After ABC’s scandal-plagued “Path to [tag]9/11[/tag]” became a fiasco, I foolishly assumed that it’s writer, conservative activist Cyrus [tag]Nowrasteh[/tag], might have a little trouble finding work again. After all, this was his most high-profile project to date, and instead of creating a historically-accurate movie to be shown to the nation on the fifth anniversary of […]
U.S. officials have been helping guide the [tag]Saddam Hussein[/tag] [tag]trial[/tag] from the outset, and today we learn that the case should be wrapped up soon — just in time for a certain domestic event. A [tag]verdict[/tag] against [tag]Saddam[/tag] [tag]Hussein[/tag] and seven co-defendants charged with crimes against humanity in connection with an anti-Shiite crackdown in the […]
At this point, the Republican establishment knows it’s going to lose ground in the Senate; it’s just a question of how many seats and whether it’s enough to give Dems the majority. Last week, the RNC leaked word that it’s adopting a “[tag]firewall[/tag]” strategy for the rest of the season — Republicans would cut their […]
In March, Vanity Fair published an item about Jack Abramoff’s White House connections that, at least at the time, raised some eyebrows. The political world knew all about the disgraced GOP lobbyist’s work on the Hill with ethically-challenged lawmakers like Tom DeLay and Bob Ney, but this piece highlighted additional work at the other end […]
Even after losing the Democratic primary to [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] (D), Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] (I) nevertheless expressed some pride in being a Democrat. He said he was “proud” of his party affiliation and looked forward to caucusing with the party if he returned to the Senate in January. As recently as late August, Lieberman reiterated his […]
Earlier this week, University of Chicago law professor Geoffrey R. Stone noted what many of us have known for quite a while: the word “liberal” has taken such a beating for so long, people who consider themselves liberals “have failed to define themselves and to state clearly what they believe.” In that light, I thought […]
Tony Snow is breaking new ground this year, becoming the first White House press secretary to step out from behind the podium and hit the campaign trail. Yesterday, this week, Snow shared some interesting insights at a fundraiser in Wisconsin. Unfortunately for Snow, his comments reflected the soft bigotry of low expectations. President Bush is […]
Because “loyalty” is among the most important traits the president looks for in personnel decisions, it’s relatively rare to have White House aides and administration officials dish the dirt after they return to the private sector. It’s not that they didn’t see potentially damaging things during their service; it’s that they a) don’t want to […]
There’s some debate as to whether anti-gay amendments on 11 state ballots helped Bush beat Kerry in 2004, but I think it’s clear that the issue struck a chord with far-right activists. Playing the hate card effectively, proponents of these amendments got what they wanted — millions of mobilized conservatives. This year, eight more states […]
Rep. [tag]Curt Weldon[/tag] (R-Pa.) has been something of a laughing stock for a while. We learned a few months ago, for example, that Weldon plotted a secret mission — for himself — in which he’d personally go to Iraq, shovel in hand, and find the elusive stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction. Seriously. As Kevin […]