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Is Afghanistan Worth It?

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Obsidian Wings - By Publius - Sep. 02 (Comment) - What exactly is the evidence that the Taliban would provide a safe haven? Unless such evidence exists, I don't see any national security interest whatsoever in Afghanistan, with or without the Taliban.

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Obsidian Wings: The Ice Floes Are Crowded

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Obsidian Wings - Jul. 08 (Opinion) - There's one piece of persistent dishonesty in the debate over health care that I would like to see vanish once and for all. It concerns the word 'rationing'. You can use it in several ways.

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We're From the US Government, and We're Here to Help

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Obsidian Wings - By Eric Martin - Apr. 10 (Comment) - Even if we succeed in stamping out the safe havens in Afghanistan and Pakistan, terrorists could merely relocate. If multi-decade, multi-trillion dollar campaigns are required to nation build and clean out any and all safe havens, we'll go bankrupt chasing shadows (it should be noted that Osama bin Laden has stated, repeatedly, that he plans on draining our resources by getting us to do just that).

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Escalation in Afghanistan

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Obsidian Wings - By Publius - Apr. 06 (Comment) - Let’s imagine this hypothetical. Obama escalates and we have close to 80,000 troops in Afghanistan. Things don’t go well – and Republicans start amplifying the rhetoric that he’s losing Afghanistan. Who knows – maybe it becomes THE issue of the 2010 midterm.

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The Secret to Rush's Success... Indifference

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Obsidian Wings - By Publius - Mar. 03 (Opinion) - Have to admit – I’m sort of fascinated with Rush Limbaugh these days. Terribleness aside, it’s been fascinating to see his revival in the mainstream news of late. And yes, his revival is a problem for Republicans – but not for the reason you think.

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Poverty

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Obsidian Wings - By Hilzoy - Nov. 25 (Comment) - People are described as being in "deep poverty" when they make less than half of that amount. The idea that there will be 1.5-2 million kids in families making half the poverty level is horrifying.

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The CRA -- The Best Law You've Never Heard Of

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Obsidian Wings - By Publius - Nov. 09 (Special Report) - the Bush administration is implementing a series of “midnight rules” before they leave town. And as Hilzoy noted earlier, the incoming Obama administration is examining ways to reverse these and other Bush rules. Interestingly enough, an obscure Gingrich-era law called the “Congressional Review Act of 1996” (CRA) could help the Dems prevent these rules from taking effect. It’s been used just once – by the Bush administration to overturn last-minute Clinton ergonomics regulations. But maybe it’s time to dust it off and take it for a spin.

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Monica Goodling

Wed, 23 May 2007 12:07:58 -0700

Obsidian Wings - By hilzoy - May. 23 (Opinion) - I've been listening to Monica Goodling's testimony while I do other things, and it has done very little so far to clarify any of the underlying questions the US Attorney scandal has raised. She has admitted asking political questions, like how people voted, during job interviews for career appointees, and while she scrupulously avoided claiming that Paul McNulty perjured himself before Congress, she did say that she believed not just that his testimony was inaccurate, but that he was aware of the truth when he gave it. But she has not said anything to clear up the central question: who put the US Attorneys on the firing list, and why?

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