I think this is also supposed to be satirical, then:

http://abcnews.go.com/images/Politics/McCainFlyer.pdf

'Cause, you know, it shows the criticism of his time as a POW as the ridiculousness it is.

Or something.

Posted at July 14, 2008 9:46 AM in response to Election Central Morning Roundup

Unfortunately, it doesn't appear that Sulzberger values reasoned discussion - because he hires columnists to be party advocates.

No, he hires according to how hard he's lobbied, and who convinces him will bring home the bacon. Ultimately, Sulzberger is a weak-willed corporatist.

Unfortunately for him, sanity is slowly returning to the US, but he'll shepherd the Grey Lady to the altar with the Post, or at least attempt a blushing imitation.

Then, of course, Murdoch will eventually shuffle off this mortal coil, the US will goggle our heads like cartoons and wake from his weird, hypnotic power grab, and new media will have sneaked in through the back door.

Posted at June 26, 2008 11:00 AM in response to Memo To Sulzberger: Fire Kristol, Hire Noonan

Hey, you might want to take a look at that "National - Democrats" chart to the right.

The circle of Democrats you're talking to must be shrinking.

Posted at June 1, 2008 7:42 PM in response to In Blow To Hillary, DNC Agrees To Seat Florida And Michigan Delegations At Half-Votes

As Joe Pesci said in his best Afrikaans, "He's *blick*!"

Posted at May 7, 2008 4:29 PM in response to Hillary Chief Strategist: North Carolina Loss Represented Progress Because We Won Among White Voters

The cases were repeatedly thrown out in 2007. The "case" hangs by the thread that some even higher court won't throw it out again.

Paul himself was involved in Stan Lee Media, and had to run off to Brazil so he wouldn't get arrested for illegal stock manipulation.

I'm not sure Paul is the most honest broker.

And I support Obama.

Posted at May 1, 2008 8:42 AM in response to Poll: Obama Edges Into National Lead; Voters Concerned About Wright, Hillary On NAFTA

And not to be nitpicky, but Boren isn't a southern politician.

Oklahoma is out west. You know, surrey with the fringe on top, and all that. I'm sure Oklahoma is "southern" to some of you New Yorkers/New Englanders, though.

Posted at April 18, 2008 10:16 PM in response to Nunn And Boren Back Obama

Perhaps it's a defense in the military to state that you were only following orders.

Actually, it's not a defense - something the Nuremberg trials established. A soldier has the duty to refuse an illegal order.

"The fact that a person acted pursuant to order of his Government or of a superior does not relieve him from responsibility under international law, provided a moral choice was in fact possible to him."

Posted at April 18, 2008 9:38 PM in response to Mukasey: The Law Is What The Justice Department Says It Is

Wait. The memo said Obama's guy suggested the candidate wanted to re-work labor and environmental issues in NAFTA.

Isn't that what we don't like about NAFTA? It looks like Goolsbee said something to the effect of people in the US want to scrap NAFTA because of protectionist sentiments, and there's a political aspect to this. But the meat is renegotiated labor and environmental agreements.

Sounds good to me.

Posted at March 3, 2008 11:08 AM in response to Report: Memo Says Obama Adviser Did Say Obama NAFTA Talk Was Political

So I guess my next question would be "how much debate makes something 'controversial'?"

5% of the population up in arms? 10%? 30%?

Posted at November 12, 2007 2:11 PM in response to Colorado Springs and the Politics of Conformity

But the author stated that they chose three "controversial" issues.

As far as I am aware, affirmative action isn't controversial except to a small vocal minority.

The same to a lesser extent with global warming treaties and civil unions.

Now, you may well be right that implementations could be extremists (all oil men, up against the wall!), but that wasn't the premise.

The premise was, these were controversial issues.

Posted at November 12, 2007 12:46 PM in response to Colorado Springs and the Politics of Conformity