andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/4/2009
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A reader writes:
I had the same reaction . I happened to walk into the room and hear the words, "...and I've got to own up to my mistake..." and I immediately thought: Grownups in the White House. Hallelujah.
Furthermore I just so appreciate the way our President takes ...
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/6/2009
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
I've given up counting, but I should note
that none of her defenders on the right have...
really dealt with the documented fact of her repeated self-refutations and delusional assertions of facts that are not in dispute. Her unstable grip on reality, ...
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The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin, Ctd
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/11/2009
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andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com —
Christian Brose, former chief speechwriter and policy advisor
to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, joins other voices...
on the neoconservative right : What I heard again and again is that we may have to settle for a counterterrorism-focused ...
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"Victory" In Afghanistan, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com - 2/3/2009
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Scott Horton : In the course of the
last week we’ve seen a steady stream of efforts...
designed to show that Obama is continuing the counterterrorism programs that he previously labeled as abusive and promised to shut down. These stories are regularly ...
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The Rendition Canard, Ctd.
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... and he never should have put his name in the mix knowing full well that this could be a problem. You all can call him a nice guy all you want, but he screwed Obama. President Obama, for his part, stood by him for too long, and while it is nice to see loyalty in the face of right-wing criticism, this was a bad place to spend political capital. I would also note that it sure is refreshing to see President Obama do what Bush never in eight years could- acknowledge the obvious and admit to and take responsibility for a mistake. ...
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In Defense Of Sarah Palin, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/8/2008 — By Patrick Appel A reader writes:
Andrew leaves for vacation and somebody leaves a
back-stabber like Patrick Appel to write crap like " In Defense of
Sarah Palin ". Andrew and I spoke last Friday. He encouraged me to air my dissent ...
No Exit, Ctd
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 3/13/2009 — Megan throws some more cold water on health care wonks: If we get national healthcare, we will not get anything like the neat little systems proposed by academics who can assume away many of the political problems. I am aware that proponents ...
Let Them Die?, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 11/12/2008 — Megan weighs in: GM can't be saved. It needs to go into bankruptcy, which is the only possible way I can see to adjust its legacy labor problems, and possibly provide sufficient shock to the corporate culture to allow the...
Obama The Thug, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 2/13/2009 — Megan defends Kling . His shift on Keynesian economics seems to me a fair point but in full context, the racism innuendo is unfair. Poor wording and a little excitable, at the most. But not in any way racist.
Less Than Overwhelming Evidence, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/8/2008 — By Patrick Appel A reader writes: I have to take issue with your earlier reader's comment : "Unlike in (most) religion, there are no scientific hypothesis (beliefs) that could not be changed if the evidence so indicated." The problem ...
Thinking About Cap And Trade, Ctd
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 5/21/2009 — by Patrick Appel A reader writes: I took the time to go to the Manzi post, and then clicked through a bit further. There are several problems with his piece. First, he quotes Knappenberger's analysis of the impact of Waxman-Markey...
Why No Medical Records?, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/8/2008 — A reader writes: I am glad you hold Andrew Sullivan's influence in such high regard. But to think that the McCain-Palin campaign didn't release Saran Palin's medical records so they could discredit Andrew Sullivan is ludicrous. Sorry, for as much as ...
Criminals In The Bush White House, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 3/4/2009 — Greenwald reads through the newly released OLC memos: It's somewhat surreal to witness -- now that George Bush is out of office -- the avalanche of establishment media reports suddenly acknowledging today, rather explicitly, how radical and lawless ...
Forbes' Definition Of "Liberal" Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 1/25/2009 — A reader writes: Did you notice how many people on the list were seemingly chosen not
for their writing or their politics, but rather their identity? Oprah
is a liberal because she is black, Hitch is a liberal because he is
atheist, and you ...
Prayer And Partisanship, Ctd.
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com 12/10/2008 — By Patrick Appel Lots of reader speculation about this graph . The most common comment: The more willing you are to "believe" in anything, the more likely you are to "believe" in something else. The same reader continues: ...