Last week, Instapundit’s Glenn Reynolds caused a bit of a stir when he recommended that U.S. assassins infiltrate Iran and kill some of the country’s “mullahs and atomic scientists.” University of Colorado law professor Paul Campos took Reynolds to task for the idea. “Of course Iran is not at war with America,” Campos explained, “but […]
I realize it’s foolish to look for a magic-bullet argument that would effectively shut down the GOP attacks against critics of the war in Iraq, but for me, the fact that congressional Republicans have said and done the same things during previous wars that Dems are doing now should end the discussion. Game over, thanks […]
For too many Americans, certain presidential candidates are immediately disqualified for consideration, regardless of their party, ideas, or agenda. Gallup’s latest poll shows what kinds of people are the “wrong” kinds of candidates. (via Greg Sargent) Poll respondents were asked, If your party nominated a generally well-qualified person for president who happened to be …, […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Several AP headlines say that it’s a done deal, but Al Gore’s line on whether he’ll run for president again or not sounds the same as it’s been for months. “I have […]
I vaguely recall about a decade ago that congressional Republicans, desperate to find something damaging about the Clinton White House, had some kind of complaint about Chinese campaign contributions. There was never much to this, but the GOP was convinced that Democratic donors should be subject to the highest scrutiny, especially those with foreign ties. […]
A regular reader emailed me last night to suggest that it’s a mistake for me to emphasize the problems with John McCain and Mitt Romney, at the expense of Rudy Giuliani. The former NYC mayor, my emailer argued, is a “bigger force” than I realize, so I should spend some time taking him down a […]
For weeks, the White House and its allies have insisted, vehemently, that congressional Democrats and a handful of reasonable Republicans were sending a dangerous signal to the world through its criticism of the war. By even debating a resolution taking issue with the president’s escalation strategy, war opponents have undermined the troops and “emboldened the […]
The New York Times ran an interesting item the other day about some of the wealthy far-right players, who woke up every morning in the 1990s trying to figure out how to destroy the Clintons, who are looking at the 2008 race. Apparently, some of them are feeling a little burnt out and can’t quite […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * In a very silly Presidents’ Day poll, Gallup found that Americans believe Abraham Lincoln was the country’s best president. Coming in a close second, for reasons that defy comprehension, is Ronald Reagan. JFK came in third, followed by Bill Clinton, then FDR. * WaPo: “Efforts are intensifying in Congress […]
Way back in November 2005, when Rep. John Murtha (D-Pa.) first started talking publicly about the need for troop redeployment from Iraq, Republicans were momentarily stunned. Murtha was a fairly conservative Dem, a leading congressional voice on military matters, and a decorated war hero. He had experience, stature, and bi-partisan cred. Rod Dreher, responding to […]