I almost always enjoy Dahlia Lithwick’s work in Slate. Lithwick, a senior editor at the magazine, offers some of the most insightful and entertaining legal analysis available anywhere. (Apparently, she has several other fans, as well.) Yesterday, Lithwick set her attention on the most provocative legal controversy in America today — Roy Moore, his religious […]
I noticed that Howard Dean mentioned this morning in the Wall Street Journal (no link available) that in order to rein in government spending, he would “not be afraid to use the veto — a power President Bush has yet to exercise.” I hadn’t given it much thought, but the good doctor is, of course, […]
Just for fun, I often think about various combinations for the Dems’ 2004 ticket. (I know, I need to get out more.) Usually, I, like a lot of other people, end up thinking about tickets featuring two of the nine (10 if you include Gen. Clark) Dems already running for president. I know we’re about […]
There’s an interesting analysis piece in the Washington Post today about how national security issues will be foremost on the minds of voters next year, but despite what was believed just a few months ago, this may not help Bush. Poll after poll shows Bush and the GOP trailing Democrats nationally on a variety of […]
While serving 11 years as Vermont’s governor, Howard Dean was considered a moderate by those who knew him. Unlike his presidential campaign, which is drawing support from thousands of liberals nationwide, the left in the Green Mountain State generally didn’t like, and didn’t even trust, Dean during his years in office. (It’s one reason the […]
As I learned from Tom Tomorrow, last night MSNBC loudmouth Joe Scarborough was trying to criticize Joe Conason — whose new book you should definitely pick up — but I think he missed his target. Scarborough exlpained, “Conason said, quote, ‘I just want people to pay attention and ask questions and not accept what I […]
While I never really intended to start giving daily updates on Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark’s potential presidential candidacy, it’s starting to turn out that way. I’ve found a couple of interesting items to pass along. First, Donna Brazile, a prominent Democratic Party consultant and manager of Al Gore’s 2000 campaign, apparently said yesterday that Clark […]
Carpetbagger regular Chief Osceola has alerted me to some pretty good news — Bush’s latest poll numbers. Zogby International, whose polls I usually find pretty reliable, released its latest data today and it’s not good news for the White House. Bush’s approval rating has fallen to 52%, which is the lowest rating Bush has received […]
As hard as I try not to post about Schwarzenegger, some of his comments yesterday were noteworthy. It’s been about two weeks since Arnold announced he wants to be governor. Since then, he’s gone out of his way not to talk about his positions on issues or his ideas for solutions to California’s crises. It’s […]
I’m certainly not in the habit of defending Howard Dean here at The Carpetbagger Report, but I wanted to mention that I strongly disagree with the chattering class’ idea of “peaking too early.” It’s a bizarre, almost meaningless meme that seems to dominate all Dean discussions in the political media. Republican strategist Scott Reed told […]