It’s well documented that Bush campaign officials will throw you out of a presidential event if they see anything on your attire they don’t like. In recent months, that includes Kerry t-shirts, a Kerry sticker on your lapel, and even generic t-shirts expressing support for “civil liberties.” But these are private rallies hosted by the […]
We all get frustrated with our political rivals from time to time, but Floridians seem to have a special way of expressing their dissatisfaction. This includes insane Democrats… Barry Seltzer told police he was simply exercising his “political expression.” But after the 46-year-old real estate investor admitted intentionally driving his silver Cadillac onto a sidewalk […]
As if Bush’s efforts to deflect responsibility for Al Qaqaa away from him and towards the troops weren’t abundantly clear before, consider what BC04’s top campaign surrogate Rudy Giuliani said this morning on NBC’s Today show: Asked about the missing explosives in Iraq, Giuliani said: “The president was cautious. The president was prudent…. No matter […]
Last month, House Speaker Dennis Hastert incomprehensively lashed out at philanthropist George Soros, suggesting that Soros takes money from narcotrafficers. Hastert made the outlandish charge without proof or a hint of support, but felt justified in making the accusation on national television because Soros supports Democrats. The incident, apparently, is part of a new GOP […]
Michael Steinberger wrote an interesting item for The New Republic about the plight of a Republican House member who may lose re-election because he, like the president, has an “R” after his name. [Connecticut Congressman Christopher] Shays seems to be giving a lot of thought to other jobs these days. Ask him about his relationship […]
With word that Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist is suffering from thyroid cancer, speculation about the future of the high court kicked into high gear this week. What concerns me, however, are the lengths the Bush White House will go to take advantage of the opportunity, should Rehnquist no longer be able to serve. […]
The always-great Ken Baer noticed yesterday that Bush’s prospects for post-presidency employment look a little shaky. On January 20, 2005, Bush will be only 58 years old, and in good health. Unlike Gerald Ford, he is too young to hit the celebrity golf tournament circuit. Unlike Richard Nixon, he has shown none of the intellectual […]
Bush raised a few eyebrows this week by expressing his support for gay civil unions. President Bush said in an interview this past weekend that he disagreed with the Republican Party platform opposing civil unions of same-sex couples and that the matter should be left up to the states. Mr. Bush has previously said that […]
John Kerry did a nice job yesterday of using recent events to highlight one of the more serious problems with Bush’s approach to governing. Kerry said Tuesday that the [377 tons of explosives at Al Qaqaa] were evidence of broader problems with Bush’s presidency, accusing him of plotting to cover up the missing explosives until […]
Considering how unpopular Bush is with people around the world, I kind of assumed BC04 would want to allow easy access to glowingly positive spin crafted by the campaign itself. Apparently, I assumed wrong. Surfers outside the US have been unable to visit the official re-election site of President George W Bush. The blocking of […]