So we’ve already established that the Bush campaign won’t talk to voters unless they’re pre-screened Republican sycophants and that the president doesn’t like to talk to reporters because they occasionally ask him questions that are, you know, difficult. Yesterday we learned that the campaign’s proclivity for avoiding any form of dissent has extended to radio […]
I’m afraid it’s one of my exceedingly rare days off. I have a deadline pending on a freelance piece and I have a nasty head cold that’s clouding my thinking anyway. I’ll be back tomorrow with plenty of long-winded tirades for your reading pleasure.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the Census Bureau will release government data on the poverty rate tomorrow. Not surprisingly, after years of progress on moving American families out of poverty in the 1990s, the Bureau’s data is expected to show another increase under Bush. That’s the predictable part. The suspicious part has […]
This train of thought has been bouncing around right-wing circles for a week or so, but leave it to Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum to summarize it perfectly. “Kerry brought this upon himself by making the convention all about his military service,” said Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.). “He stuck his jaw out on this one […]
I’m genuinely pleased the Matt Cooper/Plame Game saga has been resolved, but there’s something strange here that leads me to wonder if there’s more to this story. Earlier this month, federal prosecutors wanted to ask Cooper some questions about discussions he had last year with Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Dick Cheney’s chief of staff. Cooper refused, […]
Swing by Bush’s campaign website and you’ll find an economic plan that Bush would presumably implement if given a second term. But even a cursory look shows that the plan is just a rehashed list of agenda items Bush hasn’t pushed through Congress yet (tort reform, an energy plan) and vague platitudes that sound nice […]
There are any number of ways to interpret Dick Cheney’s new-found respect for “freedom.” Vice President Dick Cheney, whose younger daughter is a lesbian, said Tuesday that he believed that decisions about same-sex marriages should be left to the states, contending that “freedom means freedom for everyone.” […] “Lynne and I have a gay daughter, […]
Maybe it’s just me, but I often wonder what I’d do if I were part of the Bush campaign and I had to (honestly) describe the president’s achievements. In all sincerity, I’m hard pressed to think of the man’s successes, at least on a large scale. Bush effectively put his presidency on the line for […]
It wasn’t going to happen, but the handful of moderates left in the GOP — all six of them — really wanted a change to the party platform. Just last week, the Log Cabin Republicans, a group of 12,000 gay conservatives, teamed up with pro-choice Republicans to launch a full-scale challenge to the platform. Pitching […]
It’s a trivial point, but I found it amusing. Zell “Turncoat” Miller seems to be a tad defensive right now. Democratic Sen. Zell Miller of Georgia has a message for critics who contend he is a longtime closet Republican. When he casts a vote for President Bush in November, it will be his first for […]