It’s clear that Matt Damon agrees with former Senator (and former Republican) Lincoln Chafee who said this about Palin: I do think she is dangerous for the future of the country having such limited experience and sharing that aggressive, belligerent approach to the world. That’s not in our long term best interests.

Lt. General and former National Security Agency Director William Odom once wrote this about the Iraq War: The invasion of Iraq may well turn out to be the greatest strategic disaster in American history. In any event, the longer we stay, the worse it will be.

Lincoln Chafee was one of my favorite moderates in the U.S. Senate. His common sense progressive realism in foreign affairs was essential during the battle over John Bolton’s confirmation. Unlike a number of others who sought higher national office, Chafee voted against the Iraq War Resolution.

Former Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) is now a political Independent and helped spearhead with former Bush 2000 campaign New York co-chair Rita Hauser and former Congressman Jim Leach “Republicans for Obama.

Before I write much today, I just have to say that I agree with Joe Klein and Margaret Talev in crying foul about the distortions in a recent McCain ad about Obama and sex education.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, at 12:15 pm, I will be chairing a meeting at the New America Foundation with former Senator Lincoln Chafee (R-RI).

I have no independent verification, but MSNBC is out with a news alert stating that “U.S. official tells AP that North Korea’s Kim Jong Il may have suffered stroke.” The U.S. botched the transition (thus far) of Fidel Castro stepping down from power.

(Laura Bush: Librarian and Teacher) I sometimes don’t understand the media.

When I wrote this piece about Sarah Palin which was published here at TWN and also Huffington Post the other night, a good number of progressive readers really wanted to have my head.

Good ad actually — and although it’s pre-Palin, I liked it and think it should go up. My problem is that I think the world needs a Dean Acheson today, not a Churchill.