Guest Post by Morbo Occasionally I read a journal published by Secular Humanists titled Free Inquiry. Circulation-wise, it’s no TV Guide. However, you can buy it at some Borders stores. But you can’t buy the recent April/May issue at any Borders. The chain will not carry it. Why not? Those damn Mohammed cartoons. Free Inquiry, […]
Guest Post by Morbo The national disgrace that is Tom DeLay is awfully interested in religion lately, as the Carpetbagger has noted. OK, Tom, you want the redemption your faith promises? Earn it. I have a model for you: In 1963, a British politician named John D. “Jack” Profumo became embroiled in a scandal when […]
The rumors were rampant earlier this week that new White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten was going to make some staff changes, starting in Scott [tag]McClellan[/tag]’s office. Nothing’s happened yet, but after the grilling he received at today’s briefing, McClellan probably wishes he’d been fired days ago. President [tag]Bush[/tag]’s chief spokesman said today the […]
The administration has been relatively tight-lipped on the leak revelations since the story broke yesterday morning, but the stray official, here and there, has stepped up as part of the [tag]White House[/tag] defense. Political questions swirl around the recent grand jury testimony by a former vice-presidential aide that Bush authorized the release of sensitive intelligence […]
OK, so the [tag]president[/tag] authorized a top aide to [tag]leak[/tag] [tag]classified[/tag] information to a New York Times reporter. It’s getting pretty serious play in the media. Dems are on the offensive, and Bloomberg reports today that “even some Republicans said they were concerned about the effect of the new disclosures.” The next step is crafting […]
Let’s see, Bush has been caught leaking classified information, Republicans can’t pass a budget, Tom DeLay has resigned, and they’re fighting amongst themselves over immigration. What could make the day a little better? How about the latest [tag]poll[/tag]ing data? President Bush’s [tag]approval ratings[/tag] hit a series of new [tag]low[/tag]s in an [tag]AP-Ipsos[/tag] poll that also […]
I know [tag]Bush[/tag] and his supporters will try to spin a substantive difference between [tag]fee[/tag] increases and [tag]tax[/tag] increases, but this sounds like the latter. If President Bush has his way, airline passengers soon will be charged more for security screenings, some veterans will pay more for health care and meatpackers will fork over more […]
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: * Tom DeLay supporters disrupted a campaign event for Democratic candidate [tag]Nick Lampson[/tag] (D) yesterday, eventually pushing and shoving Lampson’s backers. “I got pushed. I got hit. I got a sign wadded up […]
I’m fully aware this is a lost cause, but I can’t help but wonder what it would take for congressional [tag]Republicans[/tag] to hold an oversight hearing regarding the Bush [tag]White House[/tag] and [tag]leaks[/tag] of [tag]classified[/tag] information. After six years in which the [tag]GOP[/tag] [tag]Congress[/tag] would launch a congressional investigation every time Drudge would run an […]
I don’t expect too much from [tag]Bob Novak[/tag] when it comes to even-handed political analysis, but his send-off for [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag] this week was over-the-top, even by [tag]Novak[/tag] standards. For example, Novak praises [tag]DeLay[/tag] as an historic leader for our times. He must be ranked with the [tag]great[/tag] legislative leaders of all time, such as […]