Syndicated columnist, CNN “Capital Gang” member and PBS “News Hour” regular Mark Shields puts forth a couple of provocative questions that ought to tug at every American’s conscience, whether Republican, Democrat, independent or whatever. First, is service in war, especially Vietnam, even well-documented heroism there, the kiss of death for any candidate’s presidential aspirations? Shields [...]
Posts on ‘January 14th, 2005’
CIA Iraq report? Don’t worry, be happy
That wellspring of PR, spin and specious arguments, White House press secretary Scott McClellan, today dismissed as “speculative” a CIA report indicating the U.S. has turned Iraq into a breeding and training ground for terrorists. This is from a news brief: “‘The report confirms that we have the right strategy for winning the war on [...]
