When it comes to Donald Rumsfeld and Iraq, the problem isn’t necessarily that he had an ineffective plan for the post-combat period, it’s that he intentionally didn’t want any plan at all. Long before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld forbade military strategists to develop plans for securing a […]
Honestly, I sometimes think right-wingers have gotten together and created a simple strategy from which they will not waver: trying to drive me insane. For example, Michael Berube highlighted a new book from, your friend and mine, Dinesh D’Souza. In THE [tag]ENEMY AT HOME[/tag], bestselling author [tag]Dinesh D’Souza[/tag] makes the startling claim that the 9/11 […]
This week, I just want to highlight a single religion story, which happens to be one of my favorite God-related anecdotes in a long while. For years, religious right activists have complained about prohibitions on school-sponsored prayer at school events, especially football games. If one religion is in the majority, they say, and families want […]
Guest Post by Morbo Just as a courtesy to readers, I thought I’d pass on the news that nuclear war will break out on Tuesday. Personally, I’m not happy about it. Sept. 12 is primary election day in my adopted home of Maryland, and this is going to significantly delay the results. A friend tipped […]
Guest Post by Morbo Among TV preachers, D. James Kennedy stands out for his vociferous opposition to evolution. Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries produces a torrent of anti-evolution books, pamphlets and DVDs. Kennedy is a rather dour Calvinist who really hates the theory of evolution. I’ve seen some of the anti-evolution stuff Kennedy’s ministry puts out. […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was amused by The Washington Post’s “analysis” of President George W. Bush’s admission that secret prisons do exist and his decision to put terrorism suspects on trial. According to The Post, Bush made a series of “forceful speeches on terrorism” and unleashed a “dramatic announcement that he has sent top-tier […]
And I thought yesterday afternoon was eventful on the ABC story. Here’s what we’ve learned over the last eight hours or so. * Variety, the entertainment industry magazine, reported today that “a bombshell decision” is being considered at ABC: “Sources close to the project say the network, which has been in a media maelstrom over […]
Before we get into what’s missing from the Senate Intelligence Committee report, let’s first acknowledge the conclusions that were released this afternoon. There’s no evidence [tag]Saddam Hussein[/tag] had ties with [tag]al-Qaida[/tag], according to a Senate report on prewar intelligence that Democrats say undercuts President [tag]Bush[/tag]’s justification for invading Iraq. Bush administration officials have insisted on […]
Since I was fairly critical of CBS’s Katie Couric for her softball interview with the president from Wednesday night, I think it’s only fair that I offer ABC’s Charlie Gibson some praise for a much better interview yesterday. Gibson began by asking Bush how it is we went from a united country after 9/11 to […]
Long time readers may recall that the biggest TV ad campaign of the 2004 election didn’t come from either of the two presidential nominees, or MoveOn, or ACT. It came from a right-wing 527 group called [tag]Progress for America[/tag] Voter Fund. With two weeks to go before the election, PFA launched a $14.2 million ad […]