Almost immediately after Bush announced his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, the Republican base expressed frustration, and in some circles, outrage. Over the rest of the week, Bush aides, along with a select few allies who have been convinced of Miers’ right-wing bona fides, have gone go to great lengths to placate […]
Guest Post by Morbo Perhaps I am just paranoid, but I think the media may be reading too much into the alleged conservative revolt over Harriet Miers. I fear it’s a trap, and we in the progressive community are walking right into it. Despite the headlines, not all conservatives are angry over Miers’ nomination. Some […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’d like to present another winner in my semi–regular “Dumbest Thing Said About Evolution” contest. This time New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett takes the prize. Let’s give him a big hand. Garrett looked across the border into Pennsylvania, where a school district in Dover is being sued for adding “intelligent design” […]
Guest Post by Morbo I kind of like the gang at the Brady Campaign to Control Gun Violence. These days they are employing some guerrilla tactics I find highly entertaining. Case in point: Every year, 1.5 million folks from Great Britain visit Florida, most of them hitting the beaches or Disneyland. The Brady Campaign has […]
Guest Post by Morbo A friend just passed me a copy of Court TV host Catherine Crier’s new book “Contempt: How The Right Is Wronging American Justice,” and I have to say I’m impressed. I had no idea Crier was on our side. I’d always just assumed she was kind of conservative, since she was […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about the avian flu. I can only hope public health officials appreciate the risk and are taking all necessary steps to protect the public. And while I’m confident that there are capable and qualified people working on this at the Centers for Disease […]
This probably won’t get the attention it deserves, so take a moment to consider the breakthrough and its political implications. An experimental vaccine against cervical cancer has moved a step closer toward becoming the first cancer vaccine of any kind on the market. Scientists are reporting Friday that the vaccine was 100% effective in preventing […]
Apparently former FBI director Louis Freeh is preparing for a return to the limelight by, like too many ’90s-era Republicans, writing a book trashing Bill Clinton. Louis Freeh, the FBI director appointed by President Clinton, says his relationship with his boss fell apart because Clinton’s “closets were full of skeletons.” […] Freeh discussed the bad […]
Like Ezra, I continue to be inspired by Al Gore’s vision and convictions. Say what you will about the former vice president, but when it comes to articulating exactly what’s gone wrong with American politics, the guy just keeps getting better. The latest gem was delivered Wednesday to a conference organized by “We Media” in […]
One has to wonder if Knight Ridder’s Joseph Galloway was giggling when he wrote this lead earlier in the week: Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey and vice chief of staff Gen. Richard Cody said Monday that the Army was using looser Defense Department rules that permitted it to sign up more high school dropouts and […]