Bloggers love contradictions. Also, they hate them. Whaaa?

I was reading the waste-o-bandwidth blog, otherwise known as Atrios's Eschaton, and came across a post from this rocket scientist:

They were discussing the Iraq war. O’Reilly in his usual abrasive way asked Letterman “do you want the United States to win in Iraq?” To my surprise (and dismay), Letterman appeared totally unable to answer the question and paused, as if really having to ponder the options. O’Reilly then added that “it’s an easy question.” Letterman, in what may have seemed like a good response to daily Kossacks but in my mind was rather pathetic, replied “it’s not easy for me because I’m thoughtful.”

I’m all for nuance and embracing complexity since most things in life are not, in fact, black and white. But, come on! Do you want the US to win in Iraq? What answer could you possibly give but “yes.” Letterman’s response captures all that is wrong with the hard left’s approach to foreign policy. It’s reactionary, simple-minded and all too often descends into laughable self-parody.

I think Jonny McDumbass, who wrote the post, doesn't completely comprehend English. Letterman pondered O'Reilly's questions, didn't answer immediately, then said it was difficult to answer because he's "thoughtful". And how does Sammy VonRetard describe Letterman's response? "reactionary, simple-minded..."

Quick vocabulary lesson: A reactionary and simple-minded answer would've been an immediate "yes". In other words, what YOU think he should've done.

The fact is, you CAN NOT WIN IN IRAQ. There is NO winning. Sure, one side could come out with more points, but it won't end the game. The only way the US could truly "win", is if Iraq becomes a full democracy, Islam completely changes its beliefs so that they no longer resent our presence in the Middle East, and Osama bin Laden starts farting daisies.

Picking on Liberal blogs: a task too easy

It seems like I've been criticizing Conservative/Republican blogs more often recently. Obviously, it's because of my pinko, Liberal bias. So I thought I'd target a popular Liberal blog, like the Eschaton blog from Atrios (Duncan Black).

After reading about four or five posts in, I realized that I had spontaneously developed cancer on my eyeballs. When I stopped reading, I went into remission. Weird. Then I started giving myself paper cuts and pouring vinegar into them, because it was a lot nicer feeling than reading pointless crap like this.

Oh, and I thought I'd gleam some insight from his commenters. But apparently they're all just simians pounding on a keyboard with their fists. Here's an exchange I read... loosely translated:

Commenter 1: sjhv@!f8hjvj^T
Commenter 2: eep oop ork ahh ahh
Commenter 3: &&&fgk69#### -- $#ry^^5+ sfkfjfn4%esj494
Commenter 4: first!
Commenter 5: `4yhmb35b5tgb8995rgobkw djk5 eyhnuidf56 -=]['`86yik
Commenter 6: *throws feces*

So, yeah, it's kinda difficult to criticize a blog or blogger when the intellectual discourse is about as deep as the puddle in my backyard. Republicans may be total idiots, but at least their delusional writing is put together well.

Lieberman? More like Lieber-woman!

I'm not sure what the subject means, I just thought it was amusing...leave me alone.

In a non-too-surprising move, Democrats are pissed because Joe Lieberman has a mind of his own. From Atrios [and CQPolitics]:

Good Job, Democrats
We tried to warn you.

Lately, though, Lieberman has taken his alliance with GOP leaders up a notch. During the abortive debate on the defense authorization bill, he attended daily tactical sessions to help them plan their strategy for combatting anti-war amendments and their rhetorical points for use against the Democrats. And in a fitting symbolic twist, some of those meetings convened just down the hall from the office of Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada, who essentially owes his 51-seat majority to Lieberman’s continued caucusing with the Democrats.

Interestingly enough, Harry Reid's spokesperson makes the exact point that Atrios and other Democrats can't seem to get through their latte-riddled skulls:

Reid’s spokesman, Jim Manley, said the majority leader wasn’t aware that Lieberman had been at GOP strategy sessions, but he noted that “it’s up to Sen. Lieberman to decide what he thinks is best based on what he’s hearing from his constituents at home.”

EXACT-FREAKIN'-LY.... it's up to Senator Lieberman! We may only have two main political parties in the country, but that doesn't mean we only have two views on every issue. Yes, Lieberman is an idiot for his beliefs on the Iraq war... but dammit, being an American means you're free to be an idiot if you choose.