Here’s a match-up where I don’t know who to root for: Lieberman vs. Dean. Last night’s most dramatic confrontation, if you could call it that, came about half-way through the debate when the topic shifted to international trade. Considering that the event was being held in New Mexico, the audience and the moderators deemed this […]
If ever there was a prototypical example of a DINO (Democrat In Name Only) it’s Georgia Senator Zell Miller. Appointed to the Senate after then-Sen. Paul Coverdell died of a stroke, and subsequently elected to fill out the term in 2000, Miller has been the most conservative Senate Democrat of the last 15 years. His […]
Yesterday I explained the ongoing controversy surrounding the false dropout rates reported by the Houston school district while Bush’s education secretary, Rod Paige, was its superintendent. It turns out that shortly after I posted something about the so-called Houston “Miracle,” Paige was responding to questions about the situation. (I’m pretty sure it was a coincidence. […]
The first of six “official” debates for the Democratic presidential candidates went pretty well last night. All the candidates came across as well-prepared and each had flashes of humor and likeability. In some ways, many of the expected moments of the event didn’t happen. Kerry and Gephardt didn’t go after Dean with a vengeance and […]
For those of you interested in this kind of thing, the nine Dem presidential candidates will meet tonight for the first of six “official” DNC debates. Tonight’s event is in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it begins at 8pm Eastern. It’s being televised by Univision and PBS, though not all PBS affiliates are planning to broadcast […]
I’ve been meaning to write about this one for a while and the Washington Post’s Richard Cohen reminded me of the story’s significance this morning. As long-time readers may remember, I’m not a big fan of Rod Paige, Bush’s secretary of education. First, he’s completely irrelevant. When the Bush administration was shaping the No Child […]
Just two weeks after I named Bill Richardson my top choice as the Dems’ vice presidential nominee next year, the New Mexico governor has ruled out the possibility. This is pretty disappointing. In some ways, Richardson is the ideal VP pick. As I mentioned a while back, he’s a popular governor, a former member of […]
John Edwards has been in a bit of bind for several months now. His first term as a senator from North Carolina ends next year, but he’s also seeking the Democratic nomination for president. For Edwards, the Senate seat has always been something of a fallback position. He can run for president, and if it […]
A couple of months ago, I mentioned an effort in Congress to change the Constitution to allow U.S. citizens who may have been born outside the country to run for president. So far, the effort hasn’t exactly caught fire. In the Senate, Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is sponsoring S.J. Res. 15, which Hatch is calling the […]
After several months of saying he has not chosen a political party affiliation, Gen. Wesley Clark announced that he has finally picked one. Fortunately, he chose wisely. On CNN yesterday, Clark said he’s a Democrat. “As I looked at where the country is now domestically and look at our policies abroad, I have to say […]