Comments on: Iraq’d http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/ Exposing the ugly truths about the Bush Administration. Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:29:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Gordon http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52408 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 13:50:09 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52408 I think people are underestimating Baker's power. His charter is not to "fix" Iraq - it's to rescue the GOP from Bush. I suspect he has the backing of all the non-necocon, non-talibangelicals in the Republican party (and a lot of Lee Hamilton Dems, too). I bet they can pull a lot of strings inside and outside the administration. Between that and the power of events (militias preparing for pitched battles; W being slighted and ignored even by those beholden to him for their jobs...), things could get very interesting very quickly. ---------------- As for Will's tirade: he was dissing Bush pretty badly a few weeks ago. But Webb's an economic populist, making him (to Will) an evil parasite of the very worst kind. I think people are underestimating Baker’s power. His charter is not to “fix” Iraq - it’s to rescue the GOP from Bush. I suspect he has the backing of all the non-necocon, non-talibangelicals in the Republican party (and a lot of Lee Hamilton Dems, too). I bet they can pull a lot of strings inside and outside the administration.

Between that and the power of events (militias preparing for pitched battles; W being slighted and ignored even by those beholden to him for their jobs…), things could get very interesting very quickly.

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As for Will’s tirade: he was dissing Bush pretty badly a few weeks ago. But Webb’s an economic populist, making him (to Will) an evil parasite of the very worst kind.

]]> by: maha http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52264 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:36:54 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52264 Canadian reader -- I saw it. Stunning. I guess Will's being the pompous ass's pompous ass makes him appreciative of pompous asshole-ity in others. Canadian reader — I saw it. Stunning. I guess Will’s being the pompous ass’s pompous ass makes him appreciative of pompous asshole-ity in others.

]]> by: A Canadian Reader http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52258 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 04:12:29 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52258 Maha, Check out George Will`s diatribe in the same edition of the Washington Post against newly elected Sen. Webb. Maha,

Check out George Will`s diatribe in the same edition of the Washington Post against newly elected Sen. Webb.

]]> by: Swami http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52255 Fri, 01 Dec 2006 03:52:32 +0000 http://www.mahablog.com/2006/11/30/iraqd/#comment-52255 http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15976601/ More lives, more money....and a permanent military presence in Iraq. Everything the boy king wanted. I'm just glad my loved ones aren't dying for the neocon adventure. I guess the newly elected Democrats will be tripping over their feet to embrace the consensus of compliance. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15976601/

More lives, more money….and a permanent military presence in Iraq. Everything the boy king wanted. I’m just glad my loved ones aren’t dying for the neocon adventure. I guess the newly elected Democrats will be tripping over their feet to embrace the consensus of compliance.

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