Strike a blow for education

This from Paul Rolly’s column today: They all look alike: This month’s copy of School Reform News, published by the national pro-voucher organization The Heartland Institute of Chicago, contains a story about attempts to repeal the voucher law in Utah. It...

4th Anniversary of the end of the Iraq war, PT 4.

Bruce Riedel in the May/June 2007 issue of Foreign Affairs. Summary:  By rushing into Iraq instead of finishing off the hunt for Osama bin Laden, Washington has unwittingly helped its enemies: al Qaeda has more bases, more partners, and more followers today than it...

4th Anniversary of the end of the Iraq war, PT 3.

May 1, 2007 By: Matthew Miller, DSCC Four years ago today, President Bush declared under a “Mission Accomplished” sign that major combat operations in Iraq had ended. In the four years since, Americans have seen that the mission was in fact far from accomplished. But...

GOP Spin Isn’t Backed up by Facts on the Ground

Since Escalation Began, Baghdad is “More Violent and Chaotic Than Ever.” Less than two weeks ago, one reporter in Baghdad said, “Sectarian attacks in Baghdad have also increased back to pre-surge levels,” with hundreds of Iraqis killed in insurgent and sectarian...

Sen. Reid: There is still time…

From the Senate Majority Offices today, desk of Senator Harry Reid: Today we renew our call to President Bush: There is still time to listen. There is still time to come to grips with the facts on the streets of Baghdad and throughout Iraq. There is still time to sign...