It turns out Bush’s appearance on Meet the Press is turning into a treasure trove of mendacity. In a single one-hour interview, we’ve found instances of Bush’s making false claims about almost everything — weapons of mass destruction, the 9/11 Commission, the Kay Report, unemployment, the deficit, and his alleged military record. But there’s still […]
Senate Democrats still seem a little peeved about the fact that Republican staffers stole thousands of Judiciary Committee memos and leaked them to conservative news outlets. Dems believe the thefts are a criminal matter and should be investigated as such; the GOP believes this was just an incident from some over-eager staffers who can be […]
It took almost a full year, but Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly is finally willing to state the obvious and follow through on an earlier promise. Eleven months ago, on March 18, 2003, O’Reilly was on Good Morning America pledging to apologize to the nation if we don’t find WMD in Iraq. Here’s, here’s the bottom […]
There was a specific day, about a month ago, when I believed that Wesley Clark may have been positioned just right to win the nomination. It was Jan. 15. Iowa’s polls were fluctuating wildly, but there was overwhelming evidence that Dean was falling fast. Clark had focused all of his attention on New Hampshire and […]
It wasn’t long ago — say, a month ago? — that the race for the Democratic nomination looked very exciting. Four or five people had a realistic shot. Now, however, it’s over and it’s time for the party rally behind the nominee so we can win this thing and get Bush out of office. I […]
White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan, today: [Pay records] show that [Bush] was paid for his service, and you get paid for the days on which you serve…. It showed that he fulfilled his duties. Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, also today: I was…lucky enough to get into a National Guard unit in the nick […]
The estimable Jerome Armstrong, who authored MyDD.com and now does some guest posting for Daily Kos, suggests that a brokered Dem convention is still possible. Armstrong’s great, but I think he’s off-base here. Armstrong explains that he doesn’t believe Clark and/or Edwards will be withdrawing from the race, and that Dean has recommitted himself to […]
The ongoing controversy over the way in which Republican Hill staffers stole documents from the computers of Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee just won’t break the GOP’s way, no matter how hard they try. Poor guys. Republicans offered up a sacrificial lamb, forcing the resignation of Manuel Miranda, Majority Leader Bill Frist’s (R-Tenn.) top […]
The numerous misstatements about Iraq in Bush’s 2003 State of the Union address have been well-documented, but it now we’re learning that some of the warnings raised in the 2002 SOTU weren’t true either. Bush, in highlighting the value of our war in Afghanistan, said that our troops were making “discoveries [that] confirmed our worst […]
Because the Dean campaign has put so much attention on next Tuesday’s Wisconsin primary, I thought I’d mention the results from the latest statewide poll, conducted by the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Kerry — 45% Clark — 13% Dean — 12% Edwards — 9% No wonder Dean backed out of his do-or-die pledge in Wisconsin. He’s trailing […]