I didn’t expect much progress in [tag]Georgia[/tag], but yesterday’s ruling on [tag]gay marriage[/tag] from New York’s highest court was disappointing. When Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage in November 2003, gay rights advocates imagined a chain reaction that would shake marriage laws until same-sex couples across the nation had the legal right […]
I tried to watch the [tag]Lieberman[/tag]-[tag]Lamont[/tag] [tag]debate[/tag] last night with an open mind. I make no secret of the fact that I prefer the latter to the prior, but I wanted to consider their debate performances without that bias in mind. And the one thing that I came away with was a surprise: I hardly […]
I’m generally not sensitive about these kinds of things, and when a conservative blog criticizes something I’ve written, I usually just blow it off. But today The Politburo Diktat had an item suggesting that I, among others, was one of the “lefties” who was wrong about a missile-defense system. Let’s explore that for a moment. […]
Yesterday’s [tag]White House[/tag] press briefing was dominated by questions about North Korea’s missile test launch this week, and reporters quizzed [tag]Tony Snow[/tag] about whether a U.S. military response is under consideration. Snow dismissed the speculation. “The United States has…robust and mobile military capabilities. But again, I want to steer you away. There are attempts to […]
The Washington Post considered the global landscape today in a front-page piece and concluded that Bush has more challenges than he knows what to do with — or may be prepared to handle. From deteriorating security in Afghanistan and Somalia to mayhem in the Middle East, confrontation with Iran and eroding relations with [tag]Russia[/tag], the […]
Former House Majority Leader [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag] resigned from Congress and withdrew himself from consideration for re-election, after he had already won a GOP primary, claiming he moved to Virginia and was therefore ineligible. A [tag]lawsuit[/tag] challenged the move, arguing a) DeLay couldn’t take his name of the [tag]ballot[/tag] just because he expected to lose; and […]
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: * A new poll from the Survey and Policy Research Institute at San Jose State shows California Gov. [tag]Arnold Schwarzenegger[/tag] (R) with a solid-but-not-insurmountable lead over [tag]Phil Angelides[/tag], 44% to 37%. In March, […]
This is disturbing on so many levels. As the congregation of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church looked on and its pastor, Apostle Alton R. Williams, presided, a brown shroud much like a burqa was pulled away to reveal a giant statue of the Lady, but with the Ten Commandments under one arm and “Jehovah” […]
In June 2004, the president’s [tag]approval ratings[/tag], according to Gallup, were in the upper 40s. A year later, in June 2005, Gallup showed Bush in the mid-40s. By last month, the [tag]president[/tag]’s support had slipped further, down in the mid-30s. So, which former [tag]Bush[/tag] supporters gave up on him? [tag]Gallup[/tag] released a report today examining […]
Part of the point behind the military’s embedded-reporting program was to “bypass the filter.” [tag]Journalists[/tag] could work literally alongside the troops, in the field, and report back on events in [tag]Iraq[/tag] without “editorial [tag]bias[/tag]” or “[tag]media[/tag] [tag]slants[/tag]” getting in the way. Or so administration officials believed three years ago. Now, [tag]Rod Nordland[/tag], Newsweek former Baghdad […]