Monthly Archives: May 2008
Veepstakes: The Case for Webb
Veep stakes. Reihan Salam makes the case for Jim Webb. I am going to try to write long posts next weeks assessing both Webb and Hagel as possible vice presidential running mates for Obama. Hagel would be an interesting choice … Continue reading
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The Red Sox are the Yankees 2.0; and moreover, there was more than just David Ortiz’ jersey buried somewhere in the new stadium…
The Red Sox are what the Yankees used to be. Damn: their box score tonight. The depth of the team compared to past seasons is amazing, too. Of course, they were sweept by the low-budget, low-brow, wrong coast Oakland Athletics. … Continue reading
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When the war is over the demons still persist
My friend Greg Mitchell on the epidemic of suicides by Gulf War veterans.
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Sydney Pollack, RIP
Sydney Pollack dead at 73. Besides having been one of the greatest directors of his time, he put out some acting performances not long before his deah. His role in Michael Clayton. But also his playing a prison oncologist in … Continue reading
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Andy Stern?
Andy Stern as Obama’s running mate? Who is floating that? David Brooks. No kidding.
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Wicker v. Musgrove
In the reddest of red states, is it possible that a Democrat will win? Two interesting things about this Mississippi race: One, Wicker, the Republican is, technically an incumbent. The power of incumbency even for a short period of time … Continue reading
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Al Qaeda recruits teenage suicide bombers in Iraq
This from the Associated Press tonight: “BAGHDAD — The Iraqi military on Monday displayed a group of weeping teenagers who said they had been forced into training for suicide bombings by a Saudi militant in the last urban … Continue reading
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