Guest Post by Morbo I’ve been enjoying the reaction to [tag]Stephen Colbert[/tag]’s performance at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner last weekend. Colbert’s attack on President George W. Bush was fun, but let’s face it, Bush is a soft target these days. What I really loved was the long overdue spanking Colbert gave the Washington […]
Just to follow up on the previous [tag]Goss[/tag]-related program activities, I think it’s fair to say that [tag]Porter Goss[/tag]’ [tag]resignation[/tag] is poised to be the next big disaster for [tag]Bush[/tag]’s presidency. Probably. For one thing, watching the resignation announcement from the Oval Office, one thing is definitely missing: an explanation for Goss’ departure. No announcement […]
What a nice, slow Friday afternoon. The director of the CIA resigns under suspicious circumstances, my server goes down for the second Friday in a row, and Rep. [tag]Patrick Kennedy[/tag] (D-R.I.) is checking himself into a [tag]rehab[/tag]ilitation [tag]clinic[/tag] for addiction to prescription pain medication. [tag]Kennedy[/tag], who has struggled with [tag]addiction[/tag] and depression, said he had […]
[tag]Bush[/tag] announced this afternoon that [tag]CIA[/tag] Director [tag]Porter Goss[/tag] has resigned. More soon. Update: If you’ll consider some speculation, it’s worth remembering that Goss’ name has been bandied about little lately for his possible ties to an unfortunate controversy some have started to call “[tag]hookergate[/tag].” The same defense contractors who bribed Duke [tag]Cunningham[/tag] also allegedly […]
[tag]Media Bistro[/tag] reports that the new cable TV [tag]ratings[/tag] are out and [tag]Fox News[/tag]’ [tag]Bill O’Reilly[/tag], in the key 25-54 demographic that advertisers care most about, just saw his lowest-rated month since August 2001. His 415,000 demo viewers in March was a new low, but O’Reilly managed to lose a few more in April, averaging […]
I don’t have anything terribly insightful to add to the [tag]Patrick Kennedy[/tag] story, though I think this summary sentence from The Note sounds about right: “If Congressman Kennedy’s unambiguously described [tag]version[/tag] of events is accurate, he will be fine. If his version is not the whole truth in some meaningful way, he will be significantly […]
USA Today founder [tag]Al Neuharth[/tag], generally known for his Republican views, seems to have officially given up on the president. How low can [tag]Bush[/tag]’s approval rating go? My hunch is it’s at or near the bottom. That 34% represents mostly unshakeable far-right wingers. Like Bush, Vice President Cheney and company, they are in denial. As […]
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: * Connecticut’s Dem Senate primary is getting a little closer, though Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] (D) still enjoys a sizable lead. According to a new Rasmussen poll, Lieberman leads businessman [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] (D), 51% […]
The World Cup [tag]soccer[/tag] tournament will kick off in June in [tag]Germany[/tag], with 32 nations competing in one of the world’s biggest sporting events. Thirty one of the teams will prominently feature their nation’s flag on their team bus. Guess which one won’t (via TP). The official team [tag]bus[/tag] to be used by the [tag]United […]
Knight Ridder had an interesting piece today on the [tag]Bush[/tag] [tag]administration[/tag]’s approach to [tag]diplomacy[/tag], or in the case of countries we don’t like, lack thereof. Last month, the chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea wanted to meet privately with his North Korean counterpart, hoping he could persuade Pyongyang to return to talks on eliminating its […]