There are some competing reports that differ on details, but MSNBC reports that Saddam Hussein will be [tag]executed[/tag] sometime over the next couple of days, possibly as early as today. Former Iraqi dictator [tag]Saddam Hussein[/tag], sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * On the day of John Edwards’ campaign announcement, MSNBC ran an on-screen caption during coverage of the kick-off: “Multi-millionaire candidate to focus on poverty in America.” Gotta love that liberal media. * Remember the year-old email from a Marine in Iraq that Cliff May presented as current yesterday? It […]
When it comes to an escalation in Iraq, the public is against it, the Joint Chiefs of Staff are reportedly against it, and many of the troops themselves don’t seem too keen on the idea either. Many of the American soldiers trying to quell sectarian killings in Baghdad don’t appear to be looking for reinforcements. […]
I’ll spare you the litany of links, but several of the right’s major blogs yesterday were all aflutter over a picture of John Kerry, in Iraq a couple of weeks ago, apparently sitting alone at a mess hall. The picture, as the story went, proves that Kerry’s “botched joke” has caused lingering resentment among men […]
As far as the Republican base is concerned, the lesson of the 2006 elections is that the GOP hasn’t been nearly right-wing enough. The key to getting the party back on track, activists say, is embracing as many far-right initiatives as possible between now and the next election cycle. In Georgia, which has become one […]
I wondered this morning whether Gerald Ford’s embargoed criticism of the Bush White House and the war in Iraq might affect the right’s praise of the former president this week. As it turns out, the blowback didn’t take long. Consider Bill Bennett’s fairly aggressive attack on Ford this morning. (via John Cole) Since “decency” seems […]
I’m going to remain officially neutral on the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, but I don’t mind admitting that I like John Edwards — who officially threw his hat into the ring this morning — and consider him a strong top-tier candidate. Former North Carolina senator John Edwards this morning declared his candidacy for […]
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: * Much to my relief, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, rumored to be eyeing a congressional race against Rep.-elect John Hall (D-N.Y.), said this week that he has no interest in […]
I’ve been a little surprised by the various analyses drawing parallels between Ford’s presidency and that of George W. Bush. Other than taking office under dubious circumstances, they don’t seem particularly similar. And yet, plenty of news items have been published like this one, from Newsweek’s Richard Wolffe and Holly Bailey, noting the “striking parallels […]
Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.), soon to be the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, made it clear this week that he’s heard all he needs to hear about a plan for a military escalation in Iraq. It’s an idea Biden made clear that he deplores, setting the stage for a bitter political battle between […]