Bang the Drum

rants and ramblings of a political junkie

Good, Bad, Bizarre News

By Karoli April 10, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

Good News: Afghan wheat crops are more lucrative than heroin. Bad News: McCain tries to capitalize on Petraeus testimony. Really. Fearmongering donations and all that. Good News: Colin Powell puts…

Ironic Iran

By Karoli April 8, 2008 Bush Administration, Iran No Comments

Predictably, right in the middle of the posturing and positioning to make the case for aggression toward Iran, a press release from NCR-Iran claiming 6,000 new centrifuges installed at Natanz.…

How Does McCain Define Success in Iraq?

By Karoli April 8, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008, Foreign Policy, Iraq No Comments

Before his speech was interrupted by a special report about explosions in the Green Zone, John McCain stated with certainty that we were “closer to success in Iraq”. What does…

When Petraeus Testifies, Remember This

By Karoli April 7, 2008 Bush Administration, Iraq No Comments

From Esquire, the story of one soldier in Iraq, his family, his friends, his town, his comrades, his service, and his final homecoming: Now they moved out, led by Sergeant…

Culture of Corruption?

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Bush Administration No Comments

Yet another reason for Republicans to shudder: A list of Republican “offenders” from 1998-2008. Ouch. They even have them broken into categories, from corruption to pedophilia. Yowsa. No wonder the…

Rove Advising McCain: Like it’s a Surprise?

By Karoli April 6, 2008 Bush Administration, Election 2008 No Comments

ThinkProgress has a post up today about the Rove Electoral Map Meme, Faux News, and John McCain. Evidently Chris Wallace trotted out the same electoral maps that Hillary Clinton must…