Last week, the topic was whether Dems should give up on trying to reach Nascar Man. There was a wide range of opinions, to put it mildly. This week, by way of a follow up, let’s take this one step further and consider what Dems would say/do/argue/propose if they were going to pursue Nascar Man […]
I’m not saying [tag]Barack Obama[/tag] is going to run for [tag]president[/tag] in [tag]2008[/tag] — he says he’s not interested, and I take him at his word — but I am saying that the past few days produced several reports that could spark a bit of a [tag]boomlet[/tag]. For example, the WaPo’s Chris Cillizza reported this […]
If you’ve ever seen NBC’s “The [tag]West Wing[/tag],” you may be familiar with [tag]Charlie[/tag], the character who served as the president’s personal aide for the first several seasons. [tag]Bush[/tag] has a Charlie — his name is [tag]Blake Gottesman[/tag]. National Journal’s Alexis Simendinger had an interesting report on Gottesman yesterday, explaining that, in White House lingo, […]
First up from the [tag]God[/tag] machine this week is evidence from my friends north of the border that Americans aren’t the only ones who struggle with religious opposition to modern [tag]science[/tag]. Just ask the folks in the small village of [tag]Salluit[/tag], located along the northern coast of Quebec. The Quebec Ministry of Education is stepping […]
Guest Post by Morbo The [tag]Republicans[/tag] seem determined to go out of their way to insult, belittle and malign the fastest-growing minority group in the country — and that’s just fine with me. Don’t get the wrong idea. In no way do I support the GOP’s xenophobic attacks on [tag]Hispanics[/tag]. In fact, I deplore them. […]
Guest Post by Morbo Every now and then, voters do something surprising. Case in point: [tag]Alabama[/tag]’s gubernatorial primary election is June 6, and people there appear poised to send “[tag]Ten Commandments[/tag] Judge” [tag]Roy Moore[/tag] packing. After being booted off the state supreme court, Moore challenged incumbent governor [tag]Bob Riley[/tag] in the GOP primary. Early on, […]
Guest Post by Morbo As far as I’m concerned, the reaction to the film adaptation of “[tag]The DaVinci Code[/tag]” is the best of all possible worlds. The film tanked with the [tag]critics[/tag]. Its “fresh” rating on www.rottentomatoes.com is a mere 22 percent. Some of the negative reviews are so vicious they are hysterically funny. This […]
[tag]Al Gore[/tag] has the [tag]media[/tag]’s attention, he has his critics’ attention, and today he gets [tag]Paul Krugman[/tag]’s attention. The NYT columnist notes the hyperventalating response “[tag]An Inconvenient Truth[/tag]” has generated in some circles, but believes it’s part of a larger problem. Actually, the right’s panicky response to Mr. Gore’s film is probably a good thing, […]
About a week ago, Rep. [tag]Jack Murtha[/tag] (D-Pa.) alerted the nation to a Pentagon investigation into the death of Iraqi civilians last November in the Iraqi city of [tag]Haditha[/tag]. The probe was reportedly brutal; Murtha said U.S. [tag]Marines[/tag] “killed innocent civilians in cold blood.” Conservatives were incensed, not at the incident or at the military […]
This is most disappointing. White House aide [tag]Brett Kavanaugh[/tag] won [tag]Senate[/tag] confirmation as an appeals judge Friday after a wait of nearly three years, yet another victory in President [tag]Bush[/tag]’s drive to place a more conservative stamp on the nation’s [tag]courts[/tag]. Kavanaugh was confirmed on a vote of 57-36, warmly praised by Republicans but widely […]