Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) unveiled a non-binding resolution condemning the president’s policy. It was followed by Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) resolution that would cap troop numbers on January 16 levels. Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) unveiled her own resolution, requiring the president to get Congress’ permission before sending additional troops. Yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) went […]
There’s a metaphor for Bush’s presidency in here somewhere. Does President Bush have it in for the press corps? Touring a Caterpillar factory in Peoria, Ill., the Commander in Chief got behind the wheel of a giant tractor and played chicken with a few wayward reporters. Wearing a pair of stylish safety glasses — at […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * One key facet to the escalation policy that’s gone largely unmentioned: “Boosting U.S. troop levels in Iraq by 21,500 would create major logistical hurdles for the Army and Marine Corps, which are short thousands of vehicles, armor kits and other equipment needed to supply the extra forces, U.S. officials […]
It’s a familiar scene: an unpopular war, talk of a quagmire, a debate about what role, if any, Congress has in shaping military policy and/or checking the president’s management of the conflict. Of course, it’s not Iraq in 2007; it’s Somalia in 1993. Glenn Greenwald did the political world a huge favor and reviewed the […]
I knew there was some discontent among conservatives over the 2008 field, but I’m amazed by the striking difference between Dems and Republicans as the campaign begins to unfold in earnest. Red State recently looked at the GOP field and concluded, “They all suck.” RS added, “Let’s just admit it. Every one of the thus […]
I don’t intend to hold one conservative post a day up to ridicule, but following up on yesterday’s item about the left allegedly being in “denial,” I thought I’d highlight a post from PowerLine’s John Hinderaker about the president’s national popularity. We hear a lot of hysteria in the press about the American people deserting […]
Silly me, I’ve suggested on more than one occasion that the Bush administration doesn’t take global warming seriously and has no feasible plan to address the crisis. How wrong I was. Brad Plumer notes this fascinating item from the Guardian about a low-profile strategy that was crafted behind the scenes. The US government wants the […]
Just last week, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told Roger Simon that he’d consider a kind of redeploy-to-perimeter strategy in Iraq if the latest escalation fails. While acknowledging that “there are no good options,” McCain said one scenario would “to withdraw to the borders (of Iraq) to try to keep other countries from interfering. Maintaining our […]
Barack Obama did a good job yesterday of bringing attention to an issue that seems to have been largely forgotten: post-Katrina recovery in New Orleans. If only Republicans had bothered to listen to what Obama had to say. Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama blasted the Bush administration Monday for the slow pace of Hurricane Katrina […]
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: * Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) found a clever, and apparently, legal way to collect more than the legal limit for presidential candidates’ campaign donors. Right now, the most an individual can […]