Tuesday, July 06, 2004
The Kerry-Edwards ticket is a go....
Kerry makes a GREAT call by announcing Senator John Edwards as his running mate as far as I'm concerned. Edwards will bring some excitement and energy to this ticket and do what a running mate should do: make Kerry look good. (New York Times)
So how's that peace 'n democracy mission going in Iraq? New Swell of Insurgent Violence Rolls into Baghdad. (New York Times)
Related:
- A network of Saddam Hussein's cousins, operating in part from Syria and Jordan, is actively involved in the smuggling of guns, people and money into Iraq to support the anti-American insurgency, say American government officials and a prominent Iraqi. (fullstory from The New York Times)
The Central Intelligence Agency was told by relatives of Iraqi scientists before the war that Baghdad's programs to develop unconventional weapons had been abandoned, but the C.I.A. failed to give that information to President Bush, even as he publicly warned of the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's illicit weapons, according to government officials. (full story from The New York Times)
Is Bush finally starting to lose his base of support amongst the "Have-More's" in Corporate America? (The Big Picture)
Since it opened, "Fahrenheit 9/11" has been a hit in both blue and red America, even at theaters close to military bases. Last Saturday, Dale Earnhardt Jr. took his Nascar crew to see it. The film's appeal to working-class Americans, who are the true victims of George Bush's policies, should give pause to its critics, especially the nervous liberals rushing to disassociate themselves from Michael Moore. (full Paul Krugman op-ed here from The New York Times via Atrios)
Colin Powell performs Y.M.C.A. (RM video Real Player Superpass req'd)
