Bush resorts to criticizing Americans

Bush: Kerry? strategy 'tired, pathetic'

"What would you expect from a senator from Massachusetts?" Bush said, as a partisan crowd cheered the reference to Kerry's home state and its liberal leanings.

What goes around comes around

The New York Times > Washington > Documents Suggest Special Treatment for Bush in Guard

Of course, there's one big difference between this scandal and the one manufactured by the Swift Boat lairs: the historical record vindicates Kerry, but damns Bush.

Another look at the convention.

Ouch.

Flip-flopper-in-chief

MSNBC - Bush promises: 'Nothing will hold us back'

Keep in mind, this is the same guy who said, just a few days ago, that he didn't think the war on terrorism could be won.

GOP backs away from Miller's blast

Wow, old Zell is too crazy for the GOP, too. So much for trying to look moderate.

Winning the war on terror -- or as the rest of the world says, "terrorism"

Worldwide terorrism-related deaths on the rise

Another pro-Bush flip-flopper

Democrat Miller crosses lines, assails Kerry

Just three years ago, Miller introduced Kerry at the Georgia Democratic Party’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, praising him as “one of this nation’s authentic heroes” and a colleague who had “worked to strengthen our military.”

Wednesday night, by contrast, Miller denounced Kerry, whom he hailed three years ago as “one of this party’s best-known and greatest leaders.

The best part is Zeller calling Kerry "weak," just days after Bush said he didn't think the war on terror could be won.

Judgment Day - Yes on Schwarzenegger. No on Bush.

Some good points by William Saletan:

I'm no huge fan of John Kerry. He sees two sides of every one-sided issue, and four sides of every two-sided issue. But the alternative is a president who sees one side of every issue, no matter how many sides it has. Given how many sides there usually are, and given how little effort Bush makes to learn about each issue, the odds are that, on average, he'll pick the wrong side. The record of the last four years shows that he has done precisely that. But because Bush refuses to 'waver,' as Schwarzenegger charitably puts it, we keep going in the wrong direction. The only way to stop such a president is to vote him out of office. Fortunately, an election is coming.

Just in case you're believing any of that crap coming out of New York

Giuliani Charges Lack Context

As usual, the truth is more complex than a soundbite.

Tribes Vengeance

I'm playing the beta. And it rocks.

Bush surrenders

Man, what a flip-flopper. And Kerry looks French?

TIME Magazine: The Case Against Him

As usual, Kinsley hits it right on the nose:

Against a backdrop of great events, even a mediocrity can seem great for a while. After Sept. 11, there was certainly a great flurry of activity. War on terrorism was declared. An actual war was started in Iraq and still goes on. A Department of Homeland Security was founded. Various American freedoms have been suspended. More than $100 billion has been spent. At the rate things are going, the toll of American lives lost responding to 9/11 may exceed the toll of 9/11 itself. The toll of innocent foreigners is higher already.

But what has it all amounted to? As the most powerful nation in the world, we have managed to track down and kill a few members of al-Qaeda. No more airliners have been flown into skyscrapers in the three years since 9/11, but then that was true in the three years before 9/11 as well. Are we safer from terrorism than we were before?

Bush invites McCaininto 527 'court action'

One problem with Bush's complaint: MoveOn isn't a 527, but a fully regulated political action committee. That means they disclose their sources of funding and are subjected to donation limits. Running a non-affiliated negative ad doesn't make you a 527.

Not again...

Hoodwinked - Why is Florida's voting system is so corrupt?

Bush Urges Muting of Ads

As usual, Bush misses the point. Negative ads are not the problem -- it's called "free speech" and "debate." I'm sure Bush would much prefer a race in which his lousy record was off-limits. But that's not how the free market of ideas works.

The problem with the Swift Boat Liars Club ads is that they're plain, on-their-face false. They're a cheap smear, and Bush should condemn them. Do MoveOn and Micheal Moore take cheap shots against Bush? Of course they do -- and Kerry has criticized them when the situation called for it. Why can't Bush do the right thing?

That's right, folks, no connection

Bush Campaign Lawyer Is Advising Swift Boat Group, AP Reports

Freedom? Iraqi coach disputes Bush's claims

The president may want to reconsider that rumored Olypics photo-op.

Hardcore karaoke

Last weekend Andrea, I and some friends spent our evening here, singing cheesey songs to a live audience of about 30-or-so people and an Internet audience of about 12 people.

The cyber element was a weird twist to the whole karaoke experience -- you can read comments from a dedicated chat room as you're singing, and after you're done, can use the in-house terminal to defend your performance. Some of our friends were still there when I got home, so naturally, I hazed them online. After the bar closes, the Web site replays past performances, so we got to watch ourselves the next day.

Who would have imagined this 10 years ago?

Scumbags

Bush, his familyhave many ties to Swift Boat vets: "The veterans%27 group behind the controversial TV ads that question Sen. John Kerry's Vietnam war record has extensive ties to President Bush and his family, other high-profile Texas politicians and Bush's chief political aide -- ties that have raised questions about possible illegal coordination between Bush's re-election campaign and the group."

And I thought I was a Stars Wars freak

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Since you're here, I'll assume you're interested in checking out my 1995 Honda Civic del sol, the sporty roadster I've turned into an earth-bound version of a Star Wars starfighter.