Oct
19
Philosopher Leo Strauss and the Bush Administration
October 19, 2003 | Comments Off
Kelly Nuxoll sent me this illuminating piece on Leo Strauss and his influence over the neo-conservative movement and the Bush administration. Excellent, if scarry!
“..Shadia Drury , professor of
political theory at the University of Regina in Saskatchewan, argues
that the use of deception and manipulation in current US policy flow
directly from the doctrines of the political philosopher [...]
Oct
19
Ted Kennedy explains why to be against spending $87 billion for the Bush plan for Iraq
October 19, 2003 | Comments Off
Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), October 16, 2003, Congressional Record:
All the administration’s rationalizations as we prepared to go to war
now stand revealed as “double talk.” The American people were told
Saddam Hussein was building nuclear weapons. He was not. We were told
he had stockpiles of other weapons of mass destruction. He did not. We
were told he was [...]
Oct
19
Boston Red Sox to play Chicago Cubs
October 19, 2003 | Comments Off
Dicky Reed, a friend of Joanne’s, had this excellent idea: The
Red Sox and the Cubs should go ahead and play at least one game,
and perhaps a series. Their fields are ready–the fans would love
it–and TV would find a way to cover it. Hey, this would be in
the spirit of the people taking charge: Why have [...]