The conservative line on in-vitro fertilization has never made a lot of sense in the context of stem-cell research. The right says IVF is great — modern technology is helping people who want children have babies — even though it leads to unused embryos being discarded. In a nationally televised address, the president even praised […]
I’ve often wondered why a) Dems don’t make a bigger deal about GOP votes against troop benefits; and b) why Dems wait until election years to get aggressive about advertising. I’m pleased to report that I’ll wonder no more — Dems are doing both. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee began airing radio ads in a […]
Word from CNN is that Ex-FBI official W. Mark Felt has told Vanity Fair that he was the secret Watergate source for Woodward and Bernstein known as “Deep Throat.” Interesting. Felt was the #3 man at the FBI at the time and has always been a leading Deep Throat suspect. In fact, in 1992, the […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * With Sen. Jon Corzine (D) doing well in New Jersey’s gubernatorial race, Rep. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is working furiously to position himself as Corzine’s replacement. As part of his efforts, Menendez has […]
Let’s see, late Friday afternoon in advance of Memorial Day weekend, a time when DC is quiet and political reporters are headed out of town. The Bush gang has a habit of taking advantage of these opportunities to make announcements they don’t want people to hear about. Predictably, last week was no exception. The director […]
Not content to let a sleeping dog lie, Tom DeLay and his GOP allies are still upset about last week’s “Law & Order” flap and are intent on generating more attention for the controversy. The fallout from NBC’s “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” episode featuring the Tom DeLay T-shirt continues over the Memorial Day break. […]
One of the reasons the idea of a “vast right-wing conspiracy” is silly is because conservatives tend to operate out in the open. There’s no need for a conspiracy; the movement’s agenda is hardly a secret. Underpinning the movement, however, are wealthy and selectively generous foundations which provide the right-wing infrastructure with the kind of […]
I realize that the far right is still simmering with rage over the Gang of 14’s compromise over judicial nominees, but it’s hard to believe right-wing activists and groups could be so upset that they’d seriously consider primary challenges for the Republicans involved in the negotiations. And yet, here we are. About a week after […]
Advocates of intelligent-design creationism are claiming a major breakthrough in their crusade against modern biology: the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History will, for the first time, show a movie that attacks evolution directly. But before the reality-based community gets too upset, keep in mind that it’s not quite as offensive as it sounds. […]
I’m fully aware of the fact that the fight over Social Security privatization is far from over. Nevertheless, this struck me as terribly amusing. Social Security was supposed to be the focal point of the Bush domestic agenda this year, but passage of a plan to secure its long-term financing and add private investment accounts […]