To help stem the tide of publicity for the new Kerry-Edwards ticket, the Bush campaign will be rolling out a new TV ad featuring John McCain. President Bush’s re-election campaign has a television ad in the works featuring former Republican rival John McCain and advisers are weighing whether to air it when Democrat John Kerry […]
Here’s one of those Dewey-Defeats-Truman screw-ups that deserves plenty of ridicule. I wonder if the correction tomorrow will be as prominent as the error.
In the unlikely event that you check The Carpetbagger Report before other news outlets, I thought I’d mention that John Kerry has chosen John Edwards as his running mate. John Kerry selected former rival John Edwards to be his running mate, picking the smooth-talking Southern populist over more seasoned politicians in hopes of injecting vigor […]
John Ashcroft told the nation about a month ago that the U.S. is facing a new, serious threat from al Queda. “Credible intelligence from multiple sources indicates that al Qaeda plans to attempt an attack on the United States in the next few months,” Ashcroft said. “This disturbing intelligence indicates al Qaeda’s specific intention to […]
In case you missed it over the weekend, the New York Times’ Barbara Ehrenreich (a tremendous new addition to the op-ed page) had a terrific column comparing King George III in 1776 to President George in 2004. Well, perhaps “comparing” is too strong a word. Let’s just say Ehrenreich noted some fascinating correlations between the […]
What’s his name was on Meet the Press yesterday and was asked to explain why he is running for president. I found the answer pretty interesting. Andrea Mitchell: “You announced your candidacy back in February right here on this program with Tim [Russert]. A lot of Democrats have been very negative in their response. What […]
One of the unintended side-benefits of the Bush presidency is the return of Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne, Jr. I realize that he never actually left, but during the Clinton era, I started to find Dionne as a split-the-difference moderate, afraid to take bold positions. Bush seems to have brought back Dionne’s fire. It couldn’t […]
Howard Kurtz hasn’t been shy about his conservative ideology, but today was truly ridiculous. In an item about Bill Clinton challenging his right-wing media critics in his best-selling memoir, Kurtz defended Rush Limbaugh. The 42nd president also lambastes Rush Limbaugh, one of his most vociferous critics. In 1993, writes Clinton, the radio host claimed that […]
Here’s the kind of story that warms the heart on Independence Day (via Atrios). Defending the war in Iraq, President Bush said on Independence Day that America is safer because Saddam Hussein is in a prison cell. […] Two Bush opponents, taken out of the crowd in restraints by police, said they were told they […]
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you know it’s time for Poll Day. If you’re new, welcome; we do this every Friday afternoon. It’s my weekly round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days. Arizona (10 electoral votes) KAET — Bush 47, Kerry 35, Nader 2 Comment: We can […]