Guest Post by Morbo Education Secretary Margaret Spellings is a petty and mean-spirited person. I’m sure she’s in a good mood these days because it appears she has triumphed over an animated rabbit on PBS named Buster. I’ve written about Buster before, but for those of you who have forgotten about it, here’s a quick […]
On Thursday, we learned that Rep. Robin Hayes (R-N.C.) reportedly articulated a rather unique vision for resolving the crisis in the Middle East. According to an account in a local paper in Hayes’ hometown, the lawmaker said: “Stability in Iraq ultimately depends on spreading the message of Jesus Christ, the message of peace on earth, […]
Guest Post by Morbo I try to be a reasonable guy when it comes to Christmas. If you want to celebrate the holiday, have at it. Deck your halls, go to church all day, drown in eggnog and charge up that credit card. I really don’t care. Just don’t try to force everyone to celebrate […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Todd Shriber, the communications director for Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-MT) we talked about earlier, has been fired. This comes as a surprise to absolutely no one. * There isn’t a Republican in DC who is willing to comment on Rep. Virgil Goode’s (R-Va.) anti-Muslim bigotry. * The conservative advocacy […]
Nico offers an important preview of what to expect on Sunday morning’s top-rated public affairs show. This weekend, NBC will air a special edition of Meet the Press addressing “Faith in America.” The only two guests scheduled are evangelist Rick Warren, author of “Purpose Driven Life,” and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham, author of “American Gospel.” […]
The mainstream media’s hostility for blogs is hardly new, but it’s been particularly intense lately. On Wednesday, Wall Street Journal editor Joseph Rago told readers, “(P)osts oscillate between the uselessly brief and the uselessly logorrheic; complexity and complication are eschewed; the humor is cringe-making, with irony present only in its conspicuous absence; arguments are solipsistic; […]
People magazine recently asked the president about Mary Cheney’s pregnancy. To his credit, Bush was relatively supportive: “I think Mary is going to be a loving soul to her child. And I’m happy for her.” Apparently, Peter LaBarbera, a prominent anti-gay activist, was hoping for a little more. President Bush has been too timid about […]
This is just too amusing not to share. Todd Shriber, the communications director for U.S. Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.), went to attrition.org in September looking to hire a hacker or two for a fairly straightforward task: he wanted someone to break into Texas Christian University’s computer system and change his grade point average. That’s not […]
At a certain point, it seemed as if the White House was intentionally trying to destroy the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Bush had tapped [tag]Ken Tomlinson[/tag], a Karl Rove ally, whose partisan, ideological, and generally ridiculous tenure became laughable. By August, it became almost farcical when we learned [tag]Tomlinson[/tag] ran a “horse racing operation” out […]
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: * Research 2000 released a poll of Iowa Dems yesterday, asking who they prefer in the 2008 presidential race. John Edwards and Barack Obama led the field, tied at 22%. Outgoing Iowa Gov. […]