It’s not that I didn’t expect the “war on Christmas” lunacy to take the year off; I just didn’t expect it in August. It appears the battle against what some call the politically correct title for Christmas has already begun. A pro-family group is highlighting ad on page 69 in the Sam’s Club in-house magazine, […]
To follow up on an item from a couple of weeks ago, I’m still not fascinated by Hollywood, but I am fascinated by the right’s fascination with [tag]Hollywood[/tag]. I was perusing the conservative blogs, as I do every day for one of my other gigs, and I found a few far-right sites talking about last […]
When Bush said he’s no longer “concerned” about Osama bin Laden, it was bad. When the administration said the CIA had disbanded its unit devoted to hunting down bin Laden and his top lieutenants, it was worse. But the idea that the administration hasn’t added bin Laden’s role in the 9/11 attacks to the terrorist’s […]
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 Pennsylvania’s Senate race, Rasmussen was the only poll showing [tag]Bob Casey[/tag] (D) still enjoying a double-digit lead over Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[/tag] (R), but not anymore. A new Rasmussen poll shows Casey’s […]
In 2000, [tag]John McCain[/tag] excoriated George W. Bush for kicking off his campaign in South Carolina at Bob Jones University, visiting the campus and delivering a speech to the student body. McCain assailed the appearance, arguing that Bush’s uncritical speech at BJU was tantamount to an endorsement of the school’s policies. John McCain told reporters, […]
In July, the Washington Examiner ran an item that said the U.S. has a system in place that “is poised to shoot down anything launched from [tag]North Korea[/tag] that threatens the American homeland or the critical interests of our regional allies like Japan and Australia.” This development, the piece argues, has led long-time skeptics to […]
We’ve all heard the jokes, some of them funny, about [tag]Dick Cheney[/tag] being the real president, but over the weekend, Robert [tag]Kuttner[/tag] made a compelling case that the jokes actually understate the case — Cheney really is the one “running the country.” (via Stickings) Recent vice presidents Walter Mondale and Al Gore were given more […]
To follow up briefly on yesterday’s discussion about democracy’s ills, it seems Al Gore has chosen to weigh in on the subject. Former Vice President [tag]Al Gore[/tag] said Sunday ever-tighter political and economic control of the [tag]media[/tag] is a major threat to [tag]democracy[/tag]. Gore said the goal behind his year-old “interactive” television channel Current TV […]