Listen to Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Laura Ingraham rail against John McCain. Listen, and enjoy. It is the sound of the conservative crack-up. The great, long ,pro-market, anti-government, pro-military conservative run begun by Ronald Reagan has been bankrupted by George W. Bush, and these commentators are slowly realizing that they’ll very soon be part …
Here’s a little item that appeared earlier today on The Huffington Post: “In April 2005, police swarmed the U.S. Capitol to confront an erratic Australian man, carrying two suitcases, who they feared was a suicide bomber. After blowing up one of the bags, officers realized he was harmless. The police never noticed the two nervous …
For the curious among you, here’s my review from The Washington Monthly of Stephen F. Hayes‘ incurious and unpenetrating biography of our vice president, Cheney: The Untold Story of America’s Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President. Bottom line: wait a couple years for a real biography to come out.
If you want to know why we should have stayed out of Iraq, perhaps you should ask an expert—someone known for his steadiness, sound judgment, and knowledge of military and intelligence issues. Someone, perhaps, like—Dick Cheney! This interview ran on C-SPAN on 1994. Clearly Dick Cheney knew what he was talking about. Dick Cheney should …