3/3/09
Selected Five-Star Reviews of “Joe The Plumber”‘s New Book (From Amazon)
"This is a good book for those with no training, education, or experience in political science, economics, or probably anything else, and wish to read the opinions of an unlicensed plumber who also has no training or experience in anything relevant." "I could not put the book down. Seriously, something really sticky was on the cover" "In this book and … Read More
The Bush Legal Memos
As much as possible, I've resisted Bush-bashing since he was ushered out of office. He's gone, let's go forward I figure. But certain legal memos of the Bush Administration, released yesterday, really are truly frightening. Michael Isikoff from Newsweek gives an example: In perhaps the most surprising assertion, the Oct. 23, 2001, memo suggested the president could even suspend press freedoms … Read More
The Right’s Rush Problem
Former Bush speechwriter David Frum weighs in, anti-Rush: Here’s Rahm Emanuel on Face the Nation yesterday: “the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican party.” What a great endorsement for Rush! (And we know Rush is fond of compliments – listen to his loving account in his CPAC speech of the birthday lunch given him by President … Read More
GOP Meltdown
Wow. The infighting is very ugly: In a little-noticed interview Saturday night, Steele dismissed Limbaugh as an “entertainer” whose show is “incendiary” and “ugly.” Steele’s criticism makes him the highest-ranking Republican to pick a fight with the popular and polarizing conservative talk show host. But the new RNC chairman’s extraordinary comments won’t sit well with the millions of conservative listeners Limbaugh draws … Read More
Full-On Crazy
Andrew Breitbart of the Washington Times welcomes the new Messiah, and no, it's not Obama. Brace yourselves. The mood at the Omni Shoreham Hotel late Saturday afternoon was off the electrical meter when Rush Limbaughtook center stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). *** Fox News joined C-SPAN in carrying the nearly hour-and-a-half experience, while CNN broke ranks with the … Read More
