Well, when every delegate counts, the Guam caucuses garner a little more attention than they ever have before. The Obama campaign actually opened an office on the island — a first for a U.S. presidential campaign — and both sides had aides on site. Obama ended up with the win, but by a tenth of […]
Just yesterday, Reuters reported, “Slowly but surely, Republican presidential candidate John McCain is putting some distance between himself and unpopular President George W. Bush.” Don’t believe it. (via TP) A senior adviser to John McCain says the Republican presidential candidate’s campaign is now talking with senior White House staff every day. President Bush and McCain, […]
John McCain’s vision of the Middle East is contradictory and incoherent, but let’s also not lose sight of his bizarre approach to Russia. About a month ago, in his most detailed address on foreign policy of the campaign, McCain stated his intention to kick Russia out of the G-8. In rather belligerent tones, reminiscent of […]
As was widely reported in March, the Pentagon completed a report on non-existent ties between al Qaeda and Saddam Hussein’s regime, the culmination of an exhaustive review of more than 600,000 Iraqi documents that were captured after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Not surprisingly, officials discovered what we already knew — there was no “direct operational […]
No matter how long the Democratic presidential race lasts, and how much damage it does, the saving grace for the party may very well turn out to be John McCain’s inability to speak coherently about foreign policy. If he were bright and lucid, I’d probably feel a whole lot worse about Democrats’ chances. Take his […]
Years ago, I was having a conversation with a jazz pianist who told me, “When I hit a wrong note, I keep hitting it — so the audience will think it’s intentional.” To move away from the wrong note would be a subtle admission of a mistake. About a week ago, Hillary Clinton hit the […]
First up from the God machine this week is a story that’s come up more than once over the last 30 years or so, as prominent evangelicals question their role in public life. Do they pursue the political realm to advance their agenda, or do they steer clear of politics to focus on, to borrow […]
Guest Post by Morbo Lots of articles are written about gay people, but the ones that probably most drive Religious Right leaders like James Dobson and Pat Robertson crazy are stories that portray gays as what they are – just plain folks. The New York Times Magazine ran a piece like this last week. Benoit […]
Guest Post by Morbo On Thursday the Carpetbagger wrote a post pointing out that Ben Stein appears to be going off the deep end. I’m happy to report that some conservatives have noticed as well. When I was young and still trying to sort out my political stance, one of the things that turned me […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * In today’s economy, when the news is bad, but better than expected, it’s good: “The American economy shed 20,000 jobs in April, the Labor Department said on Friday in a report that many economists took as powerful evidence that the United States is ensnared in a recession. It was […]