Another good article about GESO. What is the YDN coming to? Oh wait, I just read this editorial.

Opponents to Levin's appointment have used varied rationales. Some say his relationship to Bush is too cozy, noting Levin's previous stay in the White House and Bush's reciprocal stay in Levin's home. Others have criticized his inexperience with intelligence issues. (In fact, only one of the seven people who have so far been named to the committee have previous intelligence experience.)

We are baffled by the misguided nature of the protest. It seems the students were protesting for the sake of protesting, without giving adequate attention to the issue. Indeed, there seems to be a general misunderstanding of Levin's politics on campus. If all you know about Levin is that he is an economist and that he -- appropriately, given his position as president of Yale -- stood up for the University's interests in last year's strikes, it might be easy to assume he's a steadfast conservative. But Levin is more liberal than he is conservative, and we're not sure why campus liberals would oppose the selection of a fellow liberal to a committee to investigate gaps in U.S. military intelligence. We just don't understand why Levin's appointment, an honor for him and for the University, has spurred a round of liberal knee-jerk reactions.

I'm pretty sure i know more about Levin's politics that the YDN. I'm pretty sure I'm not a liberal (see below.) I'm pretty sure a union-busting capitalist pig like Rick Levin isn't my fellow anything. I'm pretty sure the committee is a sham and Levin is helping his buddy legitimate it. I'm pretty sure the NLRB has been stacked with right wing anti-union appointees. I don't think illegal trading in water rights or the sudanese civil war is particularly "liberal" (or at least "progressive") either, and we are going to hold levin and Yale accountable, regardless of whatever snide comments he and his lapdogs may throw at us.   ¶ 1:57 PM