It may be a little too soon to tell, but it seems the Sinclair Broadcast Group will ultimately regret its decision to intervene in the campaign on Bush’s behalf. Here’s a quick round-up of developments over the last 24 hours: * The Democratic Party and 18 senators are objecting to Sinclair’s plan and have asked […]
In case you weren’t having trouble sleeping before, consider that nuclear materials have gone missing in Iraq. Equipment and materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons are disappearing from Iraq but neither Baghdad nor Washington appears to have noticed, the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency reported on Monday. Satellite imagery shows that entire buildings […]
I know, I know. Anytime I believe that there are certain things the Bush White House just wouldn’t do, I’m wrong. They know no limits; they have no shame. We learned in March that the administration created fake news segments — with our money — that were sent to news stations across the country to […]
Talk of an “October Surprise” is a mainstay of blog speculation. This certainly didn’t help. President Bush’s top political adviser, Karl Rove, said Wednesday that the Bush-Cheney campaign is planning some October “surprises” for challengers John Kerry and John Edwards. “We’ve got a couple of surprises that we intend to spring,” Rove told ABC radio […]
We got our first less-than-subtle clue about the Bush White House’s approach to security in Iraq about a month ago. Faced with a growing insurgency and a January deadline for national elections, American commanders in Iraq say they are preparing operations to open up rebel-held areas, especially Falluja, the restive city west of Baghdad now […]
In June 2003, The New Republic’s Michael Crowley wrote an exceptional article (exceptionally well-researched and exceptionally depressing) about the misery of being a Dem in the House of Representatives. Crowley explained that, for the first time that anyone can remember, lawmakers in the minority are told by the majority that they aren’t aloud to introduce […]
When it comes to the Bush administration and civil rights, I’ve got bad news and worse news. The bad news is this president has been awful. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has prepared an exhaustive draft report (.pdf) on Bush’s record and determined that he “has neither exhibited leadership on pressing civil rights issues, […]
This was a story that seemed to slip through the cracks of a very busy week last week, but my friend Poppy reminded me that it’s a story that warrants additional attention. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) may not agree on much, but both have been involved with White House negotiations over various […]
Everyone’s been wondering if there’s some kind of last-minute surprise Bush or his surrogates would spring to help change the dynamics of the election. I think the shameless Sinclair Broadcast Group, in the most disturbing display of broadcasting abuse in recent history, has unveiled this year’s “October Surprise.” The conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose television […]
I thought Bush had made it abundantly clear that he considered any public speculation about bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq was not only irresponsible, but dangerous. To hear the president tell it, such talk emboldens our enemies and encourages the terrorists to keep fighting. So, what did Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld do in Iraq […]