There’s a lot of excitement this morning about John Edwards’ addition to John Kerry’s ticket and with good reason. Putting aside some of the obvious benefits — Edwards’ career of fighting for working families, his ability to assume the presidency should the need arise, etc. — I thought of about 10 reasons off the top […]
It’s worth noting today that The Gadflyer’s Tom Schaller touted a Kerry-Edwards ticket nearly 13 months ago in a Washington Post op-ed, which, coincidentally, also ran in the Charlotte Observer, Edwards’ home-town paper. With Edwards’ cash and Kerry’s cachet, the most formidable pairing might be Kerry-Edwards. That ticket is regionally balanced (at least North-South-wise), and […]
It’s bad enough when Bush and Cheney make absurd connections between Iraq and 9/11, but Lieberman? (via Atrios) MS. MITCHELL: Well, let’s take a look also at the American support for this. When we looked at our NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, again, as to whether or not all this was worth it, a majority, […]
I knew Bush’s staff choreographs every public appearance, but I didn’t appreciate the details until today. The White House leaves little to chance when it comes to projecting Bush in a favorable light. With its extensive location-scouting, technical expertise and attention to minute detail, the Bush administration is setting new standards in presidential stagecraft. On […]
To help stem the tide of publicity for the new Kerry-Edwards ticket, the Bush campaign will be rolling out a new TV ad featuring John McCain. President Bush’s re-election campaign has a television ad in the works featuring former Republican rival John McCain and advisers are weighing whether to air it when Democrat John Kerry […]
Here’s one of those Dewey-Defeats-Truman screw-ups that deserves plenty of ridicule. I wonder if the correction tomorrow will be as prominent as the error.
In the unlikely event that you check The Carpetbagger Report before other news outlets, I thought I’d mention that John Kerry has chosen John Edwards as his running mate. John Kerry selected former rival John Edwards to be his running mate, picking the smooth-talking Southern populist over more seasoned politicians in hopes of injecting vigor […]
John Ashcroft told the nation about a month ago that the U.S. is facing a new, serious threat from al Queda. “Credible intelligence from multiple sources indicates that al Qaeda plans to attempt an attack on the United States in the next few months,” Ashcroft said. “This disturbing intelligence indicates al Qaeda’s specific intention to […]
In case you missed it over the weekend, the New York Times’ Barbara Ehrenreich (a tremendous new addition to the op-ed page) had a terrific column comparing King George III in 1776 to President George in 2004. Well, perhaps “comparing” is too strong a word. Let’s just say Ehrenreich noted some fascinating correlations between the […]
What’s his name was on Meet the Press yesterday and was asked to explain why he is running for president. I found the answer pretty interesting. Andrea Mitchell: “You announced your candidacy back in February right here on this program with Tim [Russert]. A lot of Democrats have been very negative in their response. What […]