I have to admit, the Howard Dean-Confederate flag flap lasted a lot longer than I expected. Finally, however, I think Dean figured out that an apology (or something close to it) may be the solution to ending this controversy. As regular readers know, I’m not much of a Dean fan anymore, but I can appreciate […]
Yesterday, one brave member of Congress called the Bush administration’s approach to Iraq “one of the most misguided assumptions in the history of United States strategic thinking.” This same lawmaker added that the U.S. occupation of Iraq could increase the threat to American security. The funny thing is this congressman is a Republican. Rep. Jim […]
Howard Dean desperately wants to get out of his original pledge of staying within the public financing system. It’s hard to blame him. He has proven himself to be an extraordinarily good fundraiser and sees an opportunity to excel by forgoing federal matching funds. At this point, the Dean campaign wouldn’t hesitate to become the […]
There were several interesting elections yesterday and much has been made of the GOP’s success in winning gubernatorial races in Mississippi and Kentucky. On the whole, however, the elections weren’t really a smashing success for either party. If you use the 2000 election results — blue states vs. red states — as a guide, the […]
About a year ago, I started wondering if any of the Dem presidential candidates would have the courage to oppose the U.S. trade embargo of Cuba. I wasn’t optimistic. For nearly four decades, the U.S. has sought to crush Fidel Castro’s brutal dictatorship with a trade embargo. So far, it hasn’t worked. The Cuban people […]
Remember a few weeks ago when Howard Dean compared members of Congress — Democrats and Republicans alike — to “cockroaches”? Adam Smith does. No, not that Adam Smith, this Adam Smith. Smith, a three-term Democratic congressman from Tacoma, Wash., and a Kerry supporter, has been following Dean’s presidential campaign closely and has concluded that the […]
Several news outlets are reporting today that CBS will either move its miniseries on the Reagans to its cable network Showtime or will cancel the program all together. This is maddening. The Republicans’ unwarranted Reagan worship has been nauseating for some time, but this is ridiculous. They’ve now succeeded in trashing a program that they’ve […]
Al Sharpton may not be the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, but he has proven himself the funniest candidate of the bunch. With this in mind, I think it makes perfect sense that Saturday Night Live has tapped Sharpton to host the program on Dec. 6. As the New York Times reported today, “The producers […]
I can’t remember exactly where I read it, but I recall reading a Wesley Clark comment about a month ago in which he criticized Bush for the national security breakdown of 9/11. It’s a criticism that none of the other presidential candidates have been willing to make publicly. At the time, I thought it may […]
Just to follow up on the earlier post, Bob Graham made it official this afternoon, saying he would not run for re-election to the Senate next year. One has to believe the guy would love a spot on the Dem ticket next year, but I just don’t think that’s going to happen.