OK, just one more post about Fred Thompson’s lobbying work for the pro-choice National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Assn. I know I’ve had a few, but this is a good one. If you’re just joining us, here’s a quick rundown: * The LAT discovered that Thompson worked as a lobbyist for the group, pushing […]
Romney campaign thinks it needs some stinkin’ badges
About a month ago, we learned about a bizarre situation in which one of Mitt Romney’s top campaign aides came under investigation for allegedly impersonating a state trooper. According to reports, the senior aide, Jay Garrity, allegedly pulled over a New York Times reporter in New Hampshire and said he had run his license plate. […]
Obama is not okay with genocide
Yesterday, ABC News ran a very misleading report about Barack Obama, sex-ed, and young children. Today, the AP is equally irresponsible, running this headline: “Obama: Don’t stay in Iraq over genocide.” The far-right quickly went apoplectic, suggesting that the senator is indifferent to genocide. One conservative called Obama an “idiot,” adding, “So Genocide is OK? […]
Vitter’s precarious future
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) probably thought he was in the clear, or at least close to it. He was exposed as a hypocrite who hired prostitutes after running on a family-values platform, he went into hiding for a week, and he returned to the Senate as if nothing had happened. From what I hear, the […]
Clinton blessed with inept enemies
I make no secret of the fact that I’ve always been an admirer of former President Clinton, but I’m willing to concede one of the secrets of his success: he benefited from having ridiculously awful enemies. This is not to say the president’s considerable skills didn’t serve him well, but even when he stumbled, he […]
Congress unpopular; Dems popular
In recent months, approval ratings for Congress have dipped to surprising lows. Indeed, in some polls, Congress’ popularity is lower than the president’s, and while historically that’s not unusual, considering Bush’s abysmal public standing, it’s hardly reassuring for folks on the Hill. The typical rejoinder from our friends on the right is that Congress’ falling […]
The man is incapable of feeling shame
Sometimes, I can’t help but marvel at the sheer audacity of the president’s mendacity. It’s almost impressive how some can be so willfully dishonest about policies that matter. Take this morning, for example, during a brief Bush speech in the Rose Garden. “The House and Senate are now scheduled to leave for their August recess […]
Friday’s political round-up
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * Mitt Romney went after Barack Obama aggressively yesterday for his support for science-based sexual education in public schools. The attack backfired — Obama shrugged off the criticisms, while noting that Romney supported […]
Giuliani flubs foreign policy — again
Rudy Giuliani recently told a supportive audience, “It’s something that I think I know, I think I know as well as anybody else who’s running for president, probably better than a lot.” Last week, he went on to argue that he has more knowledge of the world than anyone else running for President. If that’s […]
FEMA screwed Katrina victims — more than once
As if FEMA hadn’t done enough to Hurricane Katrina’s victims when the storm hit, the agency knowingly put families in trailers despite evidence that they would get sick. The Federal Emergency Management Agency since early 2006 has suppressed warnings from its own field workers about health problems experienced by hurricane victims living in government-provided trailers […]