One of the things I always liked about John Kerry was the fact that he seemed so willing and prepared to become president in 2005 — despite the historic mess Bush has made of the world, the nation, the budget, and our economy. It’s hard not appreciate a man who sees the results of the […]
This happened so fast, it probably gave the poor guy whiplash. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), fresh off his latest re-election success, probably wanted to demonstrate once again that, despite his GOP party affiliation in a Dem state, he’s prepared to fight against Bush’s most conservative judicial nominees, especially when it comes to abortion and the […]
My friend Bob Poulsen at NowChannel.com (the artist formerly known as 2.004k.com) made an interesting observation yesterday. Eight states that went for Gore four years ago backed Kerry by even larger margins this week: District of Columbia, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. Several of these states were key battlegrounds in which […]
At this point, I’m not entirely sure who feels worse about this year’s election results, Kerry voters in the U.S. or the rest of the world. Looking at some of the headlines from around the world, I’d say it’s pretty close. * The cover of Thursday’s Daily Mirror asks, under a shot of a smirking […]
In his acceptance speech this week, Bush made it sound like he’s ready to engage in genuine outreach to bring people together after he waged a vicious and deceptive campaign. He was, to be sure, wearing that “uniter” hat again. “[T]oday I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent: To make […]
National Journal’s Chuck Todd was running through this year’s winners and losers yesterday and had some harsh things to say about young voters. Speaking of losers, how ’bout that slacker vote (i.e., the 18-29 year-olds). They turned out in the exact same ratios as 2000, 1996 and 1992. There was no surge, no cell phone […]
My friend Eugene Oregon reminds us that that voters in Alabama, perhaps the reddest of all red states, had a chance to remove disgusting and racist language from its state constitution this week — but chose not to. An effort to rid Alabama’s Constitution of segregation-era language appears to be losing by a slim margin […]
Confirming widely-circulated rumors, ABC News reported today that Attorney General John Ashcroft will turn in his resignation, which Bush will no doubt accept. Ashcroft has been telling people for months that he would leave regardless of what happened in the election, so this isn’t a big surprise. I’ve seen some speculation that Rudy Giuliani might […]
Call me old fashioned, but I’m of the opinion that presidential candidates, whether they’re incumbents or not, should tell voters about their agenda for the next four years before the election, not after. But now that the 2004 election is behind us, Bush is prepared to address his priorities in earnest. A minority president no […]
Talk like this needs to be encouraged and cultivated every day for the next few years. Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-R.I.), perhaps the Senate’s most moderate Republican, told the Providence Journal that he might switch parties if President Bush were re- elected. “I’m not ruling it out,” he said. Chafee is going to be one unhappy […]