http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summaryTue, 03 Jan 2006 17:11:22 +0000http://www.billcamarda.com/weblog.htmBill15http://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/115517887359549813Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:01:00 +00002006-08-09T23:39:25.206-04:00It has been a long time since I’ve read anything as wrongheaded as Jacob Weisberg’s piece in Slate today on Ned Lamont’s primary win. Let’s start with this masterful observation:The election was about one issue and one issue only: the war in Iraq. Joe Lieberman was an otherwise highly regarded, well-ensconced Democratic incumbent who would never have faced a meaningful primary challenge had he http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/08/wrongheaded-from-start-to-finish.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/115350960524536807Fri, 21 Jul 2006 19:20:05 +00002006-07-21T15:20:05.300-04:00Says here that Republican members of Congress are beginning to notice not everything’s hunky-dory in Iraq.“It's like after Katrina, when the secretary of homeland security was saying all those people weren't really stranded when we were all watching it on TV," said Rep. Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.). "I still hear about that. We can't look like we won't face reality.”Careful wording. We can still http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/07/appearance-and-reality.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114597767513731633Tue, 25 Apr 2006 15:06:00 +00002006-04-25T11:07:55.150-04:00A must-read essay on oil prices that I'm very pleased to host here: Phony%20Rationale%20for%20high%20Oil%20Price.pdfhttp://www.billcamarda.com/2006/04/must-read-essay-on-oil-prices-that-im.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114566228377242985Fri, 21 Apr 2006 23:31:23 +00002006-04-21T19:31:23.850-04:00I never thought I’d say this, but the era of the political demonstration is back. The immigrants’ rallies are a harbinger. But we now need to prepare for something far bigger. It is now clear beyond a doubt that George Bush plans to attack Iran, almost certainly before Election Day, and quite likely with tactical nuclear weapons. They will call them “bunker busters.” The weapon most likely under http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/04/coming-iran-crisis-start-planning.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114452231975972283Sat, 08 Apr 2006 18:51:59 +00002006-04-08T14:51:59.766-04:00The question answers itself. WASHINGTON (AFP) - The administration of President George W. Bush is planning a massive bombing campaign against Iran, including use of bunker-buster nuclear bombs to destroy a key Iranian suspected nuclear weapons facility, The New Yorker magazine has reported in its April 17 issue. ...former intelligence officials depicts planning as "enormous," "hectic" and "http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/04/is-he-insane-too.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114427719112487001Wed, 05 Apr 2006 22:46:31 +00002006-04-05T18:46:31.196-04:00They are serious about nothing (except power and greed). And if you take them at face value about anything, even (and most especially) the sacred task of spreading democracy, you’re either profoundly ignorant or criminally dishonest. From today’s Washington Post: While President Bush vows to transform Iraq into a beacon of democracy in the Middle East, his administration has been scaling back http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/04/beyond-lying.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114399742958007014Sun, 02 Apr 2006 17:02:00 +00002006-04-02T13:03:49.590-04:00Not long ago, the United States passed a milestone: more than 300,000,000 people live here now. Out of all of them, who would you envision to be the worst qualified to protect Americans from rapacious companies out to exploit them by violating wage-and-hour laws? Yup, sure enough: the one George Bush just chose to do that job: As a private practice lawyer, [Paul] DeCamp represented Wal-Mart in http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/04/not-long-ago-united-states-passed.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114373782543897216Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:57:05 +00002006-03-30T11:57:05.556-05:00Accidents happen. Frontline people aren’t perfect. It’s Halliburton’s cover-up response that really bothers me. Reading between the lines of the entire AP story I’ve only briefly excerpted, you’d think Halliburton’s corporate culture was shaped by someone like, shucks, I dunno, Dick Cheney...Halliburton’s water treatment manager in the war zone warned that troops and civilians in Iraq were left http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/supporting-troops-again.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114364014942074663Wed, 29 Mar 2006 13:49:00 +00002006-03-29T08:54:51.906-05:00This morning, I am going to say something nice about George W. Bush. No, it’s not April Fool’s Day. Nor have I lost my mind (though I did turn 50 on Monday, so there is the possibility of Alzheimer’s.) But you’ll have to look for it, so I’ve flagged it for you... Election year after election year, the Republican Party conjures up some new boogeyman to terrify voters about. We can go all the http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/something-nice-about-george-bush.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114357248947922398Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:01:29 +00002006-03-28T14:01:29.536-05:00Fresh from playing his leading role in the bankrupting of America, Bush budget director Josh Bolten gets his inevitable promotion...http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/where-peter-principle-doesnt-apply.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114279891397800173Sun, 19 Mar 2006 20:08:00 +00002006-03-19T15:15:23.053-05:00The rest of the world watches America a whole lot more closely than we watch them. It’s always interesting to see what they’re thinking. From The Age, one of Australia’s leading newspapers, an assessment of the Bush administration’s real intentions in Iran -- and the implications. If you don’t read the entire quote, please read the last half, in boldface: ...If force is used, it will come in thehttp://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/day-we-lose-america.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114279129171141861Sun, 19 Mar 2006 18:01:00 +00002006-03-19T13:03:00.590-05:00I can think of only two Presidents whose actions and inactions were ultimately capable of destroying the United States: James Buchanan and George W. Bush. It's arguable that Buchanan was boxed into a corner: in the late 1950’s, nobody could have prevented the Civil War. Bush, on the other hand, has chosen to: Destroy the United States' fiscal integrity, accelerating the risk of a financial http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/worst-president-ever.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114234169902849256Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:08:00 +00002006-03-14T08:09:07.323-05:00From Insight, a conservative magazine with excellent conservative sources: President Bush has decided to stay out of the lion's share of decisions made by his administration. Sources close to the administration said that over the last year, Mr. Bush has chosen to focus on two issues, leaving the rest to be decided by Cabinet members and senior aides. They said the issues are Iraq and the http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/is-this-good-thing-or-bad-thing.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114130884592414508Thu, 02 Mar 2006 14:14:05 +00002006-03-02T09:14:05.980-05:00Ahh, so now we see George W. Bush sitting like a bump on a log, as terrified FEMA people and meteorologists warn him about the impending Katrina catastrophe... using his patented curiosity to ask absolutely no questions... and then assuring everyone that the federal government had things well in hand... If there were tapes of the entire Bush administration, I am utterly convinced we would find...http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/to-be-fly-on-wall.htmlBillhttp://www.blogger.com/feeds/3176035/posts/summary/114122121257172705Wed, 01 Mar 2006 13:53:32 +00002006-03-01T08:53:32.616-05:00Ben Franklin, asked what kind of government the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention was creating, famously said: “A Republic, if you can keep it.” 219 years later, this morning’s papers tell us: ...only about one in four Americans (28 percent) are able to name more than one of the five fundamental freedoms granted to them by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution... almost twice as many http://www.billcamarda.com/2006/03/ignorant-and-free.htmlBill