In case last week’s debate in New Mexico left you wanting more, there’s another Democratic presidential candidate debate tonight in Baltimore. This event will be hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus’ Political Education and Leadership Institute and, for reasons that still elude me, will be broadcast live on Fox News Channel. There will be no […]
With Sen. Zell Miller (D-Ga.) announcing that he will not run for another term in the Senate, the race to replace him will be intense. The leading Democrat, at this point, appears to be former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young, who has not yet formally announced his intentions. I hate to say it, but I really […]
Bush’s request for $87 billion for new war costs in Iraq and Afghanistan is generating plenty of buzz on Capitol Hill. The administration will probably get the money it’s asking for, but lawmakers are going to make the White House jump through some hoops first. Some critics are beginning to note, for example, just how […]
My favorite Supreme Court ruling in history is West Virginia v. Barnette, a 1943 case in which the high court said students cannot be compelled to pledge allegiance to anything against their will. In delivering the ruling, Justice Robert Jackson wrote, “Struggles to coerce uniformity of sentiment in support of some end thought essential to […]
One of the harshest criticisms I’ve seen of the Bush administration’s war in Iraq came last Thursday in a devastating critique that lamented the White House’s failure to plan for peace before the war and reliance on deception in the buildup towards war. The surprise, however, was the source. “My contemporaries, our feelings and sensitivities […]
I guess it’s poll day here at The Carpetbagger Report. I’ve already mentioned two; here’s another. The Washington Post ran discomforting poll results on the front page on Saturday, showing that nearly 70 percent of Americans continue to believe — without evidence — that Saddam Hussein participated in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. […]
Friday afternoon, the latest data on U.S. unemployment became available. It wasn’t good news. The nation lost an additional 93,000 jobs in August, the seventh consecutive month U.S. employers cut jobs from the workforce and more than double the number of jobs lost in July. Refresh my memory, didn’t Bush push through a $350 billion […]
I mentioned this morning that Bush’s poll numbers have reached dramatic lows, but how are the polls on those seeking to replace him? A national Zogby poll demonstrated that only four of the nine candidates have any meaningful base of support at this point in the campaign. Zogby’s results were as follows: Howard Dean — […]
On Friday evening, CNN talk-show host Larry King began his program with nine very familiar words: “It’s always a pleasure to welcome Dr. James Dobson….” James Dobson is the most powerful religious right figure that most Americans have never heard of. He’s just as strident and shrill as his comrades such as Jerry Falwell and […]
Just to give you an update on a post from late last week, John Edwards officially announced yesterday that he will not run for re-election to his Senate seat in North Carolina. In a letter to the state party, Edwards said that his White House run is “going exceedingly well” and said that he will […]