Nearly all the assumptions going into the Iowa caucuses last week were wrong. Many a pundit wondered aloud as to whether Kerry’s predicted third place finish would doom his candidacy, right up until he won easily. An equal number expressed their awe and admiration for Dean’s incredible Iowa field operation, right up until he finished […]
The New Hampshire primary officially got underway shortly after midnight, early this morning, when residents in two extremely tiny towns — Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location — cast their votes. Oddly enough, neither community has any registered Democrats, but since independents can vote in New Hampshire primaries, residents can cast ballots for the Dems. While […]
Usually I have more posts throughout the day, but there was a server problem that has finally been corrected. Check back tomorrow for several day-old tirades.
Whether you consider yourself a Wesley Clark supporter or not, you have to go watch this video, “Max on America.” It’s an 11-year-old kid named Max explaining why Bush should be defeated in November and why he supports Clark. That may not sound interesting, but trust me, it’s worth watching. What’s great about the video […]
I half expected the latest Newsweek poll to show Bush with a little bump in popularity, which often comes immediately after the State of the Union. Not this time. Simply put, there was almost no good news for the White House in this poll. Newsweek’s poll showed Bush’s approval rating dropping to 50%, the lowest […]
Slate’s Tim Noah is doing his very best to remind everyone that the Nick Smith bribery scandal still needs an investigation. Despite Noah’s efforts, it doesn’t appear to be going well. (If you’re new to this controversy and want background, I’ve written about it a few times before.) The Lansing State Journal, a Michigan newspaper […]
When we last heard about the fight between MoveOn.org and CBS, the network had decided not to broadcast the group’s commercial about the deficit during the Super Bowl. Last week, a CBS spokesman said the decision was based on the network’s “long-term policy not to air issue ads anywhere on the network.” This explanation didn’t […]
We’ve finally winnowed the Democratic field to a slightly-more manageable seven candidates, but the two candidates with virtually no support or hopes for the future — Al Sharpton and Dennis Kucinich — want everyone to know they’re not going anywhere. That’s a shame. Sharpton apparently heard that Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe wants to […]
Howard Dean said something bizarre the other day that I can’t quite figure out. It seems to have gone largely unnoticed because so much of the media has obsessed over his “scream” speech from Monday night, but for me, the comment was just as troubling. Dean told USA Today that he wanted to change his […]
Though leaks about progress have been far and few between, Time has learned that a federal grand jury began hearing testimony this week in the ongoing investigation into who was responsible for leaking the identity of an undercover CIA agent to reporters, including conservative columnist Robert Novak. Time reported that, at this point, prosecutors are […]