When it comes to the Bush administration and civil rights, I’ve got bad news and worse news. The bad news is this president has been awful. The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights has prepared an exhaustive draft report (.pdf) on Bush’s record and determined that he “has neither exhibited leadership on pressing civil rights issues, […]
This was a story that seemed to slip through the cracks of a very busy week last week, but my friend Poppy reminded me that it’s a story that warrants additional attention. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) and Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) may not agree on much, but both have been involved with White House negotiations over various […]
Everyone’s been wondering if there’s some kind of last-minute surprise Bush or his surrogates would spring to help change the dynamics of the election. I think the shameless Sinclair Broadcast Group, in the most disturbing display of broadcasting abuse in recent history, has unveiled this year’s “October Surprise.” The conservative-leaning Sinclair Broadcast Group, whose television […]
I thought Bush had made it abundantly clear that he considered any public speculation about bringing U.S. troops home from Iraq was not only irresponsible, but dangerous. To hear the president tell it, such talk emboldens our enemies and encourages the terrorists to keep fighting. So, what did Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld do in Iraq […]
I really didn’t want to write about this. The “bulge” on Bush’s back during the first debate spurred breathless discussion among conspiracy-minded critics, but I wasn’t buying it. Yes, there clearly was something there, but I wasn’t even close to considering the notion that it was some kind of device that would allow Bush to […]
It was one of the second debate’s stranger moments. Bush was asked about whom he would chose to fill Supreme Court vacancies and why. Though the president understandably sidestepped specific names, he indicated he’d choose “strict constructionists.” Bush added that he’d select judges who agreed with him on the legality of “under God” in the […]
Friday’s debate in St. Louis was littered with some of Bush’s all-time greatest misstatements of fact. There were a handful of odd slips of the tongue, such as his reference to “rumors on the Internets,” which reportedly got the press room chuckling, but many more demonstrable, objective, Grade A whoppers. The president acted as if […]
The most awkward moment of the St. Louis debate dealt with whether Bush and Cheney count as small businesses. As the exchange is replayed in the media, I have a hunch Kerry will come out on top on this one. Bush brought up the charge that Kerry’s tax plan would hurt small businesses. It wouldn’t. […]
USA Today/CNN/Gallup: Overall, 47% of the 515 registered voters surveyed said Kerry won, while 45% said the edge went to Bush. ABC News: Among registered voters who watched Friday night’s debate, 44 percent called John Kerry the winner, 41 percent said President Bush won and 13 percent called it a tie. Bush benefited not from […]
I don’t mean loses the debate, I mean loses his mind. Bush was lost and confused in Miami, so Karl Rove and others got him good and wound up for St. Louis. The result was a president unhinged. That may have been an improvement on the stammering, blinking Bush of a week ago, but it […]