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Category Archives: Political Commentary
Jack Marburger
I agree with Paul Spudis that he was one of the few people in the Bush administration who really understood the purpose of the Vision for Space Exploration, and was able to articulate it. Unfortunately, he either didn’t recognize how much Mike Griffin was perverting that vision, or didn’t have sufficient clout to do anything about it.
Gunwalker
…walking one step closer to the Oval Office.
A Great Riposte To John McCain
From Rand Paul: “I’d rather be a hobbit than a troll.”
John McCain can’t leave public life soon enough for me.
[Update early evening]
On the other hand, Chrissie Matthews has found a new tingle up his leg:
Chris Matthews’ infatuation with John McCain has returned. The day after the Republican senator bashed his own party, knocking “Hobbit” Tea Partiers, the Hardball anchor on Thursday lauded him as “great” and even suggested McCain as a MSNBC guest host: “…He can substitute for me some night with that kind of talk!”
Don’t expect him to actually vote for him, though.
But She’ll Have Many Product-Endorsement Deals
Lisa Nowak has been given an “other-than-honorable” discharge from the Navy.
Like Most Of The Things This Administration Does
“…the President’s ‘attempt to scare Social Security recipients is without legal foundation.'”
More NewSpace Coverage
I don’t have time to live blog it, but others are, and here’s the Twitter feed for the event.
What Did The White House Know?
…and when did it know it?
It’s the first time anyone has publicly stated that a White House official had any familiarity with ATF’s operation Fast and Furious, which allowed thousands of weapons to fall into the hands of suspected traffickers for Mexican drug cartels in an attempt to gain intelligence. It’s unknown as to whether O’Reilly shared information with anybody else at the White House.
As I’ve said before, if it were a Republican White House, there would have already been calls in the press for impeachment. At least they’re starting to cover it.
[Update early evening]
William Newell circles the wagons for the administration. Expect much of the media to hitch their wagons as well.
Conflict Oil
…versus ethical oil. Jim Bennett, who sent me the link, notes:
I also love the way the Globe’n’Mail thinks that Velshi’s rather obvious conclusions are “notions.”
“Alykhan Velshi’s eye-popping ads are premised on the notion that oil exports ultimately underwrite the values of those states that produce them. ‘Conflict oil’ funds ‘dictatorship’ and ‘terrorism’ and results in ‘women stoned to death,’ according to the ads…”
Ya think?
Velshi must be one of those Islamophobic Muslims, obviously.
Obviously. Why, that notion of oil funding woman stoning is just crazy talk.
More New Space Coverage
Clark Lindsey is covering it, as is Doug Messier (who is sitting on my left — here’s another post on the suborbital session).