It’s hard to choose the best White House scandal that, in a just world, would be destroying the president’s credibility. There are just so darn many criminal or near-criminal controversies surrounding Bush right now. The Medicare scandal is about to heat up again in a big way. We already know the administration lied to Congress […]
Clinton and Bush are engaged in a little “he said, he said” by way of the 9/11 Commission. Call me crazy, but I think Clinton is getting the better of the end of the deal, no matter which side you believe. While there haven’t been any on-the-record confirmations, media reports indicate that Clinton told the […]
The “Who will be John Kerry’s running mate” game is picking up steam. Jim Johnson has been making the rounds, conducting interviews with possible choices, and avoiding the media like the plague. Some news reports are quoting “insiders” saying the choice could be made by the end of this month. The buzz, at this point, […]
If anyone knows how to deconstruct and identify the mendacity of the right wing’s attacks, it’s David Brock. After all, he used to play a critical role in creating, shaping, and distributing these attacks in the first place. Brock already did a valuable public service with the publication of his book, Blinded by the Right, […]
It’s no secret that this year’s presidential campaign is not exactly a national campaign in a literal sense. No matter how you look at the race or which candidate you support, at least half of the states will not be targeted. They won’t be bombarded with ads, they won’t have frequent visits from candidates, their […]
When Dems play the “race card” — making an argument not directly related to race to make a policy point — the Republicans, a little sensitive about charges of racism, go apoplectic. Bush, however, has his own race card that he keeps playing when it comes to Iraq. Not surprisingly, Bush isn’t making a lot […]
The president stirred up considerable controversy last July when he effectively dared insurgents in Iraq to attack our troops, telling them, “Bring it on.” I noticed, via Hesiod, that The Onion had a tragically funny item about the controversy in among their made up “news briefs”: Bush To Iraqi Militants: ‘Please Stop Bringing It On’ […]
To update a post from way back in November, I noticed today that Al Franken is still considering a run for the U.S. Senate against Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), who defeated Walter Mondale in 2002 after Paul Wellstone’s tragic plane crash just two weeks before the election. Comedian and liberal talk show host Al Franken put […]
I don’t know how many people really listen to the president’s weekly radio address and the Dem response, but this week’s exchange offered a terrific contrast. Bush’s address, which coincided with the one-year anniversary of his infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech, insisted that progress in Iraq is going well, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. “[D]aily […]
When it comes to everyone’s favorite theocrat, former Alabama Justice Roy Moore, late Friday brought a flurry of updates. As far as I’m concerned, it was all good news. After a state judicial ethics panel unanimously threw Moore off the state Supreme Court in November, Moore appealed. The problem was all of his former fellow […]