As everyone now knows, John Kerry announced yesterday that he would not delay accepting the Dem nomination. I’m a little disappointed. I know the media was pounding him for the very possibility, but I considered it a very clever — and effective — idea. If you’re just getting in on this story, Noam Scheiber explained […]
We already know U.S. troops were sent into battle in Iraq without vehicle armor, body armor, and combat helmets. We also know that troops have been frustrated by the Pentagon’s unresponsiveness to requests for needed tanks, Bradleys, and other heavy vehicles. But is it really possible that the troops don’t have the bullets they need? […]
Even the most fiscally irresponsible presidential administration in U.S. history realizes it can’t just borrow and spend forever — eventually something has to give. If the federal government is going make any kind of effort to return sanity to its budget, officials will have to either cut domestic spending or reverse the reckless tax policies […]
I frequently want to take Dem leaders aside and make them write on a blackboard, 100 times, “John McCain will not be John Kerry’s running mate.” Dick Gephardt, himself a likely finalist for Kerry’s short list, was the latest to raise (and praise) the possibility, describing the Arizona Republican as a “very attractive figure in […]
I’m sure this isn’t the kind of news Treasury Secretary John Snow was hoping for upon releasing his first annual financial disclosure form. Oops. A red-faced Treasury Secretary John Snow, who has been going around the country preaching the importance of financial literacy, can now point to himself as a glaring example of what not […]
Speaking of the attorney general, it was heartening to see the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals uphold Oregon’s voter-approved law that allows doctors to help terminally ill patients commit suicide. It was even better to see the judges publicly rebuke John Ashcroft in the process. The Justice Department’s role in this matter was always rather […]
To hear John Ashcroft tell it, a new terrorist threat is credible, real, and serious. “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 hit the United States hard.” Got […]
Of all the possible reactions to General Anthony Zinni’s condemnation of the Bush administration, I didn’t expect the most obvious choice: silence. Zinni, former commander of the U.S. Central Command and Bush’s former hand-picked special envoy to the Middle East, was on 60 Minutes just three days ago, offering a blistering attack on the administration […]
Last week I talked about the conservative reaction to the deal struck between the White House and Senate Democrats over judicial nominations. The “compromise” allows 25 Bush-nominated judges to take the federal bench in exchange for a White House agreement that there will be no recess appointments for unconfirmed nominees. Conservatives, who should have been […]
It’s little surprise that the Bush campaign doesn’t mind deceiving the public with its campaign attack ads, but I’m a little amazed at how brazen they are about it. I know, I know, this is par for the course. The latest attack ad accuses John Kerry of “playing politics” with national security because he’s criticized […]