The Carpetbagger Report

Guest post by Steve M. Yes, gratifyingly, someone who should remain many heartbeats away from the presidency will do so, if Robert Novak is correct: Close advisers of Sen. John McCain say there is no possibility that Independent Democratic Sen. Joseph Lieberman would be McCain’s vice presidential running mate on the Republican ticket. … Lieberman […]

Guest Post by Ron Chusid Having three of us guest blogging for Steve is bound to create a different atmosphere here than usual over the weekend, allowing for a variety of impressions of the same events or articles. Steve M. started off with his views of Francis Wilkinson’s op-ed in The New York Times. Steve […]

Guest Post by dnA For Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, the issue is not whether or not they will be the target of racist or sexist commentary, but when, and how they respond to it. Back in November, the media narrative about Hillary Clinton’s dipping poll numbers centered around a weak debate performance in late […]

Guest post by Steve M. On the op-ed page of today’s New York Times, Francis Wilkinson, the blog editor (UPDATE: actually former blog editor) of the Huffington Post (the Times IDs him as “a former Democratic consultant”), makes note of an apparent lull in partisan sniping on the part of Republican candidates.  Mistaking this for […]

I could tell you how long it’s been since I took a weekend off, but it’d be terribly embarrassing. I figured now is as good a time as any to catch my breath, recharge my batteries, and get ready for the next few months. But I have good news. I’m taking a couple of days […]

Guest Post by Morbo Drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike are about to see something other than cement and 18-wheelers. A large billboard has been erected on the southbound lanes between the George Washington Bridge and the Lincoln Tunnel that reads, “Don’t believe in God? You are not alone.” The billboard is the project of […]

Guest Post by Morbo The New Hampshire primary results have certainly shaken things up. I can’t say that’s a bad thing. I really didn’t want the Democratic contest to be over with by Groundhog Day. Call me crazy, but I was hoping to hear from the residents of more than two states before we call […]

Today’s edition of quick hits. * This really isn’t good: “Wall Street plunged again lower Friday amid renewed fears that the financial sector’s troubles with bad credit won’t soon end and that some consumers are buckling under signs of a slowing economy. The Dow Jones industrials finished down nearly 250 points. The arrival of earnings […]

One of the underlying benefits of the Rudy Giuliani campaign’s decision to effectively skip all of the early primary/caucus contests is that it gives the campaign time to save its resources. The former mayor plans to actually try to win Florida on Jan. 29 and the Feb. 5 races, which means Giuliani can make a […]

Just this morning, I received several chain emails making a series of ridiculous claims about Barack Obama. I immediately thought, “Haven’t we already been through this?” We have, of course, seen these baseless smears for nearly a year now, and they’ve been thorough and repeatedly debunked. It occurred to me, though, that the typical person […]