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The decline of the leftwing netroots into one great, venomous snarl is far advanced, well-known, and much remarked upon by political observers from across the spectrum. But even given its deserved reputation for poisonous invective, the assault mounted against General David Petraeus surprises. General Petraeus made the unforgivable mistake in their eyes of appearing on my radio program and answering questions. (The transcript is here and the audio is here.) Both because he agreed to be interviewed by a journalist favorable to victory and supportive of President Bush and because his answers suggest progress is being made in Iraq, Petraeus...

Whenever there is an armed conflict in the world, someone, somewhere, will propose a U.N. peacekeeping force as the solution. I'm sure you've noticed the way internationalists always suggest the United Nations is the best vehicle for solving global crises. Well, almost always. There is, however, one conflict in the world today about which I have never heard such a proposal offered – and I don't expect I ever will. It also happens to be the most hotly debated conflict in the world today – the war in Iraq. Isn't that interesting? What do you suppose it means? What is...

Christopher Dodd, the senator from Connecticut, is now speaking on the floor of the Senate about election irregularities. Notice again that they never do this when they win elections, and they only do this when Republicans win elections in battleground states, Florida or Ohio. Many other states had much closer results this time around. You remember Christopher Dodd. There used to be, I don't think the restaurant's open anymore, I can't remember the name of the restaurant -- (interruption) -- that's right, what a fitting name, La Brassiere in Washington, Chris Dodd was one half of a technique he and...