Mr. Hub Blog -

Your comments about the 'rush to war' reminded me of this post I wrote for Pearl Harbor Day in 2005 (it's hell being omniscient..)

Nevertheless, the first two paragraphs are germane - and I wonder if Krugman, Silverglade, et al would like to be compared to Lindbergh...

You wrote: "Hmmm. Did America prosecute FDR and others for tossing Japanese-Americans into concentration camps? Just wondering."

Ugh. Please tell me you're not recycling this lame right-wing talking point. No, America didn't prosecute FDR -- the Korematsu decision and FDR's death pretty much closed off that avenue, don't you think?

Jay, your often-irritating tendency to want to split the difference between right and left on EVERY issue isn't serving you well in this instance. There ARE instances where the left-wingers are completely correct, you know? (The same for the right-wingers.) In the case of torture, the lefties and "moralists" have got it all over the right and the torture apologists. I'm not a huge fan of "international law" and things like the ICC. But if we demonstrate to the world that we can't take out our own trash, it seems that the Euro do-gooders might be on to something. I suppose if our war criminals aren't held to account, I can find some small solace in knowing that "No Fly List" is going to take on a whole new meaning for Yoo, Addington, Cheney, and Rumsfeld.