Guest Post by Morbo Special note from Morbo: On Tuesday, I fell on a patch of ice and broke my left wrist. Thankfully, I live in a place where people value good government services. My 13-year-old daughter remained cool and calm and called 911. She tended to me until some EMTs came, and an ambulance […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * The tragic massacre in DeKalb: “The 27-year-old gunman who killed five students and himself in a university lecture hall was known as “an outstanding student” but had stopped taking medication a couple of weeks ago and had been behaving erratically, police said Friday.” * Additional details: “Law enforcement officials […]
Malfunctioning satellites aren’t really on my beat. But Bush administration officials misleading the country about their decisions is very much on my beat. I saw a few news items yesterday about the Pentagon’s announcement that it would shoot down an “out-of-control” spy satellite that no longer works. The thing is reportedly the size of a […]
In the midst of a very busy week on the Hill, the fight over the Army Field Manual has been one of the more frustrating. To briefly recap, a spending bill to finance the nation’s intelligence efforts went to conference. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) added an important provision requiring one interrogation standard for the entire U.S. […]
I mentioned on Wednesday that, when explaining his position on Iraqi reconciliation, John McCain told an audience last year, “One of the things I would do if I were President would be to sit the Shiites and the Sunnis down and say, ‘Stop the bullshit.’” As Brendan Nyhan noted, McCain’s approach to the debate over […]
It looks like the president believes his misleading attacks will sound more credible if he repeats them over and over again. For the third time in as many days, Bush appeared before cameras to blast House Democrats for not giving him the surveillance powers he wants. “The Senate passed a good bipartisan bill that makes […]
John McCain recently acknowledged, “The issue of economics is not something I’ve understood as well as I should.” Ever since reporters started asking about this — and noting that now may not be the best time to elect a president who doesn’t understand economics — McCain’s been feeling a little touchy on the subject. Last […]
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: * This is a pretty huge pickup for Obama: “CNN has learned the 1.9 million-member Service Employees International Union is poised to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for President. Three sources familiar with the […]
Occasionally, we’ll hear that Joe Lieberman is generally in line with Democrats, but makes an exception on the war in Iraq and a neocon worldview of foreign policy. When it comes to values and domestic policy, the argument usually goes, Lieberman is generally reliable. Let’s just erase that thought from our minds now, shall we? […]
After Barack Obama’s Iowa victory — which was, oddly enough, just a month ago — there was no shortage of media speculation that the race for the Democratic nomination was effectively over. Hillary Clinton had come in third, she was poised to do poorly in New Hampshire, and she was running short on funds. “Everyone” […]