You may have heard that recently-adopted policies are going to make it harder for [tag]students[/tag] with [tag]college loans[/tag]. Apparently, over the weekend, it became official. Students across the nation will have to pay thousands more in college loans beginning Saturday, according to a series of reports released [Friday] by the research arm of the Campaign […]
When you’re dealing with a powder-keg like the far-right activists who make up much of the GOP base, you’re never quite sure what kind of match will set off an explosion. This harmless NYT story, for example, which ran in the Travel section, seemed like an easily forgettable article. Just an hour and a half […]
A few items of note: * The 4th of July, obviously, is tomorrow, which may have a discernable effect on my posting schedule. I still plan to keep a fairly normal schedule today, but tomorrow might be a little slower — because of one of the year’s slowest news days. One thing to look forward […]
We had a fruitful discussion the other day about Sen. Barack Obama’s speech to “Call to Renewal,” but considering that some, including the WaPo’s E. J. Dionne Jr., believe Obama’s remarks “may be the most important pronouncement by a Democrat on faith and politics since John F. Kennedy’s Houston speech in 1960 declaring his independence […]
After the incidents at Haditha, Ishaqi, Hamandiya, and Samarra, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki lashed out at the American military, denouncing what he characterized as habitual attacks by troops against Iraqi civilians. That was before this. The U.S. Army is investigating allegations that American soldiers raped and killed a woman and killed three of her […]
Here’s a gem (via Crowley) from Bush’s White House media event this week with Japanese Prime Minister Koizumi. “I’ve reminded the Prime Minister — the American people, Mr. Prime Minister, over the past months that it was not always a given that the United States and America [sic] would have a close relationship.” Well, no, […]
I’d love to hear a rational explanation for this. A New Orleans judge sentenced three people who looted liquor from a grocery store after Hurricane Katrina to 15 years in prison, saying he wanted to send a message. They were convicted of attempting to leave the grocery with 27 bottles of liquor and wine, six […]
Guest Post by Morbo Like Godzilla rampaging through downtown Tokyo, [tag]President[/tag] [tag]George W. Bush[/tag] continues to destroy all in his political wake. In another post today, I discuss how Bush’s unpopularity has spilled over on to his brother, Jeb, the governor of Florida. But there’s another politician Bush has helped ruin, one who, unlike Jeb, […]
Guest Post by Morbo With any luck, [tag]President[/tag] [tag]George W. Bush[/tag]’s sagging approval ratings will put an end to the Bush family political dynasty, a reign of mediocrity that, when all is said and done, will have plagued the country for 12 (non-consecutive) years. A recent poll indicates that [tag]Bush[/tag] II’s problems appear to be […]
Liberal hawk [tag]Peter Beinart[/tag] has a fascinating item in the upcoming issue of The New Republic in which he notes what many of us have recognized for a very long time: the [tag]Bush[/tag] [tag]White House[/tag] will always put political gain above everything else. Even winning a [tag]war[/tag]. As Beinart sees it, conditions in [tag]Iraq[/tag] are […]