To update an item from last week, I wanted to mention that Phillip Jauregui, the attorney representing Roy Moore’s ongoing legal appeals, announced that he will challenge six-term incumbent Rep. Spencer Bachus (R) in the 6th district GOP primary. Does Jauregui have a shot? Well, no, of course not. But his candidacy may suggest a […]
A week ago, Richard Clarke was explaining why the war in Iraq undermines the war on terror. The president of Egypt said, “If you invade Iraq, you will create a hundred bin Ladens.” He lives in the Arab world. He knows. It’s turned out to be true. It is now much more difficult for us […]
The controversy surrounding the administration’s handling of its Medicare plan has received many negative comparisons, but Salon’s Eric Boehlert wrote a terrific item noting the striking similarities between Bush’s dishonest selling of the Medicare scheme and the dishonest selling of the war in Iraq. This is definitely worth reading (if you’re not a Salon subscriber […]
There were several important, must-read articles published over the weekend, but one of my favorites was a front-page item in the Washington Post about Richard Clarke’s criticisms of the Bush White House’s handling of the terrorist threat. As the White House and Bush’s allies have attacked Clarke, the dynamic has taken on a he said/he […]
I was glad to see that the White House, just 24 hours after being embarrassed by reports of withholding information from the 9/11 Commission, reversed course and announced it would offer the panel broad access. But it doesn’t really resolve the bigger problem with the White House keeping the documents secret in the first place. […]
Bush is hitting the campaign trail again today, traveling to North Carolina (15 electoral votes) to tout his support for job-training programs. There are at least two disturbing facets to today’s announcement. One, today’s announcement is an empty political gesture that talks about training but refuses to put any resources behind the initiative. As the […]
I really don’t think this will ever happen, but the prospect of a Dem ticket featuring John Kerry and John McCain is starting to generate quite a bit of attention. It’s worth taking a step back and considering the pros and cons here. To be sure, Kerry and McCain have been friends for many years […]
I have to give the White House credit for being at least a little clever. In announcing that NSA Condi Rice would testify under oath to the 9/11 Commission, the White House also struck an interesting deal about Bush and Cheney answering the panel’s questions. The clever part was striking the deal in a way […]
As has become a Friday tradition here, I’d like to wrap up the week with some state-by-state polling data. All of these results come from polls conducted or released in the last 7 days. I should warn you in advance, some of these results aren’t encouraging for those of us anxious to see Kerry win […]
Bush has no more reliable ally in the country than the House Republican caucus. But when it comes to spending money on transportation projects back home, even it’s willing to stand up to the president. A massive highway and mass transit appropriations bill has been working its way through Congress for several months. This is […]