Ahhhnold!!! (Take two)
I'm sorry. The Schwarzenegger allegations just seemed to me to be

1. Obviously credible, and
2. Worse than most of what Clinton was accused of,

so I didn't bother to discuss them in detail. However, after perusing today's Daily Howler, I see that there are apparently several apologists for Arnold on the right.

Hopefully, Mr. Somerby makes it painfully clear why anyone who used his sexual misconduct as a reason to impeach Clinton should either vote for McClintock or stay home tomorrow.
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I'm going to be out of town for a week, so this will be my last post for a while.

Ahhhnold!!!
I admit that the timing of these allegations of sexual misbehavior is very suspect. It smacks of a cheap, last-minute attack.

Unfortunately, they also seem quite credible. So to all of you California Republicans, before you go and vote for Schwarzenegger, take a minute to remember whether you supported Clinton's impeachment. If you did, and you still vote for Schwarzenegger, let me know how you manage to rationalize your hypocrisy.

The Middle East
Good to see that Bush's road map to peace is yielding such great results. But at least Bush took action immediately after yesterday's events. He called Ariel Sharon to offer his condolences for the terrorist attack, and then went back to his golf game.

That's just a joke. Bush may or may not have been golfing. But he pointedly did not call to offer condolences to anyone in Syria, even though it is a matter of dispute whether Syria had anything to do with the attacks. But the State Department did make an effort to rein in the Israelis. They issued a statement urging everyone to 'exercise restraint'.

But of course, there's no reason why the Israelis should think that they can't get away with bombing Syria and threatening Iran, since Bush has made it clear that he considers both of those states to be bad guys. Expect to see increased restraint by Hamas, in the form of increasingly violent suicide bombings, and by Israel, in the form of more targeted assassinations, demolition of Palestinian homes, and possibly even more attacks on sovereign nations. Yes, the Bush 'road map to peace' is humming along nicely.

Iraqistan
How well are things going in Afghanistan and Iraq? So well that Bush has decided to scrap his post-war strategy and start over. Given what we've seen in the past months, this is a good thing. Though to be honest, I have my doubts that Condoleeza Rice will be able to handle things any better than Don Rumsfeld has.

Let's hope I'm wrong.
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