Category: long story short

A lot of people have been wowed by the intensity of campaign communication this year. Fair enough. It has been intense. But not intense like the Green Day back-beat, or Hip-Hop’s “Vote or Die,” or the amped-up slackers of 2004. I think there may be an intensity of yet a higher order still in store.…

“I”ll give you Nincompoop and In Denial, if you give me Flip-Flopper and Liberal.” “Flip-Flopper AND Liberal? You’ve got to be kidding!”

If you haven’t heard about Operation Truth yet, please take a minute and pay them a visit. Worth your time. And in my opinion, if you can spare it, worth a donation. Here’s a little bit about them: Operation Truth is a non-profit (501c4), non-partisan Veterans’ organization that seeks to amplify the soldiers’ voice in…

A phrase we would not be likely to hear in our own media, from the Arab News, referring to Iran: wedged between the American occupied countries of Afghanistan and Iraq.

China’s Hu takes Army reins Former President Jiang Zemin resigned his post as head of military Sunday CSM, 9/20/04 “Jiang,…was China’s top ruler until 2002 – when he gave up his post to President Hu….Yet Jiang, still regarded as the most powerful politician,…had retained a firm grip on the Central Military Commission. “Jiang’s half-in, half-out…

At least Zogby gives you some analysis instead of raw, nearly context-free numbers alone. Interesting how even with an average lead near the margin-of error, Bush is often behind in the state-by-state electoral tallies du jour. Worst possible outcome: electoral-college tie that enables Hastert to declare reelection by a majority of state delegations.