The latest poll out of New Hampshire showed fairly predictable results. There were, however, a couple of noteworthy trends. The poll, conducted by American Research Group and released late Friday, has a margin of error of +/- 4%. Dean — 38% (no change from early November) Kerry — 17% (down from 24% in early November) […]
George W. Bush has intertwined his faith with his politics more than any president in recent memory. Putting aside his policy proposals that are in obvious conflict with church-state separation — his so-called “faith-based” initiative, his support for school vouchers, his endorsement of government-sponsored Ten Commandments displays, his support for a constitutional amendment on school […]
For years, Social Security was supposed to be the “third rail” of American politics — the one no wanted to touch. George W. Bush treaded gently into this area in the 2000 campaign, emphasizing (without details) his desire to privatize the system by allowing workers to invest money in private accounts instead of the Social […]
A few days ago, Wesley Clark called the war in Iraq a “distraction” from the real war on terror. Fox News may not have liked Clark’s choice of words, but if you want proof of how right he was, consider the first three paragraphs of this article from today’s Philadelphia Inquirer: With al-Qaeda being linked […]
It’s hard to criticize the Bush administration’s Iraq policies when the White House does not appear to know what its Iraq policies are. On Wednesday, U.S. officials announced that the administration would go to the United Nations seeking another resolution on Iraq. As was reported on the front page of the Washington Post, the White […]
About a month ago, I did a short tally on how the presidential candidates were doing in signing activists up for their campaign’s MeetUp gatherings. I thought it’d be interesting to return to the topic to see how the candidates were doing. Just to be clear, as I said last month, there is no such […]
(as mentioned by TomPaine.com and the Center for American Progress) George W. Bush, speaking in London yesterday: “I’ve been here only a short time, but I’ve noticed that the tradition of free speech — exercised with enthusiasm — is alive and well here in London. We have that at home, too. They now have that […]
I have to give credit where credit is due. When Howard Dean walked into a self-generated controversy over the Confederate Flag, I thought his campaign, which has struggled in winning support from African Americans, would have even more trouble courting black voters. If today’s Roll Call is any indication, Dean has done just the opposite, […]
I noticed the other day that The New Republic’s Michael Crowley was giving Wesley Clark a lot of credit for leaving an incredibly good story — that shows Clark to be a hero — out of his autobiography. I wanted to echo that praise here. The story has run in several publications, including the Boston […]
There’s no kind way to say this, so I’ll be blunt. Former-New Hampshire Sen. Bob Smith (R) is a bit of a nut. Always has been, always will be. During his two terms in the Senate, Smith was not only one of the most right-wing members in the chamber, he was about as right-wing as […]