Category Archives: Politics

Of course he’s running. Silly me.

The Tough Democrat thinks the media hooplah over John Kerry’s cheesesteak debacle is unfair: …if there is any more evidence for the proposition that the press just hates John Kerry, I don’t think it’s necessary any more. I guarantee you … Continue reading →

Today comes news that the Pentagon wants to cut the pay of military personnel currently serving in Iraq: Unless Congress and President Bush take quick action when Congress returns after Labor Day, the uniformed Americans in Iraq and the 9,000 … Continue reading →

I’ve been a bit despondent as of late. Why, you ask? Because the past few months have confirmed what I’ve long believed about the Democratic candidates running for president: They each have glaring flaws that make George W. Bush’s reelection … Continue reading →

Robert Novak should have been fired by now.

Prometheus does a great job compiling all the damning details that make Arnold Schwarzenegger’s California candidacy a laughable spectacle. But what if he announced as a Democrat? Can you imagine the critique from the Right? “Another Hollywood type who is … Continue reading →

According to this New York Times article, the Democratic Party is “perilously out of touch” with young black voters — mainly 18 to 35-year-olds who grew up after the height of the civil rights movement. It is a group too … Continue reading →

From Oliver Willis: Aaron Benson accuses me of giving out literary handjobs to Dean for slamming the party while deriding Lieberman for performing what he sees as a similar function. Here’s the difference: Howard Dean is begging, pleading and cajoling … Continue reading →

It seems Lieberman has finally thrown down the gauntlet and begun to name names of candidates he feels will lead the party in the wrong direction: Lieberman Warns Party On Ideology Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.), expanding a fight among … Continue reading →

Now comes word (via Prometheus) that the Dean camp plans to run campaign ads in Texas. Dean Campaign to Run TV Ads–in Texas Democratic presidential contender Howard Dean will begin running a combative anti-Bush television commercial Monday–in Texas only. In … Continue reading →

That’s right. After all the posts and e-mails, I found my head spinning with Dean talking points at 5:30am. After a full day of point-counterpoint, I now have debate fatigue. I think I’ll just go to bed and try to get … Continue reading →

We’ll come back and revisit these predictions six months from now… The Davis recall effort will fail. Oh, Davis will be removed, alright. The Republican turnout will be too high (and Davis’ approval ratings too low) for him to remain. … Continue reading →

I used to think John Kerry was the only candidate with a chance in hell of getting nominated and beating Bush. But at this point, the more I see of him, the less I can stand him. Kerry, you see, … Continue reading →

Posted in its entirety, from Angua: Reasonable left-of-centre blogger: Fact. Link. Opinion. Left-wing nutcase: This proves Bush is Hitler!!!! And he was selected, not elected. Oiillll!!!! Quagmire!!!!! Right-wing sane person: Another fact. Polite opposing opinion. Left-wing nutcase: You are an … Continue reading →

“As Britain knows, all predominant power seems for a time invincible, but, in fact, it is transient. The question is: What do you leave behind? And what you can bequeath to this anxious world is the light of liberty. That … Continue reading →

After sizing up the Democratic candidates, I’ve come to the conclusion that, no matter which of the Democratic candidates wins the nomination, the result will be the reelection of George W. Bush in 2004. Why? Well, we can start with … Continue reading →

The Bush administration executed the political equivalent of a trick play last weekend. Bush’s cronies followed the script to a tee, casting blame to CIA scapegoat George Tenet, who took one for the team despite the fact that the CIA … Continue reading →

I just watched Howard Dean’s appearance on Meet the Press. After a full hour, here’s what I imagine voters gleaned about Dean and his views: -Dean wants to repeal 100% of the Bush tax cuts, and therefore raise my taxes … Continue reading →

This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination. If you’re viewing this for the first time, please start with the first post. Dennis Kucinich The Good: Kucinich’s major political accomplishment was … Continue reading →

This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination. If you’re viewing this for the first time, please start with the first post. Richard Gephardt The Good: Gephardt has the benefit of … Continue reading →

This is my early assessment of the democratic presidential candidates and their chances of winning the nomination… Carol Moseley-Braun The Good: She a black woman running for president (as she reminds us in every speech). The precedent is good. The … Continue reading →

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Lieutenant General James Conway’s words on Iraq could come back to haunt the Bush administration: Conway said he was convinced when U.S. and British troops swept into Iraq from Kuwait that they would come under chemical or biological attack before … Continue reading →

Best line of the evening was from Howard Dean, a physician: “The president’s prescription for everything is take two tax cuts and call me in the morning.” Candidate benefitting most from Lieberman’s and Kerry’s absence: John Edwards. “We should not … Continue reading →

3,000 Bodies Exhumed at Iraq Mass Grave Body after body, villagers are exhuming the remains of neighbors and loved ones killed after a 1991 Shiite revolt against Saddam Hussein (news – web sites). After nine days of digging, locals said … Continue reading →

In a rare redeeming act, the Supreme Court rejected Kentucky’s attempt to place a huge granite replica of the Ten Commandments on the grounds of the state Capitol. This story hit a nerve because my county practically did the same … Continue reading →

It seems The New Republic is the only left-leaning magazine whose writers have brains these days. Not only does Jonathan Chait point out the folly of war opposers who point to the lack of WMD as proof that they were … Continue reading →

Today comes news of more shocking failures by the Bush administration. It seems we didn’t even protect WMD sites during our invasion of Iraq: Seven nuclear facilities in Iraq have been damaged or effectively destroyed by the looting that began … Continue reading →

So I watched the democrats’ first debate the other night. Everything that happened pretty much confirmed what I’d already thought about each candidate. I’ll post more about each candidate later. There was one interesting subplot to the evening, though — … Continue reading →

It’s just a whisper now, but it could grow into a roar. It seems that ever since the first soldiers crossed into Iraqi territory, the ADD-stricken press has been running stories about the fact that no significant quantities of weapons … Continue reading →

The United Nations has become a circus. I couldn’t help but think that today, as I read the news that Cuba has been reelected to the U.N. Human Rights Commission. This is the same one, by the way, that is … Continue reading →

Tonight I was watching Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO. This guy, Brian from North Carolina, phoned into the show: “Don’t you think the SARS virus could be a terrorist attack, and if so, how can we fight it?” … Continue reading →

This picture is from a deeply moving article that ran in Thursday’s New York Times: “This is all because of Saddam!” shrieked Ali Majid al-Shamali, in tears, as he waved his arms at the long rows of graves marked with … Continue reading →