They come as a complete shock to, well, none of you, but according to former CIA chief George Tenet, the president and top officials in his White House were determined to go to war in Iraq in 2002, and didn’t much care about reality. George J. Tenet, the former director of central intelligence, has lashed […]
There were a few bizarre questions in last night’s debate, but this exchange stood out. WILLIAMS: Senator Biden, a question for you. A friend of mine who’s in the leadership of the Democratic party says that if the party goes down a third straight time, what will happen is what he defines as “modern day […]
Going into a presidential debate, even an early one with eight candidates each struggling to distinguish themselves from their rivals, there’s a temptation to think there will be a “winner.” Someone, at some point, is going to deliver a blow or share an insight that will be so impressive, he or she will rise above […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * This should be interesting: “Former Deputy Attorney General James Comey is scheduled to appear before the House Judiciary Committee at a hearing Thursday next week to testify about his involvement in the plan to fire certain U.S. attorneys.” * Jonathan Schwarz raises a very good point: when Oprah has […]
Once in a while, it’s fun to highlight a blog post from my other gig, where I find all kinds of fascinating insights from the other ideological end of the blogosphere. Today, let’s check in on the Strata-Sphere, a relatively popular far-right site that routinely bridles against Democrats’ criticism of the war in Iraq, who […]
A few weeks ago, conservatives excoriated CNN correspondent Michael Ware, who’s been reporting from Iraq for over four years now, because he dared to tell viewers that John McCain was completely wrong about Baghdad’s safe neighborhoods and Gen. Petraeus’ “non-armed Humvee.” Today, however, Ware appeared in-studio to discuss the war, and suddenly, the right loves […]
With the Senate having passed its war spending bill this afternoon, the final version of the legislation will reach the Oval Office on Tuesday — the fourth anniversary of the president’s now-infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech. The speech continues to be a touchy subject for the White House. In January, Tony Snow insisted, with a straight […]
We need not delve back into whether Democratic presidential candidates should participate in a debate co-sponsored by Fox News, but Mitt Romney’s take on the subject is particularly entertaining. Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney accused Democrats of cowardice in ducking presidential debates hosted by sponsors they dislike, saying that Republicans have proven more willing to […]
It appears Bush administration officials have finally figured out a way to demonstrate progress in stemming violence in Iraq: change the way violence is measured. U.S. officials who say there has been a dramatic drop in sectarian violence in Iraq since President Bush began sending more American troops into Baghdad aren’t counting one of the […]
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: * The very first debate of the presidential campaign season will be held tonight at South Carolina State University. All eight Democratic candidates are scheduled to appear at the event, which will be […]