By any reasonable measure, Rudy Giuliani’s many scandalous associations should effectively end his presidential campaign, but it’s Bernie Kerik that should embarrass Giuliani to the point of humiliation. Today, the NYT offers a detailed, comprehensive look at the bizarre relationship between the former NYC mayor and his disgraced former police commissioner. The piece adds some […]
When push comes to shove, and the Republicans’ chips are down, it’s fascinating to see exactly what the GOP will do in desperation. The party is actually surprisingly consistent — left with no other choice, lean on the culture war. Just over the past few days, we’ve seen three rather startling examples. First, there’s Kentucky […]
One of the oddities of the presidential campaign this week has been the tit-for-tat between Joe Biden and Rudy Giuliani. Biden, struggling badly in the race, seems to have settled on hammering Giuliani as a new campaign strategy. Giuliani, ostensibly the GOP frontrunner, seems to believe every challenge deserves a rapid response. The result has […]
This week’s Democratic presidential candidate debate certainly captured the attention of the political world, but did it really shake up the race at all? Not according to a new poll just out from Newsweek. On Tuesday, at the eighth presidential debate among Democrats, front-runner Sen. Hillary Clinton came under withering fire from her top rivals, […]
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has been waiting for word from the nation’s Supreme Court about his grip on power. Today, he stopped waiting and declared emergency rule. Musharraf issued a provisional constitutional order proclaiming the emergency and suspending the nation’s constitution, according to a statement read on state television. The Supreme Court declared the state […]
Kevin Drum got the ball rolling the other day, seeking nominations for the worst blog posts of all time. After mulling it over for a few days, I have a few thoughts. I should note from the outset that I like to think I have a decent memory, but I’m bound to forget some real […]
On Wednesday night, former Arkansas Gov. and presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee chatted with Bill O’Reilly, and the Fox News blowhard had only one subject on his mind. O’REILLY: I understand, I understand this, I am on your side. But I also understand that if you say — indicate that you don’t believe that we are […]
When Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein (Calif.) and Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced late yesterday afternoon — usually a time reserved for the White House to dump embarrassing news — that they would support Michael Mukasey for Attorney General, it effectively ended any chance of defeating the nomination. It was disappointing for more than one reason. There […]
First up from The God Machine this week is a disconcerting story about religious congressional pork-barrel spending. It’s been a fairly big issue for a while, but as desperate lawmakers hope to curry favor with religious groups, the amount of taxpayer dollars that are ending up in collection plates keeps getting bigger. The NYT reported […]
Guest Post by Morbo Virginia holds statewide elections Tuesday. Every seat in the House of Delegates and state Senate is up for grabs. Democrats are running smart in this red state and just might make impressive gains in both chambers. I’m not one to buy into the notion of bellwether elections, but if things go […]