Ghostwrite the Whip
Travis | Nov 03, 2009 |
0 With an annual budget of $48.4 million, you’d think the Heritage Foundation could do better than this:
Arms Control: Out of Control
First it was the cancellation of the Third Site, now Obama is persistent with the ratification of the START follow-on treaty which will reduce the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads and the number of strategic delivery systems. President Obama’s new emphasis on negotiations with Russia isn’t exactly aligned with the ballistic missile threat that the U.S. faces elsewhere. An effective defense strategy is essential to defend our country and President Obama needs to keep this in mind as he moves rapidly towards concluding negotiations with Russia. This treaty, established by the Obama administration, is comprised of linkages--the most prominent among them, the decision of the Third Site, poses limitations to missile defense options. These limitations should not cause Senators to not rush the examination of START follow-on treaty.
If I had to hazard a guess, I’d say some Heritage intern got a little carried away one Thursday night and this passage was the unfortunate consequence on Friday morning. But OMG I just love Smith Point so much!
My personal favorite:
These limitations should not cause Senators to not rush the examination of START follow-on treaty
We agree (I think) that examination of the START follow-on should be expedited.
In fairness, the actual content Heritage analysts produce is much better. And by better, I mean grammatically coherent and useful if you are a Republican Hill staffer who needs to come up with some killer TPs so that your boss can give a good account of himself at the Armed Services Committee hearing that starts in like 5 minutes.
Nukes on a Blog, START, Missile Defense, Right Wing Rant (all tags)
Volcano Insurance Foreign Policy
Travis | Oct 27, 2009 | 0 
Could I interest you in a 2-stage GMD system?
Let me show NOH readers how Peter Brookes gets down. It’s all about favorably defining your variables...
Iran Watch, Security Matters, Nukes on a Blog, Missile Defense, Russia, China, Right Wing Rant, Obama Administration, Defense Spending (all tags)
Don’t Feed the Crazies
Travis | Jun 09, 2009 | 0 “There is mounting evidence that the President not only identifies with Muslims, but may actually still be one himself,” Frank Gaffney wrote yesterday.
When you publish things like that, you should not be given the opportunity to express your views on serious foreign policy issues in popular forums. Gaffney ought to be disqualified from being quoted in a mainstream news source ever again. The Washington Times, Commentary, National Review, and other right-wing rags don’t count, of course. Our side publishes the less-than-credible in our partisan outlets, too.
But what about USA Today’s op-ed page? Hardball with Chris Matthews? The Boston Globe? Politico? These are widely-disseminated news sources with a responsibility to the public. You can’t feature some old white guy just because he is willing to be provocative and say destructive things.
I’m not saying the Center or I are the be-all-end-all of analysts. We make mistakes and bad calls (CSAR-X sticks in my mind). But at least we try to base our research and recommendations in reality.
Stop quoting Frank Gaffney! He is not a serious analyst. If I read one quote from him on arms control negotiations in any of the big papers this year, I will lose a grip. I’d rather see John Bolton’s name than Gaffney’s. And that's saying something.
