Category Archives: Politics
Belly of The Beast
Mistaken Identity
The week began with Newt becoming Obama and it ended with Obama becoming Bush.
Here’s Krauthammer on Obama’s Middle East speech and here’s Ignatius.
DSK OUT IMF
Bon vivant eurocrat, Dominique Strauss-Kahn (DSK), has stepped down from his post as managing director at the IMF. Abusing the economies of troubled countries from his current post at Rikers Island, where he stands accused of raping a hotel maid, must have proved too difficult.
DSK’s fall brings to mind the ousting of Paul Wolfowitz from leadership of the World Bank for his unprovoked attempt to bring accountability to that institution. Christopher Hitchens rehashes that one here in Slate.
Mitt ‘n Newt
Tea partiers were horrified to see up and coming Republican brain, Paul Ryan, cut down by deranged Republican brain, Newt Gingrich. Here’s a link to various views in The Week.
