Planck's Constant (Free subscription) | yesterday
... saying that the next President will likely hear National Intelligence Estimates that the era of American dominance is now on the decline. Rumors of the decline of American dominance have been exaggerated before. In my lifetime we were never more depressed as a nation than 1979. We had Jimmy "negotiate rather than demand" Carter who allowed a few desert fleas in Iran to hold Americans...
Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
I think the term "swiftboating" is pretty overused in politics today, but here's a clear-cut example of GOP Rep. Thelma Drake completely owning the vile tactic. In two recent ads (see here and here ), Democrat Glenn Nye has been touting his work to release an American hostage while serving as a foreign service officer in Macedonia. And here's what Thelma Drake has to say about Nye's service:...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
Ronald Reagan's campaign feared that President Carter would pull off an October surprise in 1980 by winning the release of American hostages in Iran in time to take credit from voters and turn a looming defeat into victory. He didn't. The hostages were not released until Reagan was inaugurated and Carter was no longer president. On the flip side, allegations arose that the Reagan...
Timothy Birdnow (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
... Both Cuba and Nicaragua had begun working together to destabilize other Caribbean and South American nations. Marxism was spreading in Africa and the Soviets were occupying Afghanistan. Unbelievably, Carter had allowed Iran to fall into the hands of Khomeini and his radical Islamic followers who invaded the grounds of the U.S. embassy and took 53 Americans hostage. President...
Fark.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
The ninjas of obviously failed. Time for plan B:A good start would be cloning Teddy Roosevelt, who legend has it single-handedly took an entire city captive until American hostages were released, Stephen Decatur, America's GI Joe, hero of the Barbary Wars, and Don John of Austria, experienced in naval combat against an Islamic horde not much different than the one we're facing today.Step...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
BOSTON — Heading into the final weekend of the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry was feeling good about his chances of winning the White House.The Democratic nominee thought he had bested President Bush in their three prime-time debates. He also felt he’d convinced Americans his military and foreign affairs experience left him better equipped to end the Iraqi war.Then Osama bin Laden...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
BOSTON — Heading into the final weekend of the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry was feeling good about his chances of winning the White House.The Democratic nominee thought he had bested President Bush in their three prime-time debates. He also felt he'd convinced Americans his military and foreign affairs experience left him better equipped to end the Iraqi war.Then Osama bin Laden...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/02/2008
BOSTON Heading into the final weekend of the 2004 presidential campaign, John Kerry was feeling good about his chances of winning the White House.
The Democratic nominee thought he had bested President Bush in their three prime-time debates. He also felt he'd convinced Americans his military and foreign affairs experience left him better equipped to end the Iraqi war.
Then...
