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: * There were primary results o’ plenty yesterday. A quick rundown of high-profile, statewide races include Chafee’s victory in Rhode Island, Cardin’s win in Maryland, Clinton and Spitzer cruising in New York, Pawlenty […]
Looking at the three “major public-relations offensives” the Bush gang has launched over the last year on Iraq and national security, there are a few subtle differences, but one constant: every time the president speaks, he gets blanket media coverage. No matter how similar Bush’s comments are to every other time he’s spoken on the […]
I wish I could say I find this surprising, but it’s really just par for the course. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean sent a letter to Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman today calling on him to stop RNC-funded campaign activities that promote discrimination and endorse violence against political opponents. The letter was sent […]
If there’s an innocent explanation for this, I’m anxious to hear it. Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee are complaining that the National Security Agency has played politics in support of the secret program to intercept phone calls between alleged terrorists in the United States and abroad. On July 27, shortly after most members of […]
Yesterday’s White House press briefing included one of those classic [tag]Tony Snow[/tag] moments that just leaves me shaking my head. NBC’s [tag]David Gregory[/tag] asked the press secretary if he could “describe how it’s possible to oppose the President on the war on Iraq without emboldening the terrorists.” In other words, the White House can and […]
First, I’d like to thank The Reaction’s Michael J.W. Stickings, once again, for his terrific guest-blogging. It’s great to know I can step away for a day and leave the site in good hands. Second, I thought I’d take a moment to tell readers where I was yesterday. I wasn’t entirely clear on the ground […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings One more post before I sign off from The Carpetbagger Report for today. Thank you all so much for making it a pleasant stay, not to mention for all your great comments. ********** WaPo has an interesting story up on how the ravages of war in Iraq are affecting, […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings A new Rasmussen poll puts Democrat Mike Beebe ahead of Republican Asa Hutchinson by 11 points in the Arkansas gubernatorial race, 49% to 38%, the first time the lead has been in double digits since May. Both candidates have the support of party loyalists, but this could be the […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings It may not seem like much, but Canada is sending more troops and equipment to Afghanistan. Prime Minister Harper used yesterday’s five-year anniversary of 9/11 to promote Canada’s mission in Afghanistan, one of the most controversial policies of his premiership, not least with all the bodybags returning home, but […]
Guest Post by Michael J.W. Stickings I’m not sure I can put it any better than Steve Soto: Listen to all that happy talk from Bush and Cheney as the fifth anniversary arrives, about how things are getting better in Iraq, and how they wouldn’t do anything differently. Then why is the Marine chief intelligence […]