As it turns out, the report the White House is writing for Gen. Petraeus isn’t the only noteworthy official report on Iraq that’s due out soon. A new intelligence assessment, called “Prospects for Iraq’s Stability,” is also poised for release. “The report says that there’s been little political progress to date, and it’s very gloomy […]
Director of National Intelligence Michael McConnell has managed to develop a fairly good reputation in DC, which is why it’s all the more curious he made comments like these to the El Paso Times. Q: Even if it’s perception, how do you deal with that? You have to do public relations, I assume. A: Well, […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Former CIA operative Bob Baer told Fox News yesterday that the Bush administration will likely attack Iran in the coming months. Today, on the same network, former U.N. ambassador John Bolton said he “absolutely” hopes Baer is right. * In related news, Brave New Films has unveiled “Fox Attacks: […]
I don’t usually do this, but once in a while, it’s just necessary. This post, from Blogs for Bush’s Mark Noonan, has had me shaking my head all day. I just had to share it. It is said — endlessly — on the left that “Bush Lied, People Died!!!!”. Of course, those of us who […]
Following up on this morning’s item about just how foolish Bush is to rely on the Vietnam war as a historical model for Iraq, it’s worth noting that some historians and related experts are weighing in on the president’s comparison. Not surprisingly, they’re not impressed. Historian Robert Dallek, who has written about the comparisons of […]
If you haven’t seen it, I’d really encourage folks to read or watch the president’s speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ national convention. It’s helpful to see how one president can be so wrong about so many things in just one address. Much of the discussion around the political world today seems to be […]
Bush’s Defense Department recently agreed to distribute “freedom packages” to U.S. soldiers in Iraq, as prepared by a fundamentalist Christian ministry called Operation Straight Up (OSU). At this point, sticking the word “freedom” in front of something has become a right-wing cliche, but it’s particularly egregious in this case. As the LAT explained today, OSU’s […]
The president’s speech at the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ national convention was a real piece of work, with the deception-per-sentence ratio running pretty close to 1:1, but as Spencer Ackerman noted, this was one of the more startling deceptions: “In Iraq, our troops are taking the fight to the extremists and radicals and murderers all […]
The WaPo noted today that congressional Dems, and Republicans that are at least open to the possibility of a sensible Iraq policy, are about to get hit by “an advertising blitz from Bush supporters determined to remain on offense.” (And, by using the word “offense,” the Post implicitly buys into the conservative message.) A new […]
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: * Mitt Romney’s lead in Iowa continues to get bigger, at least according to a new Zogby poll. Romney now leads the GOP field with 33% support, followed by Rudy Giuliani, who is […]