First, all the usual stipulations — 2008 is very far away; the public is having a hard enough time being engaged in the elections that are two weeks away, better yet two years; we have no idea who’s going to run and/or how well they’d do; and I don’t have a personal favorite yet. With […]
Someone new for the GOP to swiftboat? The brother of an NFL player who was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan after quitting his team to join the Army Rangers has spoken out. Kevin Tillman, a former Army Ranger who served in Iraq and Afghanistan with his older brother, Pat, has been silent since his […]
With Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) running for president, it’s not at all surprising that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) would be excited about a church member being a top-tier candidate. That said, as a legal, moral, and even spiritual matter, the church and the presidential campaign can’t be the same […]
As a rule, I prefer not to bring up impeachment, because it’s just folly. Dems on the Hill don’t want to impeach Bush; there wouldn’t be enough votes in the Senate to convict anyway; and Republican seem borderline-obsessed with the notion that this is a salient campaign issue for them in the midterms. That said, […]
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 New Jersey, Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) seems to have hit his stride against state Sen. Tom Kean Jr. (R) at just the right time. A new a Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey […]
The New York Times ran a key front-page story yesterday on what appeared to be an important breakthrough on the administration’s policy towards the war in Iraq. Unfortunately for the rest of us, the Bush gang can’t decide if the story is accurate or not. The NYT noted that administration officials are drafting a timetable […]
Last week, I expressed some amazement at the RNC’s willingness to not only broadcast an attack ad they knew to be false, but also to stand by it, even after it had been exposed as a patently dishonest. Over the weekend, we learned of yet another example. Both major-party candidates for a congressional seat are […]
Once in a great while, Bush administration officials make a terrible mistake — they accidentally tell the truth. Over the weekend, [tag]Alberto Fernandez[/tag], director of public diplomacy in the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs at the State Department, offered an “unusually candid” assessment of America’s war in Iraq. In an interview with Al-Jazeera television, Fernandez […]
It’s not altogether reassuring that the president frequently reminds me of the Black Knight from Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Told he’s just lost an arm in battle, the [tag]Black Knight[/tag] is incredulous. After losing another, King Arthur says, “You’ve got no arms left.” The Black Knight responds, “Yes I have.” Arthur looks at […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings Well, the weekend is already over. I just wanted to thank you all for your kind welcome and for some great comments to my posts. It’s always such a pleasure to blog here, and, of course, a big thank you as well to the Carpetbagger, too. I invite you […]