I remain skeptical about the charges of voter fraud in Ohio, but this is hardly the kind of development that will help inspire confidence in the system. Secretary of State Kenneth Blackwell has requested a protective order to prevent him from being interviewed as part of an unusual court challenge of the presidential vote. Blackwell, […]
The Bush administration officials who’ve been right about the things the president got wrong have two things in common: they’re small in number and they’ve been discouraged from sticking around. With this in mind, these competent few deserve more recognition. Near the top of the list has to be Ret. Gen. Eric Shinseki, profiled the […]
Yesterday, in response to the administration’s announcement that the United States was donating $15 million to the relief efforts after the weekend’s devastation in Asia, one high-profile U.N. official described us as “stingy.” But U.N. Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Jan Egeland suggested that the United States and other Western nations were being “stingy” with relief […]
When it comes to the White House and the ongoing — and ever escalating — torture scandals, it’s hard not to feel like we’re stuck in some twisted Twilight Zone episode. The tolerance Bush has shown for these crimes seems to know no bounds. No one’s been fired; no independent investigations have been launched; no […]
The White House seems to believe it has to start improving the budget picture somehow, and with tax cuts for the wealthy off limits, Bush seems anxious to start slicing Medicaid, which helps offer health care to low-income families. Congressional Dems are anxious to get the federal budget back on the track to fiscal sanity, […]
Shortly before the election, we learned that the College Republican National Committee was, in its best Enron imitiation, cheating grandparents out of their money. The College Republican National Committee has raised $6.3 million this year through an aggressive and misleading fund-raising campaign that collected money from senior citizens who thought they were giving to the […]
Shortly after John Kerry conceded the presidential race, Bush struck the appropriate tone of reconciliation. “So today I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent: To make this nation stronger and better I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do […]
It was an exchange that spoke volumes. A National Guard soldier wanted his Defense Secretary to explain to him why troops in Iraq don’t have the resources they need. Army Spc. Thomas Wilson, for example, of the 278th Regimental Combat Team that is comprised mainly of citizen soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard, asked […]
I can tolerate Tim Russert’s proclivity for being tougher with Dems than Republicans. I can swallow hard and watch “ideologically balanced” panels that include Kate O’Beirne, Bob Novak, and William Safire. But inviting Dr. Phil on as the primary guest on Meet the Press is unacceptable by any reasonable standard. I tend to prefer Meet […]
Regular readers probably know that I keep a pretty regular posting schedule — mid-morning to early afternoon. This week, the schedule is being flipped. I’ll still be posting the usual amount of content, but I’ll be taking mornings off and writing in the afternoons, as opposed to the other way around. FYI.