Donald [tag]Rumsfeld[/tag] certainly is an interesting character. After delivering a controversial speech to the American Legion this week, the Defense Secretary responded to the ensuing hullabaloo with an LA Times [tag]op-ed[/tag] — in which he proceeded to make the exact same points that made his speech controversial in the first place. In speaking to our […]
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 California, a new Rasmussen poll shows Gov. [tag]Arnold Schwarzenegger[/tag] (R) leading Democratic [tag]Phil Angelides[/tag] by six points, 48% to 42%. Angelides hasn’t lost or gained any ground since last month’s poll, […]
The Lieberman-Lamont showdown was characterized, far and wide, as the political showdown of the year. It was an “inquisition” from the far-left against an incumbent who “occasionally” broke party ranks. The party establishment rallied behind the senator, but the party’s base — portrayed as “radicals” in the media — embraced the challenger. After Lamont’s victory, […]
Following up on an item from last week, the congressional Dems’ idea for a “[tag]no confidence[/tag]” [tag]vote[/tag] on Donald [tag]Rumsfeld[/tag] seems to be gathering steam. Under assault from Republicans on issues of national security, congressional Democrats are planning to push for a vote of no confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld this month as […]
With this week’s revelations that former deputy secretary of state Richard Armitage was Robert Novak’s other Valerie Plame source, supporters of the White House have done an odd kind of victory dance. Armitage’s role is proof, they say, that there was no concerted effort to punish Joseph Wilson and expose [tag]Plame[/tag]’s identity because [tag]Armitage[/tag] wasn’t […]
For the third time in less than a year, the [tag]Bush[/tag] [tag]White House[/tag] has initiated a “major public-relations offensive” to bolster support for the [tag]war[/tag] in [tag]Iraq[/tag]. Round Three began yesterday with an address to the [tag]American Legion[/tag]’s national convention. If you listened with an ear for new ideas, you were left wanting. There was, […]
At first blush, the idea of a $20 million-public relations contract for the Middle East doesn’t sound like a bad idea. The United States’ image in the region is … well, let’s just say there’s room for improvement. But the closer one looks at the details, the less encouraging the proposal sounds. U.S. military leaders […]
The Republican National Committee, with just eight weeks to go before the midterm elections, has reviewed the polls and come to an important conclusion: they’re losing and it’s all the media’s fault (.pdf). “When voters are informed about the clear choice between our Party’s vision and the Democrats’ radical agenda to cut and run in […]
In July, the president was overheard chatting about Hezbollah with British Prime Minister Tony Blair when Bush, unaware of the live microphone in front of him, said, “See the irony is what they need to do is get Syria to get Hezbollah to stop doing this shit and it’s over.” Unfortunately, most of the media […]
It’s been a rough August for [tag]conservatives[/tag] and racial problems. We had the “macaca” scandal; the “nice little Guatemalan man” flap; the leading congressional candidate in Florida who said he knows from personal experience that black people can’t swim; several high-profile Republicans backing racial profiling for people who “appear” to be Arab or Muslim; and […]