Letter to the Editor

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Saturday September 11, 2010 · 7:56 PM PDT

2010/09/11 · 19:56

Recently when Obama pulled combat troops out of Iraq, there was some talk that Bush should be given some credit because of his "surge." A few weeks ago, the Washington Post printed a letter to the editor espousing just such a view.

Needless to say, this didn't sit well with me. Objections to that line of reasoning arose with multiple, logical counterpoints. Any thinking person should be able to reason out why such a belief is nonsense.

Below is a letter-to-the-editor that I sent in response. The Post didn't print it, choosing to print another person's similar response (but not as good, if you ask me).

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Should Bush Be Given Any Credit for Withdrawal from Iraq?

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Should Bush Be Given Any Credit for Withdrawal from Iraq?

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Hells No!

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 8:21 PM PDT

2008/06/05 · 20:21

It is not my job to enforce or educate anyone on here--I'm well aware of that. I have only been mostly a reader here since 2004, with only a very small number of diaries, and the slightly more frequent though still rare comment. I post this more because I just find this kind of amusing. There was a diary on the rec list recently where the author did not post a tip jar, or at least did not do so immediately.
The first commenter was HRed several times, and then there were many defenders of the first commenter who pointed out that some diary authors never post a tip jar. Others commented that the "rules" state that one has to wait for several minutes to see if the author will post a tip jar (the first commenter in question apparently had waited, but was still HRed multiple times).
However, the FAQs are quite clear. Here is the direct quote: "There is no rule, however, that says commenters must wait for the diarist to post a tip jar before they can legitimately comment on the diary." Note the no waiting part. According to the FAQ, you just can't make your comment look like a tip jar.
As for HRs, or TRs, see after the jump...

awsnyde

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Wednesday March 19, 2008 · 12:02 PM PDT

2008/03/19 · 12:02

While I've been a DailyKos member since the 2004 elections, I've rarely posted diaries. But today I'm posting the following, which has also been crossposted to my Open Diary blog.
I always thought it was a good that the whole preacher controversy came out now, instead of closer to the general election. Basically, the vast majority of Americans will be utterly bored by the topic come November, while if the controversy erupted in October there would be a good chance that it could swing the election the other way. Never underestimate the power of today's Americans' short-attention span!
But for several months now, I had wondered how to get Obama seen by more Americans. For many people, once you hear Obama give a speech, you instantly like him. Not only is he remarkably intelligent, but he is amazingly charismatic, rivaling even Bill Clinton in the political realm. It was while watching the 2004 Democratic convention that I first realized how powerful a speaker Obama could be. But even in the midst of an election year, the mainstream news media is only going to give us sound bites, or increasingly inane debates.

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Monday December 19, 2005 · 4:13 PM PST

2005/12/19 · 16:13

There's a pretty extensive poll at AOL regarding Bush. It can be found at http://aolsvc.news.aol.com/....
There are two questions at the top of the page, a series of five in the middle, and two more questions at the bottom of the page. At the moment, the results are all actually looking pretty good, except maybe the very first question. But the first question is one of those with three options, and you're not sure which of two of them is worse for Bush.

KOS This Poll: Does Criticism of War Hurt Troops?

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Monday November 21, 2005 · 5:27 PM PST

2005/11/21 · 17:27

There's a poll up currently at aol.com that asks "Does criticism of the war in Iraq hurt the troops?" At the time I write this, "Yes" is actually winning slightly, which leads me to believe that the poll is being freeped by the forces of darkness.
You don't need to be a member of AOL to answer the poll, and at the moment it's on their front page.

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