Bill Clinton, who oversaw the longest period of economic prosperity and the largest surpluses in U.S. history, was recently giving a speech in South Florida. He noted, “People ask me what great new ideas did you bring to Washington. I say, ‘Arithmetic.’” It’s a good line, but more importantly, it’s a valuable observation about the […]
The ongoing debate in Democratic Party circles over whether our presidential nominee should even think about winning southern states has a new participant: John Kerry. Unfortunately, I think Kerry may be making the same mistake Howard Dean made when he got the ball rolling on this issue several months ago. Over the weekend, Kerry casually […]
Since congressional Republicans seem intent on ignoring the White House’s Plame Game scandal, Dems on Capitol Hill have decided to go around the GOP majority and ask the non-partisan General Accounting Office to launch an investigation. By all accounts, the purpose of the proposed GAO inquiry would be different from the ongoing Justice Department investigation. […]
When CNBC announced that it was hiring Dennis Miller to host a new cable talk show, it wasn’t much of a surprise. Another news network hiring another conservative to share GOP talking points to a national television audience? Aside from the fact that Miller has a better vocabulary than most of ideological cohorts, this sounds […]
Grover Norquist, the nation’s most powerful conservative lobbyist/activist, raised a few eyebrows in October when he compared the Estate Tax to the Nazi Holocaust, suggesting that the two were morally equivalent in an interview with NPR. For reasons that continue to astound me, the national media more or less ignored the remark and Norquist continues […]
I thought it was kind of funny, and kind of scary, in July 2003 when Bush said Saddam Hussein refused to allow U.N. weapons inspectors into Iraq, which then led to the war. Bush said, “[W]e gave [Saddam Hussein] a chance to allow the inspectors in, and he wouldn’t let them in. And, therefore, after […]
I noticed an op-ed in Sunday’s LA Times by Tony Quinn, a California-based political analyst who co-edits the California Target Book. It struck me as terribly wrong so I wanted to refute Quinn’s central argument — that Democrats have “abandoned religion” and are “too secular” to win on the national stage. This is utter nonsense. […]
Nearly all the assumptions going into the Iowa caucuses last week were wrong. Many a pundit wondered aloud as to whether Kerry’s predicted third place finish would doom his candidacy, right up until he won easily. An equal number expressed their awe and admiration for Dean’s incredible Iowa field operation, right up until he finished […]
The New Hampshire primary officially got underway shortly after midnight, early this morning, when residents in two extremely tiny towns — Dixville Notch and Hart’s Location — cast their votes. Oddly enough, neither community has any registered Democrats, but since independents can vote in New Hampshire primaries, residents can cast ballots for the Dems. While […]
Usually I have more posts throughout the day, but there was a server problem that has finally been corrected. Check back tomorrow for several day-old tirades.