It’s good to see someone following up on this. A Democratic senator asked the White House on Monday to explain why the name of an imprisoned al-Qaida terror suspect was disclosed to reporters even as the suspect was cooperating secretly by sending e-mails to terrorists so authorities could trace their locations. Sen. Charles E. Schumer […]
Which of these items is not like the other… Bush, on July 12, repeating the same phrase seven times in one speech: “The American people are safer.” Republican pollster Frank Luntz, in June, advising Republicans how to talk about national security issues: “Remember: better there than here… ‘It is better to fight the War on […]
OK, one final word about the Swiftboat Veterans for Truth, I mean, for Bush. Jim Rassmann, whose life John Kerry saved under enemy fire in Vietnam 35 years ago, had an op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal in which he tells the story of Kerry’s heroism in battle and condemns the Swiftboat hacks for their […]
I think it’s safe to say Rep. Rodney Alexander’s shift from Dem to GOP has not gone smoothly. Naturally, Louisiana’s Dems are more-than-a-little peeved, throwing around words like “coward,” “betrayal,” and “Benedict Arnold.” Ultimately, though, these are the least of Alexander’s several problems. First, the Hotline reported why no one was answering Alexander’s phone yesterday. […]
How bad are things for Alan Keyes in Illinois? The Bush White House, which is usually desperate to help GOP Senate candidates, was offered an opportunity to publicly support Keyes’ campaign yesterday — but instead dodged a question about his candidacy. During yesterday’s press briefing with Scott McClellan, some smart-ass reporter asked about the president’s […]
Much has been made of this Bush quote already, but I wanted to add my two cents. “Just remember, when you’re talking about, oh, we’re just going to run up the taxes on a certain number of people — first of all, real rich people figure out how to dodge taxes.” Now if this seems […]
Less than a month ago, Peter Goss, a former CIA case officer and current chairman of the House Select Committee on Intelligence, was rumored to be Bush’s top choice to replace George Tenet as director of the CIA. Bush aides let it be known that Goss was the frontrunner — while congressional Dems let it […]
William Rehnquist turns 80 this year and has already admitted to “thinking about retirement.” And, in case you needed yet another reason to vote for John Kerry in November, here are four very scary words you should consider: Chief Justice Clarence Thomas. This isn’t just some far-right dream; it’s a plan for which Bush’s White […]
This is a story that’s just starting to reach the big time after a weekend of simmering beneath the surface, but it’s extraordinarily important and deserves far more attention than it’s been receiving. Juan Cole and Kevin Drum have written a number of informative posts on this over the past couple of days and I […]
It was bad enough when Oklahoma Senate candidate and former House Rep. Tom Coburn (R) announced he wants to execute physicians for performing a legal medical procedure. “I favor the death penalty,” Coburn said, “for abortionists and other people who take life.” And it wasn’t much better when we learned that the Gun Owners of […]