So you take a look at the Washington Post this morning and notice a lengthy article on page A6 about Bush’s latest poll numbers. At first you’re discouraged, because the headline makes you believe the new data works in the president’s favor. The headline reads, “President rallying support in polls.” The sub-head says, “Rebound sets […]
I know the Republican Party has been trying the last few years, at least on the surface, to appear more accepting and tolerant of minorities. I just don’t think it’s going well. In the last few months, we’ve seen Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-N.C.), admitting to having “segregationist feelings” against African Americans, and then blaming proximity […]
I have a hunch that Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow is going to be a ridiculously huge case. The Supreme Court announced this morning that the high court will consider an appeal of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling that Congress erred by adding “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance in […]
I noticed that yesterday was the first official Wesley Clark for President MeetUp, after months of “Draft Clark” MeetUps. All indications are that the Clark campaign takes these Internet-organized events very seriously, even sending the General himself to the MeetUp in Miami last night. It got me thinking: Who’s winning the MeetUp primary? There is, […]
The world knows that Arnold Schwarzenegger will be taking over as California’s governor soon, but the fact remains that Gray Davis is still serving as the state’s chief executive, leaving Davis about a month to deal with almost 300 bills passed by the legislature currently sitting on the governor’s desk Fortunately, Davis, free from concerns […]
I really thought this would be a one-day flap, but Pat Robertson’s not letting this go, so I guess I’m not either. Robertson generated widespread criticism last week by saying he’d like to see a “nuclear device” get into the State Department so someone could “blow that thing up.” Yesterday, the infamous TV preacher returned […]
Long-time readers may recall back in July when I mentioned a congressional effort to change the Constitution to alter the “natural born citizen” rule for presidential candidates (Article 2, Sec. 1, of the Constitution says you have to be a “natural born citizen” to be eligible to seek the presidency). In the Senate, Orrin Hatch […]
I haven’t had a post devoted to polling data in a while, so I thought it’d be a good time to delve into the latest Newsweek poll numbers. Bush’s approval ratings haven’t changed much. In fact, they haven’t changed at all since Newsweek’s Sept. 18 poll: 51 percent approve, 42 percent disapprove. Bush’s support for […]
As recently as March, conventional wisdom had mapped out the early stages of the Dems’ primary campaign. Gephardt would win Iowa, Kerry would win in New Hampshire, and most of the other candidates would begin dropping out. The nomination would be decided by a dozen or so hard-fought primaries throughout February and March. As is […]
I wasn’t planning on returning to this topic, but a few fresh details came to my attention. Last week, TV preacher and GOP activist Pat Robertson got into some hot water for suggesting that the U.S. State Department deserves to be hit with a nuclear bomb. Robertson was speaking with Joel Mowbray, author of a […]