All the dailies are reporting today that the Bush White House is preparing a new budget request to help pay for the ongoing war in Iraq. The amount is expected to be between $60 billion and $70 billion. I realize that there’s plenty of opposition in America to spending another dime in Iraq and some […]
Five of the seemingly thousands of candidates running for governor in California will meet today for the first formal debate of the recall fiasco. Those hoping to see Arnold Schwarzenegger respond to substantive policy questions and interact with his political competitors will be disappointed. The actor is the only major candidate who has refused to […]
I’m not superstitious, but this one struck me as a little odd. The Hill reported today on an interesting history behind a life-size bust created to honor Dan Quayle in the Capitol in Washington. Before I get into it, I know what you’re thinking. Why is Quayle getting honored at all? It turns out that […]
Roy’s rock may be gone from the rotunda of the Alabama Judicial Building, but Moore’s future is still very much in the air. He’s still under suspension from the Alabama Inquiry Commission for defying a federal court order on his religious display. The state’s Court of the Judiciary will soon consider Moore’s actions and determine […]
I had hoped the Texas 11 could stay in New Mexico indefinitely, but I can appreciate how difficult this ordeal has been on the lawmakers and their families. Apparently, one of the 11 just couldn’t take it anymore. As Aaron over at Naw mentioned this morning, there’s been a crack in what was a solid […]
When talk first started circulating about a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage, I didn’t take it seriously. It’s awfully difficult to change the Constitution and a lot of people were just hyperventilating because the Supreme Court said gay people could legally have sex. Things took a turn, however, when some of the nation’s top […]
For the first time in American history, Muslims began to be recognized as a voting bloc in the 2000 election. Sensing an apparent opportunity, Bush deliberately reached out to Muslim groups for endorsements against Al Gore, and the groups reciprocated in kind. Less than a month before Election Day 2000, for example, the American Muslim […]
Gen. Wesley Clark may not, at this point, be a declared candidate, but conservative pundits are already targeting Clark for criticism. Clark’s media critics appear to have settled on one comment the general made on Meet the Press in June on which to focus their attacks. The conservatives seem to believe they caught Clark in […]
It’s easy to forget that just because I care about every little detail surrounding the 2004 Dem primary campaign, most Americans don’t. Fortunately, a new CBS News poll helped remind me of this. While there have been several news outlets conducting national polls on the Democratic candidates’ standings, these surveys are conducted by telling respondents […]
After having written dozens of fundraising letters, I can appreciate that a certain amount of hyperbole is acceptable when asking for a contribution. The threat the letter identifies — a campaign rival, dangerous legislation, a severe lack of resources, etc. — has to at least sound serious or your donors won’t feel inclined to write […]