Today’s edition of quick hits. * This isn’t going away anytime soon: “The United States on Thursday lodged a formal diplomatic protest with Iran over an incident last weekend in which Iranian speedboats harassed U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf. The protest repeats U.S. complaints about Sunday’s “provocative” action in the Strait of Hormuz and […]
I’ve been pretty familiar with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo’s work for quite some time, so I’m willing to extend some benefit of the doubt here, but this was certainly a poor choice of words. A big Hillary Clinton supporter and statewide official in New York might have just given the Hillary campaign a […]
One year ago today, the president delivered a lengthy White House address on what was labeled the “surge” policy. It was delivered at a time when Bush had lost most of the country and a growing number of lawmakers, and when the nation learned that the president was sending more troops to Iraq, it was […]
Ronald Bailey, Reason’s science correspondent, took on an interesting project this week: documenting where every major-party presidential candidate stands on evolutionary biology. Oddly enough, this has taken on far more political significance this election cycle than the last two. It started back in May, in one of the more memorable debate moments of the year, […]
Ever since we learned about the Bush administration’s legally dubious efforts in conducting warrantless surveillance of Americans, people concerned with civil liberties, limited government, and checks and balances have wondered how to restrain the White House’s power grab. Oddly enough, I suspect no one thought of this novel approach. Telephone companies cut off FBI wiretaps […]
National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez argued yesterday, “I don’t see how [John McCain] wins the Republican nomination. I’m second to none in praising him on his surge leadership. But on a whole host of issues — including water boarding, tax cuts, and the freedom of speech — he’s not one of us.” Now, it’s become […]
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: * Apparently, it’s not just John Kerry. Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), who is up for re-election this year, also announced his support for Barack Obama, as did Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.). * For […]
According to several news outlets, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has launched a “research effort” to determine whether he’d be a viable third-party presidential candidate in November. The mayor has reportedly been eyeing “early March as a timetable for making a decision.” All of this, of course, comes just a few days after Bloomberg […]
I’m generally skeptical of the notion that candidate endorsements, even from big-name figures, translate to a significant number of votes. But this one is nevertheless pretty interesting. Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.), the Democratic Party’s 2004 presidential nominee, will endorse Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president in South Carolina today, Democratic sources told Politico. Kerry […]
Hillary Clinton chatted with CBS’ Katie Couric yesterday, and made a comment about what helped give her a boost in New Hampshire. “This is the toughest job in the world. I was laughing because you know in that debate, obviously Sen. Edwards and Sen. Obama were kind of in the buddy system on the stage. […]