Paul Glastris

Rush to Judgment… On those days (and they are not infrequent) when I’m late to work, I try to catch a few minutes of Rush Limbaugh’s show on the drive in. I’m convinced it’s good for me; it’s a way to get my heartrate up without having to exercise. Anyway, I missed him today, but […]

He’s Got Issues… The American Prospect’s Michael Tomasky has a smart piece which he dubs “a unified theory of everything that explains why Democrats always get outfoxed.” His basic argument is that because polls show most voters prefer Democratic positions on most issues (say, health care), Democratic consultants naturally advise candidates to run issue-reliant campaigns. […]

Killer Ad… Now that’s a message! A new 527 called the Fight Back Campaign is going to start airing ads in Wisconsin and West Virginia on Monday that take on the Bush administration’s incompetent execution of the war in Iraq. The ads are very good: spare, elegant, and outrage-inspiring. It’s about time someone started talking […]

Crony Imperialism… Iraqi insurgents murdered another 47 of their fellow citizens yesterday. As usual, the victims were men standing in line waiting for jobs in the new Iraqi government security forces. Despite 700 such killings of Iraqi policemen and prospective recruits since April, 2003, Iraqi men continue to line up by the thousands for such […]

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Girl trouble… I was wondering out loud this morning whether or to what extent the widely-panned performance of Jenna and Barbara Bush at the GOP convention last night would hurt their father’s chances. Our managing editor Christina Larson sent me this reply: Presumably, the reason we’re being treated to more of the twins Bush (as […]

Don’t pass the torch… Remarking on the surprising and stunning success of Greece in hosting the Olympics, The New York Times editorial page suggests we consider keeping the Games permanently in Greece, instead of moving them to a different country every four years. Excellent idea!

Four more years?!… It?s understandable that Democrats this week are feeling alarmed and depressed, what with polls drifting towards the president and the Republican convention dominating the airwaves. Josh Marshall argues that Democrats are ill-served by their propensity to freak out at moments like this, and I agree with him. There?s really no reason right […]

Iran-Contra II?… Perhaps you’ve been following the case of the Defense Department analyst Larry Franklin, whom the FBI is investigating for passing classified documents to Israel. Perhaps you’ve read that Franklin works in the office of Undersecretary Douglas Feith. Perhaps you’ve noticed that this is the same shop that sponsored Ahmed Chalabi and pushed raw […]