Kevin Sullivan

Young Hillary

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Pretty funny stuff (and hey, it’s the dude from Sliders!):

Our Year

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I stole this from Reihan at American Scene, but it’s really a great Zombies song:

Radio Free Europe

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Quick Hits, 5/22/08

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• Marc Ambinder does yeoman’s work dissecting the various statements from the Obama campaign on negotiating with Iran.  The politicization of this issue is really annoying.  The truth is that the Bush Admin has been in communication with Iran over Iraqi security.  No enrichment preconditions.  What Obama is proposing is not a huge departure from the Bush position.
• I hate to admit it, but American Idol is pretty good television (seriously, seeing the dude’s brother bawling is too much for me)
•  Clinton supporters: Shrill, petulant and bitter on day one. 

I Huff and I Post

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The lovely people at The Huffington Post have allowed me to contribute a post to their site.  Here’s a snip:

This narrative — or rather, exploitation — of American security dominates foreign policy discourse to this day. As a result, we get this week’s kerfuffle over the imminent (or not so imminent) threat posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran. Referring to Iran’s capabilities as “tiny,” Senator Barack Obama shook the proverbial beehive that passes as foreign policy dialogue in this country today. As a result, we get rather puerile debates over the size of Iran’s economy, or whether or not they’ve acted in a fashion similar to that of the Soviets or the Nazis. Not only does this litmus blur the legitimately horrible actions of these aforementioned regimes, but it makes dealing with lesser threats far more difficult.

The reality is that Iran has been contributing to regional instability in the Middle East for over 25 years. Attempted coups, assassination plots and terrorist finance are just the tip of an unstable iceberg that is revolutionary Iran. The Islamic republic founded by Ayatollah Khomeini extended what likely would’ve been a two year border incursion with Iraq into a nearly decade’s long war of attrition against what he viewed to be the Arab apostates in the region. The plan, from the Supreme Leader’s perspective, wasn’t merely to repel the Iraqis, but to also march on Lebanon and Jerusalem “through” Iraq (also known as “Operation Ramadan”). The girth of the regime’s economy has never prevented it from exporting their revolution all over the Middle East, nor has it given solace to our allies having to deal with Iran’s surrogates on the frontlines.

Wow

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 Photo courtesy of The Caucus

Kudos to Matthews

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This is hilarious (right around minute four):

TalkClass

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Jeralyn Merritt takes the cake, she does. 

Where is Your UN Now!!?: Burma Edition

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Quick Hits, 5/12/08

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New feature! Yay! 

So I’m sure all 7.5 of you have noticed the dearth in posts as of late.  My other hats have been heavier as of late, and will likely remain that way for a bit.  Nevertheless, I’m going to keep updating IL as often as I can.  Thus, I give you…quick hits.  If I don’t have time to post much, I’ll try to give a few links and thoughts each day, at the very least.  Here goes it:

• I’m with Charles Malik on this incredibly lazy L.A. Times article on the clashes in Beirut.  The insinuation that a bunch of mall security guards constitutes something like a “militia” on par with Hezbollah is absurd.  It’s a sad attempt to create a “Sunni/U.S. vs. Shi’a/Iran” narrative, and it simply isn’t there.  Hezbollah is a professionally trained and armed para-military organization.
• It’s over, Taylor.  Get your new button here.   
• A good lesson for the West: Use all of the resources at your disposal, and diversify your energy options. 
• I know they don’t pose a real political threat, but the mental image of Ron Paul supporters running amok during the RNC this summer makes me smile.