Sadr should be assassinated. He wants to be a martyr, we can give him his wish. Then withdraw from Iraq, with Maliki as leader, leave behind a token force and air support. Perfect situation - the shiites hate us, but respect us for leaving, the sunni's are bitter, but glad they're rivals are in disarray, and the strongest force left is the Iraqi government.

Posted at March 26, 2008 7:38 PM in response to Today's Must Read

Excellent, well thought out post. Recommended! There is so much fire in this story. It hits upon two key aspects - and it is amazingly in stark contrast to Obama's own campaign. One is that angry anything is not appealing - angry women and angry black men and angry white men are just not progressive. You can't blame other people for your problems and get ahead. Black people blame America, white people, and everyone else. They hate white people so much that if they read a book they are accused of acting white, something Obama called out in his 2004 speech. Second, why would white people elect someone to office that could disenfranchise them? Everyone likes empowerment, noone likes to feel disempowered. If an angry white man is elected to office, the mobs riot as in Nixon era. If an angry black man gets to office, what then? Anyways, the rhetoric of Wrigth is divisive, and it brings up the question... who is Obama?

Not that it matters that much - this is a great conversation - but I would still bet money on Obama winning the whole thing. Not because it's progressive, not from white guilt, but because he Earned it as a person. McCain is too old, too much of a senator. Hillary is crying herself to sleep right now.

wow, this post was long.

Posted at March 13, 2008 11:54 PM in response to Crazy Like an Uncle

Why should any person be guilty of the sins of our forefathers, and this angry-hateful-and racist AA community theme is just wrongheaded & divisive. And if AA want a fight, we will burn their churches down. White people don't pick fights - but we sure will finish one.

Posted at March 13, 2008 11:30 PM in response to Crazy Like an Uncle