Guest Post by Morbo Amy Sullivan, a moderate Christian whose writing pops up in places like The Washington Monthly, Salon and The New Republic, thinks the Democrats have not exploited former White House Faith-Based Office staffer David Kuo’s revelations as much as they could. In a New Republic online piece Sullivan writes: The problem is […]
Guest Post by Morbo Some of you might not like what I have to say today. Some of you might even accuse me of having my head up my posterior, as occurred last week. But hey — you don’t come here to be bored, right? Here it goes: Comic books aren’t literature. I bring this […]
Guest Post by Morbo Modern technology can be a blessing and a curse for today’s political hopefuls. On the one hand, e-mail and websites enable candidates to communicate quickly and effectively with supporters, keeping them abreast of breaking news and even making it easier to solicit financial support. But there is a dark side as […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * It may sound like a harsh sentence, but former Bush administration official David Safavian was sentenced to 18 months in prison this afternoon for lying and obstructing justice in connection with the Abramoff scandal. He was facing 20 years. * We learned two weeks ago that the verdict (and […]
The WaPos’ Michael Grunwald wrote a terrific front-page piece today on many of us have found to be an increasingly disturbing pattern: this year’s campaign ads are some of the most egregious in recent memory. On the brink of what could be a power-shifting election, it is kitchen-sink time: Desperate candidates are throwing everything. While […]
It certainly sounded like Dick Cheney had admitted that U.S. interrogators subjected terrorist suspects to a controversial interrogation technique called “water-boarding.” In an on-air chat with Scott Hennen from WDAY in Fargo, N.D., Cheney appeared to say that the administration doesn’t regard water-boarding as torture and allows the CIA to use it. “It’s a no-brainer […]
I recently mentioned that Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) has decided to block one of the Bush White House’s judicial nominees because she attended a commitment ceremony for a lesbian couple four years ago. The president’s nominee has gone out of her way to satisfy Brownback’s concerns — but he still won’t budge. If you’re just […]
It didn’t exactly capture the media’s attention, but in June, a federal court issued a very important ruling when it comes to the separation of church and state. Prison Fellowship Ministries, founded by ex-Watergate felon Charles Colson, was effectively given an entire wing of Iowa’s Newton Correctional Facility, at which Colson’s group created what was […]
There are plenty of fascinating angles to Rush Limbaugh’s attack on Michael J. Fox this week, but the media’s coverage of the story. I had hoped reporters would hold up Limbaugh’s repugnant accusations as an example of right-wing discourse gone horribly awry. It clearly hasn’t happened. Literally within 24 hours of the on-air remarks, for […]
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: * Last week, the Republican establishment denied rumors that it was giving up on Sen. Mike DeWine’s (R) campaign in Ohio, but this week, the rumors were confirmed. The RNC announced yesterday that […]