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    Why is Webb "not your  kind of Democrat"? Its Virginia.
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    • And I would add a third problem with Bush's theory: that the government's elected will vehemently oppose US policy in…
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    • Again, an excellent piece on the Middle East that mirrors my thinking quite closely. Essentially, the following paradigm exists where…
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    • People who don't think Ali G/Borat/Bruno is funny . . . I don't know His stuff is genius. You can…
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    • Also, why in the hell would staying in Lebanon make any difference? It doesn't change who the people in Lebanon…
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    • Assad is probably as close to "moderate" as you could get in Syria. Unless you want another junta - say…
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    • Assad won't be gone. Israel refuses to do so for national security purposes. What comes after Assad will be a…
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    • You miss the point. The whole Ports deal exposed the fundamental hypocrisy of the Bush middle east agenda. In other…
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    • Dave your dead right. In some ways, I think Beinart gets a bad rap. But I think he's missing some…
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    • Yes, in fact I think we should "impose" our ideas. In some senses, they're already deeply imbedded. The problem is…
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    • Your making a mistake here. The Middle East hasn't held out. Neither has China or Russia. Or Venezuela. Or arguably…
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    • earlier thread, Kos is grew out of a desire to provide a strategic and tactical challenge of the Beltway Dems…
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    • I don't disagree. My problem has nothing to with Iraq - Markos or Marisacat's positions. My problem has more to…
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    • She has some insight, but she is also a condescending asshole. Her writing comes off with an attitude like "I…
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    • This is one of the things I find funny about Booman (and I ironically, his right wing critics within the…
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    • What I mean by my last point is that it is one thing for an American editorialist, activist, or intellectual…
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    • I actually remember reading that article at the time it was published. It is the main reason I haven't trusted…
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    • I was waiting for you to explain today's increase. I saw two NYT business headlines: 1) that the US current…
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