I noted in a couple of posts this week that I believe September will likely be the point at which even congressional Republicans give up on the president’s war policy. Petraeus is scheduled to deliver a progress report on Iraq and everyone seems pretty certain that’s little hope for good news. But will the GOP […]
If a Republican presidential candidate snubs some working-class farmers, and the media doesn’t report it, does it really make a sound? When Greg Sargent first noted on Thursday that Rudy Giuliani’s campaign cancelled an event at Deb and Jerry VonSprecken’s family farm because they’re not millionaires, he asked in his first paragraph, “[W]ill the haircut-obsessed […]
For all the palaver about John Edwards’ appearance, haircuts, and Breck-Girl qualities, at least he isn’t distributing items at his campaign appearances about his “sensational good looks.” But Mitt Romney is. One of Garance Franke-Ruta’s Republican sources in Iowa picked up a jaw-dropping flyer at a Romney campaign event. His promotional flyer says, “In this […]
First up from The God Machine this week is the ongoing religio-political discussion about a Mormon presidential candidate. Al Sharpton clearly seemed to cross the line this week when he said, “As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don’t worry about that; that’s […]
Guest Post by Morbo Much to my surprise, books critical of religion having been selling well lately. Sam Harris’ two books, “The End of Faith” and “Letter to a Christian Nation,” have hit the best-sellers list along with Richard Dawkins’ “The God Delusion.” The publishing industry, eager to ride this boomlet, is giving book contracts […]
Guest Post by Morbo Every few weeks, I get a catalog from a firm in Connecticut that sells books that have been remaindered. It’s printed on newsprint in tiny type but is always worth poring over because, while most of the offerings are dross, gems do lurk within. One thing I’ve learned from years of […]
I alluded briefly yesterday to something interesting going on today. Sorry for being cryptic. The “news” is that Josh Marshall has asked me to help out at Talking Points Memo on weekends, and today’s my first day. It’s an exciting opportunity to contribute to one of the blogs that inspired me to start this site […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * AP: “A federal judge approved an immunity deal Friday allowing former Justice Department aide Monica Goodling to testify before Congress about the firing of eight federal prosecutors. Goodling, who served as the department’s White House liaison, has refused to discuss the firings without a guarantee that she will not […]
Following up on an earlier item, CBS News yesterday fired Major Gen John Batiste (Ret.), former commanding general of the first infantry division in Iraq, 48 hours after he appeared in a television ad criticizing the president’s war policy. This afternoon, ThinkProgress spoke with Linda Mason, CBS News’ vice president for Standards and Special Projects, […]
After all the scandals and corruption-related difficulties congressional Republicans have experienced the past few years, you’d think they’d eventually learn a few lessons. Especially after having lost both chambers of Congress, the GOP leadership on the Hill could use this opportunity to clean up their self-created mess and start demonstrating to voters that they care […]