Michael O’Hanlon: Surge Architects Are the Vince Lombardis of Iraq War

Michael O’Hanlon compared himself and his fellow “surge architects” to Vince Lombardi, the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers:
In an event at the American Enterprise Institute today, Brookings analyst Michael O’Hanlon — sitting next to hawks Fred Kagan and Ken Pollack — praised the Iraq surge, saying the surge architects would make former Green [...]

Four Thousand U.S. Combat Deaths

As of yesterday, at least 4,000 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq. Nico Pitney has a fitting memorial to these 4,000 men and women.
The New York Times reports that the mainstream media is losing interest in the war. That moron, Michael O’Hanlon, thinks the reason for the drop-off in public interest (if indeed there is [...]

Gap in Life Expectancy Accompanies Widening Income Inequality

Robert Pear in the New York Times:
New government research has found “large and growing” disparities in life expectancy for richer and poorer Americans, paralleling the growth of income inequality in the last two decades.
Life expectancy for the nation as a whole has increased, the researchers said, but affluent people have experienced greater gains, and this, [...]

Cost of Food III

This news release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is telling us a lot of things we really do not know.

The cost of food only went up 4.8%. You gotta be kidding.
The cost to feed a family of four went down 11.26%. From $189 to $167.70.
The USDA assumes a 1950s mentality where Mom [...]

Thought of the Day

If you cannot convince them, confuse them.
Anonymous