I know that John McCain knows better than this, and I can’t help but think it’s a shame he has to pop off with such nonsense just to try and impress Republican primary voters. Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday accused former President Clinton, the husband of his potential 2008 White House rival, of failing […]
Let’s see, under Bush’s watch, and following a foreign policy embraced enthusiastically by Republicans in Congress, North Korea has dramatically increased its weapons material stockpiles, withdrew from the Non Proliferation Treaty, threw out U.N. weapons inspectors, tested numerous missiles, and detonated a bomb. All of things the president said he would not allow to happen, […]
First my connection died, then my router. Then I go to the local wi-fi-enabled coffee shop, and its connection dies. I think I have a decent signal, for now, so long-winded tirades are on the way…. Update: In a truly comical turn of events, shortly after I posted this, the connection at the coffee shop […]
Republicans aren’t much for governing, but they’re usually great when it comes to style (slogans, banners, camera angles, etc.). Why, then, did House Speaker Dennis [tag]Hastert[/tag] talk to reporters today from a cemetery? Was the metaphor about Republicans fighting for their lives not quite literal enough for the GOP? Atrios has been calling Hastert “dead […]
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: * In Pennsylvania, a new Morning Call/Muhlenberg College poll shows Sen. [tag]Rick Santorum[/tag]’s (R) attack ads may be having an effect on [tag]Bob Casey[/tag]’s (D) support. While Casey led by 11 in the […]
No matter how many polls have reflected the public’s belief that the president has deliberately misled us about Iraq, most other polls have shown public support for Bush’s handling of 9/11 remained quite strong. At least they used to. News coverage hasn’t mentioned it, but way down in the latest New York Times/CBS [tag]poll[/tag] (.pdf), […]
The WaPo had a front-page piece today on Republican expectations about the election cycle. GOP campaign officials conceded to the Post that they expect the party to lose “at least seven House seats and as many as 30” on Election Day. Republicans, however, have a plan. GOP officials are urging lawmakers to focus exclusively on […]
As if Sen. [tag]George Allen[/tag] (R-Va.) didn’t have enough problems, the hits just keep on coming. In the spring, Allen was on route to an easy re-election victory, which was supposed to be little more than a speed bump before launching his presidential campaign. In most circles, he was a top-tier ’08 candidate and the […]
Following up on the previous post about the latest poll results, there’s another trend that warrants attention: the polls showed Americans actually liking Democrats for a change. The conventional wisdom has hinted for months that Dems were in a relatively strong position this year because of widespread disappointment and disgust with Republicans. It’s not that […]
Three major national [tag]poll[/tag]s — WaPo/ABC, NYT/CBS, and USAT/Gallup — all released thorough new polls overnight. Unfortunately for the [tag]Republicans[/tag], they all same the same thing: whatever the GOP is selling, voters aren’t buying. Consider, for example, the WaPo poll: Democrats have regained a commanding position going into the final weeks of the midterm-election campaigns, […]