Guest Post by Morbo Last week I criticized the Rev. Sun Myung Moon’s Washington Times for a strange column it ran about the rise in popularity of Mexican food. This week, in an effort to be fair and balanced, I’d like to give The Times a pat on the back for running an interesting story […]
Today’s White House press conference with Bush and British Prime Minister Tony “Yo” Blair was not particularly newsworthy, but there was one comment the president made towards the end of the event that bothered me. “[W]hat the world is seeing is a desire by this country and our allies to defeat the ideology of hate […]
Just to follow up for a moment on an earlier post, we were waiting to see what congressional [tag]Republicans[/tag] would tie to a [tag]minimum-wage[/tag] [tag]increase[/tag], if anything. GOP leaders could let Congress pass it straight, take credit for a popular move, and take a key campaign issue away from Dems. Or they could play a […]
I try not to link to every [tag]Paul Krugman[/tag] column, but today’s piece was especially strong, in part because Krugman seems equally disgusted with Bush and the news outlets who cover his presidency. Whatever the reason, the fact is that the Bush administration continues to be remarkably successful at rewriting history. For example, Mr. Bush […]
What drives conservative opposition to a minimum-wage increase? Occasionally, a Republican offers a glimpse into their motivations. Barry Bennett, chief of staff for Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, said, “Of all the things we get mail about from our district — immigration, the pension bill, Iraq — we don’t really hear a lot about the minimum […]
When Ezra said that TNR’s Lee Siegel blamed bloggers for the continuation of the war in Iraq, I thought maybe he had read it wrong. Alas, Ezra didn’t — Siegel actually wrote that. All the bite-sized thoughts, rapid disses, and inanely meandering threads make it hard to concentrate on anything for very long. Linking is […]
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 the all-consuming Dem Senate primary in Connecticut, [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] will pick up an endorsement today from [tag]Michael Schiavo[/tag]. As the Stamford Advocate reported, Schiavo will emphasize [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag]’s support for the […]
The “[tag]don’t ask, don’t tell[/tag]” policy has been a frustrating mess for years now, but we’re reaching a point in which it’s actually dangerous. A decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist was dismissed from the U.S. Army under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, though he says he never told his superiors he was gay […]
I have mixed feelings about [tag]Bush[/tag] meeting today with the finalists from the [tag]American Idol[/tag] competition. All presidents have had social calls for public relations purposes, whether it’s entertainers or athletes, so it’s hard to begrudge Bush for hosting a little event with some amateur singers. Tony Snow said it’s going to be “a very, […]
After the incidents at Haditha, Ishaqi, Hamandiya, and Samarra, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki lashed out at the American military, denouncing what he characterized as habitual attacks by troops against Iraqi civilians. That was last month. This month we learn of Sgt. Lemuel Lemus’ decision to change an earlier account of a May 9 raid […]