It probably doesn’t get mentioned enough, but [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag]’s independent Senate campaign is likely to have a serious impact on the Dems’ chances of winning back the House. Connecticut has three incumbent Republicans (Nancy Johnson, Rob Simmons, and Chris Shays), all of whom are considered vulnerable this year against strong Dem challengers (Chris Murphy, Joe […]
It’s like a football coach who only knows how to call one play. [tag]President[/tag] [tag]Bush[/tag] will launch another major [tag]public-relations[/tag] [tag]offensive[/tag] to strengthen support for the [tag]Iraq[/tag] [tag]war[/tag] — this time likely emphasizing the high stakes and changing nature of the battle more than the progress being made. The series of speeches begins tomorrow at […]
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 Arizona’s Senate race, Sen. [tag]Jon Kyl[/tag] (R) leads businessman [tag]Jim Pederson[/tag] (D) in a new poll conducted by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University, […]
This month’s “[tag]macaca[/tag]” controversy clearly damaged Sen. [tag]George Allen[/tag] (R-Va.), not just because of the use of the slur, but because it reminded so many people of Allen’s disconcerting record on racial issues. We’re talking about the same George Allen who revered the Confederate flag during his political career, opposed a state holiday honoring Martin […]
Alex Koppelman offered an encouraging report late yesterday on the state of [tag]Fox News[/tag]’ [tag]ratings[/tag]. I’ll give you a hint: they’re going in the wrong direction. Somewhere, Keith Olbermann is sticking pins in a Bill O’Reilly voodoo doll: Fox News’ ratings, TVNewser reports, are down since August of last year. Like, way down. Like down […]
Yesterday, I thought Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) was a leading suspect. In the search for the senator who put a secret hold on a bill to create a searchable [tag]database[/tag] of government contracts, Chambliss’ office refused to discuss the matter, which naturally spurred suspicions. Many of you, at least in the comments section, had your […]
Last week, Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag] (R-Embarrassmentville) raised a few eyebrows by insisting that voters had to elect [tag]Christians[/tag] to avoid “legislating [tag]sin[/tag],” calling the constitutional separation of church and state a “lie,” and arguing that God did not intend for the United States to be “a nation of secular laws.” Since then she backed away […]
And I thought [tag]Ken[/tag] Tomlinson’s partisan, ideological, and generally ridiculous work as Bush’s chairman of the [tag]Corporation for Public Broadcasting[/tag] was bad before. As it turns out, it was even worse than I realized. State Department investigators have found that the head of the agency overseeing most government broadcasts to foreign countries has used his […]
If you missed Donald Rumsfeld’s remarks today at the Veterans of Foreign Wars National Convention, you missed the Defense Secretary at his least sensible. This guy was on a roll, lashing out at “quitters,” who “cannot stomach a tough fight” and are inclined to “blame America first.” Throw in a few straw-man attacks and some […]
Yesterday, the American Family Association was whining about Wal-Mart and the non-existent “war on Christmas.” Today’s AFA target is a 9/11 documentary that includes (gasp!) actual profanity uttered the day of the attacks. As my friends at Right Wing Watch noted, Don Wildmon and the AFA hope to stop CBS from airing the documentary, which […]