Pouring more cold water on a Kerry-Edwards ticket

About two weeks ago, Kerry aides told the Boston Globe that a Kerry-Edwards ticket is “unlikely” and that Kerry is “skeptical about Edwards’ strength as a running mate.” That, of course, was when the two were still being nice to each other. Since then, Edwards has taken on the role of a much more aggressive […]

Welcoming an in-the-past Kerry vs. in-the-past Bush race

I know elections are supposed to be about the future, but voters traditionally want to know what the candidates have done in order to understand if they’re trustworthy and reliable in setting a national agenda for the future. If there’s one candidate who benefits when voters ignore personal histories, it’s George W. Bush. The man, […]

Bush gives hand-picked dissenters the boot from Council on Bioethics

Two years ago, when the White House announced the formation of the President’s Council on Bioethics, there was some initial controversy over whether the panel would have the courage to take on controversies with an objective, independent eye. The White House insisted that politics was irrelevant. The council’s field of inquiry — including embryo and […]