Just to follow-up for a moment on an earlier post, it’s not hard to find calls for Rumsfeld’s resignation today. A lot of people are calling for his head. On the Hill, Joe Biden wants a resignation, so does Tom Harkin and John Corzine. Thomas Friedman’s New York Times column says Rumsfeld has to go. […]
Stories like this one are so routine — and so predictable — they hardly register the outrage that they should anymore. The 30 companies that own most of the dirtiest power plants in the country, and their trade association, have raised $6.6 million for President Bush and the Republican National Committee since 1999, and were […]
I know a lot of Dems were despondent when, in late April, the disasters surrounding the Bush presidency didn’t seem to be having much of an effect on his poll numbers. April was one of the worst months of Bush’s presidency, but the numbers weren’t reflecting it. The pundits were saying that Bush had weathered […]
All the major papers lead today with huge reports about Bush admonishing Rumsfeld over his mishandling of the Abu Ghraib scandal. President Bush privately admonished Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld yesterday, a senior White House official said, as other U.S. officials blamed the Pentagon for failing to act on repeated recommendations to improve conditions for […]
While the Bush administration continues to insist that Iraq will be a secular country, the same administration continues to issue government edicts encouraging Americans to pray. For some reason, I find this strangely contradictory. It may not be one of the major gift-giving holidays on the calendar, but today is one of Bush’s favorite days […]
You’ve probably seen and/or heard a campaign ad at some point over the last year or so. If you have, you’ve probably noticed some variation of “I approve this message” in the spot. Yes, it’s a little annoying, but it’s part of the new McCain-Feingold campaign finance law, called the “Stand By Your Ad” provision. […]
Vice President George H.W. Bush, on the Iran-Contra scandal, in 1986: “Clearly, mistakes were made.” Former President Ronald Reagan, on the Iran-Contra scandal, in 1986: “Mistakes were made.” President George W. Bush, on the Abu Ghraib scandal, today: Bush said it was important for “the people of Iraq to know that everything is not perfect. […]
Scandal abroad, scandal at home. Yesterday, I noted that the non-partisan Congressional Research Service concluded that the Bush administration apparently broke the law by suppressing cost estimates about its Medicare plan. The CRS report confirmed the Dems’ worst fears and bolstered arguments that this is more than a political controversy; it’s also a legal one. […]
I’ve been hesitant to weight in on the horrific abuse that took place at Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison. It’s a devastating development that will obviously undermine our country’s position in the world for the foreseeable future. I’ve avoided posting on it because the story is a little overwhelming and I figured others were covering it […]
If you’re a Dem anxious for a Kerry victory and a morale boost, take a look at Chuck Todd’s item in this month’s Washington Monthly about the possibility of a “Kerry landslide.” It’s a fun read. Todd, who edits the National Journal’s Hotline, notes the obvious: nearly everyone in the political universe believes this year’s […]