http://www.tagorda.com/ Political, Social, and Baseball Commentary by Robert Garcia Tagorda en-us robert@tagorda.com 2004-08-06T09:57:16-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003530.php David Adesnik, who knows far more about democracy promotion, grand strategy, and foreign policy than I do, has a terrific post that synthesizes these themes... 3530@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-06T09:57:16-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003529.php Speaking of double standards, it's pretty frustrating to read Jim Tracy's rationale for benching Hee Seop Choi against southpaws:"I don't know, on August 4th, with... 3529@http://www.tagorda.com/ Baseball 2004-08-05T16:02:30-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003528.php I approach this Richard Shelby story much the same way that I approach the Valerie Plame story. In divulging classified intercepted messages to the media,... 3528@http://www.tagorda.com/ National Security 2004-08-05T13:43:16-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003527.php The press -- much to its credit -- picks up right where P&F left off last week. In evaluating the acceptance speeches at the Democratic... 3527@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-05T09:06:32-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003526.php Before we fully accept John Kerry's commitment to "bring[ing] Wall Street together with Main Street," I think it's only fair to pose a few pertinent... 3526@http://www.tagorda.com/ Politics 2004-08-04T22:16:03-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003525.php Robert Lane Greene notes that, while European leaders may prefer John Kerry to George W. Bush, the candidates' positions are more aligned than they think:[A]fter... 3525@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-04T13:15:49-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003524.php Phil Carter shares his notes from a recent talk by Gart Hart, whose new book, The Fourth Power, puts forth an American grand strategy "for... 3524@http://www.tagorda.com/ National Security 2004-08-04T09:04:16-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003523.php In an optimistic editorial, the Christian Science Monitor proclaims that "the Afghan people are embracing democracy."They've proven it by registering to vote in droves, even... 3523@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-04T00:03:31-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003522.php President Bush's intelligence proposals have come under pressure, some warranted and others not. I discuss the criticisms at Red State. Check it out.... 3522@http://www.tagorda.com/ National Security 2004-08-03T19:07:48-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003521.php We should remember these two dynamics as we read about how recent church bombings have unified Iraqi Christians and Muslims, including even Moktada al-Sadr. The... 3521@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-03T11:51:27-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003520.php I'll leave the policy analyses regarding the abolition of the Internal Revenue Service to James Joyner and Kevin Drum. I doubt, at any rate, that... 3520@http://www.tagorda.com/ Politics 2004-08-02T18:49:50-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003519.php As a follow up to the previous post, it's worth noting that, in describing the advantages of the Democratic Party's Iraq plan, John Edwards said:... 3519@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-02T15:07:58-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003518.php For thoughts on John Kerry's pledge to reduce the number of American troops in Iraq, start with Matt Yglesias and Steven Taylor. The former touches... 3518@http://www.tagorda.com/ Foreign Affairs 2004-08-02T13:38:43-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003517.php "Would you go so far as to say they're liars?" asked Bob Schieffer on Face the Nation, upon hearing John Kerry assert that the Bush... 3517@http://www.tagorda.com/ Politics 2004-08-02T00:04:25-05:00 http://www.tagorda.com/archives/003516.php Bill Plaschke proves me right:But it's not the shine that wins championships, it's the insides, and today the Dodgers are hurting on the insides. They... 3516@http://www.tagorda.com/ Baseball 2004-08-01T16:02:04-05:00