Every weeknight, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann names a “Worst Person In The World.” It’s obviously satirical — Olbermann uses the segment to poke fun at some high-profile political personality, usually on the right, who’s said or done something offensive. It’s not to be taken literally; Olbermann does not actually believe this person is factually the worst […]
During Sen. John McCain’s (R-Ariz.) metamorphosis from independent-minded rebel to right-wing hack, the GOP presidential hopeful has said and done a lot of offensive things. This may be the worst. In an interview with Bloomberg Television, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked by Al Hunt whether he would support raising taxes on the very wealthy […]
There seems to be no shortage of confusion about what Congress can and should do about the president’s intention to escalate the war in Iraq. Dems being Dems, there are no shortages of opinions, most of them contradictory, and plenty of internal squabbling over just how much power the new congressional majority really has. The […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Nancy Pelosi seems supportive of a “special committee in the House to deal with climate change and global warming.” Sounds like a good idea to me. * The White House was reluctant to cooperate with a congressional review of the Hurricane Katrina panel last year, but Dems are prepared […]
At last week’s American Enterprise Institute McCain-Lieberman Neocon Fest 2007, at which the two senators explained how great troop escalation in Iraq will be, Lieberman concluded with an appeal to stand behind the president as he unveils so called “surge” policy. “He needs our support,” Lieberman said, adding, “He needs the support of the people […]
Harriet Miers wasn’t enough of a “street fighter” to keep her job as White House counsel, so who will the Bush gang tap as her replacement? Meet Fred Fielding. (via Paul Kiel) In a signal that he could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling, President Bush plans to name […]
I often find the White House’s thinking on Iraq to be totally lacking in logic and coherence, but this one is just odd, even for the Bush gang. With his big speech on Iraq expected this week, President Bush’s strategists say he has a lot more latitude in setting a new policy than his antiwar […]
I noted last week that the conservative side of the blogosphere has fallen on hard times of late. First there was Cliff May’s email from a Marine about Iraq and the media, which conservatives jumped all over, which turned out to be wrong. Then there was a picture of John Kerry in Iraq that was […]
Cintra Wilson recently wrote a piece on GOP presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, whom she described as a “narcissist” and “hubristic bully.” As if to prove the point, it appears the former New York mayor has gone so far as to trademark himself. Rudy Giuliani never shrank from defending his image as mayor, but as a […]
Everyone’s heard the now-famous exchange between Gen. John Abizaid and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) from November, during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about sending more troops. What’s sometimes overlooked, however, was the second part of Abizaid’s comments. The general told McCain, “I met with every divisional commander, General Casey, the core commander, General Dempsey, […]