Quinnipiac released its latest poll data from Pennsylvania today (Kerry’s up by five, 47-42), which I’ll get into in more detail later. However, there was one piece of data that stood out for me. Military veterans or voters with a household member who is a veteran or currently in active duty or reserve service support […]
Carpetbagger regular David S. wrote in with a really good point, following up on this morning’s item about Bush and missile defense. David noticed another part of Bush’s statement that’s just as disturbing as the parts I emphasized earlier. Specifically, just to refresh your memory, Bush boasted, “We want to continue to perfect this system, […]
I really don’t know what to make of this one. In talking about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq (or, in this case, the lack thereof), Bush offered us this gem last night: “Even though we didn’t find the stockpiles we affected (sic) — to find, Saddam Hussein had the capability of making weapons.” Usually, […]
Yesterday’s report in the New York Times about low test scores for students in charter schools generated considerable attention, particularly from Education Secretary (and charter school advocate) Rod Paige. The data that showed poor student performance came from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, which is widely considered by education professionals to be the “report […]
With just three months before the election, it takes some guts for a lawmaker to publicly admit that his support for Bush’s war in Iraq was wrong. It takes even more courage when we’re talking about a Republican from Nebraska. And yet, there was Rep. Doug Bereuter (R-Neb.) yesterday, admitting that the Iraqi invasion, in […]
MoveOn.org, in response to the SBVfT’s scurrilous ads, launched a new spot of its own this week, noting that Bush pulled strings to get into the National Guard and then never fulfilled his duties. The same ad calls on Bush to denounce the Swiftboat Hacks once and for all. The ad invites a comparison, which […]
Secretary of State Colin Powell, who occasionally sees the need to be “sensitive” to the needs and wishes of the international community, was asked to weigh in on Dick “Go F— Yourself” Cheney’s hypocritical condemnation of John Kerry using of the infamous “s” word. Ever the diplomat, Powell did his best to avoid the substance […]
Some days, I hear the latest Bush attack and feel the temptation to just shake my head in disgust, fight back the nausea, and pretend like I didn’t see that. Yesterday’s salvo on missile defense is just such an attack. In a campaign filled with bewildering nonsense, this one has to be right up near […]
As if there weren’t enough culture-war lawsuits being filed, Jerry Falwell has decided to expand his right-wing college and add a law school. The Rev. Jerry Falwell will open a law school this month in hopes of training a generation of attorneys who will fight for conservative causes. “We want to infiltrate the culture with […]
Seth Stevenson had an item in Slate yesterday about one of everyone’s favorite topics — the presidential election in Florida. It’s a great piece, which I largely agree with, but there was one point in particular that I’d like to share. Four years ago, Nader garnered 97,000 votes in Florida, which represented about 1.6% of […]