I continue to believe, perhaps mistakenly, that the GOP [tag]phone-jamming[/tag] [tag]scandal[/tag] in [tag]New Hampshire[/tag] is a bigger deal than the attention it’s been getting. Today, there’s some follow-up regarding the [tag]White House[/tag]’s connection to the controversy. Of course, the White House already has some ambiguous ties to this mess. For example, on Election Day 2002, […]
As part of my ongoing series in which Republicans try to explain why [tag]Bush[/tag] is so wildly [tag]unpopular[/tag] with the American electorate, today we hear directly from the disliked man himself, the [tag]president[/tag]. NBC’s [tag]David Gregory[/tag], who is not known for asking softball questions of anyone, sat down with Bush yesterday and asked about his […]
A week ago, Fox News’ John Gibson raised a few eyebrows when he seemed to encourage white people to do their “duty” and “make more babies.” Yesterday, Gibson tried to explain what he meant and respond to the criticisms. During his May 16 “My Word” segment, Gibson claimed there are “[s]ome misunderstandings” regarding his May […]
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 Ohio, Rep. [tag]Sherrod Brown[/tag] (D) has trailed incumbent Sen. [tag]Mike DeWine[/tag] (R) in recent polling, but this week’s Rasmussen poll shows the Dem pulling ahead. In the poll released earlier this […]
Well, I guess we were warned. Last month, Time magazine reported on new White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten’s five-point strategy to “reboot” Bush’s second term. Point #1, which Bolten intended to implement right away, was to “deploy guns and badges.” From the article published just three weeks ago: Under the banner of homeland […]
[tag]Rudy Giuliani[/tag]’s appearance in Atlanta yesterday hasn’t generated nearly as much attention as [tag]John McCain[/tag]’s speech at [tag]Falwell[/tag] U last weekend, but it’s equally as shameless. And harder to understand. Former Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani glided over his support for gay civil unions and declared heterosexual marriage to be “inviolate” today as he helped raise […]
The debate over [tag]immigration[/tag] policy has become so unbelievably silly, it’s come to this. After an emotional debate fraught with symbolism, the Senate yesterday voted to make [tag]English[/tag] the “[tag]national[/tag] [tag]language[/tag]” of the United States, declaring that no one has a right to federal communications or services in a language other than English except for […]
TV preacher [tag]Pat Robertson[/tag] has a colorful history when it comes to the weather. In 1998, after Orlando voted to fly rainbow flags from city lampposts during the annual Gay Days event at Disney World, Robertson announced that it might cause Orlando to be hit by “earthquakes, tornadoes and possibly a meteor.” Almost as amusing, […]
[tag]Michael Hayden[/tag]’s confirmation [tag]hearing[/tag]s to become the director head of the CIA are the political story of the day — but there’s just not much to say about it. As Knight Ridder’s Daniel Rubin put it, “If the job of [tag]CIA[/tag] director requires the ability to answer hours of sharp questions and not actually say […]
[tag]George Will[/tag] has noticed that reporters have found a new shorthand to describe socially conservative religious voters who want the federal government to play an active role in legislating morality: “[tag]values voters[/tag].” Oddly enough, Will is sick of it. For a change, I think he’s right. An aggressively annoying new phrase in America’s political lexicon […]