The Washington Post Online hosts daily moderated “chats” with prominent figures from a variety of fields. Yesterday, Howard Dean’s campaign manager, Joe Trippi, sat in for about an hour’s worth of Q&A. Most of the exchanges were predictable, but one answer in particular stood out for me. A questioner from Croton Falls, NY, asked Trippi, […]
I saw, via the fine folks at Tapped, that an unsuspecting columnist for Portland’s Oregonian has drawn Bill O’Reilly’s wrath. In news that should surprise no one, O’Reilly’s complaints are unfounded and misplaced. Columnist Peter Ames Carlin’s column last week mentioned that O’Reilly has feuded with Al Franken over, among other things, O’Reilly’s false claim […]
Well, Texas’ second special session came to a close yesterday, and at least for the time being, the Democrats from the Texas Senate managed to stay in New Mexico long enough to win another round in this fight. As expected, once the session came to an anti-climactic end, Texas GOP leaders conferred on when and […]
Most of the media has noted that the Congressional Budget Office expects a deficit next year of almost $500 billion. The New York Times, to its credit, even put the news about the budget shortfall on the front page, while noting that the federal government’s budget situation is “deteriorating rapidly.” Carpetbagger regular Chief Osceola reminded […]
Most people look at the California recall process and think, “There’s a mess I’d want to avoid.” I noticed, via Atrios, however, that some conservative activists in Nevada have seen their neighbors to their immediate west and thought, “What a great idea!” Unfortunately, a new group has formed with committed activists (or is that, activists […]
Well, that’s it. A moving crew came into the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building this morning and removed Roy Moore’s granite Ten Commandments display from the rotunda. Workers apparently were moving it to another private location within the building, though, at this point, I don’t know where. With this development in mind, the hearing […]
Carol Mosley Braun is not, and has never been, a serious candidate for president. She has almost no staff, no fundraising, no field offices in Iowa and New Hampshire, and no chance at getting the Democratic nomination. Earlier in the summer Braun said, thankfully, that she will withdraw from the race in September unless her […]
You’ve got to be kidding me. Howard Dean’s campaign manager, the infamous Joe Trippi, told reporters yesterday that the campaign is on track to raise at least $10.3 million this quarter. Un…be…lievable. Six months ago, Dean was working with a small staff (single digits) in a small office, talking about the excitement of running a […]
I know it’s been several weeks, but remember all the fun we had a month ago with the Joseph Wilson/Valarie Plame scandal? Let’s take a second to recap. Wilson was sent to Niger last year to investigate claims that Iraq was trying to acquire yellowcake uranium for a nuclear weapons program. Wilson discovered the claim […]
A funny thing happens when presidential candidates start making progress and want to win Florida — their commitment to the U.S. embargo of Cuba suddenly grows. Howard Dean, up until recently, was one of many politicians from both parties open to easing trade restrictions with Castro’s Cuba. He admitted as much yesterday in response to […]