There’s Bush’s rhetoric… “General Myers, Vice President and Condi and I had a long-ranging discussion with our key members of the defense team about a variety of subjects. We talked about Iraq, the way forward in Iraq, the way to help the Iraqis get to elections. We’re making progress on the ground.” (August 23, 2004) […]
One of the rhetorical high points of Bush’s stump speech seeks to encourage voters to be patient with the lack of progress in Iraq and points to 1940s Japan as a key analogy. Here’s Bush on the subject, just last night: “I believe in the transformational power of liberty. The wisest use of American strength […]
In case you missed it, Glenn Kessler and Robin Wright had a great item in yesterday’s Washington Post — hidden deep away on page A17 — about Bush’s rhetoric about spreading democracy around the world and Bush’s real commitment to these ideals. Naturally, Kessler and Wright discovered that the two rarely meet, particularly as it […]
Yes, if you checked this site this morning, you saw that I was hacked. I’m not exactly sure how this happened — or who did the hacking — but the situation appears to have been resolved. Sorry for the inconvenience; now back to my long-winded tirades…
Quick quiz: Who offered this quote and what was the context? “This isn’t politics as usual. It’s dangerous and possibly criminal.” Was it a) Henry Waxman talking about the Plame Game scandal; b) me talking about the White House lying to Congress about the cost of Bush’s Medicare scheme; c) Joe Biden talking about the […]
A few months ago, The Daily Show was mocking the administration’s spin on the prison abuse scandal, calling the torture delivered by U.S. troops “freedom tickling.” Of course, once again proving that parodying the Bush administration is virtually impossible, consider the names the Pentagon has come up with for camps that have replaced Abu Ghraib. […]
With all that’s going on in the political world right now, it’s easy to forget that the Bush White House is still under a criminal investigation — a fact that most voters seem to be completely oblivious to because the Plame Game scandal never generated the media attention it deserved. Nevertheless, there has been a […]
Howard Zucker seems to be an ideal candidate to serve as a top deputy secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services. He’s already a deputy assistant secretary for health, science technology and medicine, and when one considers his background, Zucker’s credentials are extraordinary. Of course, the Bush White House isn’t concerned […]
Considering that Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) slandered philanthropist George Soros on national television, an Ethics Committee investigation seems like the least Congress could do. Soros got the ball rolling yesterday. Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has asked the House ethics committee to investigate House Speaker Dennis Hastert over comments suggesting that Soros could […]
As the Kerry campaign has added some communications staffers (McCurry, Lockhart, etc.) of late, they’ve been experimenting with some new rhetorical lines of attack and campaign slogans. About two weeks ago, we were hearing a lot about “W stands for ‘Wrong,’” which isn’t bad. Last week, Kerry was using the “if you’re happy with Bush’s […]