Daily Archives: January 24th, 2006 «

 

Candor from a hardcore anti-war leftist

Posted by: ST on January 24, 2006 at 2:21 pm » 40 Comments

Joel Stein writes in today’s LATimes that he does not support the troops, and urges those who are against this war to follow his lead. Oftentimes you wonder how hardcore anti-war leftists (like Code Pink types) can say they “support the troops” yet at the same time say they “hate the war.” Stein, with refreshing [...]

 

Jimmy Carter and the “so-called terrorists”

Posted by: ST on January 24, 2006 at 10:08 am » 22 Comments

In a stunning display of idiocy, former President Jimmy Carter – in an interview with CNN – referred to the terrorist group Hamas as “so-called terrorists.” Via the Jerusalem Post: Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas’s participation in next week’s Palestinian parliamentary elections. Carter told CNN in an interview that although [...]

 

Canada moves to the right – where will US liberals go now?

Posted by: ST on January 24, 2006 at 9:33 am » 12 Comments

It’s official: Canada has moved to the right. Canadians last night ended the 12 year run of the Liberal Party by electing the Conservative Party’s Stephen Harper. Via the Washington Post: TORONTO, Jan. 23 — Canadian voters, saying they were fed up with financial scandals and ready for a change, ended the 12-year run of [...]