Rice’s Riffs

This is funny regardless of your Party perspective:
Bitch Slap: “
Washington Post Opinion page, April 9, 2006:
New York Times Opinion page, April 16, 2006:
And it only took a week. Happy Easter.
A Good Leak [WP]A Bad Leak [NYT]
(Via Wonkette.)

I agree with Joe Klein’s assessment in the article that Newt has too much political and personal baggage to become President, but I love the refreshing open and passionate thinking he brings to the political landscape:
TIME.com — Joe Klein: Why Newt Is So Much Fun to Watch: “Some of the ideas, like the need [...]

This popped up as my quote of the day. P.J. O’Rourke is one of my favorite political comedians.
America wasn’t founded so that we could all be better. America was founded so we could all be anything we damned well pleased.
-P.J. O’Rourke
God Bless America!

Dave and Nicco are thinking about the impact they can have in the 2006 political cycle (for the Dems no doubt):
Okay tonight’s West Wing was great. A…: “Okay tonight’s West Wing was great. A real tear-jerker and a happy story. I don’t want to spoil the plot for anyone, but now I wish more than [...]

Imagine if he had gotten elected. He would have turned America into a nation of manic-depressants. That was not nice and horribly partisan:)
Give me a break. Blogs are supposed to be real, right?

I have to read this. That is what they said about Howard Dean’s grassroot–blogging–”revolution,” which fizzled before he even got to the Democratic National Convention.
I think, as a card carrying Republican, the Democrats strategic mind is what protects our leadership–put the guy who lost the nomination at the vote (voice) of their constituency in charge [...]

“if u cn rd ths u cn gt a gd job & mo pa” is one of the lead-off quotes in the New York Times article. I think this is one of the most sad elements of the digital lifestyle. Constrained by the size of early screens and input methods, we have created these ghastly [...]

Jan Egeland, UN undersecretary general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator is now singing a new tune. His earlier statements are just another example of the UN struggling for position on the International stage.
Why is the UN even needed? Individual countries, relief agencies, and private organizations are responding rapidly and effectively I think the [...]

I must admit this is an issue that I have never explored deeply, but I think should be a fundamental concern of American principle.
I realize that realistically this is an issue that is too politically divisive to probably see the light of day; however, I feel it is important and I am not certain [...]

Anthony Cordesman’s New York Times article reminded me of one of Sun Tzu’s principles of offensive strategy, “what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy’s strategy.”
Cordesman’s fundamental thesis is that American should approach force protection or defense of our troops with a strong defense. A key principle for sure and [...]