Must: Attorneygate, Arkin: Dream Catcher, Swift Fire Engines, Not That There’s Anything Wrong with Them, and More!

Posted by Liberadio(!) on March 16, 2007 under Uncategorized |

“Capital Turns Cold for Bush,” by Jonathan Martin and Mike Allen (The Politico)
The powerful new baby in political coverage — The Politico — gave rise to the title of yesterday’s Note. Competence is the new black. And on the same day as Freddie blogged about the issue of competence completely unrelatedly! (Is that a word?)

“President Turns to an Insider to Negotiate on Dismissals,” by Sheryl Gay Stolberg (New York Times)
Meet the man who might very well decide the outcome of this whole U.S. attorneys firing scandal. Harriet Miers he ain’t.

“Hagel vs. Obama: What a Dream,” by William Arkin (Early Warning, special to washingtonpost.com)
Great Minds Media gets disrupted as Mary and William Arkin (Oscar-winner) meld over 2008-flavored sugarplums. Make Mary’s Hagel-flavored!

“What an anti-Giuliani ad should say,” by Robert Polner (Salon)
“Swift fire engining” doesn’t roll off the tongue quite as easily as “swift boating,” but it might be the most effective way of knocking the current Republican frontrunner down a peg or two.

“Alaska senator among Republicans feeling antiwar heat,” by Nicole Gaouette (Los Angeles Times)
Alaska might be cold, but the antiwar heat still burns. Murkowski: “There’s a commitment and resolve in these young men to finish the fight. But what we in Congress are saying is, ‘Finish the fight — what does that mean?’ And that’s the debate you see.” At least we’re finally having a debate.

“Republicans Dodge Homosexuality Question,” by Jonathan Martin (The Politico)
One thing’s for sure: The Big 3 from the GOP are certainly not gay. Because if they were, they’d be all over this question, falling over one another to condemn gay people. Now, as for Sam Brownback…

“The Purse Isn’t Congress’s Only Weapon“, By WALTER DELLINGER and CHRISTOPHER SCHROEDER (NY Times Op-Ed) The debate that Congress needs to have about the Iraq war is being hijacked by sound-bite arguments.

“What My Uncle Knew About War“, by Dick Cavett (NY Times)
“I have a statement: Anybody who gives his life in war is an idiot.” — Dick Cavett