I Dare You to Knock this Battery Off My Shoulder

1. Hersh was wrong! — Sifu Tweety is right! (A guy can hope.) — …by keeping nukes on the table they can reframe the discussion as “should we nuke Iran,” as opposed to “should we launch a massive bombing campaign in Iran”. It’s nuclear brinksmanship, but purely domestic, and purely political. — The commenters there are not as “optimistic.”
2. Fool Me Twice — The unfolding administration strategy [for Iran] appears to be an effort to repeat its successful campaign for the Iraq war.
3. Phone-Jamming Records Point to White House — “If all you’re pointing out is calls between . . . regional political officials and the White House political office on Election Day, you’re pointing out nothing that hasn’t been true on every Election Day.” — How common is it for a political operative from Bangor, Maine— who is later found guilty in an election day phone jamming scheme —to call the White House 115 times, including 24 calls made from 9:28 a.m. the day before the election through 2:17 a.m. the night after the voting ?
4. The Global Delusion — Interesting stuff, but I didn’t read the whole thing yet.
5. Ortiz Agrees to $52 Million, Four-year Contract Extension — Don’t say I never gave you any good news. ‘Big Papi’ is staying. — “I want to finish my career as a Red Sox player.”
6. An image: The Grand Canyon of Mars! —