WORTH-A-SECOND-LOOK NUGGET!!
If you missed this from yesterday, check it out!!
Delusion Points (Stephen Walt) from Foreign policy Magazine
"Don't fall for the nostalgia -- George W. Bush's foreign policy really was that bad. Fourteen reasons why"
In response to this article, Will Indoben has the following response:
In Response to Steve Walt from Foreign Policy Magazine
"The more spurious accusations merit responses -- and the omissions bear noting as well."
I post the response in part to showcase its rhetorical emptiness. Steve Walt's arguments will be the ones that carry the day in the History books.
A two-fer for Mr. Walt today as well!
Something for Nothing (Stephen Walt) from Foreign Policy Magazine
"With one caveat, I'll give Obama's team credit for the deft endorsement of India becoming a permanent member (with veto powers) of the U.N. Security Council. It was a smart move because it appealed to India's sense of national pride, and because it didn't cost the United States much."
A Significant Visit from the Editorial Board of The Hindu [of India in English]
"The support Mr. Obama announced for a permanent Indian seat on a reformed United Nations Security Council, if and when that happens, holds out the prospect for a reordering of world power even more significant than the Bush promise of resuming nuclear commerce with India."
Media Matters: Going overboard (Sevanti Ninan) from The Hindu [of India in English]
"A US President's visit is a celebrity event to beat all others and, as it happens everytime, there is a bewildering range of stories…"
Obama Visits a Nation That Knew Him as Barry from the New York Times
"His nanny was an openly gay man who, in keeping with Indonesia's relaxed attitudes toward homosexuality, carried on an affair with a local butcher, longtime residents said."
Containment-Lite (Thomas Friedman) from New York Times
"No, Washington is not trying to contain China the way we once did the Soviet Union, but President Obama didn’t just spend three days in India to improve his yoga."
British Deny George Bush's Claims that Torture Helped Foil Terror Plots from the Guardian [of the UK]
"British officials say there is no evidence that waterboarding saved lives of UK citizens, as Bush claimed in his memoirs."
If you look in the dictionary under the word "pathological"...
Concrete Steps to Nowhere (Robert Wright) from the New York Times
"All told, it’s enough to make you wonder whether Republicans are serious about closing the deficit! But if closing the deficit isn’t their real priority, what is? Here’s a clue: both upper-income tax cuts and the evisceration of the health care reform act appeal to many rich people. "
Nancy Pelosi is a Fighter (Cynthia Tucker) from the Atlanta Journal Constitution
"Even the most rightward- leaning Republican should be able to see something admirable in Nancy Pelosi’s approach to one of life’s more difficult experiences — a very public defeat. She has picked herself up, dusted herself off and walked resolutely back to the front lines of the political war zone, running for the post of House Minority Leader."
Dear Tea Party: You Will Now Get Yours (Mark Morford) from the San Francisco Chronicle
"To all of you who either flip-flopped your wishy-washy ideals and switched your vote from bluish to reddish this past election because Obama and the lukewarm Dems failed to solve all world problems in 700 days, or because you got yourself so emotionally riled up/mentally watered down by the sexy caveman grunts of the Tea Party that you actually bought the BS line about being "mad as hell" about nothing even remotely coherent. Here is your grand message: You are hereby wonderfully, thoroughly screwed."
I LIKE the sentiment!
The GOP's Racial Challenge (Zoltan Hajnal) from Wall Street Journal
"Republicans can't win in the future without more nonwhite votes."
The GOP Can't be Led by Sarah Palin. But Can it Live Without Her? (Kathleen Parker) from the Washington Post
"Despite its considerable gains in the midterm elections, the GOP has a problem looming in the margins named Sarah Palin. She who can rouse the base like none other is now She to Whom Respect Must Be Paid. Like it or not."
MA-Sen: Midterm Elections Offer Grim Omens for Scott Brown’s Future from Politico
"His polling numbers are still solid. There’s no Democratic war-horse candidate primed to take him on. Brown’s campaign coffers are full and his celebrity lets him command a national following.But virtually every result from last week’s elections in Massachusetts offered up grim omens for Brown’s future."
AUDIOBOOK NUGGET!!
Audiobooks for the people (Laura Miller) from Salon
"A company is making recordings of the best of the small presses accessible -- and cheap."
AMAZING OUTER SPACE NUGGET!!
Giant Bubbles Found in Space from Discovery News
"An ancient eruption of a supermassive black hole may have inflated the mysteriously huge bubbles that span 50,000 light-years."
FIRST LADY NUGGET!!
Modestly Chic: Michelle Obama Dons a Headscarf as She Visits Mosque on Indonesia Trip (PHOTOS) from the Daily Mail [of the UK]
"Her impeccable dress sense has been praised throughout the world. So it was no surprise that Michelle Obama managed to be stylish and show respect to her Muslim hosts when she visited a mosque on her tour of Indonesia."
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