The [tag]Wall Street Journal[/tag]’s Jackie Calmes has what I believe is the first confirmation to date that [tag]Al Gore[/tag] is considering the [tag]2008[/tag] [tag]president[/tag]ial race. The demurrals aren’t persuasive to some Democrats, including former Clinton-Gore White House insiders. “I do know that he’s thinking about it. I know for a fact,” a former adviser says. […]
I’m glad the president has hit it off with German Chancellor [tag]Angela Merkel[/tag], but I really wish [tag]Bush[/tag] knew well enough to avoid describing others’ souls. President George W. Bush said on Sunday he gained a glimpse into German Chancellor Angela [tag]Merkel[/tag]’s soul when they met in Washington last week. Bush told ARD television that […]
Let’s see, who believes it’s a bad idea for Air Force Gen. [tag]Michael Hayden[/tag] to replace [tag]Porter Goss[/tag] as the [tag]CIA[/tag] director? Well, there are congressional [tag]Republicans[/tag]… “I do believe he is the wrong person, the wrong place, at the wrong time,” Representative [tag]Peter Hoekstra[/tag], a Michigan Republican and chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, […]
When asked before the 2004 election about his biggest mistake, [tag]Bush[/tag] couldn’t think of anything. Asked over the weekend about his [tag]best moment[/tag] in office, the [tag]president[/tag] seemed to have trouble again. During his more than five years in office, Bush has traveled the world’s most impressive cities, met with world leaders and entertained celebrities. […]
Just to let readers know, a couple of Carpetbagger regulars have informed me of some of recent successes that I thought I’d pass on. First, Russ Krauss, whom many of you know as “hark” from the comments section, had a terrific short story published in the current issue of Peridot Books. Be sure to take […]