As I write this, the Bush Administration seems bent upon an invasion of Iraq that strikes many of us as an unnecessary and very dangerous break with prior American foreign policy. As an inveterate list-maker, I offer the following top ten reasons the United States should not invade Iraq:
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Category Archives: Random Blogging
By Their Deeds
It is accepted truth among pundits—those Molly Ivins calls “the chattering classes”—that George W. Bush is a moderate.
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Parties & Pendulums
Twenty-two years ago, I was a Republican candidate for Congress. I was pro-choice, pro-gay-rights, pro-free market economics, pro-civil liberties. When I lost, the commentators were unanimous in their judgments: I was simply “too conservative.”
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Parting Words
Several months ago, I used this column to list, in a rather flippant fashion, the things about today?s GOP that repel me. But a change of this magnitude really deserves a more serious explanation. Why, after 35 years of active participation in the Republican party, have I formalized this change? Why don?t I just do what so many of my friends do?retain my ?official? party affiliation, but vote mostly Democrat? What pushed me over the edge?
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Either-Or
American public opinion tends to shades of black and white. As a nation, we are uncomfortable with ambiguity. We want to see international conflicts as contests between “good guys” and “bad guys.” We want to pin domestic problems on specific villains.
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