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“The Greatest President In The History Of Our Century”
Following a period in which some liberals claimed that Dubya's misdeeds made them wish Richard Nixon were still in the White House, this year has seen the resurgence of the customary derogation of our 37th president. For example, horror novelist Stephen King,...
Chronicle Of A Death Foretold
In this week's "Wonder Land" Daniel Henninger sees next Tuesday's outcome in little less than apocalyptic terms: I don't agree with the argument that an Obama-Pelosi-Reid government is a one-off, that good old nonideological American pragmatism will temper their...
Senator Obama on China
Like Senator McCain, Senator Obama has assembled a team of experienced and mainstream advisors who advise him on foreign policy. His balanced policy statements on China and Asia reflect their combined expertice, charting a course for US-China relations that is...
Senator McCain on China
China has not been a major foreign policy talking point for either candidate in during the campaigns. On the one hand, this is disappointing, because the US relationship is complex, dynamic and critical. Both candidates recognize that China is “rising,” and it will be...
WWND?
With the exception of a very few slam dunk no brainer topics, I am loath even to speculate on ---much less to purport to know--- What Would Nixon Do?. That said, a tip o' the cap to Roger Stone for his "WWND" post on yesterday's StoneZone. My only minor quibble that...
Pimped Out POTUS Wheels
Today's Daily Telegraph offers a pictorial "History of the Power Parade" --- a look at the official automobiles of American presidents. There's Herbert Hoover's super cool 1932 Cadillac 452B V-16 Fleetwood Imperial (he may have raised taxes at the wrong time but he...
China on the Candidates, the Candidates on China
As a student in China in 1992, there was no internet access, no international cable TV (after 1989, CNN was only available in five-star hotel rooms) and imported newspapers were days old and cost almost ten dollars. Friends at the U.S. consulate provided video...
Attention: Right Wing! Hands Off FDR
FDR (and RN) biographer Conrad Black has posted a thoughtful and instructive piece on The Daily Beast: "Why The Right Should Leave FDR Alone". Apparently some right wingers (specifically "some supply-side economic purists") have been bashing FDR, claiming that he...
But Have Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham Been Heard From?
Yahoo's news section has an article about the latest celebrity endorsements of Sen. Barack Obama, accompanied by two video clips. In one of these, paid for by the Obama campaign, actor Ed O'Neill, none too ably channeling his Al Bundy persona from the Married....With...
Pre-Order Now For Your 2009 Stocking Stuffing
Alas, it won't be available in time for holiday giving this year, but a new book by William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn ---Race Course Against White Supremacy--- will be published by the Third World Press on 1 June 2009. The appealing and evocative title alone should...