In case no one has noticed, Mitt Romney has floated a few trial balloons recently that, earlier in the campaign, would have provoked apoplexy on the right. For now, they are silent. Message: It is OK for Mitt to lie about his intentions between now and November 6.
Lucas is under no illusion that Hide Away is a mainstream film. But he enjoyed taking the risks inherent in making an independent film with a very personal point of view.
There are several other countries with drone systems comparable or superior to Iran's, notably France, Italy, and South Africa. With labels like "The Ambassador of Death", however, Iran's does have the scariest name.
There's whitewash and greenwash and there's also Raptorwash.
For the unprecedented Olympics ad buys, Obama started out positive and uplifting -- as befits the positive uplift of the Olympics media environment. McCain went in, well, a different direction.
The DNC's attack on McCain speaks volumes to the bipartisan gut-checking in favor of military waste that has led us to squander trillions of taxpayer dollars since 9/11.
