Remember a few weeks ago when Howard Dean compared members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — to “cockroaches”? Adam Smith does. No, not that Adam Smith, this Adam Smith. Smith, a three-term Democratic congressman from Tacoma, Wash., and a Kerry supporter, has been following Dean’s presidential campaign closely and has concluded that the […]
Several news outlets are reporting today that CBS will either move its miniseries on the Reagans to its cable network Showtime or will cancel the program all together. This is maddening. The Republicans’ unwarranted Reagan worship has been nauseating for some time, but this is ridiculous. They’ve now succeeded in trashing a program that they’ve […]
Al Sharpton may not be the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but he has proven himself the funniest candidate of the bunch. With this in mind, I think it makes perfect sense that Saturday Night Live has tapped Sharpton to host the program on Dec. 6. As the New York Times reported today, “The producers […]
I can’t remember exactly where I read it, but I recall reading a Wesley Clark comment about a month ago in which he criticized Bush for the national security breakdown of 9/11. It’s a criticism that none of the other presidential candidates have been willing to make publicly. At the time, I thought it may […]
Just to follow up on the earlier post, Bob Graham made it official this afternoon, saying he would not run for re-election to the Senate next year. One has to believe the guy would love a spot on the Dem ticket next year, but I just don’t think that’s going to happen.
The biggest political story of the weekend came after an off-hand remark from Howard Dean in response to a John Kerry criticism. This story probably won’t have legs, but I think it speaks to a larger flaw in Dean’s campaign strategy. Kerry has been reminding voters, particularly those in Iowa, that Dean is the strongest […]
I have to admit that I enjoyed seeing Bush get caught lying last week over the “Mission Accomplished” banner used in his May 1 photo-op aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. The New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller had a nice follow-up story today that’s worth reading if you found this flap amusing. If you’re just joining […]
Let’s all be thankful this is just a typo. ABC News’ The Note said today, “Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Pat Robertson says the White House is ready to hand over the docs his committee is seeking on pre-war Iraq intelligence.” Um, guys, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee is Pat Roberts, not Pat Robertson. […]
The AP is reporting that a “close friend” of Florida Sen. Bob Graham (D) said that the Senator has decided not to seek re-election next year. The source said there were other things Graham wants to do besides elected office, but added that Graham will try to help keep the seat in Democratic hands. The […]
Since I haven’t posted in a few days, I wanted to mention a few poll updates in the race to determine the Dems’ presidential nominee. First, the latest statewide poll in Iowa reinforces the results of other recent Iowa surveys — Dean is losing his lead and Gephardt is starting to surge. In a poll […]