I wanted to point out a really interesting story about ABC News testing the nation’s security system by shipping depleted uranium around the globe, into the United States, to see if it was detected. Unfortunately, it was not. In fact, ABC News has tried this experiment twice in two years to see if the system […]
Yesterday’s front-page Washington Post story about Howard Dean chatting up Wesley Clark stokes the media fires over the retired general’s possible campaign, but additional reporting throughout the day made for an almost all-Clark, all-the-time news cycle. Unfortunately, none of the stories had definitive answers. CNN reported, for example, “Wesley Clark may announce for presidency next […]
I don’t usually do this, but I wanted to recommend that everyone run out this weekend to see a movie called Matchstick Men (opening today in theaters nationwide). First of all, it’s a great flick. As Richard Roeper, of Ebert & Roeper fame, said, “[I]t’s just a joy to see a film like this.” It […]
Just to update you on a post from Wednesday, Howard Dean is still facing some criticism for claiming in a recent Dem debate that he’s the “only” white politician talking to white audiences about race. To review, after Dean made the claim, John Edwards began reminding everyone how wrong Dean was to make the claim, […]
Roy Moore’s Ten Commandments monument has found its way to a closet in the Alabama Judicial Building, but if one Alabama congressman has his way, Roy’s rock and Decalogue displays just like it will be in schools, courthouses, and other government buildings nationwide — and there’ll be nothing the federal courts can do about it. […]
The Washington Post had an interesting article today about how the top Dem presidential candidates who serve in Congress — Kerry, Edwards, Lieberman, and Gephardt — all voted the “wrong” way on the Iraq war resolution, the USA Patriot Act, and Bush’s so-called No Child Left Behind proposal. Nevertheless, all four are now criticizing Bush […]
I got into a big debate the other day with a Howard Dean fan about the merits of his presidential campaign. I think because he saw that I’m a white, tech-savvy, moderate-to-liberal east-coaster, he assumed I’m a Dean supporter. Once he became aware of my skepticism about the good doctor, he asked me to give […]
The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) is one of the most important — if not the single most important — unions in the country. It has 1.5 million members and wields enormous political influence in Democratic political circles. With this in mind, candidates have been tripping over one another to earn […]
The Senate voted 54-45 to block a Bush administration proposal that could make millions of U.S. workers ineligible for overtime pay. As I mentioned back in July, the Bush/GOP plan, if adopted, could make more than 8 million American workers ineligible for overtime pay. It appears the Senate Dems had a field day on this […]
I know this one isn’t political, but it was funny so I thought I’d share it. Pulitzer Prize-winning humor writer Dave Barry devoted a recent column to the national “do not call” list and his frustration with telemarketers. At first, he invited his readers to contact him with ideas on how “resolve our differences with […]