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Thursday, December 28, 2006
McCain Doctrine
I noted one aspect of John Edwards' announcement of his candidacy for the presidency in 2008 that I thought was skillful and something that I'm sure we haven't seen the last of during this campaign, if the Democrats are smart.
When discussing the Iraq war, Edwards said this:
"We need to reject this McCain doctrine of surging troops and escalating the war
in Iraq," he said. "We need to make clear we're going to leave and we need to
start leaving Iraq."
I've thought for some time that McCain was doing a dangerous dance with his support for the war and President Bush on this issue. It certainly helps him with the Republican base, but it could be deadly with independents in the general election (a bloc that is critical to his appeal as a candidate) if Democrats stick to rhetoric like Edwards' comments.
Eaten By Wolves
I don't what it says about me, but the moment I heard the news about Gerald Ford's passing, I instantly thought of this Saturday Night Live sketch with Dana Carvey playing Tom Brokaw recording segments to be used in case world leaders die during Brokaw's long vacation. Thank goodness Ford didn't go that way. RIP Gerald Ford.
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Hacked
Josh Marshall has a great post about an attempt by the communications director for a Republican Congressman from Montana to hire someone to hack into the server of his alma mater and alter his transcript in order to boost his GPA before he applied for grad school.
The whole string of e-mails has been posted on the site where the young man sought "assistance" and they are definitely worth a read. The highlight are the pictures of the squirrels. Trust me.
