The linked article is a balanced article on Kerry's beliefs regarding foreign policy, and his record. I recommend a look -- it's fairly short. For those of us who believe the Bush doctrine has failed, it's informative to get to know the alternative. From the Washington Post :<b
CrispE, Thanks for the thoughtful comment. Kerry doesn't always offer good quotes in his speeches, but I think he got it right when he said what matters isn't whether God is on our side, but whether we're on God's.
This is the current Kerry/Edwards logo: And this is the Bush/Cheney one: Like I said, I like the Bush one more.
You mean this one?
Sandy2: that was smart with the fake video camera and warning. Air America Radio was talking about how that had to be some way to boobytrap signs, to make the thief regret his or her action. Philomedy: I hadn't noticed that the Bush/Cheney signs were any larger -- I'll pay attention to that the next time Mrs blogic and I go to PA. The NY Times had a short piece on the layout of the Bush/Cheney logo vs the Kerry/Edwards logo. The gr
Yes, I saw this and thought it funny, not that I think Bush or Kerry are responsible for whichever leaders endorse them. Apparently, the Iranians are concerned that Kerry would be more focused than Bush on human rights -- that's from the article I read earlier. Of course, Russia's Putin -- one time head of the KGB -- endorsed Bush last week. But as I said, I don't think Bush or Kerry should be held responsible for these endorsements.
There's been lot's of JoeUser buzz about dirty tricks, as we near the election. Tempers are high, and I think we'll all be relieved when the election has passed. And I guess any following fights between the parties regarding recounts, hanging chads, voter intimidation, and voting of the dead. Mrs. blogic's parents live in Pennsylvania, and have had their
Good post, stevendedalus. "This war, simply put, fucked us all." Blunt, but at least somewhat accurate. I think there are ways to improve the situation in Iraq, and shape some of negative consequences of that war, but it's going to be hard work. Hard work.
T_Bone, thanks for the nice comment, although I can't take credit for Jonathan Freedland's fine essay. Definitely read the essay, since I left out some good passages in order to conform to fair use law. I think your point that we'll still be dealing with these taboos -- no matter who wins the election -- is an insightful one.
The title is from an really interesting article the Guardian is running, on the role of faith in the Bush campaign. Not so much faith in God, as faith in George Bush. I strongly recommend taking a look at it. To me, it sometimes seems that some Bush supporters have an absolute c
You're ignoring the final sentence: "[a goal of taxation should be to] 'remedy inequality of riches as much as possible, by relieving the poor and burdening the rich.'" Smith also argued : It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expence, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something
The post title and the linked piece both focus on "conservatives" and on their serious problems with Bush. The piece isn't focused on Kerry, and neither was my entry. I also generally don't post about how liberals dislike Bush -- that's not newsworthy. Many conservatives do have major issues with Bush, which is precisely why the Cato Institute (libertarian: fiscally conservative, socially liberal) is no friend of his. The Cato Institute's
This is a followup to an earlier post that linked to an article condemning the way the Bush administration responded (or didn't respond) when it learned there be a problem with the production of this year's flu vaccine. While that post was focused on what ha
If readers follow the links in the original post, you'll see the piece is focused on how the US has handled (or didn't handle) the flu shortage since it became clear, in August, that there might be trouble. Since some of you want to talk about deeper issues, we can. I'm not sure why some of the conservatives are talking about Clinton. Wasn't he last pre
Hi all, I was fairly clear that I was interested in the linked piece's discussion of how the US and the UK learned about the potential shortage at the same time, and the US -- unlike the UK -- chose to do nothing. The piece focuses on that, as did I. Aventis has made it clear that had the administration aske
This is from the Telegraph: If the US marines and Iraqi national guardsmen living at the Karmah military barracks near Fallujah talk at all, they speak through the bars of a small window. [snip] The si
This is funny. It's from WhoIsLying , and starts by quoting the NY Times: In "Without a Doubt", New York Times , Oct. 16, 2004, Ron Suskind quoted
Hi sandy Funny! Much better than I could do. I especially liked number seven.
Almost ignored by the conservatives is (1) Bush was warned of this danger three years ago and (2) the UK was confronted by the same situation (obvously, at the same time) and handled it much better. The British had the same info, and responded to the problem. The Bush administration stuck it's head in the sand. Aventis -- the other major supplier of flu vaccine -- says they could have upped the supply, if only the Bush administration had ask
Yes, George Bush's policies have contributed both to the unprecendented slowness of the economic recovery, and the weakening of policies that help the needy. I'm surprised at conservatives' unwillingness to see the logical connection between the societal safety net pro
The following was written by Glen Stassen, a professor of Christian Ethics: I am a Christian ethicist, and trained in statistical analysis. I am consistently pro-life. My son David is one witness. For my family, "pro-life" is personal. My wife caught rubella in the eighth wee
I agree that the Left is as quick to overgeneralize about the Right as vice-versa. As I've said before, I don't think Lefties and Righties are all that difference, except for their actual political opinions. At JoeUser, though, I think the fact that the conservatives have been more established and prominent has made it easier for them to stereotype the Left than it has been for liberals to do so to the Right.. Until recently, there were few enough o
Bush supporters have tried to argue that the Bush administration bears no responsiblity for this year's critical shortage of flu vaccine. This is from Medical News Today : Last August UK officials, with the same information the US officials had, decided something had to
No problem. By the way, I thought your I Hate America post was great. Hopefully, it's put a dent in some of the lazy "all liberals are like this" thinking that, at times, permeates JoeUser. The thing about Bush is that he's representing conservative values little better than he's representing liberal ones; and he's incompetent to boot. Even if you agree with all of Bush's policy goals, he's been a singular failure in accomplishing
This piece is by Scott McConnell, one of the founders of The American Conservative : To the surprise of virtually everyone, Bush has turned into an important president, and in many ways the most radical America has had since the 19th century. Because he is the leader of America’s conservativ
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