Maybe it’s something about the Far East. Last year, Bush was in Japan meeting with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. At a press conference to express his support for Koizumi’s economic policies, Bush said he appreciated the fact that the prime minister had placed equal emphasis on “non-performing loans, the devaluation issue and regulatory reform.” It […]
Because I’m a political junkie who is easily obsessed with such silly things, I sometimes wonder about 2008. Yes, I know, the 2004 election is next year and it will be incredibly important. At this point, no one knows if Bush can beat the Democratic nominee, nor for that matter who in the world the […]
I can appreciate the fact that Joe Lieberman is in a difficult position. By any reasonable measure, his campaign is failing. Just three years ago, Lieberman was on a Democratic ticket that generated more votes than any Dem ticket in U.S. history. Now he’s struggling to persuade anyone to vote for him. Outside of his […]
The story surrounding Lt. Gen. William G. Boykin’s record for religious extremism has taken a few twists and turns since it first broke late last week. It now appears Boykin will keep his job as deputy undersecretary of defense of intelligence, but he’s nevertheless had to endure some well-deserved criticism. If you’re just joining us, […]
Time magazine seems to think it’s uncovered damaging evidence of Wesley Clark supporting George W. Bush. I think Time is wildly overstating its case. Over the weekend, Time reported that it had received a copy of a Clark speech in Arkansas from January 2002 in which Clark said, “I tremendously admire… the great work done […]
Bob Drogin’s excellent article in The New Republic about David Kay’s report on Iraqi WMD (or lack thereof) reminds me of another example of the question… How can you tell when Bush administration officials are lying about Iraq? When their lips move. The Kay report was, to be sure, not good news for the White […]
I realize that Howard Dean is running as an outsider, taking on “Washington politicians,” and promising to “shake things up” in DC. That being said, Dean has also surrounded himself with key Washington insiders such as Joe Trippi and Steve Grossman, and all the while, has been reaching out to Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill […]
Several news outlets are picking up on the controversy surrounding Army Lt. Gen. William G. “Jerry” Boykin, the new deputy undersecretary of Defense for intelligence, and his anti-Islamic evangelism. The LA Times, for example, urges Donald Rumsfeld to “retire the Pentagon’s self-proclaimed crusader before he does more damage.” One thing the media has missed, so […]
Following up on a very successful meeting in Chicago of national Muslim leaders a month ago, the Arab American Institute’s annual leadership conference will begin tomorrow in Dearborn, Michigan. By all indications, the conference will further demonstrate that Arab Americans’ influence in American politics will reach unprecedented heights in next year’s election. As the Detroit […]
Yesterday I went over some of the latest polling data out of California; today I’ve got the numbers from an almost equally important state — Pennsylvania. With over 12 million people and 21 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is among the top five states in the Union when it comes to presidential politics. The state is often […]