January 2004

There were 154 posts published in January 2004 (this is page 9 of 26).

Evolving Rhetoric

Calpundit provides a time line for the Bush administration’s rhetorical evolution on the Iraqi threat :

March 2003: Weapons of mass destruction.
June 2003: Weapons of mass destruction programs.
October 2003: Weapons of mass destruction-related programs.
January 2004: Weapons of mass destruction-related program activities.

Do you think the American public would have been so gung ho about launching a war against “weapons of mass destruction-related program activities”?
I guess that on paper Iraq did pose a “grave” danger to the United States. All it lacked was a delivery system to launch its weapons program activities against America.

Early Voting

Early voting for the Tennessee primary begins today. Information on Knox County polling locations and hours is available here (.pdf).
Stay tuned for the official Resonance candidate endorsement.

Tennessee Legislative Prediction

I predict the state legislature will grapple with the issue of nursing home safety:

A fire at a retirement home for the elderly killed three and at least 12 others were injured late Tuesday, a Blount County Sheriff’s spokeswoman said.
. . .
The fire comes four months after a blaze at a four-story nursing home in Nashville killed 15 residents either during the fire in the months that followed. Eight people died immediately after the Sept. 25 fire at the NHC Nashville HealthCare Center.

In another bold move, I predict it will be cold tomorrow in Manitoba.

Possible Explanation

Perhaps this explains Governor Dean’s unusual display following the Iowa caucus–he was trying to draw in some of the newly-registered voters.
Speaking of which, match each of these frequently-used media descriptions with the proper candidate:

Candidates:
Bush
Dean
Descriptions:
Angry
Confident
Determined
Impassioned
Rage
Resolved