I know it’s behind an annoying pay wall, but David Brooks brings up one of my favorite topics in his column today: a third party. It’s not one of my favorites because I think we need one necessarily; it’s because I’m yet to hear a coherent explanation of what this party is going to believe […]
Earlier, I mentioned a series of far-right bloggers who connected the terrorist plot in London, remarkably, to Ned Lamont’s Senate campaign. As Glenn Greenwald noted, it was just the beginning — several top conservative writers are using the thwarted plot to justify…well, everything they already believe. [S]upporters of President Bush have wasted no time attempting […]
Apropos of nothing, National Journal’s Chuck Todd raised an interesting point as part of a longer piece today. If Lamont wins in November, and if Democrats win many of their Senate targets, is anyone aware of just how liberal the new Senate class will be? At times, Sherrod Brown has rivaled the liberalism of Dennis […]
You know what won’t help the right with its race-relations problems? When high-profile conservatives make obviously [tag]racist[/tag] comments about a leading African-American lawmaker. In her August 9 column, right-wing pundit [tag]Ann Coulter[/tag] wrote of African-American Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA): Congresswoman [tag]Maxine Waters[/tag] had parachuted into Connecticut earlier in the week to campaign against [Sen. Joseph […]
How strange is the political world right now? We find one alleged Democrat complaining about “cut and run” policies in Iraq, and we find Bush complaining about the “culture of corruption.” “For too long, the culture of corruption has undercut development and good governance and bred criminality and mistrust around the world. High-level corruption by […]
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: * One of the Dems’ key Senate pick-up opportunities continues to look encouraging. In the latest Rasmussen poll, former Rhode Island Attorney General [tag]Sheldon Whitehouse[/tag] (D) leads Sen. [tag]Lincoln Chafee[/tag] (R), 44% to […]
I had hoped to avoid discussing today’s announcement about the thwarted terrorist plot in any kind of political context, but after seeing one too many far-right voices connect the plot with Ned Lamont’s campaign, I’m afraid I can’t help myself. Will Bunch had the exact same reaction I did in response to today’s news. Makes […]
Given that this was supposed to be the day that changed history, the defining date of the era, it’s a little disconcerting that so many Americans have forgotten key details about the [tag]9/11[/tag] attacks — such as which [tag]year[/tag] it happened. Some 30 percent of Americans cannot say in what year the September 11, 2001 […]
There’s no shortage of Senate [tag]Democrats[/tag] who have [tag]endorse[/tag]d [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag]’s Senate campaign, some enthusiastically. But there’s one thing we haven’t heard from any elected Dem official since the primary: a specific call for [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] to step aside. [M]ost Democrats said they would not pressure Mr. Lieberman to step aside for now, saying he […]
This doesn’t appear to be one of those cry-wolf situations. The United States on Thursday raised its terror threat level after British police said they had arrested more than 20 suspects in a major terrorist plot to blow up passenger jets flying between the United Kingdom and the United States. The foiled plot was “intended […]