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Night Terrors (Updated)

Continuing the unhelpful theme of “just stop saying this stuff”, the RNC has chastised its terrified Tennessee representatives:
(CNN) – Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan formally denounced Thursday the Tennessee Republican Party’s use of Barack Obama’s full name in a recent press release questioning the Illinois senator’s commitment to Israel.
“The RNC rejects these kinds of […]

Romney falls on his sword

Mitt Romney, speaking to CPAC, just dropped a bomb and changed the GOP presidential primary race altogether:
Mitt Romney suspended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination Thursday, saying if he continued it would “forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Sen. Clinton or Obama to win.”
“In this time of […]

Symphony 9/11 and the Politics of Fear

Apparently there were false statements made in the build-up to the Iraq War. Who’da thunk it?
WASHINGTON - A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. […]

Do you know the difference?

Question:
What’s the difference between these people and this photo?

(It’s a trick question; the answer is… nothing!)

Evil vs Stupid

There’s a world of difference between stupid decisions and soulless evil.
As blatantly self-evident as that statement may seem, I think the distinction sometimes gets lost in passion and rhetoric. A quick review:
Invading a country with neither the resources required nor a plan for the invasion aftermath is abysmally stupid.
Deliberately blowing up children is evil:
A US […]