Archive for the ‘War’ Category
Defending Myself, condemning the indefensible.
Most people know me from one of two places: either my YouTube page or from my weekly reporting of the Sunday Morning Talkshows over at Crooks & Liars. At the end of all my posts is the following tagline: Final Bush tally: 10,300+ DEAD (3,000 on 9/11. 4,500 in Iraq, 1000 in Afg. 1,800 in […]
February 28, 2011
Tags: GOP Republican Presidential candidate 2012 Mitch Daniels hypocrite death panel health care HCR rationing · Posted in: Election, Healthcare, Politics, Rants, War
Who Coulda Seen THAT Coming? Mugsy’s Predictions for 2011
Well, it’s that time of year again (I’m sorry, but there’s just no other way to open a column like this with reusing the same tired old intro), when we look back upon ill-fated predictions of the past and finish up with our Predictions for 2011. The coming year will be interesting as it kicks […]
December 27, 2010
Tags: future, Political predictions for 2011, prognosticate, prognostication · Posted in: Economy, Election, Healthcare, Politics, Predictions, Taxes, War
GOP to Steele: Don’t give our war away to Democrats!
Last week we heard from a parade of Republicans denouncing RNC Chairman Michael Steele’s absurd suggestions that Afghanistan is “a war of Obama’s choosing”, that the majority of the country is now opposed to the war there, and that “Obama’s decision” to send “ground troops” into a region known as “where empires go to die” […]
July 5, 2010
Posted in: Election, General, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War
VIDEO: Sen. Robert Byrd on Iraq invasion – Mar. 13, 2003
Senator Robert Byrd passed away this morning at the age of 92. Here is Sen. Byrd’s prescient speech warning against the invasion of Iraq on March 13, 2003… six days before the invasion (40 min): While I highly encourage you to watch the entire 40 minute speech, here are a few highlights: “The […]
June 28, 2010
Posted in: General, Politics, Rants, War
If I Were President. The mistakes Obama is making.
“If I were President…”. How many conversations have started like that? The other day, my mother… whom agrees with me politically… asked if I thought President Obama was doing a good job. There is a mood in the country (myself included) that is frustrated that President Obama doesn’t seem to “get it” on a range […]
June 14, 2010
Posted in: Economy, Energy Independence, Environment, Money, Politics, Seems Obvious to Me, War
Rove’s faulty memory on Iraqi oil revenues funding reconstruction. A Quick List.
Iraq War Anniversary Edition Last week on Meet the Press, Karl Rove made the following astounding assertion: “No one in the Bush Administration ever said the reconstruction of Iraq could be paid for with Iraqi oil revenues.” Really? Are you F-ing kidding me? That little bit of revisionist history may fly with your neo-Conservative buddies, […]
March 17, 2010
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War
Time traveling with Karl Rove and the Bush Rehabilitation Crew
A little secret about me: I love time travel movies. Time After Time, Time Rider, Frequency, Back to the Future, and even JCVD’s TimeCop. I love imagining what might happen if one could travel into the past and change events in the future. But one thing I absolutely DESPISE are people who try to rewrite history by lying about […]
March 15, 2010
Posted in: General, myth busting, Politics, Right-Wing Insanity, War
Stating the Obvious: Terrorist Activity Has Risen in Sync with Troop Increases in Afghanistan
Sometimes, someone just needs to point out the obvious: As the number of troops in Afghanistan has gone up, so has terrorism. The past two weeks, we’ve seen a marked increase in the amount of terrorist activity focused on the U.S.. There was of course the Underwear bomber on Christmas Day on a plane from […]
January 4, 2010
Posted in: Politics, Seems Obvious to Me, War
Buyers remorse. “Seller’s” Remorse.
In 1959, the late great comedic actor Peter Sellers starred in “The Mouse that Roared” (watch Trailer. Full movie), a quirky comedy about a tiny bankrupt nation that decided to declare war on America for the billions of dollars in reconstruction funds they hoped to receive following their crushing defeat (ala The Marshal Plan). Comedy ensues […]
December 7, 2009
Posted in: Politics, War
1.2.3. What are We Fightin’ For? Obama to send more troops to Afghanistan.
Special Edition Country Joe & The Fish said it best in their famed anti-Vietnam War song: “1.2.3. What are We Fightin’ For?” A question I’ve been asking myself since President Obama took office. Last night, President Obama addressed the nation from the West Point Military Academy to tell us he was sending another […]
December 2, 2009
Posted in: Politics, Predictions, War
Thoughts on the Afghan War Prior to Obama’s Speech
This will be a short commentary preceding President Obama’s address to the nation Tuesday night regarding sending additional troops to Afghanistan. It is expected that President Obama will announce plans to send between 32 and 35 thousand additional troops to Afghanistan, slightly less than the 40,000 General Stanley McChrystal reportedly asked for last September. What […]
November 30, 2009
Posted in: Politics, Predictions, War
The Nobel Peace Prize, War, and The Generals Bush Replaced
Yes, the Nobel Peace Prize. And yes, I know, questions abound as to what was done to deserve it. You don’t have to say it. Personally, I think the award should be for “accomplishments” not “expectations”, but one thing was mightily clear… the strongest explanation as to why President Obama received the NPP boils down […]
October 12, 2009
Posted in: myth busting, Politics, War
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