This week featured the kind of contrast between how the two parties operate that speaks volumes. The topic was party discipline. On the Republican side of the aisle, where loyalty to Bush and DeLay is paramount, several key lawmakers were threatened for not toeing the party line enough. The party’s leadership didn’t hesitate to follow […]
I knew the Bush gang enjoyed getting taxpayers to finance their propaganda, but I don’t think I realized just how much. Let’s see, Bush’s HHS used our money to create fake-news segments that were sent to news stations across the country to tout Bush’s Medicare scheme, which were later broadcast as if it were actual […]
It’s sounds like a poor attempt at humor, but Ralph Nader, disgraced and left with no allies, believes he’s entitled to an apology now that the campaign is over. You read that right. In a recent interview with Counterpunch, the three-time failure insisted that his critics should apologize for noting his campaign’s ties to Republicans. […]
Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum has big plans for the next couple of years. In 2006, he’ll be up for re-election, which he expects to win, and return to try and replace Bill Frist as the Senate Majority Leader. Two years later, Santorum is openly discussing the possibility of running for president. All the more […]
Atrios has mentioned a point a couple of times that warrants repeating about the Dems’ approach to Bush’s Social Security scheme. The Dems need to realize that Bush’s dishonest plan to destroy Social Security isn’t something which should send them scurrying for cover, as they’ve been doing for years, but something which will allow them […]
The latest employment figures, released this morning, showed that the economy added about 157,000 jobs in December. It’s short of economists’ projections for the month and a total that barely keeps up with population growth. Which leads me to my monthly look at how well Bush’s promises of last year kept up with reality. The […]
As long as Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) is making headlines again, I thought it’d be fun to remind readers why his name might seem familiar. Yesterday, a Wall Street Journal article about Bush’s Social Security scheme included a bizarre Cole line that seemed to tie the proposal to, of all things, terrorism. “The president is […]
How desperate was the White House to deceive the public — particularly the African-American community — about its No Child Left Behind scheme? Desperate enough to give Armstrong Williams $240,000 — of our money — to promote it. Seeking to build support among black families for its education reform law, the Bush administration paid a […]
Three committee chairmanships, three disappointments. Veterans’ Affairs Committee — The committee’s current chair, Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), despite his widespread popularity among actual veterans, was removed from his post yesterday. As expected, he was replaced because he wasn’t loyal enough in toeing the GOP line. House Republican leaders decided Wednesday to oust Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman […]
Remember all the fun we had over the summer wondering if Bush insists on getting his questions in advance? Apparently, it started something of a trend. Condoleezza Rice should expect few surprises when she faces the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Jan. 18 and 19 for confirmation hearings on her nomination to be secretary of state. […]