While the right gears up to destroy the AARP for its opposition to Bush’s plan to kill Social Security, the left is hoping to devise a way to defend the group against the Republican smear. But there’s a small catch: Dems are still a little peeved about the AARP’s recent past. Democratic anger with AARP […]
The Economic Report of the President is supposed to chronicle the administration’s take on the state of the economy, international trade, and economic developments around the world. Because of the Bush White House’s approach to governing, the document is supposed to be sunny and upbeat at all times about all things, lest anyone get the […]
If there’s a group of people in America more obtuse than the Log Cabin Republicans, I’d love to see them. The Log Cabin Republicans, a lobbying group for gay Republicans, are regrouping after an election proved a national consensus against gay marriage has broadened its legislative goals this year. The group is reaching out to […]
I’ve been reporting for a while that Republicans believe re-redistricting is a new tool to expand the GOP majority in the U.S. House. I’ve also been reporting that it’s a scheme that can backfire — Dems can do it too. And now it seems an effort is underway to start leveling the playing field. House […]
Salon’s Eric Boehlert continues to move the ball forward on the James Guckert/Jeff Gannon story, this time explaining how the White House cleared the former male prostitute into the White House because he wrote for a partisan website, GOP USA. Guckert approached the White House in February 2003 seeking a pass for White House briefings. […]
We all had a good laugh at the latest addition to the lengthy “Bushism” file yesterday. “[T]his notion that the United States is getting ready to attack Iran is simply ridiculous. And having said that, all options are on the table.” — Bush, yesterday, at the European Union’s headquarters The very idea of an attack […]
The latest national Harris Poll, conducted in the days after the Iraqi elections late last month, offered the kind of results that stopped being funny a long time ago. * 64% believe Saddam Hussein had strong links to Al Qaeda (up slightly from 62% in November). * 47% believe that Saddam Hussein helped plan and […]
Way back in 2001, when Bush was still lobbying on behalf of his first tax cut plan, the president was all over the map in explaining why the cuts would be worthwhile. On different occasions, Bush insisted tax cuts for millionaires are a good idea when the economy is bad, when the economy is good, […]
Bush was in the Midwest last month and pointed to an area doctor who’s finding it difficult to keep up with rising premiums for malpractice insurance. “Dr. Chris Heffner is with us. He’s a neurosurgeon from Belleville Memorial and St. Elizabeth Hospitals…. He is one of only two neurosurgeons still practicing south of Springfield, Illinois. […]
The White House wants to ram unacceptable judicial nominees through the Senate, Dems are prepared to filibuster them, and the GOP is weighing the “nuclear option.” Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter thinks he can direct the process without all the unpleasantness. GOP sources said Judiciary Chairman Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has told colleagues he would […]