About a month ago, the Huffington Post’s Tom Edsall reported that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign may be subtly, quietly targeting Barack Obama over his teenaged drug use. Ridiculous, said the Clinton campaign, who insisted Edsall’s report was baseless. Shortly thereafter, Billy Shaheen, the then-co-chairman of Clinton’s campaign in New Hampshire, went after Obama on the […]
Just a quick note to let readers know I’m back from my weekend off, and to extend my sincere thanks to Steve M. from No More Mister Nice Blog, Ron Chusid from Liberal Values, and dnA from Too Sense, each of whom did a terrific job in my absence. They all have great content on […]
Guest Post by Ron Chusid While there has been a lot of attention paid to the ways in which George Bush’s changes to Medicare have benefited insurance companies, such as by not allowing negotiations over price, the benefits to insurance companies from Medicare Advantage plans has received less attention. Besides the political implications of the […]
I could tell you how long it’s been since I took a weekend off, but it’d be terribly embarrassing. I figured now is as good a time as any to catch my breath, recharge my batteries, and get ready for the next few months. But I have good news. I’m taking a couple of days […]
Guest Post by Morbo Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike are about to see something other than cement and 18-wheelers. A large billboard has been erected on the southbound lanes between the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel that reads, “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” The billboard is the project of […]
Guest Post by Morbo The New Hampshire primary results have certainly shaken things up. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. I really didn’t want the Democratic contest to be over with by Groundhog Day. Call me crazy, but I was hoping to hear from the residents of more than two states before we call […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * This really isn’t good: “Wall Street plunged again lower Friday amid renewed fears that the financial sector’s troubles with bad credit won’t soon end and that some consumers are buckling under signs of a slowing economy. The Dow Jones industrials finished down nearly 250 points. The arrival of earnings […]
One of the underlying benefits of the Rudy Giuliani campaign’s decision to effectively skip all of the early primary/caucus contests is that it gives the campaign time to save its resources. The former mayor plans to actually try to win Florida on Jan. 29 and the Feb. 5 races, which means Giuliani can make a […]
Just this morning, I received several chain emails making a series of ridiculous claims about Barack Obama. I immediately thought, “Haven’t we already been through this?” We have, of course, seen these baseless smears for nearly a year now, and they’ve been thorough and repeatedly debunked. It occurred to me, though, that the typical person […]
I’ve never met Jonah Goldberg, the conservative writer for the National Review and the LA Times. I rarely highlight his work, and in those rare instances in which he mentions mine, he dismissively refers to me as “this guy.” We’re not, in other words, close, and I’ve never been the target of one of his […]