Today’s edition of quick hits. * New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) signed a civil unions bill into law today, making New Jersey the third state to institute a law that grants gay couples “all the rights and responsibilities of marriage under state law.” * One more argument against Rep. Virgil Goode’s (R-Va.) ridiculous anti-Ellison, […]
George Will, who seems to be quite troubled lately with the blogging medium, devoted his column today to comparing us — that is, literally people like you and me — to 18th century pamphleteers. Apparently, we don’t measure up well. Richard Stengel, Time’s managing editor, says, “Thomas Paine was in effect the first blogger” and […]
Yep, it’s this bad. MSNBC host, and former GOP congressman, Joe Scarborough, was once a strong supporter of the Iraq and the President, but he has turned harshly critical of both in recent weeks. This may have reached a climax of sorts on Wednesday night, when he welcomed, among others, Boston newspaper columnist Mike Barnicle […]
Shortly after the attacks of 9/11, Ann Coulter argued, in a syndicated column, that the only effective way to respond to Middle Eastern terrorists is to “invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.” It sparked an outrage that led National Review to fire Coulter as a columnist. Of course, Coulter is […]
Just last month, a gay sex scandal forced Ted Haggard to resign from his New Life Church in Colorado. Last week, Paul Barnes, founding pastor of the 2,100-member Grace Chapel, also resigned in a gay sex scandal. This week, Christopher Beard, a pastor at the exact same megachurch as Haggard, resigned after acknowledging “a one-time […]
Maybe you like Hillary Clinton; maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re excited about Barack Obama; maybe you’re not. But before you dismiss either of them as presidential candidates, consider one very big upside to voting for them. On the December 18 edition of Fox News’ Hannity & Colmes, guest host Karen Hanretty asked Fox News political […]
Last week, we learned about “Operation Wagon Train,” the single-largest worksite-enforcement operation in the history of the United States, in which nearly 1,300 immigrants were taken into custody in a series of raids on meatpacking plants in six states. It wasn’t pretty — about 1,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, some in riot gear, the […]
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: * Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R), asked about any possible political ambitions in the future, told Spanish-language reporters in Miami, “No tengo futuro,” which means “I have no future.” He did not elaborate. […]
I’ve been seeing quite a bit lately about some “questionable” real estate deal involving Barack Obama. The AP ran a story, as did the Washington Post, on top of plenty of coverage in the Chicago media. Howard Kurtz said his “sense of political dynamics” tells him the story “is about to break out of the […]
Just to follow up on an item from yesterday, Rep. Virgil Goode’s (R-Va.) ridiculous anti-Muslim comments have gone from a local story, to a bloggers’ story, to a national story quite quickly. As of this morning, several major news outlets have stories on Goode, including the Washington Post, the AP, and the New York Times. […]