Jonathan

If I were a New Yorker, I’d be annoyed by this sort of divisive posturing by municipal officials. Don’t these people have better things to do on their constituents’ dime?

Yes, Bush is willing to take a big risk when he thinks it is justified by the likely payoff. Contrast his successful, calculated risk taking with the behavior of the French leadership, which is betting France’s geopolitical status on a pissing match with the U.S. which the U.S. seems certain to win. Who is really the reckless cowboy?

Who else, after watching today’s UN Security Council performance and subsequent press conferences, has a strong desire to see Dominique de Villepin flogged?

Val has some excellent new posts up.

Market-determined probabilities of Saddam Hussein’s removal from power have been increasing over the past few days. End-of-March odds last traded at 34%, while end-of-June odds were at 80%.