Third Superpower

The would-be Democratic nominee recently had this to say about fire protection. bq. I don’t think we should be building fire houses in Baghdad and shutting them down here at home. – “John Kerry(Finally a great soundbite from John Kerry)”:http://archive.scripting.com/2004/07/23#When:7:02:13AM When the question is about terrorism, he gives a different sort of answer. bq. I [...]

Dave has two questions for William Safire. bq. What about the lie that there were WMDs in Iraq? And what about the lie that al Qaeda was allied with Iraq, that somehow our war in Iraq was part of The War On Terrorism? – “Dave Winer(To William Safire)”:http://archive.scripting.com/2004/07/19#When:6:19:21AM Dave is so quick to use the [...]

One opinion on why FDR was a great president. bq. FDR understood that he couldn’t enter World War II until the public was ready. He did all kinds of half-steps, cash-and-carry, lend-lease, and sold it to them and they bought it because he was so cheerful and reassuring. Finally, after Pearl Harbor, the public was [...]

Dave Winer has a “list(Okay, the report from the Senate Intelligence Committee yesterday told us something that everyone with basic common sense already knew.)”:http://archive.scripting.com/2004/07/10#When:11:56:32AM of 5 reasons why the Republican Party should choose a candidate other than George W. Bush as their nominee. bq. 1. There were no WMDs in Iraq. Actually, there are. Warheads [...]

bq. As the world’s only current superpower, we have the enormous responsibility not to exhibit arrogance, not to take any unwitting or unnecessary risks, and not to employ armed force casually. But at the same time it is our responsibility not to shy away from those confrontations that really matter in the long run. And [...]

Once upon a time, members of the Senate were chosen by state legislatures. bq. The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof, for six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. – “Article I(Article I)”:http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html#section3 Alexander Hamilton was a supporter of this [...]

I still remember my disappointment watching C-Span in 1991 when Al Gore announced that he would not run for President. I thought he was the most credible Democratic candidate. And I thought he was a good choice when Bill Clinton chose his Vice-Presidential candidate. In 1998, at the height of the Monica Lewinsky Furor, I [...]

In the last week, I have become aware of such endeavours as “Bikes Against Bush(Bikes Against Bush)”:http://www.bikesagainstbush.com/ “Bluetooth Users Against Bush(Bluetooth Users Against Bush)”:http://www.bluetoothusersagainstbush.com/ “WiFi Against Bush(WiFi Against Bush)”:http://www.dailykos.com/story/2004/5/9/23850/68360 I have been desperately searching for a Kerry Supporter. And I may have just found “one(JKIADBBIVFHA.com)”:http://students.cs.tamu.edu/blevinsa/kerry/ If only “Will Rogers(Google Search: will rogers I belong to [...]

Oliver Willis offers some “comments(War Am Going Good)”:http://www.oliverwillis.com/entries/0504/war_am_going_good.html on the current situation and I am so inclined to respond. bq. the war is going perfectly fine, the media just keeps reporting those pesky facts. Exhibits “1(Bypassing the nattering narratives of negativity)”:http://sisu.typepad.com/sisu/2004/05/the_internet_ha_1.html, “2(Americans In Iraq: The Contractors Connect With Iraqis As Well)”:http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/001555.php, and “3(SMASH’s FotoPage)”:http://ltsmash.fotopages.com/?entry=106072. The [...]

bq. The display of cruel pleasure taken in punishing Iraqi prisoners has reverberated throughout the world, confirming in many countries the negative stereotype of westerners as decadent and sexually obsessed. Many people have questioned the motives and conduct of the war in Iraq, but these pornographic images have stripped bare what little force remained in [...]