I can appreciate the fact that the right is having some trouble defending its national security policies, but the near-constant references to the TV show 24 are getting a little silly. Media Matters had a good item on this yesterday. In his January 30 syndicated column, Cal Thomas attacked “ideologically decrepit” Iraq war protesters and […]
I thought Weekly Standard editor William Kristol had officially gone over the edge two weeks ago when he argued that critics of the president’s escalation policy in Iraq should just “be quiet for six or nine months.” But in his latest column, Kristol takes the inanity one step further. John Warner of Virginia, Gordon Smith […]
Fox News released a poll (.pdf) this week with many of the usual political questions one would expect to see right now — the 2008 presidential race, the war, etc. But, with the Super Bowl in mind, the network also asked respondents two of the strangest questions I’ve ever seen in a national poll. 35. […]
I’m certainly not in the habit of praising Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R), but he clearly made the right call on an HPV vaccine. Less than a year after the FDA approved the vaccine that builds an immunity against the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, Texas has become the first state to require all 11- and […]
First up from the God Machine is an annual poll published by Gallup on the role of religion in the United States. This year’s results included plenty of interesting data, but there was one part of the poll that stood out. Americans are divided in their opinions about the current level of influence displayed by […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was pleased to read the Carpetbagger’s post about Sen. Barack Obama’s decision to stop talking to personnel from the Fox News Channel. It’s a welcome move, given that channel’s absurd and inaccurate “reporting” over the phony madrassa story. Now it’s time to take another step: Exclude these phony “reporters” from […]
Guest Post by Morbo Here’s the most horrific story of the week: A woman in Tampa reported to police that she was raped. The police ran a background check on her, discovered two four-year-old outstanding warrants for non-violent felonies, and put her in jail. Wait, it gets worse: After the rape, the woman had been […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * As if the war in Iraq hasn’t cost us enough, the Bush administration will ask for “another $100 billion for military and diplomatic operations in Iraq and Afghanistan this year and seek $145 billion for 2008, a senior administration official said Friday. The requests Monday, to accompany President Bush’s […]
I know there’s been a lot of Iraq-related news today, particularly in light of the NIE release, but I didn’t want to let this story get lost in the shuffle. It might be the day’s most important piece about the war. The U.S. military drive to train and equip Iraq’s security forces has unwittingly strengthened […]
At a White House press briefing today, NSA Stephen Hadley seemed to believe the new National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq was favorable to the White House’s war policy. “One of the things you should conclude from this NIE is the best plan is to have this plan succeed,” Hadley told reporters. Look, when it comes […]