Gleen Greenwald makes the convincing argument that the Foley Folly is the most powerful scandal to come out against the GOP because it finally finally finally exposes the GOP playbook (used in Iraq, Katrina, etc.) to the public for what it is: In that regard, this scandal is like the CliffsNotes version of a more complicated treatise on how the … Read More
GOP Losing Christian Right
Wow. That title felt really good to type. But it’s true. The evangelical base that Karl and Ken have worked so hard to feed and care for is deserting the Republican party: A nationwide poll of 1,500 registered voters released yesterday by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center found that 57 percent of white evangelicals are inclined to vote for Republican … Read More
Foley Blame Game & The Foley Effect
I wish I had kept this list earlier, because then I could hyperlink to examples. But off the top of my head, this is a short list of all the entities named by the right wing pundits on AM radio and the right blogistan who are actually responsible for Foley’s malfeasance: Demon alcohol Catholic priests Gay GOP staffers ABC’s Brian … Read More
“Let’s Not Mince Words…”
Let’s not mince words: President Bush is a profound threat to the US constitution. From the AP … President Bush, again defying Congress, says he has the power to edit the Homeland Security Department’s reports about whether it obeys privacy rules while handling background checks, ID cards and watchlists. In the law Bush signed Wednesday, Congress stated no one but … Read More
Obama ’08
Newsweek is reporting that Senator Barack Obama may be seriously looking at a 2008 Presidential bid: Ask Washington insiders about Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential hopes, and you’ll get a pat response: great idea, a cycle or three from now–or maybe this time as veep. But they need to get out more. I’ve talked to Democrats in 10 cities in the … Read More
Polls Show GOP Hurt
Wall Street journal/NBC poll: The survey shows that by 41%-18%, Americans say recent news developments have made them less favorable toward continued Republican control of Congress; by 34%-23% they called themselves more favorably inclined toward Democratic control. It also shows a decline in Mr. Bush’s job approval rating to 39% from 42% earlier this month. Even more problematic for Republicans’ … Read More
The GOP Implosion
John Cole: Wiser folks have said this already, but it is worth reiterating, but the reason this is so damaging to the Republican party is that it resonates with people, pure and simple. There are a lot of facts to this case we don’t know, and the Republicans and the spinmeisters are going to do their level best to muddy … Read More
State Of Denial
Digby: "In the midst of all the excitement over the GOP congress’s under-age cyberstalking, I hope that we don’t lose sight of the other white meat — Woodward’s astonishing revelations in his new book ‘State of Denial.’" Slate’s John Dickerson says: The book paints the administration as clueless, dishonest, and dysfunctional. The behind-the-scenes anecdotes are irresistible. Laura Bush telling her … Read More
Dems Soft On Child Predators?
The New York Times notes how the NRCC has run ads this cycle hitting Democratic challengers on being soft on child predators. All I can say is "Huh"?: House Speaker Dennis Hastert has asked the Justice Department to investigate how lawmakers handled allegations that Rep. Mark Foley exchanged sexually explicit messages with teenage congressional pages. The move comes after Democrats … Read More
Well, Well, Well
Looks like convicted briber/lobbyist Jack Abramoff did spend a lot of time nuzzling with Karl Rove after all.
Bush’s Church To Bush: “Get Out Of Iraq”
The United Methodist Church (Bush’s religion of choice) took a stance the past weekend: United Methodist Church leaders helped launch a week of protest and civil disobedience against the war in Iraq by signing a declaration of peace urging President Bush to pull U.S. troops out of the country. The Declaration of Peace, signed Sept. 21, is described as a … Read More
Barack Obama
Good interview of the next good President (probably not in 2008, but sometime in the next decade) can be found here.
Quote Of The Day
"I am sick of Karl Rove’s bullshit." – Bill Clinton in the latest New Yorker. Sadly, the New Yorker doesn’t have the interview in its online version, but apparently that’s what the Big Dog actually said. Other Clinton quotes from the article: Clinton on the Kerry campaign: "Like a deer caught in the headlights." Clinton on watching the World Cup … Read More
An Average Day In The Life Of Joe Republican
A pretty decent explanation of why I’m a bleeding heart liberal pinko commie: Joe gets up at 6 a.m. and fills his coffeepot with water to prepare his morning coffee. The water is clean and good because some tree-hugging liberal fought for minimum water-quality standards. With his first swallow of water, he takes his daily medication. His medications are safe … Read More
Bush Loyalty Trumps Experience
WaPo reports on how Jim O’Beirne’s office in the Pentagon valued blind loyalty to Bush over ability and experience in managing post-invasion Iraq: O’Beirne’s staff posed blunt questions to some candidates about domestic politics: Did you vote for George W. Bush in 2000? Do you support the way the president is fighting the war on terror? Two people who sought … Read More