First, my email seems to finally be back on track. Sorry about the 2+ day outage. Second, I wanted to let some of the newer readers know that I rarely post on weekends, but a Carpetbagger regular, whom I fondly call “Morbo,” offers clever words of wisdom every Saturday. You can even email him if […]
We all had a good laugh recently when James Dobson and his Focus on the Family empire launched a broadside against “We Are Family,” a video intended to promote tolerance among children. In particular, Dobson lashed out at SpongeBob SquarePants, whom Dobson said was part of this underhanded, “pro-homosexual” scheme. For those of us who […]
Another Bushism for the (increasingly long) list. “[P]ersonal accounts do not permanently fix the solution. They make the solution more attractive for the individual worker. And that’s important for people for understand, John, and that’s why it’s very important for Congress to discuss this issue. “In terms of timetables, as quickly as possible — whatever […]
I can appreciate that well-intentioned people can reach reasonable disagreements about the fate of Terri Schiavo, but like Kevin Drum and Jesse Taylor, I can’t help but feel this stunt defies all reasonable standards of decency. Republican leaders in Congress moved today to prevent the removal of a feeding tube from a brain-damaged Florida woman, […]
My new daily feature about campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may nevertheless be of interest to political observers: * The fight among the high-profile Dems hoping to take on Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum has ended rather abruptly. Gov. Ed Rendell (D) has endorsed state Treasurer Robert Casey […]
I know this isn’t a political story, but I hope you’ll indulge a little Friday diversion. Many of you may have seen the Diet Pepsi commercial that originally aired during the Super Bowl featuring P. Diddy, In it, P. Diddy’s car breaks down on route to an awards show and a Diet Pepsi truck driver […]
Charles Babington had a good piece today debunking a central claim of Republicans who rail against Dem filibusters against a few Bush judicial nominees: the “unprecedented” nature of it all. It’s a solid article, but I think there’s a better comparison available. Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) told his panel this month that the […]
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has been up to his ears in scandal of late. After already having been admonished by the House Ethics Committee four times in his career, DeLay is under intense fire for a series of new scandals that have led some congressional Republicans to wonder out loud if he’ll even be […]
Exactly two years ago today, The Da Vinci Code was published. I think it’s fair to say that it’s been pretty successful, which is why I found the latest edict from the Vatican a little odd. OK, so maybe author Dan Brown takes a few liberties. Jesus wasn’t divine, after all; he married Mary Magdalene, […]
Before Senate Republicans can set off the “nuclear option,” they’ll need a Dem filibuster. And before Dems can filibuster, they’ll need an unqualified nominee to reach the floor. Yesterday, we came one step closer to both. The first of President Bush’s blocked judicial nominees advanced to the full Senate on Thursday, setting up a showdown […]