Earlier this week, [tag]Karl Rove[/tag] insisted that [tag]Bush[/tag]’s [tag]likeability[/tag], his [tag]personal[/tag] [tag]approval ratings[/tag], were in the 60s in some polls. He explained that the American people “like him, they respect him, he’s somebody they feel a connection with.” [tag]Knight Ridder[/tag] — under a headline that reads, “Americans [tag]don’t like[/tag] [tag]President[/tag] Bush [tag]personally[/tag] much anymore, either” […]
First up from the God machine this week is a slightly different take on school prayer. A federal judge on Friday blocked a high school in southern Kentucky from including prayers in its graduation ceremony, prompting students to begin reciting the Lord’s Prayer during the opening remarks. About 200 students interrupted the principal’s comments with […]
Guest Post by Morbo Some students at [tag]Patrick Henry College[/tag], a far-right institution of higher education founded by home-schooling advocate [tag]Michael Farris[/tag], are learning a hard lesson: Farris is a whack job whose first priority is instilling blind allegiance to fundamentalist dogma, not creating an intellectual environment. The students’ disillusionment is shared by five professors […]
Guest Post by Morbo I have not read The DaVinci Code, and I don’t intend to see the movie. Still, I find the religious right’s reaction to the film adaptation quite interesting. Nearly every religious right outfit in the country is offering a book, DVD or pamphlet debunking the claims made in Dan Brown’s novel. […]
[tag]Helen Thomas[/tag] asked [tag]Scott McClellan[/tag] the same question for several years, but never got an answer. Today, she gave it a shot with [tag]Tony Snow[/tag]. Q: The new Italian Prime Minister says that the President’s invasion of Iraq was a grave error. As the new kid on the block, can you give me the latest […]
Five years ago this week, the president touted a “comprehensive” new energy policy that Dick Cheney had crafted with the help of … well, it’s a bit of a secret. Regardless, in May 2001, Bush boasted of the results we could expect as a result of his administration’s bold new approach. He even touted his […]
I continue to believe, perhaps mistakenly, that the GOP [tag]phone-jamming[/tag] [tag]scandal[/tag] in [tag]New Hampshire[/tag] is a bigger deal than the attention it’s been getting. Today, there’s some follow-up regarding the [tag]White House[/tag]’s connection to the controversy. Of course, the White House already has some ambiguous ties to this mess. For example, on Election Day 2002, […]
As part of my ongoing series in which Republicans try to explain why [tag]Bush[/tag] is so wildly [tag]unpopular[/tag] with the American electorate, today we hear directly from the disliked man himself, the [tag]president[/tag]. NBC’s [tag]David Gregory[/tag], who is not known for asking softball questions of anyone, sat down with Bush yesterday and asked about his […]
A week ago, Fox News’ John Gibson raised a few eyebrows when he seemed to encourage white people to do their “duty” and “make more babies.” Yesterday, Gibson tried to explain what he meant and respond to the criticisms. During his May 16 “My Word” segment, Gibson claimed there are “[s]ome misunderstandings” regarding his May […]
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 Ohio, Rep. [tag]Sherrod Brown[/tag] (D) has trailed incumbent Sen. [tag]Mike DeWine[/tag] (R) in recent polling, but this week’s Rasmussen poll shows the Dem pulling ahead. In the poll released earlier this […]