The conventional wisdom tells us that the president, unlike some of his predecessors, is not a voracious reader when it comes to the daily news. Over the weekend, the New York Times’ Elisabeth Bumiller seemed anxious to debunk this notion — which she described as “crazy” — and defended Bush’s reading habits. Discussing Bush’s appetite […]
Tom DeLay and his legal team needed a Texas judge to throw out the charges against him quickly so he could return to the Hill and fight anew to regain his leadership post. Unfortunately for DeLay, the judge said no. A judge dismissed the conspiracy charges Monday against Rep. Tom DeLay but refused to throw […]
When C. Boyden Gray was chair of the Committee for Justice, a far-right activist group committed to supporting Bush’s more conservative judicial nominees, he and his organization ran an attack ad when Senate Dems blocked Appeals Court nominee William Pryor. As Gray and the CFJ put it, Dems on the Judiciary Committee, many of whom […]
CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, during a discussion with Sens. Chuck Lugar and Joe Biden, went a little further than usual yesterday and talked about his own personal disappointment with Iraqis. (via hark) “Senator Lugar, at the end of November, late last month, there was a conference of Iraqi leaders from all factions in Cairo put together […]
When it comes to a “comfort zone,” Bush clearly likes giving speeches in front of military audiences. His address on Iraq last week was at the Naval Academy, which followed a speech at Osan Air Base, which followed a similar speech at Elmendorf Air Force Base. And that’s just within the last two weeks. It […]
The New York Post reported today that Sen. Hillary Clinton “has quietly signed on to a Republican measure that makes it illegal to desecrate the American flag — a move that will boost her credibility in the conservative ‘red’ states.” At first, this seemed like horrendous news for those of us who hope to see […]
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: * The closely-watched Senate race in Ohio continues to be as competitive as expected. According to a new Rasmussen poll, Sen. Mike DeWine (R) is ahead of both of his Dem rivals, but […]
Tom DeLay stuck to a predictable and insulting line over the weekend at a banquet for 200 troops and their families. Using the typical right-wing talking points, DeLay lashed out at Democrats and repeated the “stay the course” mantra. Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told a group of soldiers Saturday night that withdrawing troops […]
Last week, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly insisted that philanthropist George Soros is “the moneyman” behind a massive conspiracy to destroy Christmas. He did not appear to be kidding. O’Reilly may not want to hear it, but I think Soros may have gotten to Bush, too. First, First Lady Laura Bush wished everyone a “happy holidays” […]
It’s frustrating, but it appears that confusion over Iraq and its weapons-of-mass-destruction-related-program activities is still common among the electorate. A new Fox News poll found some interesting, albeit disappointing, responses to questions about Iraq and the rationale that prompted the 2003 invasion. [S]ome Americans think there are still weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. A […]