Out now?
Though I favor withdrawal, I’m not saying we should wash our hands of Afghanistan altogether. No, we owe them reparations for 40 years of war, stoked by us.
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The unitary peril.
When our institutions cannot compel a president to comply with a duly-rendered opinion handed down by the highest court, that amounts to a constitutional crisis far beyond anything we have seen up to this point.
Our favorite general.
Last year it was Pinochet. This year, Suharto meets his maker, though what demon fashioned him I shudder to speculate on. More than mass murder and dictatorship united them; they also share the posthumous praise of pundits and political leaders the world over, some of whom have every reason to know better. One can only … Continue reading Our favorite general.
Pay off.
It’s an election year and who’s back to visit but Pappy Tax Cut? That’s right – with the financial markets reeling from imploding mortgage-based securities and record high energy prices, the duopoly of federal office holders has decided to cut some checks and pass them out to us proles. Guess they figure we’re pissed off … Continue reading Pay off.
Guilty.
Cindy Sheehan has returned, calling for the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard Cheney. Who the hell can blame her? If my son had died in their stupid, murderous war, I’d be clamoring for the same goddamned thing. As it is, I’m fine with impeaching the fuckers, not that it’s all that likely to … Continue reading Guilty.
Looks like up.
What about the Ford presidency? Well, he had a defense secretary named Don Rumsfeld and a chief of staff named Dick Cheney, for one thing.
Hello, uncle fucker.
Boneheads like Cheney, Bush, and Rumsfeld could wreck the American empire simply by strolling through it.