Meanwhile, in other non-election news, that so-called “coalition” in Iraq continues to shrink. Hungary announced Wednesday that it would withdraw its 300 troops from Iraq, becoming the latest country in United States-led coalition to bow to public pressure and prepare to bring its soldiers home. Speaking at a ceremony for the end of military conscription, […]
In case it wasn’t already abundantly clear that the White House was dead wrong about the story, the LA Times had an excellent piece today with more first-hand accounts of the debacle at Al Qaqaa. This controversy became significant before the election, but it didn’t stop being relevant on Tuesday. In the weeks after the […]
The White House and GOP leaders backed Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) when he faced an extremely tough primary challenge this year, but Specter, to his enormous credit, isn’t about to return the favor by allowing Bush to radically reshape the federal judiciary. Invigorated by a decisive win and the prospect of assuming a more prominent […]
The race for Senate leadership among the Dems appears to be over before it starts. Senate Minority Whip Harry Reid (D-Nev.) stepped in immediately after Daschle’s defeat, telling Nevada reporters yesterday that he had secured at least 30 assurances of support from fellow Democrats — enough to succeed Daschle when Senate Democrats meet to reorganize […]
For those six people who are still concerned about it, the “Battle of the Bulge” seems to have been resolved. Call off the conspiracy freaks. Now it can be told: That mysterious bulge on President Bush’s back during the first presidential debate was not an electronic device feeding him answers, but a strap holding his […]
Some of you wrote in with some, shall we say, concerns about my use of the word “mandate” yesterday. With varying degrees of outrage, you explained that an incumbent who wins with 51% support and picks up a grand total of two states (maybe one) from the previous cycle can hardly lay claim to a […]
For those of you who still aren’t convinced that now is the time to pick ourselves up and get back in the game, I offer you the latest comments from right-wing über-activist Grover Norquist. “Once the minority of House and Senate are comfortable in their minority status, they will have no problem socializing with the […]
For anyone interested, I’ll be doing a syndicated radio show this afternoon, offering some post-election analysis. The show is “Culture Shocks,” hosted by the legendary Barry Lynn. I’ll be on from 5 to 6 Eastern. It’ll be on several radio stations, including KCAA 1050AM in the Los Angeles area, WCBR in Tennessee, KGGM in Louisiana, […]
From where I sit, one of two things is going to happen in the coming months: the Dems/left will be so disheartened by yesterday’s results that it will send them into an indefinite funk, or the Dems/left will see this as a unique opportunity. Not surprisingly, I’m hoping for the latter. Looking back over the […]
It’s hard to choose the single most disheartening defeat from yesterday, but seeing Tom Daschle lose in South Dakota has to be right up there. Looking ahead, however, we need a Dem to fill his role as the party leader in the Senate. It may quickly get competitive, but a frontrunner already seems obvious. Senate […]