Just a few days ago, after Barack Obama questioned John McCain’s record on women’s rights, a reporter asked the Republican nominee if he had any reaction. McCain almost sounded as if Obama had hurt his feelings: “You know I respect Senator Obama and I admire his success and I will conduct a respectful campaign. That […]
When a federal appeals court bench, including one of the circuit’s most conservative jurists, openly mocks the Bush administration, you know the government’s position is pretty weak. (thanks to K.Z. for the tip) In the first case to review the government’s secret evidence for holding a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a federal appeals court […]
By most reasonable measures, retired Gen. Wesley Clark got a pretty raw deal yesterday. On Sunday’s “Face the Nation,” Clark questioned John McCain’s presidential qualifications, which was quickly turned into an “attack” on McCain’s military service. Barack Obama’s campaign distanced himself from the comments, and all three network evening newscasts not only slammed Clark, but […]