Dollars to donuts this one won't be carried by the major media outlets

A new Gallop poll, released yesterday, on who folks feel is most responsible for the failure to capture Bin Laden... you would think the 'liberal media' would have a field day with this, but it won't make page one anywhere in America. These results actually make me kind of proud, particularly after the recent Disney 9/11 miniseries that really tried to lay this on Bill's doorstep. Reminds me of a recent article I saw that nearly 2/3rds of one poll sampling thought that the reduction of gas prices over the last several weeks was an effort by oil companies to help Bush and Republicans retain control of the government. Maybe the Rovian snake oil is starting to lose its power...

Krugman's Bush as Kafka rational

Stumbled on this Krugman thought late last night... honestly, if this is true, it's about the saddest thing I ever read. The Rove strategy never shined brighter than when they took up the "Islamic fascist insurgency". Does anyone reading that not understand what a fascist is? It is the subservience of the individual to the state and a marriage of the government and business... stop me if you've heard this one :) Or, as Benito said, "Fascism ought to more properly be called corporatism since it is the merger of state and corporate power.” And what do you have to get rid of to merge the state and corporate power? The Constitution. Pay attention to what you see and read that comes from the seat of our government and decide for yourselves.

So how do we actually go about winning the "decisive idealogical struggle of our time"?

The new Rovian moniker for the Bush doctrine, or DISOOT, is going to become the frame by which these things are discussed. And while I disagree that this conflict will ever represent anything more than an economic struggle for control of natural resources - the basis of every war in history - I'm willing to play in that dreamhouse while its the center of attention. I'd argue that everything you need to know about the Bush doctrine can be found in a position paper written by The Project for the New American Century. This has been the game plan since before Bush took office and they've done a pretty good job of following it, although the results have been far from what was forecast in that report.

In any event, given that we must take positive action to win the DISOOT, how do we do it other that what the Shock and Awe kids are offering up? Well, let's be honest about the source of our security and vulnerability, and about what funds the conflict for both sides - who the winners are and who the losers. And here's a starter for a vision of what policy decision we oughta look at next...

The use of 9/11 for political gain is about as low as it goes...

and yet none of are very surprised by that fact. That seems more than just a bit sad. As is this piece based on a study from Columbia University regarding the cold use of terror for political gain. And another piece from Joshua Holland on the perspective we bring to the WOT.

Joshua Holland's round-up of pre-9/11 intelligence

To counter the spin that has been building for weeks now, here's a great round-up of the facts surrounding who knew what and when. Thanks, Joshua!

The Next Generation... sans the Colorado Kids

 

We missed having the Colorado Kids (Tim and Nick), but here's the Kessler / Vierra / Phillips sprouts... 

War Profiteers

Olberman brought this up lightly in his Rumsfeld commentary last week, but Charlie Cray at Alternet did a nice job of tallying up the Top 10 war profiteers... the names may surprise you...