Month: October 2011

Shrill Vatican

The Vatican is getting pretty radical in its old age. Their Justice and Peace Department issued a report today entitled: “Towards Reforming the International Financial and Monetary Systems in the Context of a Global Public...

Read More

The Media Is Supposed to Select our President

Walter Shapiro explains how we’re supposed to pick our presidents: This is how presidential vetting traditionally works. The press pack pounces on the logical fallacies in a candidate’s positions and the shakiness of his...

Read More

Mocking Anti-War People

It’s easy to mock Michele Bachmann’s position on Libya because in greater context she has opposed every element of the Arab Spring. She is clearly wetting her pants at the prospect that average Arab citizens will...

Read More

Do We Want to Do This All Over Again?

Anne Laurie’s point isn’t all that clear to me, but she raises a question. Who would be in a Mitt Romney cabinet? And who, in particular, would be serving him as National Security Advisor? I guess there is a list of...

Read More

Rick Perry Needs to Get Real

Oh, we’re going to play this game again? Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) said he didn’t know if President Obama’s birth certificate was genuine. In an interview with Parade Magazine, Perry said he has no reason to think...

Read More