Yesterday we talked about the Navy running out of Purple Heart medals because so many U.S. troops are being wounded in combat. One veteran was told he qualified for the medal, but if he wanted one, he’d have to pay $42 at a military surplus store. As if that weren’t enough, there’s apparently a national […]
Saturday-contributor Morbo is off on a top-secret mission again this weekend, but should return next week. While he’s away, I thought I’d mention a story that I know he’d like. It’s about a reality show revolving around child labor, which, oddly enough, has sparked a controversy. The ads promoting “Kid Nation,” a new reality show […]
By this point, we know all about the partisan, political briefings the White House conducted in government buildings for government employees, despite clear prohibitions by the Hatch Act. The defense from the Bush gang is that the briefings had nothing to do with political corruption; they were just informal meetings about key congressional races for […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * AP: “President Vladimir Putin placed strategic bombers back on long-range patrol for the first time since the Soviet breakup, sending a tough message to the United States on Friday hours after a major Russian military exercise with China. Putin reviewed the first Russian-Chinese joint exercise on Russian soil before […]
Karl Rove chatted with Rush Limbaugh the other day, and the far-right blowhard asked the far-right operative how Bush and his team deal with all the criticism directed at the White House. Rove said: “Rush, you ignore it. I mean, if you have to wake up in the morning to be validated by the editorial […]
About a month ago, Bill O’Reilly went on one of his tirades against gays, in this instance because the San Diego Padres baseball team hosted a gay-pride night and a children’s hat giveaway promotion during the same game. The notion of kids and gay people in a stadium at the same time caused O’Reilly to […]
After Bush won a second term, he entered 2005 in a relatively strong position. He boasted about having “political capital,” his approval rating was above 50%, and he looked at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and saw a very friendly Republican majority in both chambers. Everything was how Bush and his team wanted it. […]
For the love of God, won’t someone please stop the madness? According to sources inside both parties, the two state parties in Michigan have agreed to move the state’s primary — legislatively — to Jan. 15. This is a compromise date out of respect for Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, who really wanted to move the […]
We’ve all seen the YouTube clip this week — it was hard to avoid — but Dick Cheney’s pre-2002 perspective on occupying Iraq deserve to be fleshed out in a little more detail. At the outset, let’s remember the political and historical context. After H.W. Bush ended the Gulf War, leaving Saddam Hussein in power, […]
John McCain was on The Daily Show last night and got huge applause after one particular exchange: Stewart: You see Romney, like, “I’d triple the size of Guantanamo!” Giuliani’s like, “I’d eat the testicles of terrorists!” Why does it have to be that way? … McCain: Well, let me just tell you. I’d close Guantanamo […]