That’s what Harry Reid speculated on a Las Vegas TV station recently, (video).
Many on the right are crying foul at Reid’s admission, but I’d like to point out this October 11th story from India Daily that speculates the same thing.
So yes, many sarcastic thanks go out to my GOP homies John Fund and some in [...]

I grabbed this today out of a story about the use of the word insurgents. It provides a fairly dismaying view of Rumsfeld views on stopping torture by Iraqi forces we’ve trained.
From the Washington Post:
This time, it’s the Joint Chiefs chairman [Gen. Peter Pace], still new to the job, who isn’t marching to Rumsfeld’s orders.
When [...]

If this story proves true, it’ll be a major blow to our credibility in Iraq, and could serve to further undermine our mission both there and all over the Middle East.
In other words, credibility is vital and we don’t seem to care or realize this.
More of my thoughts are over at The Moderate Voice.

We’re finally getting a “comprehensive strategy for victory,” and the initial results look, well, exactly the same as they’ve always been. No set deadlines for withdrawal, but certain conditions have to be met.
So what’s changed?
From the NY Times:
In a 35-page document released by the White House this morning, the administration produced what it called its [...]

Joe Lieberman is thankfully providing a first hand account as to the situation in Iraq, as well as perspective on what’s been achieved, and what’s still at stake.
I have just returned from my fourth trip to Iraq in the past 17 months and can report real progress there. More work needs to be done, of [...]

With all of the distraction and noise surrounding the Iraqi War debate and the Supreme Court nomination scrutiny, are our legislators overlooking a more menacing threat to our nation’s security?
The lack of a strategic energy policy could well spell big trouble ahead.
After Hurricane Katrina temporarily knocked out 30% of America’s oil refinery capacity and caused [...]

Talk about the site. Talk about politics.
The point is to just talk!

As reported here yesterday, Rove’s lawyer thinks Time reporter Viveca Novak is key to keeping Rove indictment-free.
But is she?
From the Wash Post:
The reporter for Time magazine who recently agreed to testify in the CIA leak case is central to White House senior adviser Karl Rove’s effort to fend off an indictment in the two-year-old investigation, [...]

As most of you may already know, California congressman Randy “Duke” Cunningham messed up and took some bribes. It was a stupid thing to do, and as I was at work today I discussed with my coworkers why a guy like this would really need more money. I mean really, how much money do these [...]

Read the rest of the numbers here from Survey USA.
(HT: dreaminonempty)
NOTE: These represent Bush’s approval numbers.

Saddam Hussein’s trial is back in full swing with a new addition to the defense team – former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
Hussein’s posturing during the opening segment of the trial threaten to make a mockery of the rest of the proceedings. Maintaining the safety of the trial participants looks to be a challenge [...]

A break from the politics, to talk about what could be the biggest movie of the year.
Before he won a raft of Oscars for “The Lord of the Rings,” before he stunned the art-house crowd with the 1994 drama “Heavenly Creatures,” Peter Jackson, New Zealand’s favorite son, directed a series of demented, low-budget horror films [...]

Is it “cut and run” when both sides of the aisle are planning for it?
WASHINGTON (AFP) – The White House for the first time has claimed possession of an Iraq withdrawal plan, arguing that a troop pullout blueprint unveiled this past week by a Democratic senator was “remarkably similar” to its own.
It also signaled its [...]

Members within Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s own party are trying to contain his radical ways.
The AP has more:
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Critics say the 1980s-style radicalism of ultraconservative President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is hurting Iran at home and abroad – to the point that even his natural allies in parliament have rejected his three choices to run the [...]

Robert Scoble, Microsoft’s chief blogger, begins to demistify the magic behind my favorite web-based news aggregator.
You might not know Gabe, but I do. He’s a former compiler writer. Used to work for Intel. He’s one smart cookie. His algorithms might be simple to explain, but they aren’t so simple to implement. For instance, do you [...]

Beware the verbal ninjitsu of Ann Althouse!
Jeff Goldstein and John Cole have no idea what I would say if I actually used my full verbal powers to cut them down to size.
So catty, and yet…so fun.
(HT: Balloon Juice)

No, not Robert Novak. This is another Time reporter, Viveca Novak. Apparently she had some conversations with Rove’s lawyer, Robert Luskin, and Fitzgerald wants to know what was said.
From the AP:
Novak, part of a team tracking the CIA case for Time, has written or contributed to articles in which Luskin characterized the nature of what [...]

Interesting opinion offered in an attempt to facilitate a better understanding of Israel by an international audience.
Read the whole article for a useful review of pivotal moments in Israel’s history and how its ascent as a nation compares with those of other more, relatively, acclaimed countries.
The last paragraph, though, gets right to the heart of [...]

I think it’s a bad move. Sure, the military has certain conditions for pulling troops out, but that doesn’t mean they haven’t been pressured by politicians to do it sooner rather than later.
In short, this smacks of politics:
WASHINGTON � Even as debate over the Iraq war continues to rage, signs are emerging of a convergence [...]

So much trouble, so little time…
American pop star Michael Jackson has officially announced that he has been following the five tenets of Islam and intends to convert to Islam, according to a report on the website of Arab-Israeli newspaper Panorama.
The report is based on information elicited from sources in Bahrain.
According to the report, [...]