Quick Hits

I’m sick and don’t feel much like writing, but here are some interesting articles for your perusal:

Ted Stevens is on trial and it sounds like he’s just as delightful a witness as he is a senator.

This article in the New York Times lays out exactly why our current foreign policy of force projection and democracy promotion by force is so badly misguided. Even in a country that was badly in need of regime change, like Afghanistan, having a dozen children killed by an occupying army, you simply can’t win. Get this in order or get out now. And, of course, almost as a bonus for anyone looking, this continues to make Palin look like a fool.

PW beat me to it, but Colin Powell (along with just about every newspaper in America) endorsement of Barack Obama seems significant. It’s surprising to me the degree to which Obama is the adult choice in this election. There really isn’t a doubt.

And of course, Obama raises one hundred and fifty million dollars in September alone. That’s just unbelievable. The average donation size was $86. This is an unusual election cycle in so many ways.