Bush, two years ago: “I have no ambition whatsoever to use [9/11] as a political issue.” Bush in his new TV campaign ad, titled “Solemn Duty,” unveiled today: “I can’t imagine the great agony of a mom or a dad having to make the decision about which child to pick up first on September the […]
Bush continues to give almost the identical stump speech everywhere he goes, but I noticed a little something different about his remarks in Pensacola, Fla., yesterday. It wasn’t new rhetoric Bush has added to the speech; it’s something he took out. Two weeks ago, for example, Bush was really enjoying his “turn the corner” rhetoric. […]
Bush’s decision to announce Rep. Peter Goss (R-Fla.) as his pick to be the director of the CIA seemed to suffer from odd timing. Most officials in DC have been focusing on which recommendations from the 9/11 Commission needed immediate attention, Goss is likely to spark partisan tensions on the Hill, and the government’s intelligence […]
Dick “Go F— Yourself” Cheney lies with such reckless audacity, it’s hard to catch them all, but this one’s a gem. For months, the Bush campaign has repeated — ad nauseum — the ridiculous myth that John Kerry is the Senate’s #1 liberal, followed closely by John Edwards, who’s #4. It’s always been a twisted, […]
Well, I’ve been hoping for a year that someone would go to jail over the Plame Game scandal, I just didn’t expect it to be Matt Cooper. A federal judge has held a Time magazine reporter in contempt of court for refusing to testify in an investigation of the leak of a CIA officer’s identity, […]
We’ve seen Bush loyalty oaths and people getting arrested for wearing Kerry t-shirts to see the president speak, but the Bush campaign continues to push the envelope. This week, as Jesse Taylor noticed, BC04 removed ticket-holders from a Bush event because their clothing included a pro-choice message. Campaign workers removed the Millers — Marvin, Barbara […]
It’s good to see someone following up on this. A Democratic senator asked the White House on Monday to explain why the name of an imprisoned al-Qaida terror suspect was disclosed to reporters even as the suspect was cooperating secretly by sending e-mails to terrorists so authorities could trace their locations. Sen. Charles E. Schumer […]
Which of these items is not like the other… Bush, on July 12, repeating the same phrase seven times in one speech: “The American people are safer.” Republican pollster Frank Luntz, in June, advising Republicans how to talk about national security issues: “Remember: better there than here… ‘It is better to fight the War on […]
OK, one final word about the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, I mean, for Bush. Jim Rassmann, whose life John Kerry saved under enemy fire in Vietnam 35 years ago, had an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal in which he tells the story of Kerry’s heroism in battle and condemns the Swiftboat hacks for their […]
I think it’s safe to say Rep. Rodney Alexander’s shift from Dem to GOP has not gone smoothly. Naturally, Louisiana’s Dems are more-than-a-little peeved, throwing around words like “coward,” “betrayal,” and “Benedict Arnold.” Ultimately, though, these are the least of Alexander’s several problems. First, the Hotline reported why no one was answering Alexander’s phone yesterday. […]