There are any number of reasons to find the upcoming “America Supports You Freedom Walk” disconcerting. This is an event, organized by Rumsfeld’s Defense Department, which will honor the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a “freedom walk” from the Pentagon’s parking lot, past Arlington National Cemetery, to the reflecting pool on the […]
As far as most knowledgeable observers can tell, the process that led Gen. Kevin P. Byrnes to be relieved of duty is without precedent. The Army has been hurt over the past year by detainee-abuse cases and has been accused of not going after top officers allegedly involved in such abuse. Army officials said relieving […]
(Editor’s Note: The Carpetbagger Report, as regular readers know, has joined the Coalition for Darfur, a bi-partisan online initiative created to raise awareness and resources to address the crisis. This is the latest in a series of posts from the Coalition.) Over a year ago, Eugene Oregon wrote the post below urging the Bush administration […]
Some of you have emailed me, asking where the Rove/Plame story disappeared to. We had a few weeks in which the proverbial blood was in the water, but then August rolled around. Hopes that a slow news period would offer journalists a chance to really sink their teeth into the scandal turned out to be […]
I don’t mean to belabor this point, but James Dobson’s explanation for equating stem-cell research with Nazism is not only blatantly dishonest, it’s also incoherent. What’s more, having already fallen into a hole, Dobson hasn’t learned to stop digging. A week ago, the mullah of Colorado Springs compared stem-cell research to Nazi experimentation on human […]
As far back as the 2000 campaign, there was near certainty that the next president would have a Supreme Court vacancy or three to fill. The Bush White House, with its reputation for political expertise and preparation, had nothing but time to get ready. Indeed, the conventional wisdom was the Bush gang had a short […]
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: * Sen. Mike DeWine (R-Ohio) was one of only two Republicans to vote against a bill last month to shield gun manufacturers from liability suits, which in turn is pushing gun activists to […]
For the most part, conservatives have given John Roberts a pass over his role in helping gay activists shape their legal arguments in the Romer case. One pretty obscure group will announce today it is withdrawing its support for Roberts’ nomination because of his work in the case, but at least for the time being, […]
You can always count on TV preacher Jerry Falwell to know exactly how to bring people together. Falwell recently urged his followers to “vote Christian in 2008,” and to help drive the point home, sent what’s left of his supporters an “I Vote Christian” bumpersticker. In a fundraising letter, Mr. Falwell wrote that he hoped […]
Considering Bush’s 20-point victory over Kerry in Montana last year, one might assume this is a solidly-red state where Republicans dominate. Wrong. Montanans elected a popular Dem governor the same day they backed Bush, and Dems have taken hold of the state legislature. Now Montana’s Dems have their eyes on incumbent Sen. Conrad Burns (R), […]