The Schrug

The real problem here is our need for reductionism. We can’t handle a lot of facts. We need short answers. True or false? Guilty or innocent? Approve or disapprove? “American” or “Socialist?” Who won the week? Which is the more important question here — whether KBR owes the government a lot of money, or whose [...]

This was McCain Chief Strategist Steve Schmidt, speaking today on Meet the Press, on the definition of victory in Iraq: Here is what victory means in Iraq: It means an Iraqi government that is able to protect its borders and it means an Iraqi government that is able to protect its people, that moves forward [...]