Guest Post by Morbo Just in case anyone had forgotten, Pope Benedict XVI issued a statement this week reminding the entire world that the Roman Catholic Church is the only true church. All others are just wannabees. I couldn’t be more pleased. It’s not that I agree with Benedict. He’s a throwback to the 12th […]
‘Talk more about religion! Now stop talking so much about religion!’
Guest Post by Morbo For years Religious Right leaders have moaned about Democrats not taking faith seriously. Now some Democratic candidates are talking more about faith — and the Religious Right still isn’t happy. Personally, I’ve heard enough about how much Sen. Barack Obama loves Jesus. But if he wants to continue in that vein, […]
Friday’s Mini-Report
Today’s edition of quick hits. * TPMM: “The Republican National Committee has been slapped with a subpoena from a House Judiciary subcommittee demanding e-mail messages that could shed some light on Karl Rove’s involvement in the firing of nine US attorneys. The subpoena is online here. The RNC’s custodian of records has until Tuesday at […]
Friday Catblogging
While I was filling in for Kevin Drum recently, Political Animal readers demanded the cat blogging they have come to expect and enjoy. Not one to let readers down, I did my best, adding a couple of posts of the greatest cat to ever live, my cat, Smithers. I was pleasantly surprised by see that […]
Coming soon, to a ‘shopping mall near you’
The White House always has a fallback plan: when all else fails, scare the bejezus out of as many people as possible. [Yesterday] on Fox News, White House Press Secretary Tony Snow defended the President’s Initial Benchmark Assessment Report, which argues that the administration is making “progress” in Iraq. Snow attacked proposals to withdraw U.S. […]
‘This can be a very lonely and isolating place…’
Not surprisingly, nearly the entire Republican establishment has been silent on Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) sex scandal. Not that I blame them; what are people going to say? Rudy Giuliani was pushed for a response, considering that Vitter has been a key part of his presidential campaign, but even his response was a passive reference […]
I think he’s lost Noonan
Peggy Noonan, who seemed to effectively give up on Bush’s presidency six weeks ago, during the immigration debate, wrote one of her less-annoying columns today. In fact, she raises a good point about the president’s demeanor. As I watched the news conference, it occurred to me that one of the things that might leave people […]
The habit of ‘destroying the distinctions between public and private lives’
Sen. David Vitter’s (R-La.) sex scandal has grown increasingly lurid in the days since he admitted using the services of the DC Madam. It wasn’t a one-time mistake for Vitter, he took Deborah Jeane Palfrey’s calls during roll-call votes in Congress, and he apparently paid for sex quite a bit back in Louisiana. All the […]
‘Social engineering by the Padres’
In one of those Fox News broadcasts that was almost too bizarre to believe, Bill O’Reilly devoted a segment this week to a San Diego Padres baseball game. Apparently, the team hosted a gay-pride night and a children’s hat giveaway promotion during the same game, causing O’Reilly to go berserk. He called it “insane” to […]
The ‘Comeback Kid’?
What did we learn about John McCain’s presidential campaign this week? Well, he’s just about out of money. And his national campaign staff is just about gone. As is his Iowa campaign staff. More top aides are on their way out, and one of his top backers in Florida was arrested this week, charged with […]