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This Makes No Sense

We're not a political blog. Moreover, we've never been big fans of the Iraqi War. But please indulge this observation: If Madrid and London were bombed because they supported the United States, what is France concerned about? > Tight security in Paris for Bastille Day parade

Internet Catastrophe Looming?

> U.N. bureaucrats and telecommunications ministers from many less-developed nations claim the U.S. government has undue influence over how things run online. Now they want to be the ones in charge. > While the formal proposal from a U.N. working group will be released July 18, it&

Settle Down, Edward

It's not like Santorum mentioned booze, womanizing, and poor driving. > In a rare personal attack on the Senate floor, Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy accused Sen. Rick Santorum on Wednesday of being self-righteous and insensitive for a column he wrote three years ago linking Boston's

Et Tu, Irish?

Have even the Irish have succumbed to the paranoid/humorless-thinskinned crowd? Link [http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=1&aid=52074]. Excerpt: > Democratic candidate for mayor C. Virginia Fields is apologizing for using the term "paddy wagon" in an interview with NY1 last

Scary Specter

We weren't going to cover the Supreme Court battles here, but we suspect they're going to get too bizarre to ignore. Round one of weirdness: Specter wants Bush to appoint O'Connor as Chief Justice. NYT Link [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/11/politics/

Peachy Solution

Joe Sobran on impeachment: > If you'll read the Constitution in question, you'll notice that it provides for impeachment. This was meant to be used – not rarely, but always. Every government official should be constantly aware that he can lose his job if he abuses his