Russia has succeeded in capturing South Ossetia and manufacturing a pretext for the attack: the supposed “defense” of the province from the power-hungry Georgians. Now that Russia has South Ossetia in its grasp and it has acquired a launchpad on the Georgian side of the Caucasus Mountains, it will move to bring Georgia’s days of [...] Read more »
Forgive John McCain, For He Knows Not What He Says
The latest dust up between eventual general election opponents Barack Obama and John McCain came today in which John McCain characterized remarks made by Obama. I will recount them here to set the stage for my analysis:
Obama said on Sunday in Pendleton, Oregon:
“Iran, Cuba, Venezuela — these countries are tiny compared to the Soviet Union. [...] Read more »
Wright Flight? Will Wright Cause Whites To Run From Obama?
Reverend Jeremiah Wright forced Barack Obama into this position. Becoming a father figure to Obama (in the absence of Obama’s own father), Jeremiah Wright decided to do a despicable thing. Putting a young man that considered him a father figure into a difficult position by making comments detrimental to him, that young man gave his [...] Read more »
Catastrophe For Obama? Rev. Wright’s NAACP Speech
I have read the early reaction to Rev. Wright’s speech at the NAACP gala earlier tonight. Most people seem to be saying that this speech was a catastrophe for Obama, that it was the height of foolishness not to muzzle Wright and that he is going to pay dearly. I think that Barack Obama’s campaign [...] Read more »
