TV preacher Jerry Falwell has been denying global warming for years, but this week, he was a little more specific about his perspective. The religious right leader sees a conspiracy, working to convince people to accept a myth. Who’s involved with the scheme? Al Gore, liberal politicians, the media, “radical Hollywood,” … and The Weather […]
To update a story we were following closely last week, the National Republican Congressional Committee still doesn’t want to give up the contributions it received from an accused terrorist, even though its Senate counterpart has done the right thing. For those of you just joining us, here’s a quick review. Abdul Tawala Ibn Ali Alishtari […]
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: * As if the nominating process needed another big state to move up its presidential primary, New Jersey came one step closer to following California, Texas, Florida, and Illinois yesterday. A state Assembly […]
The Washington Post ran a 1,300-word front-page expose today detailing a family foundation the Clintons created to donate generously to charities for several years. The tone of the article suggested that there’s a real controversy here, so I read the piece to gauge its seriousness. It lacked a certain something — namely any suggestion of […]
Let’s see, Al Gore just won an Academy Award, he’s up for a Nobel Peace Prize, and he’s sought after as a possible presidential candidate, so I suppose it stands to reason that the right started feeling antsy. Naturally, this led the predictable smear machine to kick into gear. Yesterday, the Tennessee Center for Policy […]
In September, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice suggested that opponents of the war are the moral equivalent of those who would tolerate slavery in 19th century America. She wasn’t kidding. “I’m sure there are people who thought it was a mistake to fight the Civil War to its end and to insist that the emancipation […]
As a rule, Laura Bush’s policy opinions are irrelevant. It’s not personal, it’s just that she’s not an elected official, she has no obvious power to speak of, and her comments are rarely of any consequence. But that doesn’t stop her from popping off quite a bit. Take her appearance on Larry King’s show last […]
The Vice President was unhurt but nevertheless targeted by a Taliban suicide bomber. A suicide bomber killed at least 14 people and wounded about a dozen more outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan on Tuesday during a visit by Vice President Dick Cheney, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility and said Cheney was […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The United Nations has heard the Bush administration’s evidence against a Middle Eastern foe, and finds it unpersuasive. If this sounds familiar, it’s because it’s happened twice — now and four years ago. * TP: “When Senate leaders first announced their intention to revoke the 2002 Iraq war authorization, […]
There’s a terrific cover story in the new issue of New York magazine on Rudy Giuliani, but like Michael Crowley, I thought this anecdote stood out. From a recent campaign event in New Hampshire: Up on the dais, it’s Rudy’s turn to raise the subject of the terror attacks. September 11 is proving to be […]