Archive for September 4th, 2009

The Real Reasons Why The Case FOR Health Care Does Not Need to be Made

4th September 2009 by admin 4 Comments

The Daily Howler’s Bob Somerby aptly notes the following:
First, just read through this lengthy piece from last Sunday’s Post “Outlook” section. The piece got massive front-page placement. In it, two progressives urge us to fight for Obama’s health plan. Ardor is everywhere in their piece—but in our view, they offer little sense of what liberals, [...]

A Separate Reality, Wall Street Journal Style

4th September 2009 by admin 20 Comments

James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal notes that an alarming 57% of Americans now oppose the war in Afghanistan, and only 42% are in favor (presumably) of continuing it. 
Was opposition to the Iraq effort ever this high? Not often.
Journalists, and others, have often commingled these two efforts, as if they are one and the [...]