Back in September, The Daily Show’s Jason Jones sat down with Paul Cameron, one of the nation’s leading anti-gay activists, to ask about a defense for the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. Specifically, Jones asked about Bleu Copas, a decorated sergeant and Arabic language specialist who joined the Army after the 9/11 attacks, but was […]
Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine (D) recently told the WaPo that Sen.-elect Jim Webb (D-Va) doesn’t have the “finesse” of most experienced politicians and isn’t a “backslapper.” Webb acknowledged around the time that he’s not particularly interested in ingratiating himself to the president. Webb continues to make that perfectly clear all the time. “He’s a failed […]
Rep. Virgil Goode (R-Va.) has always been one of those far-right lawmakers who only make headlines for doing dumb things. In 2004, for example, Goode co-sponsored a ridiculous bill that would empower Congress to reverse Supreme Court decisions with which lawmakers disagree. In March 2006, he came to the political world’s attention when Randy “Duke” […]
It strikes me as rather unfortunate that we’ve reached a point in which it’s literally front-page news when the president is willing to acknowledge that we are not winning the war in Iraq. Talk about your soft bigotry of low expectations. Indeed, it’s now considered progress when Bush dodges the question. Consider this exchange during […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The news continues on Sen. Tim Johnson’s (D-S.D.) condition continues to be encouraging. Doctors noted today that the senator has regained consciousness and has met key recovery benchmarks. Brendan Johnson, one of the senator’s sons, told his hometown paper, “From my conversations with the doctors and based on the […]
Well, this should certainly be interesting. Vice President Dick Cheney will be called as a defense witness in the CIA leak case, an attorney for Cheney’s former chief of staff told a federal judge Tuesday. “We’re calling the vice president,” attorney Ted Wells said in court. Wells represents defendant I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, who is […]
After inexplicably keeping the numbers classified, the Pentagon released a report yesterday on the security conditions in Iraq, which included the number of attacks against American and Iraqi targets. Unfortunately, the results were in line with expectations — the Pentagon’s assessment showed violence reaching their highest post-invasion level, with an average of almost 960 attacks […]
Yesterday, I noted that Newsweek conducted a poll showing Hillary Clinton leading all of the top-tier Republican candidates in a hypothetical presidential match-up, and Barack Obama doing nearly as well, but the magazine neglected to report the results in its cover story about Clinton, Obama, and 2008. Newsday, reporting on the results, noted the omission […]
As noted earlier, the Washington Post had a fairly startling front-page piece today explaining that the Joint Chiefs of Staff are unanimous in their opposition to a White House escalation plan for the war in Iraq. It came as no surprise, therefore, to hear Press Secretary Tony Snow tell reporters that the White House and […]
Wall Street Journal editorial board member Robert Pollock explained on Fox News Channel recently that we need not worry about the burdens of a troop escalation in Iraq. To hear Pollock explain it, all the president has to do is push the military and the troops to the breaking point. On the December 16 edition […]