Out of Baghdad, into Obama
*Two things I’m thinking about today:
1) This opinion by Peter Galbraith, which appears in today’s Gray Lady, that standard-bearer of the so-called liberal elite, latte-sipping media. In it, former-Ambassador Galbraith lays out the case for the U.S. military’s withdrawal, not completely out of the country we currently know as Iraq, but into what should come to be known officially as Kurdistan. Galbraith is more persuasive than I may ever hope to be, so go read his words.
What I’m impressed with is that here is the New York Times, a paper whose editor just a few short weeks ago was being called treasonous for running a story about the Bush administration’s program to disrupt terrorist cash-flow, would run such a column. True, Galbraith’s views aren’t necessarily the paper’s, but the Times provides the megaphone. The point is I’m not truly surprised, but many NYT-bashers may be, if they can stand to touch the filthy rag.
Anyway, it’s a really thought-provoking essay.
2) Chris Cillizza’s The Fix speculates what I’d enjoy speculating: a run by Barack Obama for president in 2008. Again, please read.
*my apologies for the fussiness of getting this seemingly simple post up. I blame a bad internet connection and funky Firefox quirks. Oh, and of course, I blame me. Always.
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July 26th, 2006 at 12:07 pm
I’m glad you posted about Obama because I just finished reading his memoir two weeks ago. I was really impressed with his writing and thinking. Here’s a man who really thinks about race in realistic terms, someone who’s thought a lot about his identity, the people around him, and what he wants to do. The book was written after he graduated law school, before he became all big and famous. Check out the book when you get the chance and lemme know what you think…