I’m off until Monday. Have a great weekend. If I were posting today, I’d probably be writing about: * Surprise, surprise — no one can find any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but the Bush administration will keep looking * There are plenty of weapons of mass destruction in North Korea, but the Bush […]
I think it’s safe to say that Rush Limbaugh — right-wing talk-show host, author, and notorious blowhard — hasn’t had a great week. Sunday — Limbaugh touches off a controversy and calls of racism for criticizing African-American quarterback Donavon McNabb, saying the athlete’s accolades are racially inspired. “I think what we’ve had here is a […]
With all the many problems and controversies swirling around the White House these days, we shouldn’t loose sight of the fact that the Bush administration still has a major problem on its hands regarding the non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Sunday, we learned that the Republicans and Democrats on House Intelligence Committee, who […]
The AP is reporting that Bob Graham’s top campaign spokesman, Jamal Simmons, has resigned. Simmons told Graham the news “as other key staff met at Graham headquarters in Miami Lakes, Fla., to discuss how — or whether — to proceed with the campaign,” the report said. I hate to say it, but Simmons was about […]
Democrats in Congress want an independent special counsel to investigate the Plame Game scandal. So, too, do the Dem presidential candidates. Come to think of it, the overwhelming majority of the public wants this out of the hands of the DOJ as well, according to at least one major poll. How about Republicans in Congress? […]
Larry Johnson, a former CIA analyst and counter-terrorism official at the State Department (whom I mentioned yesterday), was on MSNBC yesterday discussing the Plame Game scandal with Pat Buchanan and Bill Press. Johnson indicated that he knew at least one of the Novak Two. Johnson said that he’s learned that this person works in the […]
“Major combat operations” may have ended in Iraq in May, but U.S. forces continue to face hostilities there every day. As you may have seen and read elsewhere, three more of our troops have died under hostile fire in Iraq in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of American service members killed in Iraq […]
Blogger extraordinaire Josh Marshall, at the oft-cited Talking Points Memo, published an exclusive online-interview with Gen. Wesley Clark yesterday. It’s definitely a must-read. I’m mentioning the interview for a few reasons. First, I think it’s an interesting landmark for the medium. As far as anyone can tell, this is the first-ever interview between a major-party […]
I just wanted to take a moment to note that The Carpetbagger Report enjoyed its best month ever in September. The site enjoyed all-time highs for unique visitors, total visits, page views, and links from other sites. In fact, this site’s traffic has more than doubled since August and more than tripled since July. Perhaps […]
A Washington Post/ABC News poll was released yesterday, the first major poll done on the Plame Game. The public appears to believe that this is not just a harmless incident. Over 80 percent of those polled considered the scandal a “serious” problem (48 percent said “very serious” while 34 percent said “somewhat serious”). Nearly 70 […]