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Open Thread and Diary Rescue

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Tue Jan 27, 2009 at 11:34:10 PM EST
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I've been at work all day, and will be Wednesday as well. We have a new diary up by James TX on an interesting Kansas case involving the prosecution of a doctor who prescribed pain medication.

Nonpartisan has a diary on Wilmington, Delaware and the attempt to create a Green Zone for jobs.

This is an open thread, all topics welcome.

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    Don't look now, but Friedman has another (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by imhotep on Tue Jan 27, 2009 at 11:47:38 PM EST
    plan.  Guaranteed to solve the I/P and whole Middle East problem.  Yes, indeedy.

    What now? (5.00 / 2) (#6)
    by Robot Porter on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 07:14:38 AM EST
    Has he decided the world is a parallelogram?

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    Carter's new book (none / 0) (#4)
    by mmc9431 on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 06:25:12 AM EST
    Ignoring that it's Freidman, there are aspects of the plan that make sense. I'm all for including the other Mid East countries in the process. I would even like to see Syria brought into it.

    I was listening to Jimmy Carter promoting his new book on the Middle East and he feels Mitchell is the right man for the job. We have a window of opportunity right now. Hopefully we won't allow it to close.

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    It was always bait and switch (5.00 / 2) (#8)
    by mmc9431 on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 07:31:33 AM EST
    Obama's anti war stance in regard to Iraq was always just a tool to separate him from the rest in the primaries. He's backed away from it once the illusion was created.

    Many on the left chose to ignore the fact that his voting record on funding was exactly where everyone else's was.

    With all the talk about cutting spending, there isn't a peep out of anyone about the billions a month we're pouring into the Middle East. As pathetic as it is, I think we're going to still be talking about "the War" in 2012 and beyond.

    Uh oh (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by jbindc on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 09:23:17 AM EST
    Be careful - Bill Clinton was called a racist for saying the exact same thing:

    "You said in 2004 there was no difference between you and George Bush on the war, and you took that speech you're now running on off your Web site in 2004. There's no difference in your voting record and Hillary's ever since. Give me a break. This whole thing is the biggest fairy tale I've ever seen."

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    And he got away with it (none / 0) (#12)
    by mmc9431 on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 09:34:55 AM EST
    With the help of many with in our own little progressive community.

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    My Favorite Headline of the Day (none / 0) (#2)
    by CoralGables on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 01:00:44 AM EST
    The kind that makes you go to the article out of a somewhat morbid curiosity. It was a tough choice but this looks like the winner, beating out the scooby doo bartender murder.

    And since open threads oftentimes go to food...what better than...

    "Blowfish Testicles Poison Seven in Japanese Restaurant"

    What a cruel way to break up ... (none / 0) (#3)
    by cymro on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 01:55:50 AM EST
    ... a great band.

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    I guess (none / 0) (#15)
    by CoralGables on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 11:02:18 AM EST
    now we know why Darius had to go solo

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    Deja vu (none / 0) (#5)
    by lentinel on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 07:04:05 AM EST
    Here we go again.

    "President Obama intends to adopt a tougher line toward Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, as part of a new American approach to Afghanistan that will put more emphasis on waging war than on development, senior administration officials said Tuesday."

    Another 30,000 hapless Americans will be sent to this mess.

    Is the grassroots, the netroots, the left, progressives - anybody - interested in opposing this folly?

    I think those groups don't mind... (none / 0) (#9)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 09:06:16 AM EST
    as long as the orders to kill are given by a guy with a "D" after his name.

    Now if Bush was still in charge, then we would hear some opposition.  I guess it is up to Michelle Malkin to criticize this ramping up of the occupation:)

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    Pro-Lifer: Obama Contributes to Black Holocaust! (none / 0) (#7)
    by blogname on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 07:25:55 AM EST
    Although conservatives usually dismiss the relevance of race for social policy, this article in Town Hall defies convention.  The author blasts Obama for "exporting" abortion to women of color around the globe. Pro-Life Race Card: Anti-Choice Activists Blow a Gasket Over Lifting of "Global Gag Rule"

    In case you were wondering... (none / 0) (#11)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 09:32:16 AM EST
    how much Uncle Sam values Afghani lives...25 hundo apiece.

    Could you include (none / 0) (#13)
    by Inspector Gadget on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 10:49:30 AM EST
    the equivalent value in Afghan currency as it relates to their cost of living? Is this a common practice in war...to pay the survivors of victims?

    Only $1500 in village repairs.

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    Not a common practice... (none / 0) (#14)
    by kdog on Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 11:00:46 AM EST
    in history, I grant you that.  I guess that makes us glorious, benevolent occupiers.

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