tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post8797548573979643817..comments2024-03-26T05:18:53.709-04:00Comments on Pen and Sword: McPandering to AIPACJeff Huberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-70452796146678183912008-06-06T16:32:00.000-04:002008-06-06T16:32:00.000-04:00Montag, No, I'll have to look for something on the...Montag, <BR/><BR/>No, I'll have to look for something on the incident. Good TM quote. Garrison Keillor mentioned him this morning on Writer's Almanac. It's Mann's birthday, isn't it? I can't recall just now. <BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-27707926897517699752008-06-06T12:39:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:39:00.000-04:00Did you see where Obama pulled Lieberman aside in ...Did you see where Obama pulled Lieberman aside in the Senate and had the proverbial "quiet word" with him? Man that was great! That really tells you that Obama is the nominee now. I would have loved to have seen the look on Lieberman's face when Obama wouldn't let go of his hand and pulled him into the woodshed. <BR/><BR/>I believe it was Thomas Mann who chided a colleague who joined the Nazis for opportunistic reasons: "No one can accuse you of changing your coat, you always wore it rightside out."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-39681870299662567032008-06-06T12:35:00.000-04:002008-06-06T12:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for the suggestion, Jeg. I'll do something...Thanks for the suggestion, Jeg. I'll do something on it later. <BR/><BR/>JeffJeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-67860805714206866952008-06-06T11:10:00.000-04:002008-06-06T11:10:00.000-04:00Commander,This is off point, but timely-I think it...Commander,<BR/>This is off point, but timely-<BR/>I think it would be fitting to post a few lines about the huge number of Americans AND others who put their asses on the line on June 6th many years ago along and on the coast of France to preserve the freedoms this country used to cherish. Their numbers are shrinking at an awful rate and they deserve all the thanks we can offer. And the ones who are no longer with us deserve to be remembered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-16309558255462404232008-06-06T10:22:00.000-04:002008-06-06T10:22:00.000-04:00Other Jeff,Thanks for posting that about Eno (one ...Other Jeff,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting that about Eno (one of my favorite musicians/producers/artists). How depressing. I'm going to read the whole interview and skip the last bit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-487279077198447772008-06-06T09:04:00.000-04:002008-06-06T09:04:00.000-04:00Good post. A couple of thoughts. I thought Iran...Good post. A couple of thoughts. I thought Iran was an oil exporter. If so, won't the embargo on its ability to import gas affect its desire to export oil. Or is it the intent of the Bush/McCain operatives to double the cost of gasoline?<BR/><BR/>Also, I have an abiding belief that we will be bombing Iran in August or September. Bush really needs to have McCain put into office to prevent the investigations of his regime. War would rally the American people around him and McCain. We would not want to change commanders during war time. <BR/><BR/>Finally, McCain's name is biblically significant. He is the son of Cain. Cain slew Abel. Only God knows how many people Cain's son will end up slaying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-28674744593756218362008-06-06T08:51:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:51:00.000-04:00Slightly off-topic, but read What Brian Eno said i...Slightly off-topic, but read <A HREF="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/magazine/16-06/st_15th_eno?currentPage=3" REL="nofollow">What Brian Eno said</A> in Wired:<BR/><BR/>Wired: You won a $500 Long Bet (in 2002) that by August 2005, a Democrat would not be president of the US. Would you be willing to go double or nothing that by August 2009 a Dem will be president of the US? Why or why not?<BR/><BR/>Eno: I would bet the same again this time. I feel that the Rightists in America have almost complete media dominance — and are prepared to play as dirty as they need. They would be very happy with Clinton as the Democratic candidate because they know exactly how to slice her to pieces. A Clinton candidature means a Republican presidency, as far as I can see. Obama is more of a problem, because nobody hates him (as they do Clinton) and indeed a lot of people are genuinely inspired by him. So his candidacy will require the very dirtiest of dirty tricks, and I have no doubt they'll sink to the challenge.<BR/><BR/>In 2002, I felt that it was important for the Republicans to win. Kerry did not strike me as a charismatic candidate, and I felt that whoever took the presidency next would get blamed for the complete cock-up that Bush and his team had started. If Kerry had won, he and the Democrats would now be getting the blame for the failures in Iraq and Afghanistan and the collapse of your economy. This would have given the Republicans 25 years of dominance — as they would continue to point back at Iraq, etc. and say, "That's what the Democrats will do for you." So it seemed to me important that Bush take the can for all that, since it was directly the result of his policies. I imagined that the resulting disillusionment with Bush and the Bushmen would open the way for a new broom — I was at that time hoping it would be Hillary Clinton. I thought the change of a mood in the country would enable her to take a strongly liberal position and not have to apologize for it. She hasn't done that, because she dare not. She knows the knives are out for any sign on her part that she'll be "softer" than McCain — because she's trying to play him at his own game, instead of coming up with a different one.<BR/><BR/>As it turns out, it's Obama who is playing the different game. I hope that he will be the democratic candidate. I would be thrilled if he became the president. However, I think he will be cut to ribbons by the most disgraceful campaign any of us will ever have witnessed. He has to be discredited, and he will be, somehow. And I worry that the American people will complain about it and then swallow it as they swallowed the fraudulent election of Bush. So, no, I wouldn't bet on a Democrat being president. I dearly wish that would be the case — either Obama or Clinton — but I'm sorry to say that I think America isn't quite there yet. It may require another four years of collapse and chaos under another Republican administration.Jeff (no, the other one)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04030611459552848949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-24066559759985868592008-06-06T08:36:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:36:00.000-04:00Jeff, I'm sure you aren't holding your breath wait...Jeff, <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you aren't holding your breath waiting for a reply from Grampa Simpson's staff? :-)<BR/><BR/>Forgot where I read it, might have been at Newshoggers, but that the US is selling the Saudis technology for nuclear power?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-69012691519112291742008-06-06T08:22:00.000-04:002008-06-06T08:22:00.000-04:00High Fives on this one Commander.The MSM obviously...High Fives on this one Commander.<BR/><BR/>The MSM obviously cannot walk and chew gum at the same time. While they have been covering "domestic politics" the obscenity of the Iraq war, rages on. It just hasn't merited much mention in "the MSM." <BR/><BR/>Rockefeller's committee report - buried. (check.)<BR/>Cockburn's article on permanent bases - buried. (check.)<BR/><BR/>If a tree falls, in the forest.....<BR/><BR/>If a war happens......<BR/><BR/>Thanks again, for a great analysis.Elderladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268520056042293783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-2260215582115892202008-06-06T03:33:00.000-04:002008-06-06T03:33:00.000-04:00JP, I'm on board with Holt's assessment. Lots of ...JP, <BR/><BR/>I'm on board with Holt's assessment. Lots of denial pieces out now on the "secret deal," but one of the main deniers is Crocker, so...Jeff Huberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14146644937683409726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12796551.post-48356554048349262122008-06-06T01:44:00.000-04:002008-06-06T01:44:00.000-04:00So, does this mean that we can quit pretending tha...So, does <A HREF="http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/revealed-secret-plan-to-keep-iraq-under-us-control-840512.html" REL="nofollow">this</A> mean that we can quit pretending that "this war is not about oil?"<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.lrb.co.uk/v29/n20/holt01_.html" REL="nofollow">This</A> article was also pretty revealing.<BR/><BR/>A whole new oil patch to keep the American circus going another decade or two. What a surprise.jpwhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975430453557627368noreply@blogger.com