When Dems play the “race card” — making an argument not directly related to race to make a policy point — the Republicans, a little sensitive about charges of racism, go apoplectic. Bush, however, has his own race card that he keeps playing when it comes to Iraq. Not surprisingly, Bush isn’t making a lot […]
The president stirred up considerable controversy last July when he effectively dared insurgents in Iraq to attack our troops, telling them, “Bring it on.” I noticed, via Hesiod, that The Onion had a tragically funny item about the controversy in among their made up “news briefs”: Bush To Iraqi Militants: ‘Please Stop Bringing It On’ […]
To update a post from way back in November, I noticed today that Al Franken is still considering a run for the U.S. Senate against Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who defeated Walter Mondale in 2002 after Paul Wellstone’s tragic plane crash just two weeks before the election. Comedian and liberal talk show host Al Franken put […]
I don’t know how many people really listen to the president’s weekly radio address and the Dem response, but this week’s exchange offered a terrific contrast. Bush’s address, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of his infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech, insisted that progress in Iraq is going well, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. “[D]aily […]
When it comes to everyone’s favorite theocrat, former Alabama Justice Roy Moore, late Friday brought a flurry of updates. As far as I’m concerned, it was all good news. After a state judicial ethics panel unanimously threw Moore off the state Supreme Court in November, Moore appealed. The problem was all of his former fellow […]