I hope no one got their hopes up. In recent weeks, several Senate Republicans have talked a good game when it came to the failures of the president’s tragic policy in Iraq, but the question was always going to be whether they were willing to follow through. Those of you who placed your bet on […]
As war supporters see it, U.S. troops need to stay in Iraq for the indefinite future in order to provide some semblance of security in the country. Today, Nouri al Maliki effectively said our presence is no longer needed. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saturday that the Iraqi army and police are capable of keeping […]
First up from The God Machine this week is an analysis from Time’s Amy Sullivan of a new poll about voters, politics, and matters of faith. Apparently, the Bush years have had quite an effect on public attitudes, but not in a way the president and his allies probably intended. [T]he poll found that Americans […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’m not a native Washingtonian — not many of the people I’ve met in the D.C. area are. Like me, they fled an economically distressed area for better opportunities. Life in the Most Important City in the World can be frustrating. Our traffic is a nightmare. Our subway system, the Metro, […]
Guest Post by Morbo Just in case anyone had forgotten, Pope Benedict XVI issued a statement this week reminding the entire world that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church. All others are just wannabees. I couldn’t be more pleased. It’s not that I agree with Benedict. He’s a throwback to the 12th […]
Guest Post by Morbo For years Religious Right leaders have moaned about Democrats not taking faith seriously. Now some Democratic candidates are talking more about faith — and the Religious Right still isn’t happy. Personally, I’ve heard enough about how much Sen. Barack Obama loves Jesus. But if he wants to continue in that vein, […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * TPMM: “The Republican National Committee has been slapped with a subpoena from a House Judiciary subcommittee demanding e-mail messages that could shed some light on Karl Rove’s involvement in the firing of nine US attorneys. The subpoena is online here. The RNC’s custodian of records has until Tuesday at […]
While I was filling in for Kevin Drum recently, Political Animal readers demanded the cat blogging they have come to expect and enjoy. Not one to let readers down, I did my best, adding a couple of posts of the greatest cat to ever live, my cat, Smithers. I was pleasantly surprised by see that […]
The White House always has a fallback plan: when all else fails, scare the bejezus out of as many people as possible. [Yesterday] on Fox News, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow defended the President’s Initial Benchmark Assessment Report, which argues that the administration is making “progress” in Iraq. Snow attacked proposals to withdraw U.S. […]
Not surprisingly, nearly the entire Republican establishment has been silent on Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) sex scandal. Not that I blame them; what are people going to say? Rudy Giuliani was pushed for a response, considering that Vitter has been a key part of his presidential campaign, but even his response was a passive reference […]