When Joe Lieberman went after Howard Dean by name last week, I begrudgingly saw the wisdom on the approach. I’m not a fan of either candidate right now, and I don’t like to see Dems going after other Dems so aggressively, but strategically, it made sense. Dean is riding high and generating all the buzz. […]
I know there are over 150 people whose names will appear on the recall ballot in California. What I don’t know is how voters, pundits, and journalists come to decide which ones are serious/major candidates while others should be ignored. I guess some are easy. Cruz Bustamante (D) is obviously someone to be taken seriously. […]
Good news for those of you hoping to see Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark seek the Dem presidential nomination. I received word from the Draft Clark campaign on Friday that the general is “reportedly making preparation to launch his presidential campaign shortly after Labor Day.” Apparently, Clark recently spoke with a close advisor and, in referring […]
I’m thinking of holding a little election, allowing people to vote on which American state is the most comically insane. The three nominees are easy: Florida, California, and Texas. Florida would have been the runaway vote getter before this year, due in large part to fiascos like the 2000 election “recount” and the Elian Gonzales […]
Of all the lies/falsehoods/exaggerations offered by Bush regarding the war in Iraq, I have a special fondness for the “we found them” lie referring to weapons of mass destruction. As you may recall, in late May, Bush proudly boasted that those of us who have questioned where Iraq’s stockpiles of WMD are were way off […]
I have a few appointments this afternoon, so I won’t be able to post again until Monday. Have a good weekend.
I would strongly encourage everyone who reads this site to check out Al Gore’s speech in New York yesterday. It demonstrated the kind of aggressive, no nonsense intelligence that Gore showed occasionally, but not nearly often enough, during the last campaign. I try not to overuse the phrase, but this one’s a “must read.” One […]
Few of us have fond memories of H. Ross Perot — the constant references to a “giant sucking sound,” the accusations that Republicans tried to ruin his daughter’s wedding, the infomercials, the mysterious charges that Black Panthers invaded his home, etc. Nevertheless, he ran for president twice — 1992 and 1996 — and managed to […]
One of the least endearing features of the Dem primary thus far has been the tendency of the rivals to accuse each other of theft. Just about all of the serious campaigns have accused their competitors of “borrowing” everything from catch-phrases to strategies to policy ideas. It hasn’t been pretty. I suspect that in most […]
John Edwards, a year ago, was riding high. The New Yorker ran a cover story on him, labeling him the “next Bill Clinton” (in a good way). He was a fresh face, from the south, with an exceptional ability to connect with voters. That was then. Now he’s struggling in the polls and fading fast. […]