Max Blumenthal took this picture in the Gila National Forest, near Silver City, New Mexico. Thanks to Max for letting me post this. Silver City is a cool town. Jeff Bingaman was born and raised there. And the Republican Senator and former astronaut Harrison Schmitt whom Bingman beat is also a Silver City native.
Joshua Micah Marshall and Millet Israeli are getting married today in the Hamptons — and that is where I’m headed this afternoon. This blog wouldn’t exist without Josh’s stong nudging, and he is one of the few people I completely trust. Congratulations to Josh, Millet, and their puppy Simon for punctuating their togetherness today.
Wolfowitz calls Bono. Nixon made small talk with Elvis — but it didn’t make it right.
Michael Lind doesn’t mince words in his comments on Paul Wolfowitz moving to head the World Bank. He notes that Wolfowitz has been “astonishingly wrong about U.S. foreign policy for 30 years.
This just from Senator Barack Obama‘s office on subject of Wolfowitz and Bolton nominations: While there are some concerns about Wolfowitz, I am much more concerned about Bolton and the UN, which is a direct statement on how we’re going to interact with the international community.
Two people I respect — Martin Walker and Sebastian Mallaby — are divided on George Bush’s nomination of Paul Wolfowitz to run the World Bank. Martin Walker has my vote this round.
Wolfowitz tapped to head World Bank Pentagon official to replace James Wolfensohn The Associated Press Updated: 9:35 a.m. ET March 16, 2005 WASHINGTON – President Bush will recommend that Defense Deputy Secretary Paul Wolfowitz take over as head of the World Bank, a senior administration official said Wednesday.
Condoleeza Rice is off to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, Japan, and South Korea this week reminding Asia that we remember where the place is. America has been AWOL in the region for some time, but we are trying to quickly reestablish our presence with one of Condi’s power visits.
Check out this well-done UPI piece that queries Senator Chuck Hagel about the “Waxman Brief” on John Bolton. Senator Hagel’s public comments supporting Bolton’s nomination occurred before broad public awareness of the contents of a letter by Rep. Henry Waxman to Rep. Christopher Shays.
Wouldn’t it be useful if outrageous political appointments could be “offset” by compulsory adjustments elsewhere in the administration? In other words, if the Bush administration wanted to invest a lot in John Bolton going to the United Nations as America’s Ambassador, then a corresponding offset of equal weight elsewhere in America’s foreign policy portfolio would…
