Author Archives: nick

The chattering class, across the political spectrum, is now talk, talk, talking about the mess that George W. Bush and the neoconservatives have gotten us into in Iraq, and what do we do about it now. The adults, led by … Continue reading →

American casualties in Iraq are now 2,863, approximately the death toll resulting from drunk driving in the U.S. in a 20 day period. If the result of the Baker Commission voodoo and the Democratically controlled Congress lead to a “phased … Continue reading →

I may be whistling in the dark, but it looks to me like this election has moved both parties to the right, except for the war. On all the other issues, immigration, affirmative action, gay marriage, gun control, government spending, … Continue reading →

All of this criticism of John Kerry, a war hero, is completely unfair and uncalled for. Obviously he has realized that electing Republicans is what is best for his country, and, selfless patriot that he is, he is sacrificing his … Continue reading →

It looks to me like Zarqawi’s (peace be upon him) strategy was as follows: Murder lots of Shia civilians to prod them into retaliating against their Sunni neighbors. Which in turn will prod the Sunnis into retaliating against their Shia … Continue reading →

If you read this article in the SF Chronicle about the cancellation of the Mozart opera that featured the severed heads of Buddha, Jesus, Mohammed, and Poseidon, you will be hard put to tell whether it was cancelled from fear … Continue reading →

It does look more and more like the Pope knew exactly what he was doing and did it on purpose. I applaud him for it. I only wish he had been more direct. I think that a challenge by the … Continue reading →

I’m not sure where I stand on the current debate over legislation to conform to the Hamdan Supreme Court decision. I believe that some of the “coercive interrogation techniques” that have been used by the CIA on a half dozen … Continue reading →

There are infinite alternative universes that could have replaced this one, had we not gone into Iraq. Some might be better than the current reality and some might be much worse. Which one would have happened is impossible for anyone … Continue reading →

There seems to be universal condemnation of the Lebanon ceasefire on the Right, which I don’t really understand. To me it looks like what will happen is that Hezbollah will refuse to quit rocketing Israel, at which point Israel will … Continue reading →