Archive for November 9th, 2006

Hawks Need Not Apply

We won’t know what Pelosi will do until she actually does it, but we’re starting to get an idea of how she’s going to move forward.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi plans to sideline colleagues who are hawkish on national security in the Democratic leadership in the House.
Democratic Party sources said as House Speaker, Ms. Pelosi plans to [...]

Playing With New Theme

You’ll notice the new theme immediately. I’m going to leave this up for a day or so while I try it out. One of the benefits is the ability of the reader to customize the colors. Feel free to give it a go. I really don’t like the defaults, and I’ll [...]

Breaking Down The Senate

Disclaimer – This post is not a lame attempt to spin the loss as something it isn’t. The GOP deserved to get thumped. The key now is to learn why, and I think the reason is obvious. End disclaimer.
I’ve been spelunking through the voting data and am noting some interesting things.
First, let’s [...]

The Pelosi Doctrine

Yeah, I’m trying to hold off judgment until she actually does something, but statements like this aren’t helping my digestion this evening. Here’s the Pelosian take on Iraq.
‘It isn’t a war to win. It is a problem to be solved.’
So what does this mean? Bring the troops home now? Time to negotiate? [...]