The Army Times reported this week on a development that hasn’t generated much attention outside the military press. (thanks to reader P.R. for the tip) Defense Department officials have laid off most of their case workers who help severely injured service members, sources said. The case workers for the Military Severely Injured Center serve as […]
The op-ed of the day, and in this case that’s not a complement, comes by way of former principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs Liz Cheney. You might be familiar with her father. Now, Cheney’s Washington Post piece has been widely trashed. Josh Marshall says is reads like it was “written […]
The Family Research Council, a religious right powerhouse spun off from Dobson’s Focus on the Family, hosted a “Blog for Life” event yesterday on the national Mall, marking the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. There were plenty of odd moments, including a speaker who displayed an article titled “Abortionist Accused of Eating Fetuses.” Another […]
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: * Roll Call reports today that Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign is likely to pick up a major endorsement this week, possibly as early as today, when former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) throws his […]
To help kick-off a new Capitol Hill newspaper, The Politico, Roger Simon interviewed John McCain (R-Ariz.) about his take on the war in Iraq. Given McCain’s countless recent comments on the subject, you’d assume this is well-tread ground, but Simon caught a few gems. With his presidential hopes tied to an administration whose Iraq policy […]
Just two weeks ago, in his national address announcing a troop escalation in Iraq, the president hinted that [tag]Iran[/tag] may be our next target. Specifically, Bush said, “Iran is providing material support for attacks on American troops. We will disrupt the attacks on our forces.” The wording may have been open to some interpretation, but […]
I promised a while back not to publish regular polls about the president — most of which simply reinforce the obvious fact that Bush is unpopular — unless he reached new lows. In this respect, I think the new CBS poll qualifies as noteworthy. Mr. Bush’s overall approval rating has fallen to just 28 percent, […]
To date, the traditional media’s coverage of the Democratic presidential candidates has been discouraging, to put it mildly. CNN ran a segment comparing Obama to Ahmadinejad because the senator wasn’t wearing a tie in New Hampshire. The Washington Post ran a bizarre front-page story about John Edwards selling his house. Reports about Hillary Clinton have […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Here’s an unexpected twist from House Minority Leader John Boehner: “[Boehner] and other key House Republican leaders who support the president’s proposal for a surge, will demand that the president report every 30 days to Congress the progress that the Iraqi government and the administration is making in the […]
GOP pollster Frank Luntz has been advising conservative Republicans for years on how to exploit language to smear Dems and win elections. It was Luntz, for example, who teamed up with Newt Gingrich to shape the Contract with America in 1994. And now, Luntz has taken to the pages of the Huffington Post to offer […]