Related to James Bovard's question about the war and the Michigan primary, here are some indications of how the war may be affecting the primary.  According to Strategic Vision, 39% of Republicans support withdrawal for American forces from Iraq in the next six...

It has been so obvious this week that it seemed a bit like piling on to observe that Saakashvili's declaration of a state of emergency (like a certain other allied dictatorial ruler we know) and violent repression of civilian protesters are just the latest expression...

Of course, Saakashvili's "Rose Revolution" never was a democratic movement.  That much is obvious.  So it would be deeply mistaken to describe the continued U.S. backing of Saakashvili as a contradiction or betrayal of the "freedom agenda"--the "freedom agenda"...

According to Iraq's Ministry of the Interior, violence in Iraq as a whole since the end of June has declined 70%.  (One might point out that the media that allegedly never report "the good news from Iraq" have been...reporting some good news when there has been...