A South Korean military chief turned his eulogy at a funeral today for two slain marines into a tirade against the North, threatening to retaliate "thousand-fold" for the men's deaths by bombardment earlier this week.
Seoul is also readying 4-day military exercises with American forces beginning Sunday, aimed as a threatening display of military might and deterrence against Pyongyang. The USS George Washington, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that's one of the largest in the world, is due to take part. The North called the upcoming games an "unpardonable provocation" and warned of retaliatory attacks creating a "sea of fire" if its own territory is violated.
What do you say RedStateVT fans…Time to take out Dr. Evil and Mini-me?
En Vogue
Mavericks are not in vogue these days on Capitol Hill, a place where hyper-partisanship and obduracy seem to be their own rewards. But Senator Richard G. Lugar, an Indiana Republican who played that role long before it had a brand name, is standing against his party on a number of significant issues at a politically dangerous time to do so. (NYT, 11/28/10)
In the past, the New York Times has defined liberal Republicans as “principled” or “moderate.” The new naming convention is to call them “mavericks.” RedStateVT calls them Democrats.
Question for Liberals
President Obama should pound the table for a clean, yearlong extension of unemployment benefits, and should excoriate phony deficit hawks — in both parties — who say that jobless benefits are too costly, even as they pass vastly more expensive tax cuts for the rich. (NYT, 11/28/10)
So now the country cannot afford tax cuts for the evil rich because we need that money for continued unemployment benefits. (There’s always something to spend the money on!) Unemployment benefits have now been extended for 99 weeks. The New York Times wants a blanket extension for another 52 weeks. So here’s a question: how long should benefits be paid? We are at 99 now, the Times says 151 weeks. Pick a number…200? 300? 400?
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