Category Archives: Politics

I soldier in Iraq told me this: I think the majority of people over here will vote for Bush. I could be wrong, but that is the impression that I get. Even if Kerry’s service has been proven, he used … Continue reading →

What a classic example of groupthink in the national media. Immediately after the debate I thought Kerry turned in a subpar performance on substance, but was still a bit better than Bush. The pundits apparently agreed that Kerry had edged … Continue reading →

Allow me to diverge for a moment from the press’s congratulatory orgy over John Kerry’s debate performance. Those of us who look for more than mere gaffes and atmospherics recognize that, to gain our true confidence rather than tentative votes, … Continue reading →

From the Daily Show: Jon: Rob, the Iraqi prisoner scandal is a huge setback. What went wrong? Rob: John, you heard the president say the America that turtored those prisoners isnot the America he knows. Jon: Rob, to the Arab … Continue reading →

Well, it’s happened. Gay marriage is here. I wonder if those newlyweds have had time to destabilize and desecrate any straight marriages yet. Any of those queermongers come knocking on your door? How appropriate for such a milestone to occur … Continue reading →

It appears that Mike at Miniluv didn’t take kindly to my reference to his post on the Nick Berg murder. Not only did he delete the trackback ping (which he’ll undoubtedly do for this post as well), but he posted … Continue reading →

According to this story, Arabs are shocked and awed by the level of stubbornness Bush has displayed in endorsing Don Rumsfeld: “After the torture and vile acts by the American army, President Bush goes out and congratulates Rumsfeld. It’s just … Continue reading →

John Zogby seems to think Kerry has this election in the bag: I have made a career of taking bungee jumps in my election calls. Sometimes I haven’t had a helmet and I have gotten a little scratched. But here … Continue reading →

Can someone explain to me the difference between this comment at Kos and this one at Miniluv? Though many lefty bloggers have condemned Kos’s statement, I wonder if any righties will comment on Mike’s rant. (An aside — How the … Continue reading →

“We come to it at last, the great battle of our time.” -Gandalf, Return of the King

I’d say “good riddance,” but it looks like Howard Dean will be sticking around for a while. Dean couldn’t even bow out with grace, choosing to “suspend” his campaign and leave his name on the ballot so his neo-Naderite supporters … Continue reading →

Quoted from Mike’s post at Miniluv: ANOTHER DEMOCRAT BLOWN AWAY As if being buds with the traitorous Fonda isn’t enough, a new story seems to be developing over at Drudge about Kerry. It seems that you just can’t hold office … Continue reading →

Hmm…let’s see. Kerry says “No. The answer is no.” The young woman calls rumors “completely false.” And her parents say they look forward to voting for the senator. Those who peddled Drudge’s slimeball “news” as gospel must feel really silly … Continue reading →

Words spoken long ago, in another country: Now we’re standing inside this symbol of our democracy, and we see and hear again the echoes of our past: a general falls to his knees in the hard snow of Valley Forge; … Continue reading →

If this was Clark’s way of winning over undecided voters, maybe it was best that he didn’t win the nomination: A few minutes later, Clark is in the back of the restaurant speaking about the war in Iraq to nine … Continue reading →

While cleaning out some old TiVo recordings of America’s Voices, I stumbled across the truest statement I’ve heard during this entire primary season: Tomorrow morning, when you’re brushing your teeth, and you look in the mirror, you are looking at … Continue reading →

Look, John Kerry is going to make an awful candidate. He is an elitist, aloof, have-it-both-ways rhetorician who is the least able of all the remaining candidates to identify with the working class. For a pol of over two decades, … Continue reading →

Wesley Clark and John Edwards must be running for vice president, or perhaps a seat in the Kerry cabinet. In any case, it’s clear that the two main challengers are cowed by the Kerry freight train, unwilling to use their … Continue reading →

What he said.

So it turns out that anger, money and an unhealthy dose of self-righteous delusion weren’t enough to propel Howard Dean to the Democratic nomination. Dean is finished. His only chance now is to string along victories in New Mexico, Michigan … Continue reading →

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Kerry: B. Looked presidential, stayed on message, and generally reassured voters that he’s the front-runner for a reason. Emerged without being bloodied by attacks that will certainly occur below the media radar in the coming days. Dean: C+. Did okay. … Continue reading →

“The board is set. The pieces are moving.” -Gandalf, Return of the King

Ezra Klein says we should replace the Iowa panderfest with some rotation: Not only is Iowa unrepresentative, but because of the interest groups that dominate it the pandering promises potential nominees make can be damaging to the rest of the … Continue reading →

Looks like there could be trouble again: This time, the vote isn’t national or final, but it will go a long way toward determining the alternative to Bush in November 2004. The vote will take place in Iowa Monday night. … Continue reading →

You know you’ve become a partisan hack when the press publishes a negative story related to Howard Dean, and your kneejerk reaction is to blame the GOP or … Joe Lieberman. True to form, Oliver Willis uses this typically terse … Continue reading →

According to the latest tracking polls, John Kerry has pulled slightly ahead in what has become a four-way race in Iowa. This is bad news, since Kerry’s surge has spelled an end to the “Clark vs. Dean” speculation that has … Continue reading →

Arianna Huffington says all the talk of Howard Dean being unelectable is “nothing short of idiotic.” If she hears it one more time, she’s going to “do something crazy,” like, say, run for governor of California. Consider the source. The … Continue reading →

The Dean campaign today offered a sneak peek of the candidate’s approach to swing voters in the general election: Howard Dean has called on the Democratic Party to stand up and fight the Republicans, and yesterday he offered a firsthand … Continue reading →

I was one of the few lucky bloggers who got to ask Wesley Clark a question during the last Wireside Chat: [17:20:50] Clark04.com: Aaron Benson asks: General Clark, after you defeat George Bush in November, you’ll likely be faced with … Continue reading →

“You cannot accommodate right-wing zealots. There’s no accommodation to be had.” That was the essential part of Howard Dean’s response to a question about breaking gridlock on judicial nominees in the radio debate. Dean also said the following: I actually … Continue reading →

Go to this page, and search for Dean, Howard. Judging from their political contributions, it looks like the other Howard Deans out there are staunch Republicans. And if the probable nominee wins out, those Howards will be the butt of … Continue reading →

…and when did he know it? That’s the question we should be asking St. Dean after this latest revelation: Presidential hopeful Howard Dean (news – web sites), who accuses President Bush (news – web sites) of being weak on homeland security, … Continue reading →