Obfuscation is a good term to use when discussing the smoke and mirrors political maneuvering we're seeing so much of lately. I think Cavuto lost any sense of objective reporting when he used the word pepe. I agree that the french need to forget about having any part of rebuilding Iraq. They chose to up the ante and their bluff got called. The rest of the article is just meant to inflame public opinion, sort of the same kind of structure you'll find in white power type literature. My roommate's favorite channel is fox news as well. He didn't graduate high school either.
johnheath: On one point in particular, you're totally out of bounds. The "dire consequences" language was not understood to threaten immediate war at the time it was written. As a conservative, why don't you take a page out of the book of that (admittedly very intelligent) bastion of conservative wisdom, Justice Scalia? When analyzing a document, look to the original intent of the people who framed the document. The record, at best, would seem to indicate that many of the people who approved that resolution did not see it as a tripwire justification for war. I can certainly see a textual argument that the resolution provides justification for immediate attack. But even the administration acted w/uncertainty w/regards to this. And from the debate at the time, the position seems hard to sustain.
You are right, giddy, and that is sad that is true (not that you are right , but that people and organizations let money rule them that way).
It is true and it can be sad, but life has a way of changing the demands made upon you. This is a bit tangential, but it has been on my mind. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton were two of the most thoughtful young men coming out of college and, to boot, they were both great basketball starts at the pre-eminent school of that era. As they both left college, in talking about their pro careers they both intended to have realatively short careets and move onto something they considered more important. Well, what happened? Kareem played until his late 30s and Walton played until his body gave out and now what .... they are still hanging around the game drawing paychecks wherever they can. Good for them.
