Today in Salon: Yes, it's Obama's war now

Today in Salon: Wednesday December 2, 2009

Yes, it's Obama's war now An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame Joan Walsh

Open Salon What Can You Do On LSD? (Dock Ellis Pitched A No-Hitter) Why I Hate Attorneys and Baseball. The boy goes to church & other weird things Father of the Bride Syndrome

Holding on to the dream As desperate California homeowners take a last shot at averting foreclosure, decimated communities try to survive By Andy Kroll

The audacity of swallowing Why women need to learn from the gay rights movement By Linda Hirshman

War Room Obama announces, defends Afghanistan surge Nelson planning Stupak-like amendment for Senate bill Don't blame the White House for party crashers White House talking "surge" in Afghanistan Palin's book sales top one million Dobbs talking with CNBC 30,000 more troops headed to Afghanistan A major defection in the conservative blogosphere

The K Chronicles Next up from Disney: "Precious -- the Animated Movie"! By Keith Knight

"Afghanistan is not lost, but ... it has moved backwards" The full text of President Obama's Dec. 1 speech about his plan to send 30,000 additional U.S. troops to the war

Republicans play Scrooge, minus the change of heart The truth of Christmas -- rejoice and show mercy to the poor -- is tested as we move toward universal healthcare By Garrison Keillor

How to spend many hours lying down In which surgery is finally scheduled and the author contemplates his unenviable (supine) position By Cary Tennis

Broadsheet Young, thin, white and disabled Protect marriage, ban divorce! Colleges on campus rape: Shhh! You must be this thin to graduate

How the World Works Paul Krugman's Tiger Woods economics lesson The latest insult from the credit card industry

Tiger Woods' bad drive Why a fender bender became a media storm that isn't going away By Mary Elizabeth Williams

Joan Walsh Has everything changed for women?

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