Attorney General Eric Holder says that Times Square's alleged would-be bomber Faisal Shahzad has been linked to the Pakistani Taliban.
So, what are we going to do? Launch yet more drones against Pakistan's Waziristan and Tribal Areas lands, thereby potentially "creating" more people like Shahzad by upping an undeclared war? Are we going to do that to the point of potentially destabilizing the government in Islamabad?
The answer is probably yes.
May 09, 2010
LibDem-Tory talks breaking up?
At the least, they've cooled off. In fact, as of Sunday evening, British time, the Guardian reported that Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg had just met with PM and Labour leader Gordon Brown.
If the two can get enough minority parties on board, they can actually form a majority government, not just an alliance with larger numbers than Conservatives alone. That said, I'm sure part of the price has to be Brown's head, especially since more Labour leaders are saynig that.
If the two can get enough minority parties on board, they can actually form a majority government, not just an alliance with larger numbers than Conservatives alone. That said, I'm sure part of the price has to be Brown's head, especially since more Labour leaders are saynig that.
That kid may be right on Tiger losing No. 1
Tiger Woods just withdrew from The Players' Championship with a bulging disc in either his back or neck.
Even if Phil Mickelson doesn't win the Players, it's clearly just a matter of time before Tiger loses his No. 1 ranking.
That said, let's look at the longer term.
Jack Nicklaus never had this type of back problem in his mid-30s. He also did not have three knee operations. Those driver pop-ups by Woods may well be caused at least in part by the back, and not rust.
In that case, Woods has more than hanging on to No. 1 to worry about; he has the chase of Jack's 18 majors taking a whole new turn.
And, if his golf game is suddenly diminished, while his competitive fires, and his quasi-juvenile focus on them, are undimmed or even strengthened, his life gets even more tumultuous. Even more so if Elin has filed for divorce.
Look at Michael Jordan's post-Bulls attempts to still play.
Oh, and, yes, there's one way for Tiger to have thrown out his back!
Of course, there's conflicting news as to whether this is a bulging disc or just a pinched nerve. That's a huge difference.
Even if Phil Mickelson doesn't win the Players, it's clearly just a matter of time before Tiger loses his No. 1 ranking.
That said, let's look at the longer term.
Jack Nicklaus never had this type of back problem in his mid-30s. He also did not have three knee operations. Those driver pop-ups by Woods may well be caused at least in part by the back, and not rust.
In that case, Woods has more than hanging on to No. 1 to worry about; he has the chase of Jack's 18 majors taking a whole new turn.
And, if his golf game is suddenly diminished, while his competitive fires, and his quasi-juvenile focus on them, are undimmed or even strengthened, his life gets even more tumultuous. Even more so if Elin has filed for divorce.
Look at Michael Jordan's post-Bulls attempts to still play.
Oh, and, yes, there's one way for Tiger to have thrown out his back!
Of course, there's conflicting news as to whether this is a bulging disc or just a pinched nerve. That's a huge difference.
Hey, LibDems; not so fast on Tory bed-hopping
A secret Conservative Party policy memo, drafted by policy staff and sent out under shadown Foreign Secretary William Hague's name to party leader David Cameron, says that not only have the Tories not abandoned their Euro-skepticism, they intend to fight for it fully in Parliament.
The Tories claim they have no idea what this paper is, despite the Observer having it vouched for quite well as a Tory document. And, Cameron has yet to disavow it.
Note to Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg: I think your own party will depose you if you sign off on a coalition with the Conservatives, or even guarantee Cameron an "unmolested" minority government. (And, if you do the latter, you throw away what bargaining power you have right now.)
The Tories claim they have no idea what this paper is, despite the Observer having it vouched for quite well as a Tory document. And, Cameron has yet to disavow it.
Note to Liberal Democratic leader Nick Clegg: I think your own party will depose you if you sign off on a coalition with the Conservatives, or even guarantee Cameron an "unmolested" minority government. (And, if you do the latter, you throw away what bargaining power you have right now.)
Teh (bigoted) stupid: Drug-testing welfare recipients
This is the latest socio-political meme going around Facebook, that welfare recipients should be drug tested as part of getting benefits. And, of course, it's not new.
Of course, it's totally wrong in its presuppositions and presumptions.
It's the financial class-based equivalent of racism, since repeated sociological studies show that drug use, by percentage, is almost equal across all socioeconomic as well as racial boundaries. In light of that, as far as how many people benefit from federal, or state, help ...
Should we drug test would be financial planners as part of their System 7 licenses? Student loan recipients? GOP (and Democratic) Congressional candidates? State legislators? White-collar workers getting unemployment benefits? Small Business Administration loan recipients?
You get the idea.
But, in case you don't, rhetorically speaking, why stop there?
Driving on streets built with taxpayer money? Drug testing, including alcohol via breathalyzer, before you start the vehicle. Etc., etc.
As I said above, this is nothing new. Of course, it goes back to Uncle Ronnie's time, showing that nothing is new under the wingnut sun except the possibility of persuading some gullible people who don't think this stuff through.
But, it's not just the gullible. It's the politically gutless of both parties, still pursuing the "War on Drugs," who are ultimately to blame.
Of course, it's totally wrong in its presuppositions and presumptions.
It's the financial class-based equivalent of racism, since repeated sociological studies show that drug use, by percentage, is almost equal across all socioeconomic as well as racial boundaries. In light of that, as far as how many people benefit from federal, or state, help ...
Should we drug test would be financial planners as part of their System 7 licenses? Student loan recipients? GOP (and Democratic) Congressional candidates? State legislators? White-collar workers getting unemployment benefits? Small Business Administration loan recipients?
You get the idea.
But, in case you don't, rhetorically speaking, why stop there?
Driving on streets built with taxpayer money? Drug testing, including alcohol via breathalyzer, before you start the vehicle. Etc., etc.
As I said above, this is nothing new. Of course, it goes back to Uncle Ronnie's time, showing that nothing is new under the wingnut sun except the possibility of persuading some gullible people who don't think this stuff through.
But, it's not just the gullible. It's the politically gutless of both parties, still pursuing the "War on Drugs," who are ultimately to blame.
Why Fannie and Freddie need more regulation
As Gretchen Morgenson points out, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are still bleeding money, and the federal subsidies they continue to seek and get constitute an ongoing back-door bailout of the banks who wrote subprime dreck in the first place.
Of course, it is primarily for that reason that they're not likely to come under review for possible further regulation.
And, the GOP? In the Senate, it's just looking for a talking point of leverage, that's all, combined with its ongoing BS about how Fannie and Freddie overextended themselves to minorities in the first place.
Of course, it is primarily for that reason that they're not likely to come under review for possible further regulation.
And, the GOP? In the Senate, it's just looking for a talking point of leverage, that's all, combined with its ongoing BS about how Fannie and Freddie overextended themselves to minorities in the first place.
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