Sorry to keep harping on this issue, but the more we learn about [tag]ABC[/tag]’s “[tag]The Path to 9/11[/tag],” the bigger a problem it is. For example, this morning we learned that former President [tag]Clinton[/tag]’s office requested a copy of the docudrama. ABC said no. Former Secretary of State Madeleine [tag]Albright[/tag] and former National Security Adviser […]
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: * After all the turmoil, Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag] (R) still managed to win her Senate primary race in Florida yesterday, beating her largely unknown GOP rivals with 49% support. She’ll now face incumbent […]
The Senate Majority Project noted that congressional Republicans seem to have settled on a new rhetoric theme of late: they want to “rise above” petty politics. “It’s election time, and the tendency is to make everything political. For the American people, we need to rise above this. We need to come together, we need to […]
In July, a very depressing Harris poll found that half of the country — literally 50% — believe that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the United States invaded the country in 2003, despite reality. What’s more, that number has increased from 36% in a Harris poll last year. Unfortunately, it’s not the only […]
I’m pleasantly surprised to see this story starting to generate some real attention. Days before its scheduled debut, the first major television miniseries about the Sept. 11 attacks was being criticized on Tuesday as biased and inaccurate by bloggers, terrorism experts and a member of the Sept. 11 commission, whose report makes up much of […]
I’m beginning to think White House Press Secretary [tag]Tony Snow[/tag] hasn’t heard the phrase, “Never let ’em see you sweat.” With Labor Day behind us, and a challenging campaign season ahead, the pressure is on — and Snow is starting to wilt. For example, Snow appeared on CNN yesterday afternoon to defend the White House […]
As part of the administration’s third “major public relations offensive” on Iraq, the president delivered yet another speech and the White House released yet another report. This time, however, Dems decided to try and share the headlines. The fall campaign season opened today with President Bush and Democrats each trying to seize the high ground […]
Remember, Newt [tag]Gingrich[/tag] has characterized himself as one of the more serious, idea-driven leaders in the conservative movement, despite all evidence to the contrary. On the September 1 edition of Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes, discussing a speech by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, during which, in the words of an August 29 Associated […]
With Labor Day behind us, Congress is facing a tough month. On the one hand, lawmakers in both parties are anxious to get out of DC, return to their home districts, and campaign as hard as possible in advance of November 7. On the other, many lawmakers, particularly Republicans, aren’t exactly looking forward to hitting […]
Earlier this month, House Ways and Means Social Security Subcommittee Chairman Jim McCrery (R-La.) raised a few eyebrows when he told a conference of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that he’d like to see lawmakers take up Social Security [tag]privatization[/tag] again next year. Apparently, the White House is on the same page. President George W. […]