I know Secretary John Snow got into some trouble yesterday after making some ill-advised comments about the value of the dollar, but for me, Snow deserves criticism for something else entirely. If you missed John Snow’s appearance on Meet the Press on Sunday, you missed a troubling interview for a man in an unenviable position […]
Carpetbagger’s wife continues to amaze
As you’ve probably noticed, Carpetbagger’s amazing wife, just weeks after improving the appearance of this here weblog, has added a Google search feature to the site. You can search just The Carpetbagger Report, or the whole web. Many, many thanks to my wife, let’s call her Evening, for setting this up for me. (Also, thanks […]
Debunking Social Security myths working their way through the Internet
I got an email today from a cousin of mine, let’s call her Jennifer, who wanted to know if an email she received about Social Security is true. Assuming that she wasn’t the only one to receive it, I thought I’d explain why the content of the email is completely bogus. The email included all […]
Bush visit to Nebraska will hurt local factory workers
President Bush will be heading to Nebraska later this week as part of a continuing effort to fool as many people as possible into believing his administration has a plan to create jobs and spur economic growth. Unfortunately, however, over 300 factory workers will lose all or part of a day’s pay as a result […]
Bob Jones Univ. isn’t anxious to invite John Kerry to campus
Remember last week when I mentioned that Senator and presidential candidate John Kerry would love to speak to Bob Jones University? Yeah, that’s not going to happen. BJU spokesperson Jonathan Pait said, “Is he crazy?” The Kerry campaign has reiterated that the candidate would welcome the opportunity to address the students and faculty and “challenge […]
Why the Republicans’ admiration for JFK is misplaced
It’s always nice to see Republicans praising a Democratic president, so I’m hesitant to discourage them, but to see the GOP misusing and misrepresenting John F. Kennedy’s tax cutting agenda from 40 years ago is disturbing. To hear Republicans talk, you’d think George W. Bush had chosen JFK as his personal hero the same way […]
Race for Illinois Senate seat wide open after Edgar’s announcement
I intended to mention this on Friday, but it slipped past me. Seeing that I’ve got a few readers in Illinois, I figure it’s still worth mentioning. With Illinois’ incumbent Senator, Republican Peter Fitzgerald, announcing that he will not be seeking re-election in ’04, White House officials had been pressuring former Governor Jim Edgar to […]
Bush and GOP fighting mad over judicial nominees
Since today is the two-year anniversary of Bush sending his first batch of judicial nominees to the Senate for approval, the White House is marking the occasion with a new round of political events aimed at pressuring Senate Dems to either drop the filibusters of Bush’s most extreme nominees, agree to permanent changes to Senate […]
Carpetbagger answers the question, “Why is Joe Lieberman too conservative to win the nomination?”
Quick quiz. A major American political figure was at an important campaign event last week. This person first spoke about the American military victory over Iraq, saying, “Saddam Hussein was a threat to the United States and most particularly to his neighbors…. We did the right thing, and we gave him 12 years, and tried […]
Job training bill with faith-based provision passed the House
Just to follow up, I wanted to mention that the Workforce Investment Act that I wrote about yesterday, the one that includes provisions to allow for publicly-funded employment discrimination at religious ministries, passed the House yesterday. In case you were curious, the final vote was 220-204, largely along party lines. The House Clerk’s office has […]