The Kerry campaign had an interesting observation over the weekend: Bush hasn’t been in Ohio in a while. No one knows why. Ohio’s polls show the state is still a toss-up. With 20 electoral votes, Bush will almost certainly lose the election without the state’s support. Kerry is visiting Ohio a couple of times a […]
I wanted to make sure readers were aware of this devastating report from Knight Ridder about the administration’s post-war planning. Or in this case, non-existent post-war planning. In March 2003, days before the start of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, American war planners and intelligence officials met at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina […]
Bush, at the second presidential debate: “Of course, I listen to our generals. That’s what a president does. A president sets the strategy and relies upon good military people to execute that strategy.” Bush, at a White House press conference with Interim Iraqi Prime Minister Allawi last month: “[W]hen our commanders say that they need […]
Words devoted to the Mary Cheney “story” in the Washington Post over the past three days: 1,099 Words devoted in the Washington Post over the past three days to the fact that the president’s top political aide testified before a federal grand jury on Friday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation of the Bush […]
In case you were looking for yet another reason to shake your head in disgust at the national media’s coverage of the campaign, my friend Poppy noticed this AP story on ABC News over the weekend: Kerry, in Ohio, Tries Average-Guy Look John Kerry Dons Corduroys to Look Like an Average Guy Seeking Votes in […]
Ron Suskind’s piece in yesterday’s New York Times Magazine is obviously the talk of the blogosphere, and with good reason. While there have been many excellent looks at Bush’s religious faith, Suskind examined an entirely different — and for Bush, more important — kind of faith: this White House’s faith in itself. On the surface, […]
In the unlikely event you didn’t hear about this over the weekend, I’d like to encourage everyone to check out Jon Stewart’s appearance on CNN’s Crossfire from Friday. It was rude, tense, and beautiful. The point of Stewart’s appearance had virtually nothing to do with his Emmy-award winning program or touting his new bestselling book. […]