Today on the Dish, Andrew reengaged Palin on her life as a redacted "open book." Andrew deconstructed the empty GOP field for 2012 (read: blame shameless Fox and Palin), and, with the help of Aristotle, denounced inequality in America and the right. Andrew offered support for Bailey's libertarian healthcare mandate, and Tom Coburn stood up … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew commended Obama for not taking sides (or credit) for the Arab 1848, but kept at his heels for blowing it on the debt. Boehner stepped up his deficit game, Paul Miller urged Obama to not let the media influence his policies in the Middle East, Haaretz struggled, and Deborah Fallows considered China's … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Qaddafi remained amid ongoing violence, a Libyan prayed for help while trapped in his house, and Alexis explained why technology isn't good, bad or neutral. David Ignatius believed Qaddafi has been high on drugs, Exum played mad-libs with Obama's thoughts, and Larison argued intervention could lead to more slaughter. A reader … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew differed with Larison on the future of protests in Iran, and protesters planned for a bloody Sunday. The Bahrain monarchy gunned down protesters by helicopter, Twitter tracked the voices on the ground, and doctors appealed for help. Jacqwi Campbell captured the protests and the police force, we analyzed the religious … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew bore down hard on Obama for wimping out on the budget. Howard Gleckman joined the pile-on, Ezra Klein called it a spork for its ineffectiveness, and Annie Lowrey put the budget in a manageable perspective. Andrew nudged Paul Ryan to step up to the plate, the right debated entitlements, and … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Mubarak resigned. We tracked the full resignation reax and the celebrations in Cairo. State TV admitted mistakes and joined the protesters, the military moved in, and history was made. Amy Davidson parsed the implications of a figurehead stepping down, Haroon Siddique looked at this day in history, and Larison and Goldblog … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, we tracked the rumors of Mubarak stepping down and of a military coup, and wrangled the liveblogs when he announced he wasn't. His constitutional reforms meant nothing, and he essentially threw gas on the fire. Graeme Wood put the onus on the protesters to move the uprising past the carnival stage, … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Scott Lucas caught us up to speed on the Day of Departure, with a full recap of the day/ night here. Kristof captured the determination of the protesters, and Graeme Wood witnessed the same resolute spirit. Michael Scherer encapsulated the tough spot Obama finds himself in, Joshua Tucker sized up the … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
Today on the Dish, we chronicled the chaos in Cairo as it unfolded, with more reports of bloodshed here, here, and here. The regime sent texts and thugs to target and harass, assaulted reporters. Graeme Wood praised the Mr. Cleavers of Cairo, and the army appeared to side with Mubarak. The regime accused protesters of … Continue reading The Daily Wrap
Today on the Dish, Andrew scoffed at the Republican budget cut suggestions and named its ultimatum on Obama's SOTU. Ezra Klein spied a Tea party/ GOP battle on cuts, Steve Bell envisioned the shuttered hospital cancer wings that would ensue, while Exum uncovered one area that Republicans did want to trim on defense. Steven A. … Continue reading The Weekly Wrap
