It’s been a few months since [tag]Ann Coulter[/tag] sparked a media frenzy, and I get the impression hate is to Coulter what air is to mammals. So, when Coulter addressed a packed house at yesterday’s Conservative Political Action Conference, she probably felt it necessary to offend as many people as possible. Speaking [yesterday] at the […]
Morbo, who usually chips in a few posts on Saturday mornings, is off on a top-secret mission and won’t have any words of wisdom for us today. However, in his absence, I thought I’d make note of Charles Krauthammer’s latest column, because I know how much Morbo loves Charles Krauthammer. Yesterday, Krauthammer argued that in […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The Walter Reed scandal is going to stay on the front-burner, especially in Congress. The House Oversight and Government Reform sent subpoenas today to Major General George W. Weightman, former Commander of Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The first hearing is scheduled for Monday. * NYT: “A majority of […]
Yesterday, Army Secretary Francis Harvey fired Maj. Gen. George Weightman as the head of Walter Reed, but inexplicably replaced him with Lt. Gen. Kevin Kiley, who was ultimately responsible for most of the scandal in the first place. So today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates fired Army Secretary Francis Harvey. Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey abruptly […]
Two years ago, asked why three law-abiding ticket holders were forcibly removed from a presidential event because of their bumper sticker, then-White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan said a “volunteer” was responsible. A few weeks later, after McClellan had a chance to glean more information about the incident, he added, “Now, in terms of this […]
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) wrote to Defense Secretary Robert Gates recently, asking him to reconsider the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy. The policy “makes absolutely no sense and undermines the fight against terrorism,” Wyden said in a statement. As ABC reported, Wyden’s office “noted that dozens of service members with critically needed skills like […]
National Journal’s Hotline blog posted a YouTube clip of [tag]Barack Obama[/tag] today that, at first blush, might appear embarrassing for the senator. Indeed, the blog referred to it as “oppo,” suggesting that it could be damaging. Thinking it through, however, the Hotline may not appreciate the larger dynamic here. In the video, Obama is shown […]
John Hawkins at Right Wing News, a leading far-right blog, emailed more than 240 “right-of-center bloggers” with an eight-question survey. A total of 63 responded, including many of the sites I read daily for my other gig (Atlas Shrugs, Cold Fury, Hot Air, IMAO, Iowa Voice, Outside The Beltway, Poliblog, PoliPundit, Sister Toldjah, Stop The […]
When the White House unveiled the president’s escalation strategy for Iraq, officials told reporters that the so-called “surge” would include 21,500 combat troops. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the actual size of the deployment would have to be considerably larger because combat troops will need to be backed up by support troops. Don’t worry, […]
After leaving Gulf Coast, post-Katrina, recovery out of the State of the Union altogether this year, the president was in New Orleans yesterday for a series of photo-ops. His remarks to a local charter school were especially enlightening. “I thank you all for giving me a chance to come. There’s nothing more illustrative of the […]