https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/11/30/beating-around-the-bush/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 10:20:30 -0400<![CDATA[In his bloggy insta-analysis of the Bush Iraq War speech today, my Pajamas colleague David Corn offers some praise but mostly brickbats for the president. He backhandedly compliments Bush for finally recognizing that the comically misnomered &#8220;insurgency&#8221; (Zarqawi equals Zapata?) is a combination of unreconstructed Baathist fascists, Al Qaeda-style religious psychokillers and assembled lumpen street thugs &#8211; not just amorphous &#8220;terrorists.&#8221;]]>Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:53:05 -0500<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/11/30/beating-around-the-bush-n210535