MoveOn.org hosted a terrific contest recently in which regular people were invited to create 30-second ads about Bush to be aired during the campaign. The point, as MoveOn explained, was to “bring new talent and new messages into the world of mainstream political advertising” by opening the process up to amateurs. All the finalists were […]
Last weekend, I blew off this story because I thought it was too weak to take seriously. It turns out I blew it off for the wrong reason. Initial reports indicated that Danish troops found mortal shells buried in Iraq which were believed, at least at first, to show trace amounts blister gas, a chemical […]
Carol Mosley Braun has apparently decided to withdraw from the presidential race and will endorse Howard Dean. This really is for the best. Braun’s campaign never really came together and she’s wisely realized that there’s no realistic way for her to become competitive. Braun’s campaign had no money, no real organization, and no meaningful support […]
At first blush, the Bush administration’s initiative to spend $1.5 billion on a new proposal to promote marriage may sound uncontroversial. Regardless of one’s ideology or political perspective, marriage is generally considered a good thing in society. If the Bush White House wants to help train people to sustain “healthy” marriages, what’s the harm? The […]
A month ago, it looked like the results from Iowa and New Hampshire would be pretty straightforward and easy to predict. Dean had a double-digit lead over Gephardt in Iowa, with Kerry and Edwards far behind. At the same time, Dean had a ridiculously large lead over Kerry in New Hampshire, with Clark and Lieberman […]
This isn’t even a rumor; it’s just an idea I had. Wesley Clark has picked up plenty of key endorsements in recent months, including high-profile support from members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and American Indian community. Howard Dean, for his part, has also done well with earning support from these same […]
The Bush administration has a number of really annoying habits, but the most Orwellian of their practices is changing government reports for political and public relations purposes. Chris Mooney and Kevin Drum are noting that the latest in a long line of controversial edits has recently been used to “touch up” an HHS report on […]
Far be it for me to mock someone else’s typos, considering all the ones I make, but this one struck me as funny. Today’s Burlington Free Press, Howard Dean’s hometown paper, had a short item about a typo in this month’s issue of Vogue. Apparently, in a profile of Dean, Vogue describes the former governor […]
I know Paul O’Neill is slowly backing away from his earlier remarks about Bush drawing up war plans immediately upon taking office, but something funny struck me about O’Neill’s earlier comments. Originally, you may recall, O’Neill characterized the administration as looking for an excuse to justify an invasion. “From the very beginning, there was a […]
I’m sure many of you were up half the night wondering about the results from the first-in-the-nation primary fight in the District of Columbia. To set your mind at ease, here’s how it turned out, with 96% of precincts reporting: Dean — 43% (17,584 votes) Sharpton — 34% (14,090 votes) Braun — 12% (4,776 votes) […]