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Saturday, August 16, 2003 |
Humanitarian War. David Clark has a Guardian op-ed claiming that the Iraq invasion has somehow ruined the case for humanitarian war. Basically his argument can be summed up this easily: if leftists and liberal intelligentsia think that a reason exists to go to war then it is justified. If America feels that it is in the interests of its own self defense to go to war, that is unjust. The article... [Right-Thinking from the Left Coast]
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Go ahead, laugh at our recall! (Fresno Bee)
Now that the recall circus is here, let's enjoy it.
Let's laugh along with the rest of the nation, just as we did five years ago when 37% of Minnesota voters ushered a former feather boa-wearing professional wrestler into the governor's chair.
9:41:38 AM
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West is not immune from a similar outage (Fresno Bee)
Yes, that sweaty, August mega-blackout in the East could happen here.
In fact, it already has. A blackout similar to this week's massive electricity shutdown happened seven years ago on a sweltering August day in the West.
9:32:26 AM
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Democrats Target Bush on Blackout. CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Democratic presidential contenders blamed President Bush Friday for the massive blackout in the northeastern United States, saying the White House's refusal to invest in the nation's infrastructure caused the problem. "It underscores a blackout in this administration on energy policies," Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry said. "They have ignored the investment needs of our infrastructure in favor of a tax cut for the wealthy."
The Democrats, I guess, expect Bush to have built an enhanced electricity transmission infrastructure in the last two years and seven months. One problem: it would take longer than that to do an environmental impact study. Buck up commrades. After W. wins in 2004, we're in for four more years of partisan bullshit from the Democrats. At this stage, if a bum shit on the sidewalk in front of the White House, they'd blame Bush and say it was brcacause of the tax cuts for the rich. [Zogby Blog]
9:12:17 AM
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Kindness in the heart of darkness. What's it like to navigate a city already jittery from terrorism... when you can't listen to the news to find out what's going on, can't reach friends or family, and can't get home? Here's a first-hand account from a normal, everyday IT Joe who slept on the streets. Additionally, if you were part of this, please add your own experiences in the comments. [kuro5hin.org]
9:05:02 AM
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