Nearly six years ago, George W. Bush launched a campaign for the presidency with one of the shortest political resumes of any candidate in generations. He was the governor of a state with a weak chief executive (few official powers and responsibilities) for only five years before throwing his hat into the ring, and even […]
Guest Post by Morbo When I heard President George W. Bush announce recently that “federal terrorism investigations have resulted in charges against more than 400 suspects, and more than half of those charged have been convicted,” I could only sigh. I started to play a little game in my head that I often play these […]
Guest Post by Morbo A wag once called former senator Bob Dole “Nixon without the charm.” Actually, I’d apply that description to syndicated columnist Robert D. Novak. I met Novak once. He reminds me of some type of reptilian troll who’s been made to walk upright and stuffed into a three-piece suit purchased in 1974. […]
Guest Post by Morbo In previous posts, I’ve noted my belief that the Religious Right’s vociferous anti-gay movement will not stop at state constitutional amendments banning same-sex marriage. They have an agenda far wider than that. I predict battles in the states over issues like gay adoption, gay foster parenting, the right of gays to […]
Guest Post by Morbo I never harbored much hope that Pope Benedict XVI would reverse the shortsighted and dangerous anti-condom policies of his predecessor. Recently the pope made it official: no rubbers no matter what. Meeting with South African bishops at the Vatican, Benedict addressed AIDS, which has decimated the African continent. “Brother bishops,” he […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’ve thought about awarding a prize for the dumbest thing said about evolution every week. I’m certain I would have no problem finding winners. This week’s contender is Connie Morris, a member of the Kansas Board of Education. The Kansas City Star reported that Morris sent a four-page letter to her […]
Guest Post by Morbo The autopsy results for Terri Schiavo were made public on Wednesday, and the Religious Right doesn’t come out looking good. Leaders of various Religious Right organizations, primarily Tony Perkins’ Family Research Council, asserted that Schiavo, the Florida woman who had been in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years, could have […]
I don’t think it’s likely, but if the Republican Party is going to be saved, John Danforth will help make it happen. He’s offering his party a path back towards sanity; all they have to do now is follow it. Danforth is not just some Rockefeller Republican from the northeast. He’s an “elder statesman” in […]
They never learn. The Bush gang hasn’t been shy about producing and distributing taxpayer-financed propaganda in the form of fake-news segments, and they haven’t hid the fact that the criticism hasn’t fazed them. As far as the administration is concerned, they’ve been doing it, they’ll keep doing it, and they’re not terribly concerned about independent […]
You know what House Majority Leader Tom DeLay really needs right now? Yet another conflict-of-interest controversy. Fortunately, a new one just popped up. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay owns stock worth more than $50,000 in ExxonMobil, according to financial disclosure reports, while at the same time he is one of the driving forces behind legislation […]