I’ve been thinking a lot this week about whether we’re in the midst of a sea-change when it comes to the role of blogs in driving the political discourse. Granted, it’s been happening slowly for a while. The Plame scandal has always struck me as the first turning point. Between July 14, 2003 and September […]
It’s Saturday, and you know what that means — it’s time to marvel at the latest column from Fred Barnes, the executive editor of The Weekly Standard. Of all of the Bush shills in the conservative media, no one enjoys being an unpaid public relations rep for the White House more than Barnes. It’s enough […]
I was skeptical about John McCain’s chances in the GOP primaries before, but now I’m convinced — he’s going to lose. What convinced me was a chat McCain had with reporters yesterday aboard his campaign bus, which eventually turned to the distribution of taxpayer-subsidized condoms in Africa to fight the transmission of HIV. What followed, […]
Following up on an item from yesterday, I continue to be fascinated (and more than a little disgusted) by the White House’s negligence on the Plame leak. The revelations from yesterday confirmed our worst fears — and then some. Let’s be clear about the big picture. When it comes to handling of classified information, there […]
There have been a variety of interesting updates on the purge scandal over the last half-day, so how about another round-up? * The document dump that was rumored for late yesterday afternoon has been put off until Monday. That’s for the best — late-Friday is the worst time for such things. * Also delayed was […]
First up from the God Machine this week is a major political defeat for James Dobson and his cohorts, in their effort to drive diversity of thought from the evangelical movement. The board of the National Association of Evangelicals has rebuffed leaders of the Christian right who had called for the association to silence or […]
Guest Post by Morbo In my continuing effort to keep readers up to date on mundane things religious fanatics will not do, I present this story from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune about Muslim store clerks who refuse to ring up packages of bacon. Hey, I’m not making this stuff up. First evangelical Christian and conservative Catholic […]
Guest Post by Morbo Last week, I wrote about deluded NRA members who actually argue that the purpose of the Second Amendment is to arm the citizenry in case it becomes necessary to overthrow the U.S. government. Some who responded to that post noted that a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., recently struck down […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * More purge-related documents are expected this afternoon. I’ll have a full report in the morning. * Reuters: “The White House on Friday said no decision had been made on whether to let top political strategist Karl Rove testify to Congress in the flap over U.S. prosecutor firings that is […]
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s hearing with Valerie Plame Wilson produced plenty of fascinating insights, but my personal favorite was the grilling Dr. James Knodell, Director of the Office of Security in the White House, took from Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.). First, a little background. There’s a […]