Guest Post by Morbo One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about the Jack Abramoff/Indian casino scandal is seeing Ralph Reed’s name dragged through the mud on a regular basis. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. Many bigwigs active in the Religious Right, I am convinced, really are religious fanatics. They believe what they […]
Guest Post by Morbo Charles Krauthammer, in a recent column, accused the Democrats of being a party with no ideas. If this were true, I’d argue that no ideas are preferable to what the Republicans have to offer — lousy ideas. However, the charge isn’t true. Krauthammer is just upset because President George W. Bush’s […]
Guest Post by Morbo Just a quick programming note: Next week I will be in Paris, so I will not be posting on Saturday, July 9. While in Paris, I hope to pick up some great new ideas about how best to annoy the right wing, from the country that seems to have made it […]
Guest Post by Morbo As expected, the Supreme Court handed down two decisions on Monday dealing with government-sponsored Ten Commandments displays. It’s a mixed verdict. By a 5-4 vote, the court struck down a McCreary County, Ky., display that the majority said went too far in endorsing religion. But also by a 5-4 vote, the […]
It’s probably obvious to nearly everyone, but the political world has very good reasons to hyperventilate over Sandra Day O’Connor’s retirement. For a change, the enormity of the over-the-top commotion will, if anything, fall short of the political significance of the event. Naturally, the first (and second, and possible third) topic of conversation will be […]
If you’re ever in DC, be sure to stop by the Lincoln Memorial to watch an 8-minute video shown to tourists about the groups and movements that have used the landmark over the last few decades. In fact, you better hurry — right-wing activists are desperate to change it. The video that’s been used for […]
In his speech about Iraq the other night, the president touted a new website created by the Pentagon: AmericaSupportsYou.mil. The next day, Scott McClellan bragged about the fact that the website was generating more than 10,000 hits per second after Bush’s speech. As it turns out, many of those hits were from visitors who also […]
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: * A new SurveyUSA poll shows Jerry Kilgore (R) leading Tim Kaine (D) in Virginia’s gubernatorial race, 49% to 39%. Other polls had shown Kaine closing the gap to mid-single digits recently. * […]
For a couple of months, as Rep. Katherine Harris (R-Fla.) openly considered a Senate campaign next year, there were many reports about Harris meeting with Karl Rove about the race. No one was sure, however, whether Rove was offering encouraging words of support or advising her to steer clear of the campaign. Looking back, it […]
We’ve been waiting for a Supreme Court retirement, but it turns out, we were watching the wrong justice. Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman Supreme Court justice and a decisive swing vote for a quarter-century on virtually all the major legal issues of our time, announced her resignation today. Because she is a moderate, her […]