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Andrew Sullivan

George Bush is desperate for some trace of a legacy and knows people no longer listen when he lectures on Iraq. So he’s latched onto recent outrages in Myanmar. It’s nice that George can finally find time to muster some lip service on the subject, but what’s going on in Myanmar isn’t new, and, compared [...]

Joe Klein and Karen Tumulty on this morning’s Bush speech to the VFW.

Is it a coincidence that dimbulb Bush– having lost the better [sic] part of his brain– is now comparing Iraq to Vietnam? Someone please whisper in dumbass’s ear: When it comes to analogies, it’s best not to include our two biggest foreign policy blunders in the same sentence.

James Carville dissects Karl Rove: Mr Rove’s famous electoral strategy – focusing on the Republican base first – is also largely responsible for a shift in international public opinion against the US. It would not be fair to blame Mr Rove for the Iraq war. But it is clearly fair to blame his strategy for [...]

Washington Post opinion Cheney channels Strangelove

Lucky for us there’s a virtual highlight reel.

Try to catch the rebroadcasts if you haven’t seen it. Essential!

No, in the view of some, it already has. With apologies to Sinclair Lewis…may I present Naomi Klein. [thanks to CJR Daily for pointing out the Guardian piece].

Swampland points out a couple things yesterday and today: * Tillman/Lynch testimony and the Marine who tallied can’t-recalls at the Gonzales hearing * Stewart vs. McCain: no contest