reagan says George Bush is a liar. bq. But George W. Bush and his administration have taken “normal” mendacity to a startling new level far beyond lies of convenience. On top of the usual massaging of public perception, they traffic in big lies, indulge in any number of symptomatic small lies, and, ultimately, have [...]