One of the things that’s been bothering me about the Plame Game scandal since the beginning is the White House’s passive disinterest in determining which two senior administration officials were responsible for the leak. Despite the occasional rhetoric about leaks being “bad things,” and Bush’s alleged interest in “wanting to know” who’s responsible, the White […]
Zero. Not one congressional committee in the House or Senate has expressed even a little interest in holding hearings on the White House illegally leaking the name of a covert CIA agent to the press. I know congressional Republicans are inclined to do Bush’s bidding in most instances, but I have to admit I expected […]
I have naively believed for years that staying informed about current events by getting some news is better than blissful ignorance derived from getting no news. Then Fox News Channel helped demonstrate just how wrong I was. The Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland conducted a thorough study of public knowledge […]
Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, is not just another political lobbyist in DC. He’s the top GOP activist in America. Outside of elected GOP lawmakers and Bush administration officials, Norquist has unparalleled influence on politics and public policy in Republican circles. Norquist helped shape, for example, Newt Gingrich’s Contract with America, as […]
When we last heard from Rep. Cass Ballenger (R-N.C.), he was admitting to having “segregationist feelings” against African Americans after working alongside an African-American congresswoman whom he disliked. Less than a year later, Ballenger is making headlines again. This time he’s blaming his home’s proximity to a Muslim non-profit organization for the breakup of his […]
On Saturday, Louisiana held its first round of statewide elections as part of its “unique” (read: bizarre) campaign system. The state holds a round of elections on the first Saturday in October featuring a full slate of candidates from both parties (no primaries). If no candidate wins a pure majority, the top two enter a […]
I noticed the other day (via Atrios) that Bush offered an interesting comment about Iraq at a White House event on Friday. “Free nations don’t develop weapons of mass destruction,” Bush said. While that may sound like a nice sentiment, it raises an important question: Don’t we develop weapons of mass destruction? Indeed, with our […]
I’m off until Monday. Have a great weekend. If I were posting today, I’d probably be writing about: * Surprise, surprise — no one can find any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, but the Bush administration will keep looking * There are plenty of weapons of mass destruction in North Korea, but the Bush […]
I think it’s safe to say that Rush Limbaugh — right-wing talk-show host, author, and notorious blowhard — hasn’t had a great week. Sunday — Limbaugh touches off a controversy and calls of racism for criticizing African-American quarterback Donavon McNabb, saying the athlete’s accolades are racially inspired. “I think what we’ve had here is a […]
With all the many problems and controversies swirling around the White House these days, we shouldn’t loose sight of the fact that the Bush administration still has a major problem on its hands regarding the non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Sunday, we learned that the Republicans and Democrats on House Intelligence Committee, who […]