Less than two months ago, Dick Cheney insisted that the ongoing war in Iraq is a “remarkable success story.” He, apparently, is the only one who thinks so. The CIA, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the State Department have warned President Bush that the United States and its Iraqi allies aren’t winning the battle against […]
It’s entertaining when life imitates art, particularly when the art is Seinfeld. Gather around the Festivus pole and listen to a tale about a real holiday made fictional and then real again, a tale that touches on philosophy, King Lear, the pool at the Chateau Marmont hotel, a paper bag with a clock inside and, […]
Posted by Morbo A recent Associated Press dispatch focused on right-wing outrage over the use of the phrase “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas.” An actual organization has been formed to promote the use of the latter because clearly, there is an effort afoot to undermine America’s Christian foundation! Morbo can think of one good […]
Posted by Morbo The Religious Right enthusiastically backed the re-election of George W. Bush because, movement leaders said, Bush is a man of faith and values. But the effort to create a new moral tone in Washington apparently needs some help — starting at the White House. For proof, just look at the flap over […]
Posted by Morbo Following up on an item Carpetbagger posted earlier this week, Morbo would like to offer additional insights about Alabama Judge Ashley McKathan of Covington County, who showed up in court Dec. 13 with a judicial robe that had the Ten Commandments stitched onto it. Through my sources in Alabama, which are voluminous, […]
The latest NBC/Wall Street Journal poll has plenty of interesting data, including general disapproval of Bush’s plans to phase-out Social Security and rewrite the federal tax code. But I was struck by some of the internal numbers that haven’t generated a lot of attention yet. The poll (.pdf) asked respondents’ opinions of several key national […]
I heard someone say recently that the race to be chairperson of the Democratic National Committee now has so many contenders, you can’t tell the players without a scorecard. With this in mind, I thought I’d offer one. Howard Dean — Dean wants the job badly and is actively campaigning for the post. In a […]
We’re about a month away from Bush’s second inaugural, but Marshall Whitman raised a provocative point yesterday that deserves wider attention: Cancel it. We already know that the White House plans to use “Celebrating Freedom, Honoring Service” as the “official theme” of the festivities. The Presidential Inaugural Committee has noted that Bush insists that his […]
Bush’s political machine has been able to get him through some historic fiascos, but even Rove & Co. might have trouble with this one. President Bush is considering asking Congress to freeze domestic spending next year or cut it slightly, even as he prods lawmakers to allow younger workers to divert some of their Social […]
Most of us notice the ridiculous choices Bush makes for high-profile government posts and fret over the future. But the really scary appointments happen just below the surface with positions that are not as well known and with personnel whose names are completely unfamiliar to all but a select few. For example, as of this […]