I’m sure there’s a temptation on the part of some to consider leaving the United States sometimes. Sure, most people realize in their heart of hearts that we live in the greatest country in the world, but on those days when things seem really bad — when it appears neo-cons, televangelists, and supply-siders will have […]
I realize that there was probably far more interest in last night’s gubernatorial debate in California, but another widely anticipated debate is on tap for this afternoon. The second of six “officially” sanctioned Democratic National Committee presidential debates will be today in New York City. The focus of the debate, sponsored by CNBC and the […]
Forget the polls for a minute. If you want to know if the public is beginning to tire of Bush and Cheney, take a look at Americans’ interest in directly hearing what the two have to say. I noticed (via TBogg), for example, that Cheney was in New Hampshire this week for a Republican fundraiser […]
Oliver at The Liquid List — which is a great blog, by the way — came up with a fun contest idea this week. I’m encouraging everyone to join in. Following up on a report from earlier this week that the Bush administration enjoys waiting until late-Friday afternoon to release bad news, The Liquid List […]
Don’t get me wrong, when Bush’s approval ratings hit the low 50s, I was delighted. The drop has been dramatic over the last few months — ratings in the 70s in the spring, 60s through most of the early summer, and 50s as we transition into fall. But I was waiting anxiously for one thing: […]
In many ways, Howard Dean seems like the last candidate who would have political troubles with the Jewish community. His wife is Jewish, Dean agreed to raise his two children as Jews, he’s been to Israel as part of a trip financed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, and his campaign co-chair is Steve […]
I can’t tell which is worse — the Bush administration’s diplomatic skills before the war Iraq or after it. To be sure, they were an embarrassment before our invasion began. We bullied our friends, threatened our neighbors, alienated our allies, and told the world we didn’t really care what anybody else thought. The historic diplomatic […]
Talking Points Memo is alerting readers to a terribly distressing op-ed from yesterday’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The essay, written by Rep. Jim Marshall (D-Ga.), attempts to lay the blame for our problems in Iraq not on Bush, not on Rumsfeld, not even on Saddam loyalists — but on the media. Marshall is a Democrat and a […]
The Washington Post’s Dana Milbank uncovered an anecdote yesterday that is equal parts sad and funny. Bush was in Canton, Ohio, in April as part of a tour to promote this year’s tax cut plan for the wealthy. Bush visited a steel bearing manufacturing business called Timken Co. and said, “The greatest strength of the […]
It’s not that I was surprised by Bush’s sorry-I’ve-been-blowing-you-off speech today at the United Nations; I wasn’t. A lot of political figures were calling on Bush to acknowledge that his administration was wrong to proceed with a war without U.N. consent or cooperation, but I assumed that would never happen. Bush isn’t about admitting mistakes. […]