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Daily Archives: February 24th, 2008

Give Senator Warner what he wants

Recently, Barack Obama made what is actually a relatively non-controversial statement about the state of our Armed Forces: You know, I’ve heard from an Army captain who was the head of a rifle platoon — supposed to have 39 men in a rifle platoon. Ended up being sent to Afghanistan with 24 because 15 of […]

Nader redux

Ralph Nader is going to run for president again. The man is pitiful. He will be remembered, not as the great consumer advocate, but as the man who gave this country George Bush. This time around the old man will find that no one is listening.

The Real McCain, part 1

Today begins part one of an occasional series, a retrospective if you will (probably every Sunday) about John McCain, the presumptive nominee of the Republican party. I am impelled to start this series for a number of reasons. First, it’s like shooting fish in a barrel. Second, I have come to the conclusion that many […]