The former governor of Texas passed away yesterday. I’ll always remember her as the lady who quipped: “Poor George, he can’t help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth.”
Yikes! Hillary May Want To Rethink Her ’08 Election Bid
“Criminal" "Megalomaniac" "Fraud" "Devil incarnate" "Power freak.” "Satanic" “Political whore” These are words used by New Hampshirites to describe Hillary Clinton. New Hampshire Democrats. Full story here.
Barack Is Da Bomb
Barack Obama, the junior Senator from Illinois, who I predicted one year ago would become President someday, is the most beloved Senator in the country.
The Power Of The Blogosphere
I hate — really hate — the self-congratulatory aspect of the political blogosphere, where bloggers hoist themselves on their own petard thinking that, collectively, they can change the course of politics and, by extension, America. But Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, the proprietor of the most popular liberal blog Daily Kos, seems to really be making a difference, and has set himself … Read More
The Strange Crash Of Gary Dodds
You need to read this story to believe it. Although, nobody’s sure what to believe. It involves NH congressional candidate Gary Dodds, a Democrat, who disappeared for 27 hours in April. His car was found in a crash with a guardrail, and Dodds himself was found a mile away a day later. His "story" of what happened, where he was … Read More
Corrupt Democrats
Ever since the Abramoff scandal rained crap on many GOPers, the Republican establishment and their colleagues in the press have been looking for the equivalent level of corruption in Democrats. They think they’ve found it. The headline reads "Reid Accepted Free Boxing Tickets While a Related Bill Was Pending": Senate Democratic Leader Harry M. Reid (Nev.) accepted free ringside tickets … Read More
If Al Gore Was President
I don’t watch Saturday Night Live anymore, but I regret not seeing Al Gore open the show this past weekend. He spoke as President Al Gore, looking back on his six years in office. Crooks and Liars has video. A snippet: As I speak, the gigantic national budget surplus is down to a perilously low $11 trillion dollars. And don’t … Read More
As Sure As The Sun Sets In The West…
…you will never ever find me riding as a passenger in a car (or a plane) driven by a Kennedy. AFTERTHOUGHT: Okay, maybe Caroline. RELATED: The wingnuts are having a field day about how a member of a highly-influential political family may have been driving while intoxicated, and how he was getting preferential treatment because of his family name. Yeah, … Read More
Quote Of The Day
"You know, I think that I… you’ll have to ask him or his office." — Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), quoted by the New York Daily News, when asked why her husband has no visible wedding ring in his portrait recently unveiled for the National Portrait Gallery.
New Orleans, Disney — Same Difference
It seems to me — and I’m just spitballin’ here — that if you are going to run for the Mayor of New Orleans, your website should have a picture of you standing in the actual New Orleans, and not the "New Orleans Square" exhibit re-created at Disneyland. Actual photo from the website of NOLA mayorial candidate Kimberly Butler (yes, … Read More
Carter Blogs
Jimmy Carter responds to questions over at Daily Kos.
The Catholic Vote
Glenn Greenwald notes that part of Rove’s tactics for winning the 2004 election against Kerry was to take the Catholic vote. Rove did this in part by impugning Kerry’s catholicism, i.e., Kerry wasn’t a "good" Catholic. Part of the reprehensible tactics included parading Catholic Republicans in front of the microphones to suggest that Kerry shouldn’t receive communion because of his … Read More
Barack Obama Wins A Grammy
Seriously.
Fighting Dems
The Fighting Dems series is meant to highlight men and women who have worn the uniform and have chosen to run on the Democratic ticket. Turns out — contrary to what you might think — there’s a heck of a lot more on our side than theirs. Check it out here — they are currently featuring Iraq War vets running … Read More
Harry Reid: Kicking Ass
Whaa?!? The hot breaking buzz is on Senator Harry Reid, and his surprise invocation of a rare closed door session of the Senate to discuss Iraq and the faulty intelligence during the run-up. Frist is pissed, talking about the lack of senatorial courtesy (something which Republicans feel they have not been obligated to give, since they have a majority). CNN … Read More