Donald Rumsfeld
says we need a new "cabinet level information agency" to help "fight the global war of ideas." Hey, I've got a great idea for a name! How about the Ministry of Truth?
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 9:36 AM
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Wow. Those wacky folks over at
OurCampaigns.com actually noticed my link to them. I feel compelled to restate my review of their site. I have not found any discrepancies in their data as to past elections. In fact, as I mentioned before, they list a lot of things I can't find elsewhere, and I wouldn't have linked to them unless I thought they were a worthwhile place to go. But I still have no idea how the site works, where the data is coming from, why current races seem so often to be interspersed with members' endorsements of Grover Cleveland in the 1892 Presidential race, or how it is they know Max Cleland is running for a Georgia Senate seat in 2004 and 2008, along with his Gubernatorial run in 2006. Hope that clears things up.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 12:22 AM
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According to a
memo he wrote to his aides, Donald Rumsfeld isn't quite as optimistic about the efficacy of our current tactics as he leads everyone to beleive. Only problemk is, that memo
wasn't supposed to get to the public. Oops. His
explanation later was that while everything is perfectly fine, just like it always is and always will be, he was just trying to help people think of ways to make things even
better.
You know, I am glad that Condi's running the show in Iraq these days.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 8:46 PM
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Added a link to
The New Republic under my News links. My free trial is running out, and I'm pretty sure I'm going to renew it into a full subscription. They've got a lot of good takes on a lot of stuff.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 4:25 PM
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What is Wesley Clark thinking? He's going to
skip Iowa altogether? I don't care if you think you've got a chance or not, you fight it all out if you're serious, buddy! Even if you somehow get nominated after skipping the first caucuses, don't you think you might lose a few votes among people who don't think you care about them? Geez, man, give it the old college try! What kind of general gives up like that, especially when you've got partisans lined up for you around the country if you'd just give 'em a little recognition?
Lieberman's also skipping Iowa. I don't care. Lieberman's an ass.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 2:23 PM
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Did anyone else notice that George Bush Senior is giving this year's George Bush Award for Excellence in Public Service to
Ted Kennedy? Here's the
Boston Globe's take.
posted by Mr. Ripzaw at 12:06 AM
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