Without getting into the Florida recount debacle, Al Gore came up one state short of the presidency in 2000. When the votes were tallied, Bush had 271 electoral votes and Gore had 266. (Gore’s total was supposed to be 267, but a DC electoral cast a protest vote to bring attention to the fact that […]
The AP is reporting that the Colorado Supreme Court has struck down the state legislature’s re-redistricting scheme, saying the GOP-led legislature redrew the maps in violation of the state constitution. You may recall that Republicans in Colorado were doing something similar to the Texas GOP by unveiling re-redistricting efforts this year. While Texas’ problem is […]
The New York Times reported today that Democratic investors who have been planning to create a national radio network with liberal programming are “close to buying radio stations in five major cities.” “The acquisitions would represent a major move toward making the network real,” the Times explained. “After its conception was announced in February, many […]
I noticed this morning that the ultraconservative Washington Times was boasting that the GOP won three of this year’s four gubernatorial races, which the paper suggests puts the Republicans in a commanding position going into 2004. As a factual matter, the GOP did, of course, win three gubernatorial races — Kentucky, Mississippi, and the California […]
Rick, over at the Wesley Clark blog, mentioned yesterday that the first statewide Dem poll of the year from Tennessee is out. The numbers are consistent with several other recent polls in the South — Clark looks strong, Dean doesn’t. Clark — 10.6% Lieberman — 10.6% Dean — 6.3% Edwards — 5.9% Gephardt — 5.7% […]
OK, let’s return from Thanksgiving break with a little rhetorical quiz. Which of the following legal cases is likely to receive the most attention? a) An entertainer (basketball player Kobe Bryant) is on trial for sexual assault b) Another entertainer (weirdo Michael Jackson) has been charged with sexual assault c) A guy no one’s ever […]
I’m off until Monday, Dec. 1. Enjoy the holiday. Go ahead, talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a topic: compassionate conservatism is neither compassionate nor conservative. Discuss.
Last week I mentioned a New York Times op-ed from a former Reagan staffer who took Bush to task for failing to attend military funerals for those who have died in Iraq. “The commander in chief should publicly honor the individual lives sacrificed in war,” John Roberts wrote. “He should show his respect in front […]
Earlier this month, two conservative newspapers — the Washington Times and the Wall Street Journal — and Fox News blowhard Sean Hannity mysteriously “obtained” a copy of an unsent Democratic Party memo. The document provided details on Dem senators working with progressive political organizations, including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and People for the American […]
The ultra-conservative Washington Times noted today that former-Sen. Max Cleland (D), a triple-amputee from his service in Vietnam, doesn’t think much of Howard Dean’s campaign for president. “We cannot afford to have a leader who weaseled out of going to Vietnam on a medical deferment for a bad back and wound up on the ski […]