I’ve noticed, over the years, that conservatives tend to be fans of “pilot programs” for their favorite conservative social experiments. I don’t think they’ll like it, but I have another possible addition to their list. This is a common policy move. Conservatives, for example, want to use public funds to subsidize private religious education through […]
As I noted yesterday, the AP account of Ted Kennedy’s letter to the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals about Bill Pryor’s recess appointment didn’t go into a lot of detail about what, exactly, Kennedy wanted the appeals court to do. Fortunately, a report in The Hill today fleshes things out a bit. To review for […]
Two major national polls were released today and both of them are nothing but bad news for the Bush White House. A USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll shows Kerry leading Bush by a sizable 8-point margin, 52%-44% among likely voters. Looking at some of the finer details, there’s plenty more good news in the results. * Kerry […]
Everyone’s favorite theocrat — former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore — continues to generate news. I’m glad; it’s actually fun to follow someone as misguided as he is. Moore spoke at some length to the New York Times over the weekend, responding to a variety of ongoing controversies. Two points, in particular, jumped out at […]
As you may know, Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), infuriated by Bush’s recess appointment of Bill Pryor to the 11th Circuit, told The Hill two weeks ago that he’s considering a legal challenge to the practice. (For more background, check my previous post on the subject.) Apparently, this wasn’t just an academic exercise. The AP is […]
We’ve already seen first hand how unreliable national polls are eight months before people actually vote. Watching the Dem nomination fight, at least four different candidates held leads between May 2002 and January 2003, and none of the data ended up mattering in the end. These polls are nevertheless interesting, not for predictive value, but […]
I think it’s safe to say the LA Times’ Richard Serrano and David Savage will not be on Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia’s Christmas card list. Serrano and Savage were the ones who uncovered Scalia’s hunting trip with Dick Cheney just a few weeks before Scalia and the rest of the justices were slated to […]
There’s been plenty of controversy surrounding the new wave of Bush campaign ads, most of which has centered around the appropriateness of using the terrorist attacks of 9/11 in political advertising. An interesting side fight has been ongoing over one of the ads, titled “Tested,” which features two people who appear to be firefighters. The […]
Let’s step back a minute and take stock of our society now that some gay couples have been given the right to get married. It’s been almost four months since the Massachusetts high court cleared the way for gay marriages in the Bay State. Since then, we’ve seen cities in New Mexico, California, New York, […]
For months, Florida was losing its edge as an electoral prize. Despite the state’s ambiguous results from 2000, the Sunshine State was no longer in vogue. Indeed, Ohio has surged as the state everyone should be excited about. Bush narrowly defeated Gore in Ohio in 2000 (3.5% margin of victory), and with 20 electoral votes, […]