Financial analysts were expecting the economy to add as many as 247,000 jobs in July, while Bush promised many more than that due to the “success” of his tax politics. We didn’t even come close to either. The nation’s payroll growth slowed dramatically in July with a paltry 32,000 jobs being added — a potentially […]
This one may be the worst ever. President Bush offered up a new entry for his catalog of “Bushisms” on Thursday, declaring that his administration will “never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people.” Bush misspoke as he delivered a speech at the signing ceremony for a $417 billion defense […]
It was a move straight out of Amy Sullivan’s playbook. No longer satisfied with letting the Republicans have an alleged monopoly on the “faith vote,” the DNC had hired an accomplished, capable religious leader to be the party’s first-ever director of religious outreach. The Rev. Brenda Bartella Peterson was named senior adviser for religious outreach […]
Considering Rep. Katherine Harris’ track record for handling sensitive information, this probably shouldn’t come as a big surprise, but it’s still the week’s strangest political controversy. On Monday, Harris insisted she knew information the public did not about “more than 100” thwarted terrorist attacks, which, according to her, could have been just as serious as […]
It’s hard to even think about this without reaching for the Maalox, but let’s give it a shot. A group of Vietnam veterans was set to launch a 60-second ad today in three battleground states charging that Democratic presidential candidate John F. Kerry had lied about his war record, had engineered the injuries that led […]
Here’s what Bush said in Davenport, Iowa, yesterday: “Because we acted, Iowa’s unemployment rate now is 4.3 percent. When it comes to creating jobs for American workers, we are turning the corner and we’re not going back.” Here’s what he didn’t say: In November of 2000, Iowa’s unemployment rate was 2.5%. Don’t forget; results matter.
Just so we’re clear, Bill Clinton, 14 years before he was elected president, made a one-time investment in a land deal called Whitewater. The investment was financed by bank loans, which were repaid with interest. Clinton lost money on the venture and was completely cleared of wrongdoing. This business “scandal” necessitated three independent counsels to […]
This is going to sound familiar, but there’s a point. The Bush campaign reached Mankato, Minn., yesterday for another rally in a key swing state. When local residents went to pick up tickets, however, they were asked if they’re Bush backers. Once again, the policy was no support, no tickets. I guess it could have […]
A few weeks ago, the New York Times had an interesting item about party platforms. True, few voters actually read party platforms, which are intended to be statements of the party’s positions and proposals. And who can blame them? The documents — often leaden, homogenized and full of generic campaign-speak — can send even the […]
Apropos of nothing, I was thinking about the nationally-televised press conference Bush held on March 6, 2003, in which he effectively laid out exactly what he believed, at the time, about the Iraqi threat and the need for war. If you’ve got a few minutes, I’d recommend reading it, just for kicks. Going over the […]