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Monthly Archives: September 2007

What report?

Friday, September 7, 2007

Apparently the question of the authorship of the Petreaus report has been settled. Originally, Petreaus was going to write it; then the White House was going to write it. Now, apparently, it will simply not be written: In the latest twist to the ongoing saga over the Petraeus White House report, a senior military official […]

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Americans already don’t believe Petreaus

Thursday, September 6, 2007

In a recent post I hazarded the following guess about the American reaction to the Petreaus report: My sense is that the truth has sunk in to the American people, and they’re not going to be convinced by anyone’s flimflam, no matter how many stars on his shoulder. Looks like I was mostly right. According […]

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The Times does guilt by association

Thursday, September 6, 2007

The New York Times appears to have bestowed a new name on Norman Hsu. He is now Clinton Donor Norman Hsu. It matters not, of course, that there is not a whisper of a hint that Clinton has anything to do with whatever crimes Hsu may have committed. Wouldn’t it be nice if the Times […]

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Democrats Brilliant Strategy: First surrender, then negotiate

Thursday, September 6, 2007

I don’t pretend to be the world’s greatest lawyer, but I have learned a thing or two about negotiating in the years since I was sworn to the bar. One thing I learned, in fact, one thing I always sort of knew, is that you don’t do this: With a mixed picture emerging about progress […]

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Ain’t it the truth?

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

I must pass on this Bill Maher rant, that I picked up on Daily Kos: New Rule: If you were surprised that the Chinese don’t care about toy safety, then the child who needs protecting is you. Over the last couple of months, American consumers have been learning a shocking lesson about supply and demand: […]

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Kudos to Elissa Wright

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

As My Left Nutmeg reports, our state representative Elissa Wright has a 100% rating from the League of Conservation Voters. Elissa has done a great job since she became a member of the House. What’s with the Republicans outscoring the Democrats in the Senate?

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It all depends on your intent in using the word “intent”

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

Some folks just can’t catch a break. First, Larry Craig taps his foot in a restroom stall, and the next thing you know he’s announcing his intent to resign from the Senate. Almost no one noticed that he didn’t actually resign. After all, he wouldn’t be misleading us, would he? Well, yes he would. The […]

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Bill Richardson-comic genius (not)

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Sometimes, methinks, folks in the leftmost portion of the blogosphere take things just a little too seriously. Yesterday, in the grand tradition of John Kerry, Bill Richardson tried to make a joke. In the grand tradition of present day politicans of all stripes, he failed miserably. Richardson was in Iowa, and, seeking to curry favor […]

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Will get fooled again

Monday, September 3, 2007

If this is September, it must be time for the Bush Administration to roll out a new product. This year, as back in 2002, the nature of the product is not in doubt. Then it was the war itself, this year it is stay the course, repackaged with a new salesman but with the old […]

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Labor Day Concert

Sunday, September 2, 2007

We are a union family. In my former life, prior to private practice, I helped organize the legal services union, and had the honor to be chosen to represent my fellow workers before the NLRB. My wife is still a member, and my son has spent two years in various union organizing activities. Labor Day […]

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