But what is the political goal of defending yourself?
on Jan 3, 2009 in Uncategorized crisis Daniel Drezner Gaza conflict Hamas International Relations Israel Megan Mcardle middle east News Palestine politics war Ive been bad on updating lately, if anyone cares I apologize.  I was inspired by Megan Mcardle’s xmas gift guide and got Railroad Tycoon 3.  Ah the time in the last week I’ve wasted on that.  If I could manage to convert screen sho

I liked Jerry Brown once..
on Dec 22, 2008 in Uncategorized California Gay marriage Jerry Brown Proposition 8 Im not a big social issues person, not being religious or independently obnoxious enough to think I ought to be using coercion to enforce my morality on others I just don’t have a lot of use for them.  I am a fairly tradition person though and.

Yawn.. great victory for the Arab people..yawn.
on Dec 20, 2008 in Uncategorized Bush International Iraq News politics US So the shoe thing.  I know old news, which I haven’t talked about so far.  Why? Because I didn’t find it especially interesting.  But now with the story refusing to die and the Iraq reporter guy being turned into the new Saladin I f

Russian vessels arrive in Caribbean, Pentagon yawns.
on Dec 19, 2008 in Uncategorized Cuba International News politics Russia US Venezuela Yahoo has a story about Russia’s naval maneuvers in the Caribbean.  Seems the Pentagon doesn’t really care: Navy Rear Adm. Tom Meek, the deputy director for security and intelligence at Southern Command, said in a telephone interview

Massacre of Indians to blame for little ice age?
on Dec 19, 2008 in Uncategorized history science The little ice age There an article in science daily in which the authors argue that “the little ice age” was caused by the Colombian exchange of diseases and subsequent die off of native Americans which led to reforestation, which decreased the amount

Why not just name a horse to Hillary’s Senate seat?
on Dec 16, 2008 in Uncategorized Caroline Kennedy David Paterson Hillary Clinton News politics senate Apparently Governor Paterson of NY is seriously considering naming Caroline Kennedy to Hillary’s soon to be vacant Senate seat. Governor David Paterson confirmed her inquiry about the Senate seat during a political event in upstate Niskayuna, N.

The auto bailout is dead, long live the auto bailout!
on Dec 12, 2008 in Uncategorized auto makers bailout barack obama cars economics FED Jennifer Granholm News politics I haven’t really been blogging on the auto bailout.  I’ve been of the opinion that the battle of the bailout was fought in October and we lost.  The pols and MSM scared the public into accepting a radical shift towards socialism and