The Arizona Republic is reporting that the Bush campaign is considering dropping the Oct. 13 debate with John Kerry (the third of three), which is currently scheduled to take place in Tempe, Ariz. Call me crazy, but I think this is a world-class bluff. President Bush’s campaign won’t say for sure whether he will agree […]
Immediately after Zell Miller’s now-infamous keynote address on Wednesday, Dick Cheney said, “I’m glad Zell Miller is on our side.” That was then. The Republicans aren’t nearly as pleased about having Miller on their team today. Indeed, the GOP has gone from beaming pride for having a “Democrat” give their keynote address to “Zell who?” […]
I realize that a few too many Republican campaigns have decided to give up entirely on a civil political discourse, but things in Oklahoma have taken a right-hand turn at extreme and have ended up in loony-ville. Wednesday, Patrick Davis, the political director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, cast the race as one of […]
I found Bush’s speech last night to be unusually bland, especially for the occasion. It wasn’t a disaster or a total embarrassment, but it also wasn’t a vision for the future or a reflection on four years of accomplishments. In addition to my earlier post about the convention overall, here are a few observations from […]
It’s hard to say, exactly, what constitutes a “successful” political convention. The media generally looks to see how well the party sticks to its schedule, keeps the rank-and-file motivated, and maintains a consistent message. In that sense, this year’s GOP convention was terrific. But that’s hardly a helpful criterion. Making the trains run on time […]
You may have seen Fahrenheit 9/11 and thought it was a devastating indictment of a corrupt administration. But leave it to the great minds at The Daily Show to do an even better job — in a fraction of the time. This isn’t just a “must-see” video; this is a “drop-whatever-you’re-doing-and-share-this-with-everyone video.” Check it out. […]
No wonder Bush didn’t want to talk about job creation or unemployment last night — his policies still aren’t creating the jobs he promised. We learned this morning that the economy added 144,000 jobs in August, which Reuters described as a “brighten[ing]” of the job market. That’s an unusually forgiving spin to discouraging news. These […]
I’m afraid I need another day off; sorry. That annoying cold I had last week has turned into an annoying flu this week. I can’t prove it, but I’m pretty sure Zell Miller’s hate-filled, wild-eyed rant worsened my condition. And speaking of Zell, his “speech” has to be the biggest catastrophe I’ve seen in a […]
It may not be the kind of development that’ll shake up the campaign (though I wish it were), but I couldn’t help but notice that the more Bush has spoken about national security lately, the more he commits distracting mistakes that he regrets. I’m not talking about amusing Bushisms in which the president gets confused […]
Following though on his promise, Bush sued the FEC today. No one’s sure why. President Bush’s campaign asked a court Wednesday to force the Federal Election Commission to act on its complaints against anti-Bush groups spending millions of dollars in the presidential race, arguing that the FEC is failing to do its job. In a […]