Following up on my post yesterday about Kerry taking off the gloves with his chickenhawk critics, Salon was kind enough to post the transcript of Kerry’s speech in Georgia on Thursday. It’s really a good speech, well worth reading. The more Kerry gives speeches like this one, the better he’ll do in the campaign. Oddly […]
There’s nothing I enjoy more than good political rhetoric. And as spinmeisters go, John Kerry’s got the best team of any Democrat in the field (particularly Chris Lehane, who used to work for Gore and is really one of the best in the business). Yesterday, Republicans went completely apoplectic when Kerry told an audience in […]
I understand the occasional use of rhetorical hyperbole to make a point, but sometimes this idea can be taken to absurd degrees. Consider: House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) was asked by Congress Daily this week about how (and whether) the House and Senate may compromise on their differing tax cut plans. As you know, […]
Since I reported on all the first quarter fundraising totals for the other Democratic candidates, I’d be remiss if I left out the former House Minority Leader. Dick Gephardt announced yesterday that his campaign raised $3.6 million in Q1. This does not include an additional $2.4 million he transferred to his presidential campaign account from […]
I was alerted to a really good article today by a friend and loyal reader, let’s call him Maverick, which discusses how critics of the war in Iraq can and should go about approaching the war now that it’s in full swing. (Thanks for the heads up, Mav) The piece, which appears in today’s Salon […]
Franklin Graham, president of an evangelical relief organization called Samaritan’s Purse and also head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is obviously aware of the controversy surrounding his desire to provide aid to families in Iraq. Since news of Graham’s ambition was reported, a small firestorm has erupted. Even White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer […]
It appears that the Colorado legislature is about to pass a private/religious school voucher plan for the state, one which Gov. Bill Owens (R) is anxious to pass. (If you follow this link to look at the story online, ignore the headline because it’s wrong. Colorado won’t be the first to pass a statewide voucher […]
The Washington Times, DC’s unabashedly right-wing newspaper, had an interesting item about Fox News anchorman Neil Cavuto today. (For those of you unfamiliar with the Times, it’s a newspaper only in the loosest sense. It doesn’t even pretend to objective. It is a conservative publication by design, written by conservatives for a conservative audience. The […]
More campaign news, this time of virtually no interest to anyone outside of Florida, Carpetbagger’s former home state. With Sen. Bob Graham (D) launching a presidential bid, his Senate seat, which is up next year, will be heavily sought after. The race to succeed him, should Graham either appear on the Democratic ticket or retire, […]
More Q1 info from the presidential candidates. To review, we learned yesterday that Edwards was leading the pack with $7.4 million and Kerry was right behind him with $7 million. Since then, we’ve heard from a couple more. Lieberman took in about $3 million, Dean reported $2.6 million, and the other folks were so embarrassed […]