“But the trouble with this is that the same arguments can be applied to Israel, though there are no US plans to bomb Tel Aviv or depose Ariel Sharon. Israel actually has nuclear weapons, whereas Iraq – so far as anyone knows – is still trying to acquire them. In terms of flouting UN resolutions and international law, many would argue that Israel’s behaviour is a more serious threat to international stability, at the present time, than that of Iraq.” – Brian Whitaker, the Guardian, first noticed by Jason Rylander.
BUCHANAN AS DEEP THROAT? Josh Marshall thinks it could be.
BLOCK THAT METAPHOR: “While we are a long way from a ‘Tiger Woods market,’ we don’t always have to be in the rough,” said Larry Wachtel, market strategist at Prudential Securities. “But we have been through too many failed flurries to suddenly remove the batting helmet.” – Wall Street Journal.
SCOTT SHUGER: I’m a little stunned to hear of the untimely death of journalist Scott Shuger. Everything Mike Kinsley says about him is true. When I edited Scott at The New Republic, he was a total prince – a straight guy who wrote some of the first and best material about the persecution of gay men and women in the U.S. military. His “Today’s papers” for Slate was superb. He died in a scuba diving accident at the age of 50. May he rest in peace.
MARGARET THATCHER AND A BIG BUNNY:This website is very silly. But pretty cool, too.
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