The problem with the Bush campaign’s detachment from reality — Iraq is going great, the president’s record on jobs isn’t an abysmal failure, etc. — is not just that it deceives voters. A bigger problem is that it appears to be a contagious condition. The ultra-conservative Washington Times, owned by the infamous Rev. Sun Myung […]
I’m hard pressed to remember the last time the left had coalesced behind a grassroots, non-campaign effort the way we’ve come together to go after the Sinclair Broadcast Group. Watching this unfold since the weekend has been a beautiful thing. As for what’s happened over the last 24 hours: * An FCC commissioner, Democrat Michael […]
In case you needed more proof that House Republicans are closer to street thugs than political leaders, consider their tactics towards their own Republican colleague who heads the House Ethics Committee. House ethics committee Chairman Joel Hefley (R-Colo.) said last week that Republican lawmakers have threatened him in the wake of his panel’s recent admonishments […]
In case you missed it (I sure did), the Detroit News ran a great series a few weeks ago detailing the ways in which the working poor suffer under Bush’s tax cuts. It’s a devastating indictment, accompanied by some helpful charts (and I do love good charts). Here are a couple of choice tidbits that […]
Seventy years ago, the government created a quota system to regulate tobacco production. But as companies found it cheaper and easier to grow tobacco overseas, many tobacco farmers were forced out of business. Pressure has grown for Congress to do something. Farmers, the industry, and most Southern politicians have advocated a proposal for a buyout […]
If you haven’t seen this video that’s been making the rounds this week, you really should. Right now, the poor server is completely overwhelmed, but keep trying until you see it. (Update: if that link doesn’t work, you can also try this one.) I’ve heard for some time that George W. Bush used to be […]
Under federal tax law, churches cannot legally intervene in a political campaign. It’s a flat ban — churches that violate the law and seek to influence the outcome of a race run the risk of losing their tax-exempt status, which they’re given because they’re supposed to be non-partisan, charitable institutions. With this in mind, the […]
I get tired of saying it, and you must get tired of reading it, but Dick Cheney’s pathological disdain for the truth seems to be getting worse, not better, as we get closer to Election Day. Vice President Dick Cheney, who acknowledged last week that Iraq had produced no weapons of mass destruction after 1991, […]
I mentioned a few weeks ago that Barack Obama, the soon-to-be senator from Illinois, is accepting invitations to appear with other Dem candidates across the country, since he no longer has to worry about campaigning at home. Yesterday, however, the Washington Post had an interesting addition: Obama is also spreading the wealth. In the past […]
The issue came up in the St. Louis debate and it was a common question among the Sabbath-day gasbags 48 hours ago. The good news is, the political press has rediscovered the deficit and wants a fiscally responsible president. The bad news is, the same press thinks Kerry and Bush are equally flawed in their […]