Sure, they both made some jabs. Sure, Bush stated that he thinks he is better to run the war on terror. Sure, Kerry repeated the ‘outsourcing’ nonsense regarding Tora Bora. Still, I found a ray of hope in their statements regarding the new Osama video: “Let me make this very clear,” Bush said in Toledo, …
Archives for October 2004
Exposives Issue
What he said.
I Hope It Isn’t Unseemly
But I am still giddy that Yasser Arafat has one foot in the grave and the other in a banana peel. Now it is time for someone to just give him a gentle push: Yasir Arafat will be flown to Paris and hospitalized in an attempt to cure a mysterious two-week-old ailment that has seriously …
Terror Threats
You know what, I have no respect for terrorists, and I simply refuse to fear them: The CIA and FBI have authenticated a new al Qaeda videotape which warns of retribution for Americans electing Bush and Cheney. “What took place on September 11 was but the opening salvo of the global war on America and …
Congrats, BoSox
I would be remiss if I failed to congratulate the Boston Red Sox and their long suffering fans. You earned it. So fitting, though- I wash my hands of the Sox, and they win eight games in a row. This is a ind of macabre thought, but I wonder if there will be a stiff …
Oil for Food
More on the Oil for Food scandal from the Opinion Journal: The latest pieces of news are last week’s data dump from Paul Volcker’s U.N.-blessed investigation of Oil for Food, and U.S. weapons inspector Charles Duelfer’s report to Congress earlier this month. Everybody is still digesting these massive documents. But the most important conclusion is …
Just Die Already
Great news from the Middle East: Foreign doctors rushed to Yasser Arafat’s side on Thursday to tend to the seriously ill Palestinian leader, who for decades has symbolized his people’s struggle for statehood. The 75-year-old ex-guerrilla, loved by most of his people and reviled by many Israelis, has suffered stomach pains since last week. His …