The White House seems to have an inordinate fondness for the derisive use of the phrase “law enforcement operation.” It’s intended to describe how Democrats, particularly John Kerry, want to approach the war on terror. Bush, for example, told a Florida audience on March 20: “Kerry said, and I quote, ‘The war on terror is […]
I’m not sure when polls started getting a bad wrap, but to hear Bush tell it, they’re political poison. Boasting of his disinterest in polling seems to be one of Bush’s favorite things to say. At his press conference this week, he said: [A]s to whether or not I made decisions based upon polls, I […]
So Bush can’t run for a second term on foreign policy. And he can’t run on the war on terrorism. And he can’t run on the economy. What’s left? The RNC believes the candidate who once claimed to be a “uniter, not a divider,” should inflame the simmering culture war and split the electorate along […]
Right now, somewhere in the OEOB, someone is trying to figure out how to describe Bob Woodward as a disgruntled former employee. After tarnishing his reputation a bit with his last fawning book, “Bush at War,” Woodward is back with “Plan of Attack,” a detailed account of the months leading up to the U.S. invasion […]
In 1996, Bill Clinton was enjoying his run for re-election on a peace and prosperity platform, but he wanted an increase in the minimum wage. When Republicans, which controlled both chambers of Congress, initially balked, Dems saw an opportunity to hammer the GOP on an issue that resonated with the public. Republicans saw the polls […]
I have to admit, I’m a little concerned about projects like this one. House Democrats are preparing a “Catholic Voting Scorecard” in an effort to show that Catholic Democratic lawmakers have adhered more closely to the position of the U.S. Catholic hierarchy on key issues than their Catholic Republican counterparts. Democratic sources say Reps. Rosa […]
The government’s policy in Iraq, if you can call it an actual “policy,” is failing. Iraq is falling apart, violence is overwhelming, and there’s little relief in sight. Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sees these developments and wants us to know one thing: this is all good […]
The International Atomic Energy Agency has been monitoring potentially dangerous sites and materials in Iraq from before the war. Apparently, it’s recent findings are not exactly encouraging. First, there’s this horrifying AP report: Some Iraqi nuclear facilities appear to be unguarded, and radioactive materials are being taken out of the country, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog […]
The Bush campaign, in speeches and ads, has targeted John Kerry’s credibility as a primary target. He’s a flip-flopper, they say. He waffles, they insist. He can’t be trusted, they argue. The attacks are infuriating, of course, because they are equal parts false and hypocritical. On the one hand, the charges are just factually wrong […]
I’m definitely with Eugene Oregon on this one. Like him, I’ve always more-or-less believed that there wasn’t much the White House could have done to prevent the terrorist attacks on 9/11. It was exceedingly difficult to “connect the dots,” the “chatter” didn’t tell our intelligence officials enough, the real threats were believed to be abroad, […]