Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings As if we needed yet more evidence that Iraq is falling apart — or, rather, that it is descending ever further into chaos with an impotent central government and rampant sectarianism — the city of Amara, located in the southeastern part of the country, fell today to Moqtada al-Sadr’s […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings (Updated below.) I was just sent this alert by The Brad Blog. According to The Washington Post, Diebold is once more at the center of the e-voting storm: The FBI is investigating the possible theft of software developed by the nation’s leading maker of electronic voting equipment, said a […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings Hello, everyone. It’s great to be back at The Carpetbagger Report for another guest stint, and I’d like to thank the Carpetbagger himself for the opportunity. I’ll be posting regularly from now through Sunday, and I look forward to reading your comments (and joining in) on what I expect […]
Just to let readers know, I’m going to be stepping away from my desk for the next 48 hours. Never fear, I have back-up. I’ve recruited The Reaction‘s Michael J.W. Stickings to, once again, help out in my absence. As regular readers know, Michael has done some great work filling in for me a few […]
Matt Taibbi’s cover-story in Rolling Stone on the Republican Congress is even better than I thought it’d be. These past six years were more than just the most shameful, corrupt and incompetent period in the history of the American legislative branch. These were the years when the U.S. parliament became a historical punch line, a […]
To reiterate a point I raised the other day, if the midterm elections go as badly for the GOP as they could, the Republican Party is going to spend quite a bit of time in the aftermath tearing each other apart. Tax-cutters are calling evangelicals bullies. Christian conservatives say Republicans in Congress have let them […]
The strategy is about as subtle as a sledgehammer: Vote Republican or you might die. I know this is supposed to be the devastating ad that saves the cycle for the GOP, but I’m not at convinced the Republicans’ “Daisy” ad is as effective as they think it is. The Republican Party will begin airing […]
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: * In Connecticut, I’m afraid the race is going in the wrong direction for Democrat Ned Lamont. A new Quinnipiac poll shows Sen. Joe Lieberman (I) leading his Dem challenger, 52% to 35%. […]
It’s hard not to admire the White House’s sense of timing. The president officially designated this week “National Character Counts Week,” a time in which Americans are supposed to “renew our commitment to instilling values in our young people and to encouraging all Americans to remember the importance of good character.” The proclamation includes the […]
Here’s a House GOP classic. In May, we learned that Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif), chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee, was under investigation from federal prosecutors for possible corruption. It’s alleged Lewis used his power, to earmark “hundreds of millions of dollars in federal contracts” for clients of his longtime friend, Bill Lowery, a […]