Cory Doctorow featured this interesting, first-hand account of a guy who saw “Sicko” in a suburban mall in Dallas. I can’t vouch for its authenticity, but if it’s true, it’s the kind of story that will cause some heartburn for insurance company executives. When the credits rolled the audience filed out and into the bathrooms. […]
Fred Thompson’s political resume is a little on the thin side. He was a senator who developed a reputation for avoiding hard work; he was a high-priced corporate lobbyist, though that probably won’t help much on the campaign trail; he was an assistant U.S. Attorney almost 40 years ago; and in 1973, he was minority […]
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: * Former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) will endorse Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign today. It’s not entirely clear what kind of impact it will have, but Gephardt has enjoyed significant union backing […]
White House Press Secretary Tony Snow has an op-ed in USA Today presenting a defense for the president’s commutation of Scooter Libby’s prison sentence. He didn’t get a lot of space — 382 words isn’t much — but before a White House spokesperson publishes a piece like this in a national newspaper, it has to […]
Bush’s July 4th speech mentioned al Qaeda only four times — he showed great restraint — though one of the references told us that the terrorist network is “the very same folks that attacked us on September the 11th.” It’s always heartwarming when the president talks down to Americans as if we have no idea […]
A year ago, John Solomon wrote a series of odd and misleading articles attacking Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), accusing him of ethical lapses. The closer one looked at the criticisms, the weaker the charges looked. Months later, Reid was cleared of any wrongdoing, while Solomon was inexplicably rewarded — in December he joined the Washington […]
At various times, administration officials and their allies have offered a variety of historical comparisons for the war in Iraq. To hear war supporters tell it, the conflict is like World War I, World War II, the U.S. Civil War, the Spanish Civil War, and the Korean War. Yesterday, Bush looked a little further back. […]
Rasmussen Reports conducted a poll gauging Americans’ attitudes towards every U.S. president in history. There weren’t too many surprises. Six American Presidents are viewed favorably by at least 80% of all Americans. Those esteemed six are led by the first President George Washington. The Father of our Country is viewed favorably by 94% of Americans. […]
Here’s a good way to celebrate the 4th: watch Keith Olbermann’s special comment on the state of the White House. Transcript below.
The Washington Post’s Steve Fainaru had a fascinating item a couple of weeks ago in which he detailed the extent of the work private military contractors are doing in Iraq. The piece described an environment in which more than 100 private security companies operate outside of Iraqi law, providing protection for top administration officials. As […]