Thanksgiving break
I’m off until Monday, Dec. 1. Enjoy the holiday. Go ahead, talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a topic: compassionate conservatism is neither compassionate nor conservative. Discuss.
I’m off until Monday, Dec. 1. Enjoy the holiday. Go ahead, talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a topic: compassionate conservatism is neither compassionate nor conservative. Discuss.
Last week I mentioned a New York Times op-ed from a former Reagan staffer who took Bush to task for failing to attend military funerals for those who have died in Iraq. “The commander in chief should publicly honor the individual lives sacrificed in war,” John Roberts wrote. “He should show his respect in front […]
Earlier this month, two conservative newspapers — the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal — and Fox News blowhard Sean Hannity mysteriously “obtained” a copy of an unsent Democratic Party memo. The document provided details on Dem senators working with progressive political organizations, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and People for the American […]
The ultra-conservative Washington Times noted today that former-Sen. Max Cleland (D), a triple-amputee from his service in Vietnam, doesn’t think much of Howard Dean’s campaign for president. “We cannot afford to have a leader who weaseled out of going to Vietnam on a medical deferment for a bad back and wound up on the ski […]
Last week, I mentioned that Bush was in England touting the beauty and benefits of free speech. I also noted the irony of him bragging about bringing this right to Iraq, despite the fact that Iraqis have been arrested by U.S. troops for criticizing our occupation. On a similar note, I thought I’d mention an […]
In recent months, it’s been a pleasure to find a couple dozen other blogs that have linked to The Carpetbagger Report. As you’d imagine, I sincerely appreciate the support. While I’d never want to minimize my appreciation to these bloggers, I thought I’d also mention how exciting it is to see that a few presidential […]
For a couple of years now, Florida and its 27 electoral votes have been at the center of the political universe. Bush travels to the state constantly, his brother is the state’s governor, and Karl Rove described the Sunshine State in August as “ground zero” in next year’s campaign. At this point, however, it appears […]
Since I mentioned in September the arrest of Capt. James Yee, a former military chaplain at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, I feel it’s only fair that I also mention that Yee has been released. As you may recall, in September, Yee was arrested and, according to a Washington Post report, charged with a number of crimes […]
Yesterday, Des Moines hosted the fifth of six official DNC presidential candidate debates. While it lacked some of the fireworks seen in other Dem debates, there were some substantive moments. Fortunately, the debate benefited from Joe Lieberman’s absence. It was something of a messy situation for the Connecticut senator — first he said he didn’t […]
Yesterday I mentioned the substantive and political distortions made by the Republican National Committee in its new television commercial that has generated quite a bit of controversy. It turns out, however, that the ad is misleading in yet another way. The New York Times reported today that the GOP ad, which features excerpts from Bush’s […]