Drinking Liberally Yankton Chapter Blog

Hi all,

Monday is here again, and there are lots of links for you to pick and choose among. Enjoy!

ABC was fed bogus “scandal” information by political operatives, yet doesn’t burn its source. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Source_Pollution CBS reports that Republicans were the source of the inaccurate Benghazi e-mails. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/17/1209759/-CBS-Republicans-were-s...

In the New York Times, Joseph Stiglitz writes about student debt and the crushing of the American dream. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/05/12/student-debt-and-the-cru...

Perhaps having armed “sentinels” in schools isn’t such a good idea. Witness what happened in Colorado. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The_Logic_Of_Guns_In_Schools

As a follow-up, David Waldman presents another weekly edition of GunFAIL. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/11/1206909/-GunFAIL-XVII?showAll=y...

The right-wing martyr brigade is busy soaking up the IRS scandal, ridiculously making it All About Them. http://whiskeyfire.typepad.com/whiskey_fire/2013/05/every-wingnut-who-fu...

Politico (or, as Charlie Pierce calls it, Tiger Beat on the Potomac) reminds us what a stunted little junior-high village Washington really is. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-villagers-will-not-be-ignored...

As Atrios notes, there are plenty of actual scandals the courtier press could be covering, but that would be less fun than talking about Shark Week and Village gossip. http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/05/what-are-they-hiding.html

Charlie Pierce takes apart the latest navel-gazing by the vapid Beltway press. Yes, again. It never seems to get better. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/The__Leadership_Secrets_Of_Sociopa...

Speaking of which, Michael Kinsley earns Atrios’s prestigious Wanker Of The Day award for his pro-austerity desire to make other people suffer. http://www.salon.com/2013/05/17/kinsley_loves_austerity_because_it_is_sp... But wait, there’s more! Kinsley has opinions on marriage equality too. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/05/did-michael-kinsley-invent-t...

For fun (and ridicule): Our Lady of the Magic Dolphins, Peggy Noonan, staggers unsteadily into the bar somewhat before happy hour and beings banging out her latest column on the Underwood. The stolid Underwood, for the record, questions what it ever did to deserve such a fate. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Nooners_Goes_Long

Byproducts of the Canadian tar sands: A three-story mound of unusable petroleum coke covering a full city block overlooking the Detroit River. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/18/business/energy-environment/mountain-o...

At the Madville Times, Cory marks the installation of the Pettigrew statue in Sioux Falls, and notes some populist ideas held by the old boy back in the day. http://madvilletimes.com/2013/05/sioux-falls-honors-lenin-favorite-petti...

Cable news diversity is about as terrible as you’d expect in an industry run by old, white men. http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/05/13/report-diversity-on-evening-...

For a satirical, abbreviated version of the Sunday Newz Shows, check out the Bobblespeak Translations. http://moonshinepatriot.blogspot.com/2013/05/meet-press-may-12-2013.html

Comix Corner: This Modern World presents Tom Friedman, private eye. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/13/1207960/-Thomas-Friedman-privat...

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s a beautiful Monday, we have lots of links for you to peruse this fine day, should you be so inclined.

Digby notes why we shouldn’t listen to the Deficit Scolds about Medicaid insolvency: They’re always wrong. (As a corollary, I would argue that we shouldn’t listen to them about anything else either.) http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-medicare-crystal-ball.html

Denny Daugaard has an idea about how to lure workers to South Dakota: Spend an hour hawking jobs at a Mall of America kiosk, alongside the guy with the condo timeshares and the lady selling outdated calendars. http://www.sddp.org/2013/05/daugaard-says-lets-go-to-the-mall/ More here: http://www.argusleader.com/viewart/20130506/UPDATES/130506019/Gov-Daugaa... And excellent satire here: http://www.sddp.org/2013/05/governor-daugaards-workforce-development-str...

Cory at the Madville Times has more about Denny’s Excellent Adventure here: http://madvilletimes.com/2013/05/can-inefficient-mall-rat-marketing-beat...

Sadly, No! discusses at length the libertarian reaction to NBA athlete Jason Collins coming out. Not surprisingly, the defenders of personal liberty are pretty much garden-variety social conservatives, just with different branding. http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/38764.html

Speaking of Libertarianism, Texas lacks zoning and fire codes. Libertarian paradise! Unless a horrible accident occurs, of course. http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/05/10/18172306-that-is-the-texas-...

Kevin Drum provides a Benghazi timeline that can be helpful when the right-wing flying monkeys come screeching “BENGHAZI!” http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2013/05/very-brief-benghazi-recap

Gin & Tacos has a rant about the bad consequences of our shift from pensions to Defined Contribution plans, and a few other things along the way. http://www.ginandtacos.com/2013/05/06/but-its-cheaper-right/

Once again, Politifact commits an egregious crime against both Truth and the English language. Rachel Maddow delivers a righteous smackdown. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-rachel-maddow-show/51812111

Hunter at DailyKos has a righteous rant about the moronic congresscritters whining about the very cuts they inflicted. Because, the government doesn’t do anything, of course. Also too, Cut Waste in addition moreover. (The previous pidgin English is essentially several grade levels above the congresscritter quoted.) http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/07/1207545/-We-are-governed-by-out...

On the cultural front, Elspeth Reeve lambastes Time Magazine for its latest lazy installment in the millenia-old series, “Kids Today Are Rotten, Not Like When We Were Young.” (Presumably the follow-up article is entitled “Get Off My Lawn.”) http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/05/me-generation-time/65054...

Cory at the Madville Times warns us that constant online activity can mess up your long-term memory. http://madvilletimes.com/2013/05/pay-attention-constant-online-activity-...

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday again, and here are some links for your perusal, should you be so inclined.

On May Day, Greeks strike against pointless, harmful austerity. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/world/europe/greeks-stage-general-stri...

Possibly the best comment I’ve read about education in quite a while, courtesy one of the amazing commenters at Alicublog, of course (read the original to get the backstory, if necessary): http://alicublog.blogspot.com/2013/05/against-reason.html#comment-881909...

At TPM, Sahil Kapur writes about how Sandra O’Connor’s vote in Bush v. Gore helped unravel her own legacy. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/sandra-day-oconnor-bush-gore-... Southern Beale of First Draft chimes in: http://www.first-draft.com/2013/04/there-are-no-do-overs-in-supreme-cour...

Charlie Pierce offers us the quote of the day regarding Kentucky, children, and firearms. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/kentucky-rifles-for-children-05021...

The incoming president of the NRA is a conspiracy theorist who refers to the Civil War as the “War of Northern Aggression.” (h/t Maddowblog) http://mediamatters.org/blog/2013/05/02/five-things-to-know-about-the-nr... More about the NRA’s new paranoid insurrectionist leader here: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/nras-new-president-wants-to-lead-the-c...

David Waldman compiles This Week in GunFAIL: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/04/1205265/-GunFAIL-XVI

The Rude Pundit presents what would be a more realistic George W. Bush Presidentin’ Lieberry: http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-more-realistic-bush-museum-high...

Comix Corner: The Sequester and You! http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/05/02/1206137/-The-sequester-and-YOU?...

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday again, and we’ve got lots of links for you to peruse, should you be so inclined. It’s a little later in the day than usual, but hopefully you’ll still find one or two of them useful.

South Dakotans are still working on improving our state’s woefully inadequate animal cruelty laws. http://madvilletimes.com/2013/04/state-veterinarian-to-meet-with-activis...

South Dakota is also looking to eliminate the speech requirement for high school graduation. After all, why would public speaking ever be important to anybody? Just make sure there’s more time for constant standardized testing! http://madvilletimes.com/2013/04/another-bad-idea-sd-considers-ending-sp...

Meanwhile, the South Dakota GOP is spending taxpayer money to send themselves to ALEC conferences. Public money spent to send members to right-wing lobbyist schmooze-a-thons? How is this legal? http://madvilletimes.com/2013/04/gop-spends-tax-dollars-on-alec-propagan...

Right-wing pundits take cheap shots at Gabrielle Giffords. http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/23/17876574-from-newtown-famil...

Meanwhile, many of those same pundits apply the chapstick, don the kneepads, and make ridiculous excuses for the Cheney-Bush presidency. Charlie Pierce refers to it as “The Great Mulligan.” http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/the-great-mulligan-042413

Roy at Alicublog provides another great (read: execrable) example of the right-wing reaction to the Boston violence. As always, the comments to his article are priceless. http://alicublog.blogspot.com/2013/04/kill-us-all-let-god-sort-us-out.ht...

Erik Loomis writes about holding corporations responsible for workplace deaths. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/04/holding-corporations-respons...

Congress moves to fix the mindless “sequester” -- kind of -- for air travel (because that inconveniences business travelers and congresscritters). All the other people still hurt by this terrible, self-inflicted policy can continue to suck it. http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/26/17927905-senate-easily-appr...

What Digby Said: Consistency literally means nothing to some politicians. You can’t (rightly) call them hypocrites and shame them into doing the right thing, any more than you can shame a prostitute or a carnival barker. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/no-consistency-does-not-matter.ht...

Also, another edition of What Atrios Said: http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/04/villager-priorities.html

The Rude Pundit takes a look at the country’s newest presidentin’ lyeberry down there in Texas. http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2013/04/george-w.html

For fun: Highbrow meets Lowbrow in the Mad Magazine movie parodies retrospective. http://filmcomment.com/article/mad-magazine-movie-parodies

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday again, and we’ve got lots of links for you to peruse, should you be so inclined.

Boston knows how to do patriotism. At the first Bruins hockey game after the Boston Marathon bombing, the entire crowd sings the national anthem. http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/2013/04/boston_bruins_national_ant... And after the second suspect was caught, a spontaneous parade breaks out along the streets at night. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/19/17823265-we-got-him-boston-bo...

For excellent first-hand reporting of the events in Boston, check out Charlie Pierce’s blog. For example: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/night-in-watertown-cemetery-042013

Earlier in the week, Charlie ruminated upon the violence we live with: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/our-violent-country-041813

Chris Hayes puts our national safety priorities in context: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/chris-hayes-nails-it-again-chrisl...

Sadly, No! demolishes at great length the latest conservative excuses made for the illegal prison at Guantanamo. http://www.sadlyno.com/archives/38700.html

On a similar topic: Senator, lawyer, former JAG officer, staunch upholder of the Rule of Law, and delicate magnolia flower Lindsey Graham (R-SC) doesn’t think we need to follow that stupid old Constitution for scary people he doesn’t like. http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/20/17838811-the-legal-process-... More here: http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/04/why-the-fbi-doesnt-think-it-n... And here: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/did-we-learn-anything-from-bush.h...

LGM presents “Today in Sports Owner Grift”: http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/04/today-in-the-sports-owner-gr...

Also, LGM briefly notes why “big government” in the form of zoning requirements is generally a good thing. http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/04/extremely-complicated-concep...

TBogg graciously provides us with the musings of Peggy Noonan (a.k.a. Our Lady of the Dolphins) on Margaret Thatcher’s funeral. The juxtaposition of her quote with an actual photo from Edinburgh is priceless. http://tbogg.firedoglake.com/2013/04/18/every-picture-tells-a-story-dont...

David Waldman presents this week’s GunFAIL, compiling a list of gun accidents and fatalities among those who supposedly know what they’re doing with firearms. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/19/1201367/-GunFAIL-XIV?detail=hid...

The kids are all right: A student in West Virginia, who will be attending Wellesley this fall, refuses to attend an assembly featuring a misogynist speaker. http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/04/20/early-morning-open-thread-gold-s...

Comix Corner: The Gentrification Cycle. Be sure to see the link to the NYT article about gentrification in Belgravia, London, as well. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/04/17/1202254/-The-gentrification-cyc...

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday eve, and we’ve got lots of links for you to peruse. I apologize in advance for being so heavy on items dealing with Margaret Thatcher. However, because her death has generated lots of gauzy, fond reminiscences, it’s important to look back at her history and legacy accurately. After all, Thatcher and Reagan set the table for the politics and world economy we’re living with now.

To wit, Ned Resnikoff argues that we’re still living in the cold, selfish, brutal world Thatcher and Reagan created: http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/04/08/its-thatchers-world-were-just-living-in-i...

Charlie Pierce eulogizes Thatcher much more gently than many would suggest she deserves. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/margaret-thatcher-death-040813

On the other hand, if you prefer an unabashed hagiography of Thatcher, the New York Times dutifully provides one, with a side dish of praise for union-busting and austerity. If you need a palate-cleanser after reading it, go to the “reader recommended” comments. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/09/world/europe/tributes-pour-in-for-marg...

Russell Brand (I kid thee not) has a good, if slightly rambly piece about Thatcher being primarily about brutal individualism, not any real “feminism.” (Excerpt and link via LGM) http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2013/04/remembering-a-once-iron-lady...

In a piece from 2009, Germaine Greer details the real Margaret Thatcher: “She found it easy to charm men... women simply didn't count. She was the grocer's daughter with a stong moral conscience who ruled with an iron fist — or so the story goes. In fact, she was a millionaire's wife, who lacked scruples and did what her male colleagues told her.” And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Don’t miss the accounts of her and her wastrel son lining their pockets with millions of dollars from sweetheart deals her influence bought. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/apr/11/germaine-greer-margaret-t...

Never forget that Margaret Thatcher called the African National Congress in apartheid South Africa a “typical terrorist organization” while Nelson Mandela was still in prison. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/thatcher-wrong-on-apartheid-ma... Also, she was good friends with brutal Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet. http://www.santiagotimes.cl/world/chile-abroad/25980-margaret-thatcher-s...

John Harris examines the effect that Thatcher’s economic policies had on the arts in Britain. http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/apr/09/thatcherism-arts-britain

Along those lines, here’s a list of the angriest songs about Maggie. And boy howdy, are they angry. http://www.buzzfeed.com/angelameiquan/21-incredibly-angry-songs-about-ma... More on the music here: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/punks-on-thatcher.html

We definitely need more strong women in politics, but how about some cut from different cloth than Margaret Thatcher? Like Madeleine Albright. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madeleine_Albright Or Eleanor Roosevelt. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt Or Barbara Jordan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Jordan Or Indira Gandhi. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi Or Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihd7ofrwQX0

David Atkins argues that the technocrats in Washington are incompetent, and in love with their own cleverness. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-ideologues-are-right-technocr...

Atrios gives us a reminder of what the average Social Security benefit actually is: http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/04/occasional-reminder.html

The cheating scandal swirling around education “reform” grifter Michelle Rhee deepens. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/michelle-rhee-cheating-scandal-041...

Rachel Maddow tells the stories of heroism that earned Father Emil Kapaun a posthumous Medal of Honor, and the effort that went into making his recognition possible. http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-rachel-maddow-show/51512145

Comix Corner: Oh, how I miss Calvin and Hobbes. (At the link, click the comic to embiggen it.) http://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/2013/04/07

More Comix Corner from Tom Toles (h/t Digby): http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/dirty-work.html

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Greetings Yankton DL people,

Be sure to vote today in our local elections. If possible, go early before we get the "heavy freezing rain" and/or snow they're forecasting.

Safe travels and have a good day!

Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday again, and we’ve got some links for you to peruse with your morning coffee or beverage of choice.

Cory at the Madville Times outlines how the Keystone pipeline is all risk and no benefit. http://madvilletimes.com/2013/04/keystone-xl-all-risk-no-benefit/

Charlie Pierce looks at the Villagers’ obsession with a Hillary Clinton candidacy. And while, no doubt, she would be very good, there’s more to it than merely that. Also too, the comments (as usual) are a delight. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Hillary_Clinton_And_The_Political_...

The Right is furious about how much disability The Right is claiming. Self-awareness isn’t their strong suit. http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/04/social-security-data-dis...

RIP, Roger Ebert. http://maddowblog.msnbc.com/_news/2013/04/04/17603835-roger-ebert-1942-2... Chris Hayes and guests have more here: http://video.msnbc.msn.com/all-in-/51436125

Digby explains how the disastrous “sequester” cuts are a false choice for liberals that they don’t have to make: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/no-liberals-do-not-have-to-make-s...

Also, the stupid, self-inflicted “sequester” is forcing clinics to deny chemotherapy to elderly cancer patients. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/04/04/1819811/sequestration-cancer-...

Alex Pareene tells the Washington grandstanders to spare us their silly, offensive, voluntary salary cuts. A wealthy person foregoing five percent of his salary is in no way comparable to a Medicaid patient losing chemotherapy treatment, even if it makes the Very Serious People feel like they’ve got virtuous “skin in the game.” http://www.salon.com/2013/04/04/spare_us_your_insulting_salary_sequestra...

Sigh. It’s the latest go-round of President Obama desperately trying to please the Very Serious People who want to make the poor and elderly suffer more. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/05/desperately-seeking-serious-...

On that topic, Richard Eskow asks if the Third Way/DLC people in Washington have ever been right about anything. Short answer: No. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rj-eskow/have-wall-streets-third-w_b_30185...

Digby examines a pampered Villager discussion about whether Washington should kick the elderly and poor a little, a lot, or juuuuuuuust right. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/a-couple-of-villagers-explain-the...

Almost Humor Corner: Some black humor about the latest awful oil spill in Arkansas. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/exxon-follies.html

Finally, because we all need a good laugh from time to time, here’s actual Humor Corner: A small dispute among neighbors involving a halogen lamp. http://www.27bslash6.com/halogen.html

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s a snowy Easter Monday, but we have some hot links for you to enjoy with your morning coffee.

If you read anything this week, read this: Paul Krugman explains how the deficit scolds are changing their tactics from “inflation” to “think of the children!” They still want austerity, and they still want to slash Social Security and Medicare; they’ve just changed their excuse. Read Krugman, and then decide whether the next deficit scold you hear actually makes sense. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/opinion/krugman-cheating-our-children....

NFL player Scott Fujita discusses doing the right thing for equality, setting an example at work and home. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/24/sports/football/scott-fujita-acceptanc...

Mass transit reduces traffic congestion, even if the number of people using it is relatively small. Why? Paul Krugman explains. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/27/subways-pay/

David Atkins argues that the problem with the economy isn’t just a cyclical issue or due to squabbling ideologues in Washington; it’s that over the decades our economy has become fundamentally broken. http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/why-neoliberal-consensus-doesnt-w...

Members of the GOP begin to squeal and whine as the “sequestration” cuts they favor start hitting their own districts. http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2013/03/local-airport-closures-cause-...

Maybe we should figure out what’s killing the bees before they all die off and stop pollinating our food crops. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/29/science/earth/soaring-bee-deaths-in-20...

Comedian Jim Carrey earns the ire of the right-wingers at Fox Nooze: http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/your-cold-dead-hands.html

President Obama establishes five new national monuments, including the first in the First State of Delaware. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/27/1197104/-Cheers-and-Jeers-Wedne...

Comix Corner: Tom Tomorrow’s “This Modern World.” http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/03/25/1195903/-Ten-years-after

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris

Hi all,

It’s Monday again, and here are some links for you to peruse. Hopefully you will find a few that interest you.

Charlie Pierce doggedly continues to report on revelations of Nixon’s plotting to extend the Vietnam war to advance his 1968 election chances. In contrast, most of our failed media are content to ignore the damning revelations. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Nixon_Still_Pretty_Much_Sucks

Contrary to the predictable articles about office drones shirking their work during the NCAA basketball tournament, it’s possible that March Madness might actually be good for office productivity. Or, even more likely, the event has no discernible effect on productivity whatsoever, other than a slight boost to office morale. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/why-march-madness-might-be-good-office-p...

On the tenth anniversary of the Iraq War, Charlie Pierce entreats the New York Times, Richard Perle, David Frum, et al., to shut their @$!#&*$ pieholes already. http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Happy_Anniversary More here: http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/Getting_Iraq_Wrong

While we’re on the topic, never forget what Little Tommy Friedman of the New York Times described as the real reason for the Iraq War. http://www.eschatonblog.com/2013/03/the-real-reason-for-iraq-war.html

Up-and-coming Villager and reliable purveyor of conventional wisdom Ezra Klein haz a sad about supporting the Iraq War. Charlie Pierce tells him to stuff it. Every one of us who opposed the Iraq War from the get-go, and was right all along, should read it for therapeutic purposes. (Ezra wasn’t alone in this opportunistic stance, but he serves here as an example.) http://www.esquire.com/blogs/politics/ezra-klein-apology-iraq-war-032013

As always, read your Krugman. http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/attacking-success/ Also here: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/psychological-roots-of-auste...

That’s all for now. Have a good week, and come join us for this week’s Drinking Liberally!

What: Drinking Liberally
When: 7–9pm every Tuesday
Where: Ben's, downtown Yankton

—Chris