The 36 Hours That Shook Washington
By Frank Rich
THE moment he pulled the trigger, there was near-universal agreement that President Obama had done the inevitable thing, the right thing and, best of all, the bold thing. But before we get carried away with relief and elation, let’s not forget what we saw in the tense 36 hours that fell between late Monday night, when word spread of Rolling Stone’s blockbuster article, and high noon Wednesday, when Obama MacArthured his general.

Stanley McChrystal: The runaway general
Obama’s top commander in Afghanistan never takes his eye off real enemy
By Michael Hastings
Rolling Stone

A battle is brewing in this country; a showdown of epic proportions. If you listen carefully to the Bagger Republicans you can hear them grumble. Even while the poor little baggers squawk about keeping government hands off their Medicare and Social Security, the bagger leaders themselves are proposing to eliminate them.