Dick Cheney was in Colorado today to visit NORAD in Colorado Springs. As part of the appearance, an Air Force band played some music and, in helping to welcome the VP, played Billy Joel’s “You May Be Right.” Considering some of the lyrics, I thought it was an interesting choice: “You may be right, I […]
With what seems to be increased interest in political affairs lately, I was hoping to see television ratings up for the Dem convention this year. Early reports indicated the opposite — ratings were down for the major networks when compared to 2000. But it turns out, the lesson isn’t that Americans were less interested in […]
The New York Times had a fascinating/disturbing report today about Mike German, a former FBI agent who sounded like he was key crime-fighting asset, right up until he was forced out of his job for pointing out the agency’s shortcomings. In the early 1990’s, [German] infiltrated a group of white supremacist skinheads plotting to blow […]
With all that’s going on in the world, it’s sometimes easy to forget the Bush White House is still under a criminal investigation. And while we’ll soon find out if any indictments will be forthcoming — Matt Yglesias seems to think there won’t be — I certainly won’t be able to complain about Patrick Fitzgerald’s […]
In case you missed it yesterday, the incomparable Michael Kinsley had a valuable observation in the Washington Post yesterday. Apparently, after realizing that the Dems’ convention wasn’t going to offer him a lot of fodder for his column, Kinsley decided to take a close look at the charts attached to the President’s Economic Report — […]
In the 2000 campaign, Bush said, in a rather confusing way, that he’s opposed to racial profiling. “One of the problems I have with oftentimes what’s happening in Washington, D.C., there’s too much group thought; there’s too much attempt to lump people in groups and pit one group of people against another. And that leads […]
Just to wrap up an item from Friday, I wanted to note that the written pledges required to obtain a ticket to hear Dick Cheney speak didn’t go through without a fight. Unfortunately, however, the fight was unsuccessful. An Albuquerque man has lost a court bid to have a rally where Vice President Dick Cheney […]
If you’ve been reading this site for a while, you’ve hopefully come to expect this. If you’re new, welcome; we do this every Friday afternoon. It’s my weekly round-up of statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days. This week is a little less useful since it won’t include any post-convention numbers, but here’s […]
These guys never stop surprising me. The Bush campaign has gone to extraordinary lengths to ensure that only die-hard fans hear him in person. Interested but undecided citizen? You’re not welcome. Democrat who might find it exciting to see a President of the United States in person? Stay home. Independent who just wants to hear […]
On Wednesday, John Edwards had a clear message for parents who are worried about their children’s education costs. “When your neighbor calls you and says that her daughter has worked hard and wants to go to college — you tell her: Hope is on the way.” Who knew Edwards’ target audience may have been a […]