Rudy Giuliani is out of the race and will endorse John McCain.  After Florida, McCain leads in the number of votes cast in all the GOP primaries and in the number of delegates.  He did not win in Flor
Yeah, she’s cute but ignore that and focus on your takeaways.  It wasn’t but a few days back that NY NOW went totally, completely off-the-charts bonkers over Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Obama.  They
In case you were wondering why his message is 10 parts gassy “change” to every one part specific policy proposals, here’s why.  So successful has the Messiah been in focusing attention on his own char
Ka-BOOM…Hard to argue with any of that.  It’s more of a cry to defeat McCain than it is to elect Romney, but the end result of defeating McCain would be to elect Romney.  That bothers some conservativ
That’d be Abu Laith al-Libi, not to be confused with his degenerate terrorist colleague Abu Yahya al-Libi.  Get ‘em straight, because the latter will be appearing in a new video soon enough and the du
Hillary Clinton spent 6 years on the Wal-Mart board of directors yet did nothing during those years to advance the union cause.  Wal-Mart continued to buy from overseas sweat shops and Hillary didn’t
Look on the bright side.  If trends continue, this’ll be one issue both parties’ candidates will agree on this fall.She warned you, didn’t she?  As for BJ, I’d say this officially makes it his best mo
Another confidence builder.  Granted, the wheezing spendthrift McCain campaign of 2007 isn’t the leaner juggernaut of 2008, but you read that story in the context of this one.  Even having won three c
If the WaPo’s Mary Ann Akers is correct, Ted Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama not because Obama is such a great candidate in his own right.  Obama just happened to be the lucky recipient of a rebound.  T
On Monday, the day before the Florida primary, John Fund reported that John McCain had told a group of lawyers that while he would appoint a John Roberts to the SCOTUS, he might draw the line at appoi
I have come around to trust Mitt Romney more than John McCain or any of the other presidential candidates, and I think he is a smart and decent man who would be a fine president.  He’s a leader who ha
There are differing accounts on how many were killed that Baghdad attack today, but CNN reports an unspeakably awful and cruel aspect to the attack: The terrorists use remotely-triggered bomb vests th
I linked up to a New Media conference call with Mitt Romney earlier today.  It was his first as far as I know.  The governor discussed the status of the race, making a good point that the GOP and Demo
I have half a thought that the residents of Berkeley are so upset about their local US Marine Corps recruiting station because it’s where the city’s rebellious teens may go to act out against their pa
It’s flashback day so let’s go whole hog.  A reader sends this Globe piece from last March, which I don’t remember seeing at the time but probably did and have since repressed.  Audio at the link; the
Before throwing the hate at me for posting this, just watch the first minute or two.  I remain very very skeptical of McCain as a conservative for all the same reasons most of you do.  McCain’s hypocr
And by that I don’t mean that we first learned the basic details 10 months ago.  I mean the very story he’s linking to at the top of the report was published March 28, 2007; the dateline is right ther
See-Dub’s search for reasons to climb down off the ledge has taken him to strange hallucinatory places that only the diehard Fredhead knows, so let’s give him something a bit more reality-based.  30-3
Even more amazing than the accusation is the fact that the embed who recorded it buried it in a post about Huck’s dopey Romney/Hillary comparison.  Skip ahead to 1:31; the beginning of the question is
Maverick.  Political switch hitter.  Flirted with joining a ticket with John Kerry against a sitting Republican president back in 2004?  This is old ground, but it’s worth going over as a reminder of
With McCain-hate boiling, why isn’t Mitt airing attack ads?  The script writes itself. “John McCain: The only candidate approved by amnesty shills in both parties.”Politico has a theory.The other poss
This is yet another late Meccan sura. Its name comes from v. 35, where Abraham appears and prays, but following the convention of the naming of Qur’an chapters, this name has little to do with the con
He suggests Tom Coburn or George Allen, one of whom no one outside Oklahoma’s ever heard of, the other of whom would couldn’t fend off Jim Webb as an incumbent and would be slow-grilled by the left fo
Within the margin of error but in line with the RCP average and Rasmussen.  Again, Cali awards delegates proportionally so the only suspense is whether Mitt earns bragging rights to having won the pop
Like Coulter, she says she’s serious about the nuclear option, and (presumably) like Coulter, she thinks Mitt would be a tougher out for the Dems than McCain.  Would he?  We’ve already had this debate
They must be genuine.  Because given the abuse she’s going to take for this remarkably coincidental display of emotion the day before a do or die election, there’s no way she’d do it on purpose.How re
It’s not just the demise of the Three Little Pigs in England that ought to wake us up.  And threats to free speech and expression aren’t just under threat in France’s red zones.  Look at what producer
Again, California isn’t winner-take-all whereas New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Arizona, where McCain has prohibitive leads, all are.  But if you’re looking for something to keep Mitt in the ra
Results here.  Whatever happens will steer the narrative tomorrow so we might as well open a thread.  This is now must-win for Mitt; if McCain runs away with it, Romney’s got nothing meaningful to sho
Here’s a chart to help keep track of what’s occurred in which states.  I’ll keep updating it as the night goes.Blog SpeculationMcCain to finish 3rd in GA?Brokered convention for the GOP?Huckabee as Ro
We’ll stay with this thread as long as we can.  Georgia closes at 7 p.m.; if there’s a late conservative surge towards Mitt, presumably it’ll show up there first.  Missouri, which is winner take all,
Say it with me: Selected, not elected.Everyone on the same page here?  2,025 delegates needed to clinch, but the Messiah’s made such a contest of it that realistically neither one of them can win enou
Levin, Hannity, Ingraham and now Nobel nominee Rush Limbaugh (membership req’d): Big talk radio swings unanimously for Mitt Romney.  Rush makes several solid points that you’ve heard before, mostly re
If you listen to what Barack Obama actually says on the campaign trail, you could make several mistakes.  You might think America has been off the planet for the past few years.  You might think terro
Don’t bother with the Dems.  22 primaries + proportional allocation + bonus delegates for winning the state + superdelegates + fluid polls = too many moving parts to make any coherent guesses, althoug
Ambinder and Geraghty hear that he’s pressing ahead and that tomorrow’s CPAC speech will be somehow “major.”  Really?  Major enough to make up a 500-delegate deficit?  He can’t win — but neither can M
Levin and Kurtz are using the scourge of Maverick to get people motivated about electing a GOP Congress.  Super idea, but it ain’t happening with Captain Charisma at the top of the ticket on the other
I’ll say at the outset that my intent here isn’t to bash Bush or to ignore the good things he has done, particularly on the Supreme Court.  My intent is to get a handle on what’s gone wrong so that it
I nodded at this in the Scarborough post but it’s a big enough deal to warrant its own thread.  42-34 is the (almost) final tally from Cali this morning.  The 173 delegates are awarded proportionally,
The GOP’s front runner addresses conservatives at the Conservative Political Action Committe’s conference Thursday at 3 pm in Washington.  He’ll follow Mitt Romney by a few hours, as Romney addresses
What now?  Like Geraghty says, maybe Mitt goes to Virginia next Tuesday to take one last stab at stealing a big winner-take-all state, but the Annapolis factor for McCain and the evangelical presence
One final bleat for attention, a finger in the eye of the party that’s about to cross him by nominating someone not to his liking and a last-ditch bid to embarrass McCain by mobilizing evangelicals in
Working backward from the end of our day to the beginning, Michelle live-blogged John McCain’s speech while I manned the camera to catch any antics that might happen.  None did.  There were boos here
Back-of-the-envelope math by the Globe reveals that Mitt could tie McCain in delegates by March 4 if he wins all of the remaining February primaries … by an 80 percent margin.  No one knows yet how th
Somehow the big news today isn’t this teeth-gnasher but Mike McConnell telling Congress that they coulda/shoulda done a better job of writing the NIE to stress that Iran is still on track to build a b
Here’s the transcript of the fateful “pimped out” remark and here’s Wolfson’s declaration of war on Hillary’s behalf.  What’s the most painfully awesome part?  That it gives our last, best hope for a
John McCain is not a mystery candidate.  He has been in public life for decades, everyone knows his basic biography and he hasn’t exactly been a backbencher in Congress.  Some awful legislation bears
Bob Dole didn’t appreciate being called a loser, and Bob Dole didn’t like the press saying that he had endorsed John McCain when he hadn’t, and Bob Dole isn’t one to let people think he was the tax co
In dropping out of the GOP race Thursday, Mitt Romney showed a great deal of class and a flair for the dramatic.  But what’s next?  In particular, if he really does see 2008 as 1976, what does he have
Laura Ingraham guest hosted for O’Reilly Friday and her first guest was former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.  Gingrich didn’t come out and either endorse or pledge to oppose John McCain in the general
Both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader John Boehner appeared on CNN’s Late Edition today.  Pelosi went out of her way yet again to downplay success in Iraq since the surge:Am I the
Sura 15 is entitled Al-Hijr, which is translated variously as “The Valley of Stone,” “Stoneland,” “Rock City,” “Rocky Tract,” etc. Many translations do not render it in English at all, since it is a p
Barack Obama is speaking to a packed auditorium in Wisconsin right now, more or less taking the opportunity of winning the Potomac Primary to pivot from the Democrat race to the general election.  Tha
It’s animated and it’s based on the cartoon short series that aired on the Cartoon Network prior to the release of ROTS.  That series was duuuuuull up until the last couple of episodes.  Those led up
Huckabee within a single percentage point of Maverick in Virginia, says Geraghty — a 31-point gain in three days, if true.  And check this out.  Among women:And:The lesson?  Always stock up on liquor
Reminiscent of Billy Shaheen bringing up Obama’s drug use before New Hampshire and then claiming he had to do it because the evil GOP would assuredly do it during the general.  Rendell’s variation: De
So the Democrats who constantly carp that their patriotism isn’t to be questioned because they’re consistently making it easier for terrorists to plan and carry out attacks against us, want to have th
You can live by identity politics and attract blocs of voters who are basically competing for various political spoils.  They may and often will disagree on specific platform, proposals and first prin
The news is slow enough that we might as well open a thread, although I’m not sure what it is we’ll be predicting.  The outcomes are foregone conclusions (I think); want to bet the spreads?  I’ll give
Harry Reid is trying to keep Democrats from having to choose between hippies and the Marines.  He used a sneaky maneuver to block a vote on the Semper Fi Act Monday.  That’s the bill that would strip
I realize that Republicans don’t exactly corner the market on government spending restraint (thanks, W, thanks, Congress!) but hopefully someone on the Hill will resist Barack Obama’s latest big gover
So sayeth a famously pollyannaish neocon news source:Read to the end for the caveats.  The provincial powers law is part of the Shiites’ push for decentralization, to give groups like SCIRI dominion o
This turned up on the OC Register’s site today.  The story is that in November Sen. Barack Obama wrote a letter to Tim Mason, the CEO of Tesco, urging them to run their grocery store business in ways
I hadn’t realized that M. Night Shyamalan is Hillary’s campaign adviser now.  At least this time she’s not channeling Eleanor Roosevelt.Does it get cold in the room when the departed break out their “
They lead with the fact that Democrats are much more impressed with their candidates than we are with ours, but here’s the surprise:His approval rating among Republicans is only a point shy of Obama’s
They made up seven percent of the vote and broke 72-23 his way.  Only two possible explanations: Either they really dig the guy and are planning to cross over again for him in November or they’re hot
The SF Gate headline says that Berkeley backed down on Tuesday.  And that’s what Berkeley’s leadership wants the country to think, but read between the lines of this story and see if you can figure ou
I produced this video short before we started Hot Air, back when I was blogging at the JunkYardBlog.  It’s the anatomy of the 2006 Cartoon Jihad, which hit its second anniversary this month.Two years
His rap sheet, which includes the 1983 Marine barracks bombing and the 1985 TWA hijacking, speaks for itself.  So legendary a figure is he that the CIA was worried last year about him organizing a Shi
Sounds like another VTech. Not much information yet.  Standby.Update: The university webpage says the scene is secure but no word on victims.Update: VTech redux: It happened inside a lecture hall and
3:30 p.m. in … Boston.  Will Maverick be there?  Stand by while I look for his schedule.Look on the bright side, Mittheads.  This way he gets to flip the bird to Huckabee before Huck drops out.Update:
I linked the raw form of this video yesterday.  It’s the Berkeley Code Pinkos blocking the door to the USMC recruiting station while the police stand aside and do nothing about it.  The RNCC has taken
If only.  Read LJ’s two posts on the subject, first and second, paying special attention to the use of the word “pledge.”  Did the Messiah promise not to do any fundraising for the general election by
The Times isn’t a newspaper so much as it’s an organ of far left politics.  Today’s evidence is an unserious blog post that sets out to smack a few Republicans, the Interior Department and the NRA for
Hillary Clinton is up fast in Ohio and she’s betting on Texas to be her personal Battle of San Jacinto, the place where she has to win the war by routing her enemy after suffering a string of Alamo-li
Via Israel Matzav, watch it not for the detail (of which there’s little) but just to be part of the moment. Upon further review, the hit was only extremely impressive, not fantastically so: The bomb w
Serious question.  If the party elite gets to pick the nominee, what’s the case for them picking her over Obama?  Assume she wins what she has to win on March 4 to stay alive but limps on through the
Our friends, the Saudis.  Let’s hold hands with them as we stroll around the ranch.That’s a threat of war.  And it’s not the freelance work of low-level hacks.Bandar was the Saudi ambassador to the US
Download for your iPodSuperdelegate (It’s Not Easy)The Ventilators Lyrics, piano, and Hillary impersonation: Michelle Malkin Video production: Bryan PrestonI can’t stand to lose I’m not going to quit
It’s linked off the Obama campaign web site and was apparently authored and released on January 29.  Christopher Markowski calls it “Red Dawn II” and says that it’s straight Communism.  I’m not sure I
Thin and circumstantial until the middle of page two, when things start hopping.  A lot of it’s old news from the 9/11 Commission Report but you’re probably seeing it for the first time; our media ten
The video was produced by the American Life League.  It criticizes Planned Parenthood for using tax dollars to promote its business and attack pro-lifers.Until recently, YouTube banned this video.  At
I don’t have a strong opinion on whether Kosovo should or shouldn’t be independent, but there is a legitimate thing to fear from it and that’s that it may encourage separatists elsewhere into launchin
MSNBC reports but leaves out important context.It’s at this point that the MSNBC report ought to sidebar into who these lawyers are and who is paying for them (hint: they’re far far left ACLU and Nati
Sura 16, “The Bee,” is another in the string of late Meccan suras that began with sura 10. Its title comes from v. 68, which tells us that Allah taught the bee to do what bees do.Verses 1-19 emphasize
I tossed this story in headlines but then the thought occurred to me that it might be evidence of one of the Hillary campaign’s problems.  It might be evidence that one of Hillary’s core tendencies, w
Another day, another headline for Bill Clinton that overshadows whatever Hillary Clinton is up to today.  This one has Bill Clinton lashing out from the stage at pro-lifers at Franciscan University in
Colorful metaphor or a little wink-wink nudge-nudge about the form the reprisal for Mughniyeh will take?Israel’s already deploying Patriot batteries to the north, although a Kuwaiti paper alleges the
USA Today’s Daniel Gilgoff and Captain Ed both think so, and they posit the “Mormon issue” as an underlying driver.  I think they’re both oversimplifying.  The “Mormon issue” played a role, but I don’
We’re almost three hours away, I believe, from the polls closing but some data’s already trickling in.  The early signs — change over experience, 27% turnout among independents (63-34 for Obama, per F
Practical consequences: zero.  Symbolic value: golden. You can’t appreciate this story unless you’ve read the Atlantic piece on Hillary’s craptastic ex-campaign manager, who managed to blow through a
In which your fearless correspondent pretends to know something about Pakistani politics.  Our man in Islamabad lost big yesterday — not quite so big as to give Bhutto’s and Nawaz Sharif’s parties the
Last chance to check our gal for a pulse before they hit her with the Texas/Ohio defibrillator on March 4.  The trends ain’t good — trailing in every poll taken this month except ARG’s weekend survey,
K-12 through university.  Is this where we want to go to deal with violence at schools?It should be clear now that declaring schools “gun free zones” does not make them gun free zones.  It makes them
A sex scandal that may not be a scandal tucked inside an ethics scandal that may not be an ethics scandal tucked inside an ethics scandal that was a genuine scandal 20 years ago, and for which McCain
Noteworthy mainly for the extent of the self-deprecation.  Genuine remorse at having inadvertently humiliated his guy in front of MSNBC’s three viewers, do you think?  Or circumstantial evidence of th
Sen. Barack Obama tried clarifying Michelle Obama’s “this is the first time I’m really proud of my country” remark last night during a radio interview in Texas.  Barry’s take is marginally better.  Bu
She’s got a few weapons left — brass knuckles at tomorrow’s debate, 527s taking off and strafing the Messiah in Texas and Ohio — but that won’t roll back the advance.  It’s our dumb luck that we final
Not sure which one yet.  Unless it’s ARG or Zogby, does it matter?  The Clenis has already staked the campaign’s fortunes on winning the state so between this and McCain’s non-scandal scandal, we may
An unusually good question coming from a halfwit, never mind her suggestion that Limbaugh would shunt this tip off onto a newspaper with 1/20th the audience he has and then sit idly by waiting for it
Sort of, in a “I told you never to trust The Man” way:What choice do they have?  If this had dropped a month ago they’d be clubbing him with it to push Romney.  As it is, the only alternative is … no
He’s holding a pro forma presser as I write this to sniff at the charges, which I thought was a foolish way of making a small story into a big deal until I saw this.  It’s already big; might as well h
Here’s Charles R. Black, a board member of the American Conservative Union, defending John McCain against the New York Times’ smear job yesterday.I can’t really disagree with much that Black says ther
It occurs to me that I’ve been so busy wringing my hands over the Messiah that I’ve denied you the basic right of every conservative blog reader: Pure, blissful schadenfreude over Her Majesty’s politi
So, judging by Memeorandum, here’s the big scoop that’s going to wreck Maverick’s candidacy.  His campaign put out a statement the other night claiming he’d never been personally asked by a firm named
An answer to the question of why Hillary hasn’t gone after him over it: Because, like me, she’s heard enough old stories of troops being underequipped not to doubt any new ones too strenuously.  Even
They mean terrorists — we’re talking about the Weathermen here, and Obama’s host that day is on record as wishing he’d set more bombs back when — but Politico’s in for a round of especially obnoxious
They seem to have worked some of the software kinks out of Boeing’s “virtual” border fence and Michael Chertoff says it’s ready to install, and may be online this summer.  Here’s a sneak preview of ou
A few business items as we head into a new week at Hot Air:1) It is with regret that I announce that Bryan Preston has left the company. He has chosen to take a position as a producer with the Laura I
That would be Anthony Cordesman, formerly a nutroots darling, of late known as “Anthony who?” since he came back from Iraq heralding major progress on every front.  There’s actually plenty for the lef
Coming soon to a John McCain campaign commercial near you.  Her point here is entirely fair, incidentally; near as I can tell, Obama’s master plan for uprooting the special interest kudzu in D.C. is t
Muhammad’s famous Night Journey (Isra and Miraj) is the basis of the Islamic claim to Jerusalem as an Islamic holy city. The only thing the Qur’an has to say about it is this the first verse of sura 1
In his original post on the contacts between Weather Underground bombers Willliam Ayres and Bernadette Dohrn, Allah didn’t think much would be made of their 1995 visit:  At The New Republic’s blog, Ja
Saw this book on the shelf today and can’t wait to pick it up–because it presumes to answer a question I’ve been asking myself for various reasons since I arrived here.  The author is Jack Cashill, a
“I admit it: I’m voting for Barack Obama because he’s black. Yes, I’m voting for him because he’s qualified, intelligent, charismatic and competent — and because unlike Hillary Clinton, he opposed the
So far, the lack of daylight between the agendas of the two Democratic contenders for the party’s presidential nomination has kept the focus mostly on experience and campaign tactics.  USA Today took
I’m glad this dropped on a day when the conservative blogosphere is busy sneering at Hillary for her cheap shot at Obama, just to highlight the contrast between the sides.  As McCain has explained num
They call him Flipper, Flipper, faster than lightning, No-one you see, is smarter than he….When Mitt Romney first appeared at CPAC in 2007 as a presidential candidate, a man in a dolphin costume began
Benny Avni at the New York Sun looks at Barack Obama’s promise to meet with America’s enemies, and wonders what could come from this policy.  Given that Obama doesn’t discuss the goals or the potentia
Hot Air is proud to welcome blogger extraordinaire Ed Morrissey of Captain’s Quarters to the staff. He’ll start cross-posting here today and we’re opening up comment registration to help bring CQ memb
Robert Spencer finds an historical analog to put the stupidity in context.  We knew the meltdown was coming, but who thought it’d be this lame?  If she’s desperate for a line of attack, she could tack
Apparently, John McCain doesn’t  like the asinine emphasis on Barack Obama’s middle name any more than Obama  himself. After talk-radio host Bill Cunningham introduced McCain at a Cincinnati  rally, t
House Republicans had an opportunity to take a bold stand on pork by  declaring a unilateral moratorium on earmarking in 2008. Instead, they offered  one in conjunction with the Democrats, who scoffed
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak gave an  indication that he may not attend next month’s Arab Summit due to the  interference of Syria into Lebanon’s politics. In an interview broadcast  initially in Bahrain, Mu
CBS and the New York Times have a new poll out that looks at the Democratic primary race and at the general election.  In the former, it uses a rather small sample, but in the latter the sample gets w
If the meltdown doesn’t come this evening then it’s next week’s concession speech or bust.  I fear the golden schadenfreudean moment may yet elude us, my friends.Hey, I know.  How about a last-ditch a
The Times of London follows the money in the journalistic tradition of Watergate and finds a strange connection between Tony Rezko, Barack Obama, and Nadhmi Auchi.  The latter, one of Britain’s riches
Hillary Clinton today tied her fortunes to the rest of us losing ours.   Speaking at an Ohio rally, the presidential contender told the faithful that economic issues would be the primary factor in the
The White House put the blame on the Clintons for holding up the release of documents relating to Hillary Clinton’s activities during Bill’s administration.  Hillary and Bill have both claimed to want
If Bernard Lewis is right, then decades of received wisdom from the Cold War are no longer operative.  After all, it doesn’t really matter if you deter 99% of a society.  You only need to deter the on
The New York Times marks  another milestone on its journey to National Enquirer status. The Gray  Lady’s smear piece on John McCain got 66% of Rasmussen respondents believing  that the paper deliberat
The Democrats have discovered just how badly they have constructed their  college of delegates in this cycle. They have used the superdelegate structure  since the mid-1980s, but no one foresaw how th
Problematic?  There’s a lot going on: Her Majesty’s hamfisted attempt to parse Obama’s statement, leading to nothing more damaging than a laugh line at her expense; Russert’s dopey follow-up question,
The location of the US embassy in Israel has generated considerable  controversy here in the US. The American government has never fully recognized  Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, preferring to l
The Los  Angeles Times has conducted a national poll for the presidency, and the  results show John McCain leading both Democratic presidential contenders despite  all of the attention on their primar
Both Democratic presidential candidates keep harping on two topics in the  campaign. They want to end lobbyist influence in Washington, and they want to  keep foreigners from unfair competition in Ame
Several anti-war musicians and moviemakers are getting together to try and squeeze one last dollar out of the anti-war movement before we win.  This time, Der Gut tells us, they’re collaborating on a
Admiral Mike Mullen, chair of the Joint Chiefs of the Armed Services, issued a warning to the Democratic presidential hopefuls today.  The kind of rapid withdrawal from Iraq that Hillary Clinton has s
Bobby Jindal has begun his tenure as Louisiana governor with a splash. After just a few weeks on the job, he has forced the Democrat-controlled state legislature into a massive rehaul of its ethics ru
Bob Geldof pens an unusual article for Time Magazine today, extolling the intellect and virtues of President George Bush.  He starts off by noting — as have we conservatives since early in the adminis
A “world exclusive” that was actually leaked two months ago and then dutifully suppressed by the British media.  How badly have they wanted to write about this?  Count the number of articles on the Te
Jack Jacobs at MS-NBC  wonders who Barack Obama has as his military advisers. Based on his answers at  the debate, Jacobs suggests replacing them at the first opportunity. No one  expects a presidenti
An essential companion piece to Karl’s typically excellent refutation of Josh Marshall this morning. Marshall may be a “prestige” blogger but he’s never been above conspiracy-teasing when it suits his
While Democrats fan out to talk about the misery of our economy and how the  government has to do more to control it, the news out of Europe seems brighter.  The Germans and their more-controlled econ
The staff at the New York Times has burned the midnight oil trying to find  ways to derail John McCain’s campaign. After endorsing him in the primary, the  paper then ran an unsubstantiated smear agai
Michael Bloomberg has decided not to run for president, but he will likely  decide on an endorsement in the next few weeks. The mayor of New York City opts  out in today’s New  York Times, but he make
Barack Obama has joined Hillary Clinton in trashing one of her husband’s  major economic and diplomatic achievements on the stump. He has told Americans  that he rejects NAFTA, the program that create
Five days ago Chertoff said that Boeing’s Sauron-tech is already partially online and busting waves of illegal immigrants, and the rest of it would be fired up this summer. Now, in a whiplash-inducing
Leftist magazine Mother Jones claims to have cobbled together a list of some of the music played by Gitmo interrogators to “prolong capture shock” and disorient the detainees.    If you wondered what
Attorney General Michael Mukasey has informed Nancy Pelosi that he will not enforce the contempt citations issued by the House last week.  He informed the Speaker that neither Josh Bolten nor Harriet
The AP fact-checked one of the memes that Democrats have used against John McCain, and come to the conclusion that neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama understand the term “war”.  Both have tried
A companion piece to his predictable whine this afternoon that it’s fearmongering to wonder whether a guy whose “judgment” seems always to lead to negotiation without precondition no matter how repuls
Chicago political figure and Barack Obama supporter Tony Rezko goes on trial Monday on federal charges of bribery and extortion, and at least one reformer hopes the media starts asking more questions
Thirteen dead in south Waziristan, among them an Egyptian who just might be the infamous Dr. Z per the latest scurrilous rumor — although as far as I can tell, the only person circulating that rumor i
The Israelis have sent  a warning to Gaza and its Hamas leadership after the latest rocket attack on  Ashkelon. If the attacks continue, Israel will invade Gaza and conduct  large-scale military opera
Per yesterday’s post, mightn’t Drudge have been doing the Brits’ secret bidding by spilling the beans?  Er, probably not: Harry was due back anyway “in a matter of weeks,” which, on the one hand, make
After reporting on Barack Obama’s dance with the Canadians on NAFTA yesterday, Canadian broadcaster CTV got accused of perpetrating a smear against the Democratic front-runner.  They insisted that Oba
Turkey has ended its  incursion into northern Iraq, according to the Iraqi government, and its  troops will return home shortly. The raid intended to wipe out PKK bases in the  Zap valley, and some so
Police in Las Vegas have begun investigating the discovery of a bag of the deadly poison ricin in n Extended Stay hotel.  After a guest brought the bag to the front desk, he and several employees had
What’s worse in politics than being attacked?  Being ignored — and Hillary Clinton wants it to stop.   She wants back into the national discourse after mostly being overlooked since the debacle of Sup
The Economist takes a look at Obamanomics,  and it sees William Jennings Bryan and class warfare. Instead of offering hope,  Barack Obama offers the same fear- and envy-based tactics on which populism
Black superdelegates report harassment, intimidation, and namecalling in attempts to get them to change their votes.  Has this come from the vaunted Clinton machine, desperately attempting to pull out
The Arab League has demanded — and received — an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council following the Israeli counterattack on Gaza.  They want the UNSC to issue a condemnation for Israel’s mili
John McCain may interrupt his campaigning to return to Washington in an effort to pass a one-year moratorium on earmarking.  The Hill reports that McCain’s return puts the rest of the Senate GOP caucu
Old old old news — so old, in fact, that Rolling Stone covered it in February of last year — but thanks to McCain’s Hagee-related jerkiness and the left’s highly nuanced dudgeon about it, everything o
Irish authorities arrested three Afghan nationals at a hostel for asylum seekers last night on suspicion of terrorist activity.  It calls into question the common wisdom that terrorists exist because
According to a report floating around Capitol Hill, the Democratic House leadership may have made a deal with Republicans to get the FISA reform bill passed — with telecom immunity intact.  Instead of
Our friend Robert Spencer reports that the Dutch public broadcaster KRO has given up on its planned production to show that the Bible contains just as much potential for violence as the Koran.   NIS N
The Air Force snubbed longtime partner Boeing and awarded a lucrative contract to Northrop and EADS, the European maker of the Airbus, to build a fleet of refueling aircraft.  The decision stunned Boe
Tin Goeglein has resigned his position at the White House after a blogger caught him plagiarizing the work of others in his occasional newspaper column that ran in a local Fort Wayne, Indiana newspape
A lawsuit in Minnesota will start a debate on whether adults should have responsibility for the actions of other non-relative adults.  Amanda Jax died in a drinking binge on her 21st birthday, a trage
Hey, remember four years ago how we needed a vet at the top of the ticket since only people who’d seen the horrors of war could appreciate the human cost of sending men into battle?  Late-breaking cav
Rarely have I read a newspaper column that shocks me for its sheer breadth of nonsense, but today’s effort by Charlotte Allen in the Washington Post provides one of those I-can’t-believe-she-wrote-tha
The juxtaposition of events in Colombia and Venezuela give a compelling indication that Hugo Chavez has allied himself with FARC, the terrorist rebels just across his border.  The day after the Columb
While the New York Times takes aim at Barack Obama’s claim to be cleaner than thou in politics, David Ignatius looks more closely at his claim to bipartisanship at the Washington Post.  He finds the r
Hillary Clinton has complained bitterly that her competitor, Barack Obama, has received a cushy ride so far from the mainstream media.  That may be changing, however, with the corruption trial of Obam
Michael Sheridan of the Times of London interviewed the men who planned, financed, and conducted the 2002 Bali bombing that left 202 people dead, including many Muslims.  Not surprisingly, none regret
The US didn’t take very long in finding two al-Qaeda in Iraq leaders who killed five American soldiers in a blast five weeks ago.  Both died in an attack on their vehicle in Mosul Wednesday, after a g
Muhammad was especially proud of sura 17, which goes by the titles “The Night Journey” and “The Tribe of Israel.” Of suras 17, 18, and 19 he said: “They are among the earliest and most beautiful Surah
It’s only the first day of the Tony Rezko trial, testimony has yet to be heard, and already the press has gotten to Barack Obama.  Faced with a new focus on his ties to the defendant in a corruption c
The Pentagon released its annual report on the military developments in the People’s Republic of China, and the big news is the escalation of spending seen from Beijing.  Titled “Military Power of the
As Venezuela, Colombia, and Ecuador prepare to have their armies make a run for the borders, Alvaro Uribe accused Hugo Chavez of funding the terrorist organization FARC.  In its lightning raid across
Republicans had worried that Hillary Clinton might opt out of the Democratic primary race if she loses tomorrow in Texas, Ohio, or both.  Fret not — the Clintonian ambition for power continues unabate
Says Novak, who also claims to have heard from Romney’s people that McCain promised Charlie Crist the VP nod in return for his endorsement in Florida:We’ve been down this road before vis-a-vis Coulter
Over the weekend, we noted that the Left needed to prepare itself for yet another capitulation by House leadership, this time on FISA.  House Intel chair Silvestre Reyes all but confirmed it on CNN, s
Until now most of the intimidation has been of the “soft” kind, with the Dutch PM nudging Wilders to kindly remind him that if some savage beheads someone over his film, it’s his fault. Now, the inevi
The NAFTA Dance continues.  After Canadian broadcaster CTV reported that Barack Obama’s campaign told Canadian diplomats that his opposition to NAFTA was just campaign demagoguery, the Obama campaign
Old paradigm: Iranian nuclear program no threat to the West.  New paradigm: Iran lied about its weaponization and may still be pursuing weapons.  The IAEA now wants Iran to prove it isn’t developing w
A blast from the past.Who were they after?  Revisit this post, about the (unsuccessful) U.S. gunship attack on AQ during the Ethiopian/Somali conflict in January 2007, for a list of four or five names
Gazans celebrated a “victory” over departing IDF forces today, but Israel warns that the operation has not yet concluded — and probably will not for the foreseeable future.  After destroying a number
Rumors have swirled since a missile attack in January that one of its unintended targets may have been the American traitor, Adam Gadahn.  Usually a high-profile character, his colleagues had reported
Barack Obama effusively praised the record of Jay Rockefeller after receiving a glowing introduction from the West Virginia Senator yesterday.  Rockefeller called Obama “brilliant” and talked about wh
Not quite as stupid as the subliminal-message accusations over the weekend but in the ballpark, and worthy of a Sean Wilentz follow-up piece at TNR on Team Obama’s race-baiting should his campaign dar
The publishing world has produced another non-fiction fantasist.  Margaret Seltzer, Peggy to her Sherman Oak friends, tried passing herself off as Margaret Jones, white-girl gang-banger of South-Centr
Ukraine has had a running conflict with Russia since the Orange Revolution pushed the former Soviet republic closer to the West.  Gazprom, the state-owned natural gas producer in Russia, has occasiona
Abe Greenwald is exultant and supplies an apt quote from Martin Amis as an epitaph for the piece.  It’s tremendous news but made me think of the Iranian mullahcracy vis-a-vis the Iranian population: J
But what a career it has been for Brett Favre!  America’s favorite Cheesehead departs the NFL as one of the best quarterbacks it ever had, and arguably the best.  Not bad for a Louisiana Mississippi b
Anyone see any scenario at this point aside from an increasingly unlikely Obama sweep that knocks our gal out of the race?  Ohio looks like it’s in the bag; if Ohio’s in the bag then theoretically Pen
Earlier this morning, I predicted that Barack Obama would win a narrow victory over Hillary Clinton in Texas.  However, Jay Reding looks at the latest Real Clear Politics polling and believes that Hil
Sometimes watching an event unfold over several days can give analysts too much of a blow-by-blow perspective.  Barack Obama’s NAFTA dance provides an excellent example of this.  The spin from the cam
Yesterday, the UN Security Council finally reacted to the new intelligence indicating that — surprise!  — Iran continues to lie about its work on nuclear technology.  After a smuggled laptop showed si
Not long ago, my son and I had a dinner argument over the war against radical Islamist terrorism.  He’s a brilliant academic, about to enter graduate school for either math, physics, or both, but he s
If Hillary Clinton can eke out a win in either Texas or Ohio, a 2-1 majority of Democrats nationwide want her to remain in the race, according to a fresh ABC poll.  The 29% who want her to withdraw if
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper pledged not to rest until his government finds the leaker who exposed Barack Obama’s NAFTA Dance.  The Conservative PM calls the leak “unfair to Senator Obama” a
Two major pollsters show Hillary Clinton moving back into a national lead over Barack Obama following her big wins yesterday in Texas and Ohio.  Gallup has Hillary in front by four, and Rasmussen’s da
David Obey has sent out a survey to House Republicans to determine whether they will request earmarks for the 2009 budget after calling for a one-year moratorium.  In what can only be called a display
Hugo Chavez accused the US of fomenting a war between Venezuela and Colombia as part of an effort to colonize his nation.  The socialist leader insists that he wants nothing but peace, but failed to e
Think this testimony will get the saturation coverage September’s appearance got?As always the focus will be on troop levels, a point to which Petraeus alludes twice in the interview — once in the con
I’m going to guess no, for the simple reason that a man who couldn’t sway enough conservatives to tip close primaries from John McCain to Mitt Romney probably isn’t capable of getting them excited abo
The irony abounds in this development from Europe.  The EU will move to open its defense contracting market to foreign bidders, including those in the US, in a series of economic reforms.  This comes
Democrats unveiled their new spending plan for FY2009, and as expected, they have added billions and billions to a federal budget already straining at the seams.  The new budget pushes DC farther into
Or Obama/Clinton?  Are you kidding?  Hillary doesn’t want to be outshone by a vice president with ten times the appeal she has, who’ll be expected to have a major role given all the media attention la
Here’s Texas, where she won by only three:And … here’s Ohio, where she won by 10:I.e. race was worth 12 points to her overall and eight to Obama, for a net to Her Majesty of +4.  Fair comparison, thou
The Senate Republican caucus may act to distance itself from John McCain when he returns to Washington next week to vote on a series of bills intended to highlight his record as the real agent of chan
John Lott and Brad Smith hope that this presidential cycle drives a stake in the heart of public financing for national elections.  Their column in the Wall Street Journal argues that the public-finan
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Barack Obama could be excused for believing two weeks ago that he had nothing more than a flower-strewn path to the nomination.  Women fainted in his presence, the
Hillary Clinton stopped Barack Obama’s winning streak cold last night by winning three out of four primaries, including a big win in Ohio and a surprising win in Texas.  The momentum from these victor
I waited 45 minutes for Paul HQ to fix the video of his farewell message that’s supposed to be here but it still won’t play as of this writing.  Take ABC’s word for it, though: It’ll be there soon, an
Earlier today, Pajamas Media’s PJM Political show on the XM Satellite Radio channel featured an interview with me, conducted by Ed Driscoll.  You can listen to the entire one-hour show at this link, o
The bombing of a military recruitment center keeps getting stranger and stranger.  The eight Congressional Representatives from New York City all received a copy of a picture of the targeted office, s
The British ambassador to the IAEA made this same accusation a week or so ago.  Same source, do you think?Follow the link for details of a contentious, accusatory briefing held recently by IAEA chief
Pity poor Harry Reid.  Was anyone ever as inept with rhetoric forced into a position of national leadership?  The same man who called George Bush a “loser” and Alan Greenspan a “hack” — the same man w
Home-schooling families got dealt a blow by the California appeals court.  They ruled that only certified educators could opt out of public or private schools, which will likely end home schooling as
Terrific.  He’s won 12 of the 14 caucuses held thus far, and one of her two wins was American Samoa.  What could go wrong?Read the TNR post.  Granholm did all she could to tip this to her/our gal by h
We warned Republicans to get behind a unilateral pork moratorium to ensure they had the high road for 2008.  Now it looks as if Nancy Pelosi may try to steal the issue from the GOP by endorsing a one-
The Washington Post reports that their new poll shows John McCain trailing Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton — a result that contradicts Rasmussen’s polling this week.  Instead of showing a five-point
A reprise of Sunday’s performance timed perfectly to capitalize on Her Majesty’s sudden (fleeting) momentum in the race.  He has some help this time: Michigan’s governor, Jennifer Granholm, is poundin
The gloves will come off, Barack Obama has promised his supporters, and it looks like he may have already taken his first swing at negative politicking.  Calling Hillary Clinton one of the most secret
The Hunt For The NAFTA Dancer took an unexpected turn today as journalists pointed to Ian Brodie as one of the sources that launched the story.  Ian Brodie, the chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephe
Der Spiegel tells the story of a German youth who grew up hating America, but who took a remarkable path to serving in the US Army and almost losing his life in Iraq.  Jeffrey Jamaleldine took a bulle
The head of Iraqi intelligence, Muhamad Abdullah Al-Shahwani, accused Iran of sponsoring al-Qaeda in Iraq, specifically to attack Awakening organizations in western Iraq.  He also alleged that the Ira
Three “Middle Eastern militants” are in custody in the Philippines for plotting to attack the US embassy in Manila, as well as three other embassies in the capital.  Authorities suspect them of belong
Given the escalating protests over military recruitment, it seems inevitable that people would bomb those who seek to protect the nation and fight our enemies.  This morning, unknown attackers bombed
Well, I know that people have waited for John McCain to blow his top on the campaign trail, but if this is what they wanted, I think those folks are in for some disappointment.  The New York Times and
Last night, Bill O’Reilly asked Al Sharpton the $64,000 question — what happens if Hillary Clinton gets the nomination even if Barack Obama comes into Denver leading in pledged delegates?  After the l
Call it the Obamalypse, if you will.  Andrew Sullivan makes an interesting argument that a Hillary Clinton victory over Barack Obama could create “mass flight from the process” as disillusioned voters
Rasmussen calls a Code Red (Phone) on the Hillary Clinton “3 AM” ad:Oops.  Looks like this one backfired on Hillary in the long run.  Pundits gave credit for her win in Texas to the “3 AM” ad, but its
When the Democratic Party moves too far left for George McGovern, you know they’re in trouble.  The former Senator and presidential aspirant writes about the dangers of economic paternalism in a free
Bill Clinton hit a $700,000 windfall in April 2006 by selling off some stock he received for a speech given in 2004.  The Washington Times reports that the stock sold at $3.50 a share despite being mi
Two examples of how leading Minnesota progressives have hit the local news here in the Twin Cities, but probably have not seen much national play.  John Hinderaker of Power Line and True North have co
David Brooks has a warning for Barack Obama — fighting on Hillary Clinton’s terms won’t help.  After unexpected losses in Ohio and especially Texas on Tuesday, Obama seems to have finally agreed that
One of the annoying attributes of global-warming scolds is their inability to practice what they preach.  The US Chamber of Commerce produced a very amusing video last month explaining how much in car
Remember how Barack Obama called Hillary Clinton one of the most secretive politicians in America?  That apparently applies to both Hillary and her husband as a team.  Archivists at the Clinton Presid
Authorities investigating the bombing of a military recruiting center in Times Square have turned their attention to a strange incident at the Canadian border last month.  Four men fled a checkpoint w
President Bush will veto the recently passed intelligence authorization bill over restrictions on CIA interrogation techniques.  He will explain the veto in his weekly radio address, claiming that it
Hillary Clinton has claimed a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process as part of her “experience” argument against Barack Obama.  She wants to show that she can answer that ringing phon
Barack Obama has resolutely opposed giving American telecommunications companies immunity from lawsuits for their work with the NSA, under Department of Justice assurances of legality, to assist in su
According to a new report out of London, British domestic intelligence service MI-5 has begun investigating four potential al-Qaeda sleeper agents in high positions with Scotland Yard.  The four men f
In 2000, the Democrats in Florida fought to keep out military absentee ballot sent in by mail from determining who would be the next President.  Eight years later, Florida Democrats want to conduct an
With his nation facing an economic collapse of massive proportions, one might think that Robert Mugabe would seek out all of the foreign investment he could find.  Instead, he has decided to go protec
The retirement of Dennis Hastert, the former Speaker of the House, has led to the loss of his seat from the Republican ranks.  In a low-turnout special election, political newcomer Bill Foster beat Ji
China may have averted its own 9/11, albeit on a more modest scale and a much more modest modus operandi.  Flight crew and passengers of China Southern overpowered would-be suicide terrorists on a fli
The two winning political parties in Pakistan have formed a government and will almost certainly start challenging Pervez Musharraf.  They have agreed on a policy of reinstatement for the judges Musha
A Hamas commander confirmed to the Times of London what most people assumed: Iran has made Hamas its proxy against Israel.  Since the Hamas coup in Gaza in 2006, Iran has provided funding and training
When attempting to defuse an embarrassing situation, the best strategies rely on early and full disclosure in the hope that the eventual revelations prove anti-climactic.  Barack Obama apparently hasn
Sura 18, “The Cave,” another Meccan sura, occupies a unique place in Muslim piety. Muhammad said that one who memorized the first ten verses of this chapter (or, in some versions, the last ten) would
How can one tell an issue has truly arrived?  Politicians rush to prove themselves authentic on it.  That appears to have happened with the pork moratorium proposed by Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC), as al
The House Judiciary Committee has filed a lawsuit to compel Josh Bolten and Harriet Miers to testify in the US Attorney firings scandal, now mostly forgotten.  The lawsuit sets the stage for a resolut
Moshe Feiglin had no plans to visit the UK, but the British have banned him from entry anyway.  The Israeli legislator received a letter from the Home Office explaining that his written opinions about
Just in case the governor of New York decides to “spend more time” with his family after getting tied to a prostitution ring by federal wiretaps, let’s recall what made Eliot Spitzer such a special ki
Good question.  The best answer, if any answer to that question can be called “good,” would be that he’s going to learn on the job under the sort of foreign-policy tutelage that only someone who used
First the illegal licenses debacle, then the Internet tax proposal, now this.Wife and kids, so schadenfreude isn’t in order.Gov. Eliot Spitzer has informed his most senior administration officials tha
Lisa Miller defends Hillary Clinton against critics of her marriage in the latest from Newsweek.  Although admitting that Hillary has brought the focus onto the marriage herself because of the nature
My favorite liberal asserts this morning that wins there could put Hillary “in striking distance” of Obama.  Let’s define striking distance.  According to CNN’s count, Obama leads 1527-1428, or, if yo
As the Democrats plod on towards delegate disaster in Denver, more and more leading party members have begun floating the notion of do-overs in Florida and Michigan.  New primaries or caucuses could b
Triple hearsay but all named sources: Mona Charen heard it from John Batchelor, who heard it from Chuck Todd at NBC, who heard it from Hillary’s people.  We’ve discussed why Obama would never, under a
As a practicing Catholic, I try to keep up with the latest from the Home Office in the Vatican, but more often than not, I find myself wondering if they know not what they do.  For instance, today we
The Palestinian Authority supposedly qualifies as a partner for peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but in fact promotes and lionizes terrorists.  What other conclusion can come from an officia
Thanks to the suddenly resurgent populism of the Democratic Party presidential candidates, we have heard a lot of class-warfare rhetoric the last few months.  John Edwards talked endlessly about Two A
The New York Times has kept itself busy since it endorsed John McCain in the run-up to the February 5th Super Tuesday primaries.  Over the last four weeks, they have painted McCain as a skirt-chasing,
Former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle told Meet the Press host Tim Russert that being First Lady doesn’t exactly constitute an apprenticeship for the Presidency.  Daschle wanted to boost Barack Ob
Woodrow Wilson Keeble fought with valor and distinction in World War II and Korea, receiving many medals for his courage and wounds.  However, it took more than 50 years for the US to award him the Me
The strange case of Geraldine Ferraro continues.  While even Hillary Clinton refused to defend her supporter for claiming that Obama only made it this far because of his race, Ferraro refuses to retre
A deal’s in the works and the governorship is his get out of jail free card.  He resigns, cops to nothing worse than a misdemeanor to protect his law license, takes some time off to “heal,” then reeme
There are 33 at stake so the margin will be an odd number, but dare I suggest that seven isn’t out of the question?  Such is the penny-ante incremental nonsense with which we must content ourselves th
House Democratic leadership continues to refuse a vote on the bipartisan FISA reform bill sent to the lower chamber by the Senate.  Instead, they plan to offer a version that eliminates immunity for t
In case you were planning on watching Hannity & Colmes tonight, now you don’t have to.Thus do very bad ideas gain momentum:Exit question: If a guy with three years in the Senate is too inexperienced t
Energy independence — it has become the buzzword for the 2008 presidential election.  We want to move away from Middle East oil, at the very least, in order to keep from being held as economic hostage
Everyone in the blogosphere’s going to be linking this Thomas P.M. Barnett profile in Esquire published just last week suggesting that Fallon’s the only thing standing between the U.S. and war with Ir
In case there was any slim hope that he might hang on, the emerging details of just how extensive his shenanigans were ought to polish that off.  Wait ’til the tabs track down “Kristen” and ask her to
A lone Christian nut has issued a death threat to a Swedish newspaper editor for running an editorial cartoon depicting the devil defecating on Jesus.  Middle East Online reports that Ola Sigvardsson
If anyone needs evidence that a sexually permissive society can damage its children, a new CDC study provides it.  A study shows that 25% of all teenage American girls have at least one sexually-trans
The Daily Princetonian somehow got him on the horn last night and he pointedly refused to deny he was resigning.  Now the NYT says the only question is the timing, i.e. how soon his lawyers can get th
… but guess who’s fault it is?  If you said “evil colonial empires,” then you win free copy of Das Kapital.  (You may have to pay 10 million in Zimbabwean dollars for shipping and handling.)   Mugabe
Usually, when a politician sticks a foot in her mouth, she endeavors to remove it as quickly and quietly as possible.  Not Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman on a major-party presidential ticket, who
The “no schadenfreude” rule is still in effect, but rules were made to be bent.  Only a little, though: There are still innocents caught in the crossfire here.Unable to accept that a Democrat might be
Mississippi goes to the primary polls today, and the question will be whether Barack Obama can regain his momentum after three losses last week.  He has already begun his effort to find his footing, a
The city of Lahore has a reputation as the cultural center of Pakistan, and until recently, even the jihadists had left it alone.  Now, no city in Pakistan can consider itself safe, as two suicide bom
A new study commissioned by the Pentagon has reviewed over 600,000 documents captured in the invasion of Iraq, and the analysis shows no evidence of operational ties between Saddam Hussein’s regime an
Boeing will file a protest over the award of a large Air Force tanker contract to Northrop/EADS.  The appeal to the Government Accounting Office doesn’t come as a complete shock, as several members of
Eliot Spitzer has remained governor longer than most people expected after 4 pm ET yesterday.  When the news broke that the former prosecutor who once bragged of busting a prostitution ring had recent
Cross-posted at michellemalkin.com…Grab the popcorn. We’ve got another joint YAF/Hot Air TV production for you, just in time for the anti-war confab known as “Winter Soldier II” that kicks off in Wash
If Harry Reid didn’t exist, Republicans would have to invent him.  His latest hilarity comes in response to the effort by DeMint to win a one-year moratorium on earkmarking.  Reid objected this evenin
Public confidence in the Iraq war has risen to its highest level in almost two years.  Fifty-three percent now believe that the US will ultimately achieve its goals in Iraq, fifteen points higher than
It will come as no surprise that the Iranian mullahcracy uses its educational system to indoctrinate their children into a hate-filled, paranoid view of the world.  America, they learn, is the ‘Great
So far, the burden of the early clincher hasn’t done much to damage John McCain.  In a sign that the increasingly bitter Democratic primary campaign may provide some assistance to the Republican nomin
This was the rejoinder offered by our commenters to my “who cares about Florida and Michigan” post on Monday, you’ll recall.  It’s not the delegates, stupid, it’s the moral claim to the nomination tha
An unwitting video companion piece to TNR’s examination of how Team Obama (or in this case, his supporters) plays the race card even when it’s unwarranted, which isn’t to suggest that it always is.  M
Caveats aplenty — the data didn’t include Baghdad, there’s no way to tell if attacks increased because of the rhetoric or were just re-timed to coincide with it — but to no one’s surprise except possi
With the unexpected departure of Michael Cerisi from the Minnesota DFL primary race to select a challenger for Norm Coleman’s seat, everyone assumed that Al Franken has the nomination by default.  Ano
Eliot Spitzer cited “personal failings” as the reason for his departure, but the very public scandal doesn’t promise to disappear with his resignation as Governor of New York.  With his wife Silda by
“[H]e could still pull back at the last minute pending a plea agreement” with the feds, the report claims, but the Lieutenant Governor’s already telling people he’s the new sheriff in town so things s
Even after a big loss in Mississippi yesterday, the Clinton team feels more sanguine about their chances for the nomination.  They have the next few weeks to continue pressuring Barack Obama and pushi
Mohammed Khatami has openly criticized the Guardian Council in Iran for ejecting over 1700 candidates from upcoming Parliamentary elections.  The former president went farther than his usual criticism
Playwright and screenwriter David Mamet has a confession to make: he doesn’t like NPR.  He also has discovered that government solutions tend to make matters worse than better.  Mamet has also discove
The Jordanians had held Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi without trial for several years without trial, but could apparently find no charges to bring against him.  Earlier today, the man described as more infl
Canada has extended its deployment in Afghanistan after earlier hinting that a lack of participation in combat missions by NATO partners could cause them to withdraw.  Not only did they extend their m
MM’s point about Obama adopting a cretin as his “spiritual guru” is well taken, but as loathsome as the good reverend is, I’m actually on Powers’s side on this one.  The guilt-by-association game has
Earlier today, I wrote about the “hate the troops” screed written by World Can’t Wait anti-war activist Kevin Theisen in the Berkeley Daily Planet.  It prompted this response from Professor Blather.
Profiles in Courage, Capitol Hill edition:  The Senate today voted to reject an attempt to make the Bush tax cuts permanent, while at the same time delaying a vote on a pork moratorium to attempt to h
Earlier today, I recalled the story of how Howard Metzenbaum and the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee attempted to smear John Doggett during the Clarence Thomas hearings.  Hot Air reader Sh
Time once again for the TV equivalent of the patented nutroots Pretty Vicious Rant and Important Action Alert, although let it be noted that this comment’s more “special” than usual: Not only is the t
Of course, Kenneth J. Theisen’s column appears in the Berkeley (CA) Daily Planet, where the city council declared war on the Marine Corps earlier this year.  The activist with World Can’t Wait, a grou
What is the single best predictor of box office success for PG movies, the slice that aims at the lucrative teen market?  According to an analysis by Nielsen, it’s not explosions or even reviews, but
Howard Metzenbaum, the scourge of conservatives in the Senate for 18 years, has passed away at 90.  Senator No retired in 1995, but not before building a reputation as an opponent of big business and
John McCain may help Republicans buck the historic trends that should give the Democrats the White House, according to the Wall Street Journal and NBC.  Despite voters wanting to elect a Democrat by a
I’m sorry … so sorry … Please accept my apology…Hillary Clinton backpedaled faster than ever before last night after accepting Geraldine Ferraro’s resignation from her campaign.  She spent a significa
Barack Obama has already had a tough week, and it’s just about to get worse.  With his campaign reeling from the videos of his pastor spewing race-baiting rhetoric, the Tony Rezko trial just  produced
Not sure about the H&C rumor but DU looks to have picked it up from Hannity’s radio show. Gateway Pundit says Major Garrett’s going to do the interview, which makes me wonder when it’ll be on. I’ll up
The US captured an al-Qaeda terrorist who played an instrumental role in helping Osama bin Laden escape from Afghanistan after 9/11.  Mohammed Rahim now sits in a Guantanamo Bay cell after his capture
Ed tacked this on as an update to his last post but let’s put it front and center.  Question: How do you “distance yourself” from a racist conspiracy theorist whose church you’ve patronized for 20 yea
As I noted earlier, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has more than one high-profile member in his congregation.  Besides presidential hopeful Barack Obama, Wright also preaches his message to Oprah Winfrey, o
Hillary Clinton has tried to claim credit for everything politically popular that happened during her husband’s administration, and has even attempted to create a few that never happened at all.  Most
I don’t get it.  Like Karl says, neither one of them has a rational interest in compromising; I’d go a step further and say neither one of them (but especially Obama) has an interest in holding new el
Earlier this week, the Pentagon announced that an investigation into over 600,000 documents captured at the end of the invasion of Iraq showed no operational links to al-Qaeda — or at least, that’s ho
Before the press began looking into the inflammatory rhetoric of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, they fawned over his association with Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey.  In a Chicago Tribune profile that appeared
Remember how a dozen Senators lined up to co-sponsor Senator Jim DeMint’s one-year pork moratorium?  Well, each of them brought a friend, but that was about all of the support the amendment received l
Michigan’s Democratic Party has almost reached an agreement with the Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns for a do-over primary in Michigan.  The state would run the vote along with a referendum
A reference to Wright?  Doubtful — the ugly-head-raising he has in mind has been happening “over the last several weeks,” a timeline which would seem to point away from kindly Rev. Jeremiah and toward
A triple play; take your pick.  Olbermann isn’t the obsequious troll he might have been but he’s content to let Obama recite his talking points. Garrett’s too interested in playing cross-examiner and
The reaction of Obama supporters to Jeremiah Wright has certainly been instructive, especially those who had plenty to say about Mitt Romney and Mormonism last year.  Today’s example is Andrew Sulliva
A Belgian newspaper reports that Belgian intelligence developed a high-ranking al-Qaeda source as an informant and used the information to foil a terrorist attack in London.  The attack intended to fo
It looks like NATO’s sweet-talking to Georgia and Ukraine may have provided an opening for alternate lines of communication through Russia into Afghanistan.  NATO diplomats deny it, but the proposal f
Stephen Hayes at the Weekly Standard reviews the media reporting of the Pentagon analysis released this week on documents seized by the US in the invasion of Iraq — and gives a ringing condemnation, a
Abu Abdullah watched the US destroy the Iraqi army in a shockingly short period of time in 2003, pushing the major to despair for his freedom.  He attempted to pull his unit back to Baghdad, but his s
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Attorney General Michael Mukasey spoke at the London School of Economics today and surprised the audience with his comments on the application of the death penalty
Sergeant Anthony Diaz has been stationed in Baghdad since August, at about the time when the violence levels started consistently dropping throughout Iraq.  He arrived a month before Hillary Clinton i
Tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day, where the Irish in America march up 5th Avenue and stagger down 6th Avenue, and millions of Irish and non-Irish in the US will crowd into Irish-style pubs and sing “Dann
By special request of Ace, who tells me his commenters were buzzing about it this morning. Williams has never had much patience for grievance culture so this shouldn’t surprise.  He’s juggling a lot o
Is it really a “strike” if you don’t get paid and have the same relationship to your “employer” as someone who writes a letter to the editor has with a newspaper?  I’m thinking no, but to the fellow t
An Oklahoma lawmaker has received an avalanche of criticism, reportedly including a few death threats, for calling homosexuality a greater threat to America than terrorism.  Republican state legislato
Almost 40 years after the murder of Sharon Tate and six others provided a crashing, violent climax to the 1960s, researchers believe they may provide a coda to the saga of the Manson Family.  At their
According to Politico, both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have despaired of any outright victory before the Democratic convention in Denver this August.  The delegate math doesn’t allow for either
John McCain took some time off of the campaign trail and hit the ground in Iraq this morning.  The media calls it a “surprise visit”, but he had given indications that he would visit Iraq after he cli
Sura 18’s importance in Muslim piety, noted last week, is affirmed in numerous ahadith. In one, a man was reciting the sura when “a cloud came down and spread over that man, and it kept on coming clos
A volley of seven missiles destroyed what had been either a terrorist safe house or the home of a terrorist leader in South Waziristan, killing 16.  The wire services only have very preliminary report
Pundits have often included Governor Mark Sanford on their short list for VP choices, but until now, Sanford hasn’t even bothered to endorse any Republican candidate.   Yesterday, Sanford endorsed Joh
Early in the unfolding saga of Eliot Spitzer and the call-girl ring, a mention was made of how well Spitzer managed to hide the collapse of his universe during a series of public appearances last week
The Huffington Post sends us this essay by Frank Schaeffer claiming that Republicans have acted hypocritically in scolding Barack Obama over Jeremiah Wright — because the GOP embraced him and his fath
How likely will a revote in Michigan be?  If Barack Obama has anything to say about it, not very — and it appears he does.  Michigan lawmakers have made it clear that they will not approve a statewide
I take the Krauthammerian line on Hillary, that she has no principles beyond her own political preservation, so the fun of reading a speech like this is figuring out precisely what percentage of it is
My NARN colleague Michael Brodkorb discovered this nugget of Al Franken’s comedy genius last week, and today the Minnesota GOP has demanded an apology from the Senate hopeful for his sexist and racist
The AP’s political analyst Ron Fournier attempts to put his finger on a sour note creeping into the Barack Obama campaign.  Despite the near-adulation Obama has received from the press and his faintin
It’s my solemn duty as one of “Hillary’s new conservative friends” to relay these numbers with a salacious mmmm yeah:Does this thing have legs?  If you believe Melanie Morgan, Bob Beckel thinks it’s g
Has David Blaine taught the American news media a new trick?  The AP’s David Bauder notices that they have conducted a disappearing act with the war in Iraq.  Suddenly, the subject has mostly vanished
Kosovo Serbs have driven the UN from Mitrovica after defending a courthouse they seized last week.  An eruption of hostilities occurred after the UN tried to pry the courthouse from their control, and
As the situation in Tibet turns from bad to worse, the latest crackdown by Beijing on nationalist protesters in Lhasa and elsewhere has some wondering how the West should respond.  Der Spiegel reports
The movement appears subtle, but Gallup notices a shift away from Barack Obama over the past week.  For the first time in the cycle, the split between John McCain and either Democrat has shown a diffe
A happy St. Patrick’s Day to Hot Air readers, or Lá Fhéile Phádraig, as the Irish call it — or would, if they spoke Irish.  Being a poor student of the ancient tongue myself, I read Manchán Magan’s es
A consortium of global media companies, including the BBC and ABC News, commissioned an opinion poll of Iraqis to determine their state of mind.  They found that Iraqis have grown significantly more o
One of the major Wall Street firms just sold itself for about 6% of its value as of Friday, and analysts somehow see this as a positive sign for the economy?  Bear Stearns, which had a market capitali
The most rewarding thing about a day like today, when some liberal’s in trouble and anxious to save his own ass, is watching the worst, most predictable, most embarrassing hacks on the other side go f
Sir Arthur C. Clarke has died at age 90 in Sri Lanka, where he had lived for over 50 years.  Clarke was a prolific author in the science-fiction genre, and will be most remembered for his seminal and
It’s one of those classic good news/bad news conundrums.  On the plus side, Hillary Clinton finally picked up a superdelegate, ending a long drought over the last few weeks.  Unfortunately, she also p
This story’s finished absent Hillary’s oppo research team handing some lucky reporter video of Obama nodding along in church to one of Rev. Jeremiah’s greatest hits, so enjoy the last few hours of it
The Supreme Court hears arguments today on the Washington DC gun ban, a case that presents the biggest opportunity in 70 years to define the application of the 2nd Amendment.  Is the right to keep and
“[R]ace is an issue that I believe this nation cannot afford to ignore right now,” saith the prophet, politely eliding the fact that he was only too happy to ignore it for 20 years when it was being b
Barack Obama has delivered his major speech on race — and in some parts, he spoke effectively.  His observations on the ongoing anger and frustrations in both white and black communities will resonate
10:15 ET on all the cable nets and livestreaming on their websites so you have no excuse.  If you thought Hewitt’s praise of Romney’s religion speech was embarrassingly effusive, wait until this love
John McCain has thus far defied expectations throughout the primary cycle, and Gallup now says that he has become the most popular candidate in the race.  A new poll shows him with higher favorability
He controls significant territory in Pakistan.  He runs training camps for European jihadi wannabes. He may have masterminded the assassination of Benazir Bhutto — and he wants to “eradicate the White
Benazir Bhutto accused four men of plotting to kill her, and told Pervez Musharraf to have them investigated if she was ever assassinated.  One of the four resigned from his position as head of the ci
The ascent of David Paterson to Governor after the sex scandal of Eliot Spitzer hit a bump on the first day.  Paterson admitted to having an affair for several years, and now the state has to determin
The compact fluorescent lightbulb has plenty of supporters in the environmental movement, even while concerns have grown about their disposal.  CFLs contain mercury, and when the glass breaks, it spre
Rusty has it.  Five minutes of audio devoted to the Mohammed cartoons and the papist Crusade, a subject he already droned on about two years ago.  There’s some ambiguity from the news reports as to wh
The news media have begun digging into the newly-released schedules for Hillary Clinton during her husband’s administration, and they have already found some interesting holes and juxtapositions in he
Incompetent Clinton lackey Mark Penn espies “some significant developments in the last few days in the polling data” while being careful not to mention the elephant in the room.  A 14-point lead pre-O
ABC News took a closer look at the Barack Obama speech on race yesterday and found curious discrepancies from past positions.  Brian Ross and Avni Patel also note similar contradictions in Obama’s pos
In the contretemps over John McCain’s assertion that Iran provides assistance to al-Qaeda in Iraq, perhaps a retrospective might be in order.  McCain immediately corrected himself to say that Iran sup
I wish McCain would reach out to him, just to watch the left pivot instantly from heralding Paul as America’s only principled conservative to denouncing him as a neo-confederate white supremacist, the
The Iraqi presidential council reversed course today and approved a law considered crucial for reconciliation.  The law approving provincial elections will allow for more local control over government
The continuing Chinese efforts at suppressing Tibet have prompted a new Olympic boycott movement.  Few suggest withdrawing from the Beijing Olympiad altogether, as that approach proved impotent in 198
Via JWF.  Looks bad, but read the story carefully and you’ll see it’s thin.  She claims they had a “close personal relationship,” that she taped their phone calls to prove it, and that he sent her a m
Vladimir Putin issued an unexpectedly sunny statement about the prospects for US-Russian relations Monday night after receiving an extensive communiqué from George Bush.  He told Condoleezza Rice and
Matthews gets the worst of it, as well he might, but let’s spare a thought for the blogosphere’s most shameless hypocrite, who demagogued the McCain/Hagee thing so exquisitely for so long and yet some
Three more European nations agreed to recognize Kosovo as an independent state, all of whom border Serbia.  Hungary, Bulgaria, and Croatia all announced diplomatic recognition of the breakaway provinc
Hillary Clinton will release her schedules from her husband’s administration today after a long fight to keep them confidential.  Over 11,000 pages of material will go on line at the Clinton president
Angela Merkel made a historic visit to Israel, speaking before its Knesset in full plenary session — in German.  The Israelis had to change their law to allow the occasion; prior to this, only heads o
The Russians appear to have bought peace in Chechnya the old-fashioned way: they bought the rebels.  The new Chechen regiment has become the best-equipped unit in the Russian army, and the former rebe
A Nixonian dirty trick?  Must be.  Just imagine the type of spam one could send if you knew a candidate’s e-mail address:A State spokesman says the data wasn’t copied or altered and doesn’t appear to
We have celebrated the courageous soldiers, airmen, and Marines who fight to secure Iraq and help establish democracy and stability for the Iraqis, but few know of the on-the-ground commitment of the
Maybe there’s something in the drinking water in Albany.  New York has gone through one gubernatorial sex scandal just to land in the middle of another.  What appeared to be limited to simply a person
John McCain’s campaign got its first opportunity to show how seriously it wants to avoid getting into the identity-politics meltdown in the Democratic primary.  The campaign suspended Soren Dayton, a
Iraq and Palestine and Islam, oh my. Desperate to find a news angle in this dreary dish of rhetorical gruel, the AP points to his attempt to tie AQ’s jihad to the Palestinian cause — an endeavor in wh
The Canadian government has some explaining to do over a security breach regarding their new counterterrorism center.  Blueprints for the facility wound up in the garbage, some of which were rescued b
Turnabout is fair play, as Barack Obama and his campaign found out today.  Ten days after demanding the resignation of Geraldine Ferraro for her “divisive” comments on race, Ferraro launched another b
The news ain’t all bad for Team Barry. Clear majorities say the scandal’s had no effect and they don’t believe he shares Wright’s views (nor do I or most Republicans, for that matter).Think that’ll he
When Moqtada al-Sadr extended his cease-fire in Iraq last month, many wondered what he had in mind.  Did he intend to bide his time, purge his movement of dissenters, or simply withdraw from public li
Via Breitbart.tv and our old pal Ian Schwartz.  I actually think he misspoke here, that he was simply trying to say, “My grandmother, who is white, is a typical person insofar as she’s suspicious of s
Time goes behind the scenes to relate the decision-making process that led to Barack Obama’s speech on Reverend Jeremiah Wright and race relations.  James Carney and Amy Sullivan underscore the fact t
SurveyUSA shows that the Jeremiah Wright scandal has had a strong impact on the primary campaign, to the detriment of Barack Obama.  Real Clear Politics looks at the damage done thus far, although the
John McCain immediately corrected an assertion that Iran trains al-Qaeda fighters, but he remains firm that Iran supports AQI cells in Iraq.  Eli Lake, who has covered those same connections for over
The headline at the Wall Street Journal sounds so intriguing: “Clinton’s Calendar and Vince Foster”.  The Washington Wire blogpost title conjures a connection that somehow sheds light on the suicide o
The disgraced law firm of Milberg Weiss faces federal indictments for kickbacks and corruption in pursuing class-action lawsuits, along with its founder, and three of its senior partners have already
Just a few days after the markets seemed primed for a crash, the quick action of the Federal Reserve to salvage the mortgage market appears to have stabilized the system.  It took a $200 billion lendi
Politico has a scoop that will rock the political world: a talk-radio producer actually can put together a YouTube clip.  No, wait, that’s not the scoop; apparently, the world will be shocked to know
The Barack Obama campaign may find itself back in hot water, but this time squarely with Democrats, thanks to one of their premier surrogates.  Former Air Force Chief of Staff General Tony McPeak comp
The Democratic Party has produced an almost non-stop stream of hilarity already this season, but Politico distills it into one shining moment.  In reporting that John Edwards will not likely endorse e
My Messiah-supporting pal Steve Sherman notes a trend in our blogging lately.  Honestly, I’m bored with writing about it, although e-mail tips about new angles continue to trickle in.  Let’s see if we
A bit of subject-changing damage control post-Wright, but true enough.  The media’s pretending that the race is close because it gives them something to write about and we’re pretending it’s close bec
The scandal du jour expanded today, in a way that essentially renders it meaningless.  After announcing that State Department contractors had inappropriately accessed Barack Obama’s passport file, som
The celebrity site TMZ has decided to opine on something other than the latest episode of American Idol — and has its military readers hopping mad.  A recent contestant on the show The Bachelor has ju
The revote efforts in both Florida and Michigan have ground to a halt, thanks to divisions in the party at both state and national levels.  That will keep Hillary Clinton from claiming extra delegates
Rasmussen has been tracking the polls in several crucial battleground states for November’s presidential election, and has assigned states to their likely winners at this point in the race.  Minnesota
The UN has presented its member nations with a request for additional funds for the current fiscal year — a whopping $1.1 billion not previously budgeted.  That amounts to a 25% increase in operating
The Los Angeles Times notices that the same Wall Street fat cats that the populist Democratic presidential candidates have excoriated have become their biggest fans.  Do these executives really like t
Karl Rove has news for the Democrats — the Iraq political narrative has changed dramatically since 2006.  The positions taken by both Democratic frontrunners only have the support of 18% of the Americ
Bill Richardson has decided to endorse Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination, and should make it official this morning.  For Obam, this comes as a refreshing change of narrative after two weeks o
Former SLA terrorist and murderer Kathleen Soliah walked out of prison this week after serving six years of a twelve-year sentence.  She got time off for good behavior and must serve three years on pa
Foreign fighters have become disillusioned with jihad in Iraq and have begun to exit the theater, US military officials reported yesterday.  These fighters comprise al-Qaeda in Iraq’s best resource fo
Kathleen Soliah will go back to prison after California authorities realized they miscalculated her time off for good behavior.  Police arrested Soliah as she was about to board a flight to Minnesota,
Tomorrow’s the big day — or rather, today is, if plans proceed to post the movie online at midnight (European time, I’m assuming).  I’ve been monitoring the official website since this morning and unt
From John Gibson’s radio show, six minutes with a guy who’s been trying for decades to have that honest conversation on race that we as a nation now need to begin to help Barack Obama out of a politic
David Kay tells Der Spiegel that the German intelligence service BND created the “biggest fiasco” in his career in intelligence.  Calling the BND “dishonest, unprofessional and irresponsible”, Kay say
A botched attack on the US embassy in Sanaa was an al-Qaeda operation, according to officials in Yemen.  Terrorists shot mortar rounds at the compound but missed, hitting a nearby school instead.  It
Sami al-Arian’s fondest wish is to be deported from the United States to the Palestinian territories.  The US government has other plans, however, and will keep him in prison until he testifies to con
That’s the question John McCain must be asking himself after hearing a strange assertion from Bill Clinton about Hillary Clinton’s qualifications.  Bragging that “the girl” has more former military co
Yesterday I noted the accusation of McCarthyism against Bill Clinton by Barack Obama military adviser Gen. Tony McPeak.  The former Air Force Chief of Staff has a history of interesting statements, in
I missed this video earlier this week.  Rich Noyes at Newsbusters delivers a coup de grace to Hillary Clinton’s credibility in a YouTube mashup.  The assertion that Hillary went to Tuzla under such th
Taiwan voters demanded a change in direction, electing opposition figure Ma Ying-jeou as its new president over ruling party DPP’s candidate, Frank Hsieh.  The KMT has spent the last eight years in th
Can anyone take a statement on Bill Maher’s HBO show seriously?  Barney Frank told Maher on Real Time that he would introduce legislation in Congress to decriminalize small amounts of pot, asserting t
The Australian reports a few inconvenient truths regarding global climate change that have yet to receive much attention from a media sold on global warming.  Not only has the Earth cooled since its p
As we saw two weeks ago, verses 83-101 of sura 18 were revealed after a group of rabbis devised a test for Muhammad’s claim to be a prophet: “Ask him about a man who travelled a great deal and reached
How confident are Dean-o and company that Obama’s going to be the nominee?  Confident enough to launch an attack on Maverick for trying to have it both ways on Iraq, notwithstanding the fact that Her
Caught by two videos of her visit to Tuzla, Bosnia in March 1996, Hillary Clinton’s campaign has the unenviable task of acknowledging that Hillary lied about the danger she faced in flying into one of
A weak attack made weaker by the prominence of the guys it’s coming from — Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, and TNR publisher Marty Peretz.  It’s offered to show that Ob
Last we heard from Eliot Spitzer’s replacement, David Paterson had to explain one hotel stay that he charged to his campaign funds that may have been for an extramarital tryst.  Now he may have to exp
This isn’t quite as hypocritical as her critics on the left are making it out to be — you can oppose a system while resigned to the fact that you’re stuck with it for the time being — but it looks pat
I’m still in the grip of Wright fatigue but better writers than I are not, so let me direct some traffic.  Read Karl’s link-heavy response to the claim that Trinity — whose new pastor spent Easter com
Lawhawk and I saw this at about the same time.  In an Associated Press report on a perjury indictment for Kwame Kilpatrick, reporter Corey Williams leaves a little something out of the story.  Guess w
The Wall Street Journal’s editors took the time to read the Pentagon report on the connections between Saddam Hussein and terrorist groups, and wonder why the national media have ignored the story.  T
At first blush this isn’t quite as nuts as Patterico makes it sound. On second blush, it is.  Here’s Kmiec, immediately after reciting his opposition to (a) abortion, (b) gay marriage, (c) Warrenesque
Over the weekend, Fatah and Hamas signed an agreement hammered out in Sanaa to work together for Palestinian unity.  That lasted less than 24 hours, as Mahmoud Abbas declared the agreement a “misunder
Bill Richardson offers that rather lame excuse to Matt Lauer on the Today show this morning, as Lauer challenges Richardson over his previous sentiments on superdelegates.  After Lauer quotes Richards
Too bad to check, but check it I did after someone sent me the link to this post.  Can Network Solutions’ terms of use be so exquisitely nuanced that a Dutch MP’s critique of Islam qualifies as “objec
Michael Jacobson asks why some high-profile terrorist attacks didn’t happen, and relates how defections and resignations plague even the most extreme terror organizations — and the petty reasons why.
The weirdness on Wall Street continues.  The world’s greatest fire sale has turned into something of a fiasco for JP Morgan, who thought they had Bear Stearns wrapped up in a bow by the Fed at $2 per
After her Tuzla fiasco, people may think Hillary Clinton the only one in the race exaggerating her impact on American politics and policy.  Not so fast, says the Washington Post’s Shailagh Murray and
A group of anti-war protesters interrupted an Easter Mass in Chicago yesterday, stunning parishioners with their shouts during Cardinal Francis George’s homily.  They then squirted stage blood on the
Howard Kurtz interviewed me about five weeks ago regarding my work at BlogTalkRadio and the network as a whole.  I had expected the article to come out earlier, but it’s out today and gives prominent
Earlier today, as AP and Michelle posted, a Forest Lake, MN high school rejected Vets for Freedom speakers that had arranged to visit with students, supposedly because of their “political” content.  T
He’s 61 years old, has a heart condition, is exhausted from months spent pumping a dry well of support for his loser wife’s candidacy, and now finds himself face to face with a bunch of snot-nosed dec
The local media watchdog in the Soros-funded Center for Public Integrity web is the Minnesota Monitor.  Perhaps most famous by the departure of the only real journalist it employed, Eric Black, and hi
He appears to be asking in earnest, as did Jon Chait yesterday at TNR, but the answer is so obvious as to make the question rhetorical.  Interesting that this meme suddenly seems to be circulating, th
In which the son of one of America’s most prominent First Amendment lawyers drools over the thought of Republicans being sent to the pen for ignoring a state-mandated loyalty oath.  If his pal Olby ur
Dave Weigel e-mails with the exciting conclusion to last week’s narrowing of the gap by Her Majesty in NC.  She was down by one in the previous PPP poll; now she’s down … 21.  (Her lead among whites i
After last week’s speech on race by Barack Obama, many people — even some of Senator Obama’s critics — lauded it as a way to open a “national conversation” on race.  Some remarked on Obama’s courage,
Via Slublog, here’s footage from Texas on February 29, seventeen days before her foreign policy speech that opened with the “misspeak” heard ’round the world.  I’m not sure what this is supposed to pr
Wasn’t new to Post readers, you mean, because the paper had covered it so extensively in the past?  No.  They never covered it.  What he means is it wasn’t new to him because he’d seen a few articles
Uncle Jimbo breaks the news and MM runs it down.  Here’s the money quote from K-Lo at the Corner:Well, look.  I wouldn’t be thrilled if Iraq Vets Against the War decided to drop by my kid’s school for
Politico reports that the Democrats plan an election campaign accusing John McCain of wanting “100 Years of War”, but may have some trouble explaining how Barack Obama’s chief military adviser offered
Liz Peek offers that advice to those concerned about the effects of sovereign-wealth funds in the American economy.  She castigates Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other federal agencies for pass
Note the question mark in the headline.  After yesterday’s embarrassing fark-up I’m making no assertions, just hoping our techie readers might be able to confirm this for me somehow since Network Solu
Michael Yon has his latest report from Iraq, and he suggests keeping a close eye on Nineveh province over the next few months.  The remnants of al-Qaeda in Iraq have coalesced in the province, but the
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Hillary Clinton finally acknowledged what even Howard Wolfson couldn’t spin away — that she didn’t stroll off an airplane in Tuzla in 1996 under sniper fire.  In a
The Iraqi Army has moved to establish central-government control of the southern city of Basra after the British pullout ignited a turf war between the Badr Brigades and Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army.
Pervez Musharraf swore Yousuf Raza Gillani into office as Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister.  Gillani returned the favor by removing barricades in front of the houses of judges ousted by Musharr
David Brooks becomes the latest voice remarking about the futility of Hillary Clinton’s efforts to best Barack Obama in the Democratic primary race.  He puts her chances at no more than five percent a
A quiet epidemic of missing teenagers has Britain questioning its multicultural beliefs and asking why authorities have not acted to protect these children.  Only a few weeks after the Archbishop of C
If federal prosecutors have this correct, let’s just say that the optics on this story will not help Democrats  According to an indictment resulting from the Oil for Food scandal, Saddam Hussein foote
I’ll be a guest on Campbell Brown’s Election Center tonight on CNN, which runs from 8-9 pm ET.  My segment will include Ezra Klein of the American Prospect and Amanda Carpenter of Townhall.  We’ll hav
Imagine the disappointment of having a Freedom of Information Act effort, only to find that no data exists to acquire.  Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton has discovered the anticlimax of his efforts to gain
The reports last year of security returning to the city were, as expected, greatly exaggerated, so suddenly it’s ultimatum time.  The battles are bloody, confirms Sky News, but the Brits are nowhere t
Yesterday, we noted the journalistic morals of the George Soros-funded Minnesota Monitor, which ran a Molly Priesmeyer article on its front page that made fun of John McCain’s teeth.  Priesmeyer didn’
We have had a field day with the Tuzla Dash and the exposure of Hillary Clinton as a fabulist over the last few days, although I have been writing about this since December.  In truth, though, finding
Jim Hoft links to this speech from January of this year by Michelle Obama to students at the University of South Carolina, presumably just before their primary.  It shows how Mrs. Obama can utter some
Awesome.Figure those numbers will decline by at least three-quarters after a bruising general campaign, but even so, seven percent of Hillary’s base voting GOP would be a tasty treat on Election Day.
Has Hillary Clinton’s Tuzla fantasy opened a bigger can of worms for the presidential aspirant?  Jake Tapper at ABC News wonders whether the press should take a look at earlier Hillary anecdotes to de
The interview of Tony McPeak in the Oregonian has turned into a bigger headache for Barack Obama than first thought.  Obama’s chief military adviser told the newspaper in a 2003 interview that the US
As I promised, I saved this clip for last.  David Bellavia is best known for his book House to House, which is his personal account of the war in Anbar.  I could not include Pete Hegseth’s introductio
The operative in question? Muthanna al-Hanooti, a.k.a. Baghdad Jim McDermott’s travel agent for that Saddam-comped junket to Iraq in 2002.  The Sun’s pushing this story hard and it does indeed look ba
A new analysis from Pew Research doesn’t really tell us anything we didn’t already know — that the news media has an agenda, one which does not include progress in Iraq.  Starting on May 24, 2007, the
Salon asks what should be a rather simple question, but the answer apparently eludes them.  Should someone who commits violent acts on civilian targets in order to promote their radical political view
I’ve been waiting for some sort of corroboration before posting last night’s NYT story about the IA offensive against the Sadrists stalling in Basra. Here you go, from a paper that’s always been fairl
What?  No, no, he’s … learned his lesson.  He gets it now.  He’s an enforcer.  He wouldn’t let us down again, not after those very sincere compliments he paid us at CPAC.Would he?Team Maverick denies
Good lord.  Even I find her ruthlessness here creepy, and I’m pulling for her.  I’m giving you the second clip mostly for the smug look on her face after she delivers her bone-chilling “long way from
Call this one a wash.  Left-wing cause celebre Mumia Abu-Jamal won his appeal for the sentence on his murder conviction, but a federal appellate court upheld the conviction itself for the murder of Ph
One Toronto church decided that they had enough of divisiveness this Lenten season, and decided to take a stand.  No more would incendiary rhetoric be used to inflame the passions of the congregation.
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put himself back in the presidential race with an unusual announcement today.  The multibillionaire mayor had toyed with an independent run for the presidency
Those Democratic governors are dropping like flies now.  Federal prosecutors got indictments against Puerto Rico’s governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and a dozen of his associates for corruption charges ste
Good news but not great news, for reasons you’ll shortly see.  Which way’s the trend moving?  Gallup doesn’t offer historical data to compare and it’s hard to tell from other pollsters, whose surveys
Some people wondered whether John McCain could take the fight to Democrats as hard as he has occasionally done against his fellow Republicans.  Yesterday, he began to give an answer, hammering Barack
Until just recently, the US treaded lightly in pursuing Taliban and al-Qaeda targets across the border from Afghanistan nto Pakistan, either on foot or by missile.  Washington did not want to disturb
A new Wall Street Journal poll shows that Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama have both taken some damage from the tough campaigning in the Democratic primaries, but that the general election contest for
Democratic superdelegates have taken Hillary Clinton’s argument for free action seriously, but she’s not likely to be happy about it.  While Hillary will probably win the state by double digits and co
I’m giving this to you sight unseen, er, sound unheard since Instapundit’s one of the sites caught in my Internet twilight zone right now.  The clip comes recommended by Goldfarb and it is, after all,
Now before we get absorbed in the usual schadenfreude, let’s remember that most of us are news junkies.  Having the newspaper industry see its worst ad revenue falloff in 50 years means that resources
The complicity of Russia in the Oil for Food scandal just got a lot clearer.  The man responsible for setting the price of Iraqi oil and oversaw the production and sale of crude was a Russian agent in
The Pork Battle continued today, pitting a porkbusting Senator against a porker from the House.  James Clyburn tried schooling Jim DeMint on the Constitutional “mandate” for pork, but DeMint smacks hi
The American economy faces threats other than stupid lending decisions.  The Dow Jones Market Watch reports on an increasing threat to American companies doing business overseas, and it mirrors a dome
Jim Geraghty live-blogged Barack Obama’s appearance today on The View, where Obama continues his efforts to distance himself from his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and his incendiary sermons.   AP has
Yeah, he’s an Obama supporter, but he’s big enough within the party that his willingness to make noise about this may embolden other big names to start making noise too.  Dean’s pushing back this morn
After a one-week hiatus, the John McCain campaign resumed its regular blog conference calls this morning. The team has a new ad out and a new focus on the general election, and the campaign wanted to
A Texas woman had to remove her nipple rings with pliers before being allowed to board a flight in Lubbock, and has now filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Security Agency for the incident.  Ma
After Colombian president Alvaro Uribe ordered a raid across the Ecuadorean border to kill a high-ranking rebel leader, both Ecuador and Venezuela rattled sabers, threatened war, and cut off diplomati
I’m not sure why this is news.  He said essentially the same thing to Major Garrett on the night of a thousand interviews after the Wright thing first went nuclear.Note the emphasis on “repeated.”  He
Hillary Clinton told a North Carolina crowd of Democrats that she didn’t think her opponent really represented Democratic values.  However, she wasn’t talking about Barack Obama but John McCain, who a
The Los Angeles Times notes the love affair between Barack Obama and taxes continues unabated.  In an interview with CNBC in New York last night, Obama promised to eliminate the Bush tax cuts and hike
The fighting that has erupted in Basra should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the course of the war in Iraq.  While the US has spent the last year increasing force size in western Iraq
Dutch officials sighed with relief after Fitna hit the Internet yesterday.  Expecting massive demonstrations for the sharp criticism of the Koran and the linkage to Muslim extremism, the night passed
A belated answer to my question yesterday about what the party elders can do to force her out.  Answer: Nothing.  In her mind it’s Hillary against the world, and if the world wants her beaten, well, t
Democrats continue their self-immolation in Texas in the run-up to the critical caucuses that will determine whether Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton can claim the win in the Lone Star State.  The stat
Rarely has the New York Times editorial board sounded as clueless as it does today on the subject of municipal wireless Internet access.   After acknowledging that municipal wi-fi turned into a more e
Are you as sick of the knee-jerk demands for apologies as I am?  This political season has had only one real constant — the whining cries for apologies after politically stupid statements that should
Perhaps the third time’s the charm.  Just when we mourned our second lost opportunity to pit Rudy Giuliani against Hillary Clinton in a general election, we may have one last chance to see them go toe
The new Pakistani Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani, tried to reassure the US that Parliament considers terrorism its top priority.  In his first major speech, Gilani emphasized that the Pakistani go
Global-warming advocates showed a hint of how they would run the world in Sydney, Australia, the first major city in the world to participate in Earth Hour.  The city turned off its lights and its cit
Apparent Hillary Clinton supporter Universal at MyDD wants the Democrats to realize the predicament they face in November if Barack Obama wins the nomination.  He thinks the Republicans will create un
Excellent work as usual from a guy who’s never shied from telling either side what it doesn’t want to hear.  I cringe every time I write about Basra since it’s impossible anymore to tell who’s allied
Karl Rove got interrupted during an appearance at George Washington University on Friday by demonstrators calling for his prosecution as a war criminal.  Rove, who had nothing to do with war planning
Not one of my big issues but red meat for those for whom it is:The basic point, i.e. “teen pregnancy is bad so let’s do what we can to avoid it,” is unobjectionable but this is at least worth a questi
On Wednesday, I did the math that most of the mainstream media couldn’t do in March 2007. I asked how Barack Obama could have told a Selma audience that the 1965 March on Selma resulted in his concept
What could be less democratic than a major political party nominating a candidate for President who didn’t receive a single vote in the primaries?  That would create the biggest example of smoke-fille
Robert Mugabe appears to have suffered a landslide loss in Zimbabwe, but that may not stop him from seizing his opponents and keeping his grip on power.  While the opposition MDC celebrated  sweeping
When the Iraqi government finally took the long-expected action to establish control of Basra after the British pullback left it in the hands of militias and gangsters, suddenly the media declared tha
This is another Meccan sura. In the first part of Muhammad’s career, a group of Muslims migrated from Arabia to Abyssinia. One of the Muslims recited the material here about Mary and Jesus to the Chri
Have the remaining Democratic primary contests become irrelevant?  The focus on superdelegates has made the next nine primaries look less and less important.  Some Democrats have now proposed a conven
Struggling Afghan farmers may have to pay a lot more than interest to loan sharks in their war-torn country.  Some gangsters have demanded the sale of daughters as a means of recovering their debts, w
Yesterday, Allahpundit posted on the Politico’s story about the Hillary Clinton team not paying their bills.  Today Kenneth Vogel digs a little deeper, and discovers that Team Hillary’s commitment to
Geraghty runs down the numbers.  I hasten to remind you that at one point the GOP race was going to be a showdown between Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson.  Even so, all we need is one or two of those
How often does rape get used as a joke these days?  Not often, except in one particular context — when the victims are men in prisons.  Under those circumstances, the joke gets told over and over agai
If there was any doubt that he’s Iran’s fair-haired boy — and there shouldn’t be, since he’s been holed up there for the better part of a year and admits that he has “formal links” with Hezbollah — th
The New York Post has a Hillary Clinton counterpart for Obama Girl, but it won’t generate warm fuzzies for the former First Lady.  Emina Bicakcic, now a med student in Sarajevo, greeted Hillary on the
The New York Times has responded to an angry letter written by Rev. Jeremiah Wright — more than a year ago.  The letter resurfaced this past week, and it contains accusations of misrepresentation and
Did John McCain get rescued by bloggers?  The campaign certainly sees it that way, as Stephen Dinan reports in today’s Washington Times.  When few others gave McCain a hearing, conservative bloggers g
No, it’s not for the presidency, although some Democrats may look wistfully at Al Gore’s launch of his newest global-warming initiative and wonder what might have been.  The former VP has garnered alm
Politico has caught Barack Obama in another misstatement about his past, and this one goes right to the heart of his posing as a New Politics candidate.  Working on a tip from opposition sources, Kenn
The government of Zimbabwe has yet to release most of the results from its weekend election, prompting most people to believe that Robert Mugabe is cooking the numbers.  The small number of official r
All of the news agencies have headlines on the wires over the conclusion of the Princess Diana inquest — more than a decade after her death, mind you — so I know it’s a Very Important Story.  After mo
Barack Obama has started getting some major-league vetting from the media, and so far he looks like a AAA prospect brought up a season or two too early.   After releasing a TV ad saying that he doesn’
We’ve seen this logic before in various forms — most recently at MyDD, most famously perhaps with Billy “Didn’t Obama use drugs?” Shaheen — but it always seems to come from someone on her side, doesn’
Dan Calabrese’s new column on Hillary Clinton’s past may bring the curtain down on her political future.  Calabrese interviewed Jerry Zeifman, the man who served as chief counsel to the House Judiciar
Normally, historians wait for a generation or so to determine a statesman’s place in history, and biographers wait at least until the end of their term to tell the story.  Oliver Stone, being neither
Mission accomplished has been duly declared, although the JAM in Basra remains apparently intact and raids are still ongoing to seize some of the weapons whose surrender was the accomplishment the mis
Some electoral landslides defy all attempts to rig.  Robert Mugabe appears to have reached that conclusion, according to sources for AFP.  They report that the Zimbabwean dictator has decided to leave
The Bush administration announced today that it intends on busting through the regulatory maze to get the border fence built by the end of the year.  Using waivers passed by Congress, the construction
Her approval rating’s tanking, her lead in Pennsylvania is down to five(!) if Rasmussen’s to be believed, her own supporters are touting Obama as the next president, and the only movement in her direc
This election year has proven quite confusing to notions of rich, poor, entitlement, and exploiter.  On one hand, we have Barack Obama drawing the line between rich and middle class at families who ma
Not a terrible ad but also not the best use of money by a guy who’s staring down the barrel of a huge fundraising disadvantage.  It’s part of McCain’s “biography tour,” aimed at burnishing the Straigh
We have had a lot of fun with the Tuzla Dash, but Christopher Hitchens spoiled it all yesterday by reminding us that it means something deeper than Hillary Clinton’s already-recognized character flaws
The Berliner Zeitung newspaper has served the city and state of Brandenburg for over 60 years, all but the last 20 as the mouthpiece of the former Communist regime.  Small wonder, then, that the defun
The results of the election in Zimbabwe shocked dictator Robert Mugabe so badly that he opted not to declare outright victory for fear of a rebellion.  Instead, his aides have convinced Mugabe to slow
Good news or bad news? Jane Fonda, the anti-war activist that some believe should have been tried for treason for her propaganda efforts on behalf of the North Vietnamese government, told reporters th
Why this should qualify as a bombshell worthy of above-the-fold treatment at Drudge is beyond me considering (a) Mark Penn said the same thing on a conference call two weeks ago; (b) it’s the whole cr
Dear Ayman: I have a problem with a Muslim group that claims to hate infidels and yahouds, but slaughters Muslims like sheep at a halal farm.  What’s up with that?In December, Ayman al-Zawahiri offere
No, they’re not going to implant it.  They want to cultivate embryonic stem cells for study but they don’t want to waste human eggs on the project. Recipe: Take one cow’s egg, clean out its DNA, and i
The Army?  I thought it was the Marines.  As did Jake Tapper, who remains inexplicably suspicious of the notion that a young McGovernite fresh out of Yale Law School whose husband was eyeing state off
Germany has often led the chorus of scolds against the US for its disengagement on Kyoto, but it’s singing a different tune today.  Germany has one of the largest nuclear-energy programs in the world,
A partial answer to the question of whether Maliki was going to declare victory and go home after Sadr’s truce announcement or hang around and try to accomplish something.  I say “partial” because it’
What other reason could an old man have for his “biography tour,” one obviously designed to instill in white voters a sense of nostalgia for Jim Crow ahead of the showdown with Obama? Ahem. There’s no
Another Democrat falls into the prostitution trap, although this particular john didn’t exactly pay Emperor Club prices.  Thomas Athans, husband to Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and the co-founder of
If you guessed Iran, then you need to try again.  Syria?  Nice try, but Bashar Assad should have stuck with opthalmology.  North Korea?  Hah!  No, we have to look a little farther south from Damascus
A Pizza Hut deliverer fired shots at an armed robber who threatened his life, wounding him and leading to the criminal’s capture by police.  What kind of reward did James Spiers get for his self-defen
Via Democracy Project, it’s the perfect companion piece to today’s news in the LA Times about our friends in the Kingdom retaining pride of place as bankrollers of Sunni jihadists worldwide.  Old scho
Yesterday, the Columbia Journalism Review scolded the mainstream media for not reporting on Barack Obama’s deliberate distortion of John McCain’s remarks on Iraq.  Today, the Boston Globe gives a grea
They caved when Pakistan pulled this on them.  They caved when someone objected to Nick Gisburne’s exercise in Koran quotation.  They caved when one of our own anti-jihadi Vents was alleged, without e
Yesterday, the Bush administration declassified and released the controversial memo by John Yoo that had argued that criminal law did not restrict the war-time powers of the presidency.  The 2003 anal
This almost became its own category at Captain’s Quarters, as the AP has never reported the story of the Kyoto treaty in the US correctly.  Yesterday, Chelsea Clinton gave them yet another opportunity
Hillary Clinton may soon become an irrelevancy in the campaign, but her associations may continue to create questions about the Democratic Party.  Following on the heels of Norman Hsu, Robert Feldman,
Amanda Carpenter thinks it’s a big deal and a quasi-reversal from his previous “moderate” rhetoric on the issue acknowledging the need for home defense.  I don’t see it.  Knowing everything you now kn
The slow pace of judicial confirmations may become a big issue in the next few weeks.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and ranking Judiciary Committee member Arlen Specter both have raised the
When Barack Obama began receiving Secret Service protection in May 2007, it marked the earliest application of that regime to any presidential candidate.  Is there a record for the latest?  It will pr
Hopes for a peaceful and honest settlement of the elections in Zinbabwe faded this afternoon, as Robert Mugabe’s security forces began raiding offices of the opposition MDC.  Foreign journalists have
Known to most of us as one of the quarterbacks of the Clinton impeachment, he’s since evolved into the poor man’s Ron Paul and, of late, a third-party presidential candidate.  The Washington Times is
A bold stand in defense of the troops?  Nah.  All the commotion is killing their business.Yeah, but on the bright side, those must be some awfully well-policed protests, though, no?  (No.)  I’d be sym
The AP continues its pursuit of objectivity by focusing on barley and hops in the presidential campaign.  They focus on Cindy McCain’s money, with a headline that sneeringly warns that a “Beer heiress
Zimbabwe may have to conduct a second, run-off presidential vote in order to resolve a standoff between Robert Mugabe and his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai.  Although the MDC believes Tsvangirai won slig
Several people have openly considered remaking the film Casablanca, considered one of the best of all time, but the burden of recreating both the intense national mood and the perfect casting for the
Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill came together in a bipartisan effort to take action to support those hit hard by the housing slump and mortgage meltdown.  They managed to rescue builders, le
The trial of Tony Rezko has promised an explosive look at Illinois politics, and yesterday it delivered a large detonation regarding Governor Rod Blagojevich.  After an attempted shakedown of a Hollyw
Elizabeth Holmes has carved out a real niche for herself at the Wall Street Journal.  The last we heard from Holmes, she breathlessly reported on the connection between Hillary Clinton’s schedules and
Rarely has a presidential election offered such a clear choice on the nature of, and approach to, governance.  Should the federal government work within proscribed boundaries and honor the limitations
He vowed a few days ago to crack heads in Baghdad.  Today he’s un-vowing.  Austin Bay would say it’s all part of the process, forever oscillating between posturing, negotiation, and spurts of open con
He insists he wasn’t referring to a soldier.  Here’s the clip from this morning’s Andrew Wilkow Show, cut and posted by Wilkow’s producer, Nick Rizzuto.  Still a jerky thing to say of a foreign contra
John McCain went to Memphis to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King.  He didn’t exactly get the warmest of receptions, but given his opposition to the federal ho
And so the long-awaited tax returns are duly dumped late on a Friday afternoon, when the media’s busy remembering MLK.  Here’s the snapshot via Drudge but you’re better off with the summary at her cam
Regardless of which party a politician calls his own, insulting the troops stationed overseas — especially in a war zone — approaches the limits of stupidity.  Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-NC) called a sol
The “normally brilliant” Tom Maguire responds to Allahpundit’s resounding “meh” to the anguish of Jake Tapper over Barack Obama’s apparent deception on smoking.  Tom notes that Obama himself made his
Parents around the nation have learned that the proper translation for the phrase “zero tolerance” means “complete lack of common sense”.  The latest evidence for this comes from a Woodbridge, Marylan
Barack Obama has a big problem with his adviser on Iraq wandering off the reservation, but Hillary Clinton also has the same problem — and it’s no easily-dismissed staffer.  Mark Penn, Hillary’s chief
Barack Obama’s adviser on Iraq has written a confidential paper arguing that the US needs to remain robustly engaged in Iraq in order to build on the successes of the past year.   The New York Sun’s E
E.J. Dionne commemorates the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King by proclaiming it the day that liberalism died.  He argues that King’s death led to the election of Richard
It’s amazing what happens when a poll samples almost 40% more Democrats than Republicans.  It finds — gasp — that Democrats remain in the lead in general-election questions.  Unfortunately for the Dem
When dictators reach the end of the line, they sometimes discover that all they really want is a little peace and quiet.  Robert Mugabe reportedly wants a deal for immunity in exchange for allowing a
The hand-wringing over the Basra operations launched by Nouri al-Maliki may have missed the bigger picture, according to an analysis by the AP.  Maliki’s efforts to rein in rogue Shi’ite militias have
Maguire beats me to the punch, but only one man called it in the air last night. Money:Turns out he wasn’t worst person, just worst Bush-related person.  “What’s next, AP?  Predicting that Hillary wil
Many filmgoers lament that Hollywood doesn’t make movies like they did in the Golden Age.  Screwball romantic comedies have long since passed the scene, replaced by gross-outs like American Pie and Th
The Barack Obama campaign showed its take on “New Politics” last night with an event in North Dakota, where the candidate generated a lot of buzz.  Liberal talkmeister Ed Schultz created even more wit
Apparently, I have superpowers of which I’m unaware, at least to the folks at Good Morning America.  In explaining the Clinton tax returns, the host of the show explains that the Clintons’ failure to
The 2008 presidential election has proven historic, with a certainty that either a woman or a black man will head a major-party ticket this fall for the first time in American history.  With identity
Hugo Chavez has nationalized another economic segment in Venezuela, expanding his socialist vision while his economy continues to contract.  Instead of oil, Chavez has gone after cement, attempting to
Ever since the Republicans decided to hold their national convention in St. Paul, readers have asked me about the night life in the Twin Cities.  If New York City never sleeps, I say, then Minneapolis
Mark Penn has resigned his position of chief strategist for Hillary Clinton’s campaign this evening, ending a close association with the Democratic candidate who expected to win the nomination in a co
Well, every Iraqi willing to talk politics, anyway.  I’d like to call this “good news” but the context is grim, albeit obvious to everyone but the left:In other words, they’re worried that the Democra
Not many people know that John McCain has a son stationed in Iraq.  James McCain enlisted in the Marine Corps at 17, and his unit deployed to Iraq months ago.  He found out his father won the New Hamp
In moments of introspection, I wonder if I’m so passionately opposed to fetishizing victimhood because I don’t fit neatly into a recognized victim class.  No one has seen “No Irish Need Apply” signs f
Charlton Heston played holy men, Presidents, and cowboys, but all with the same human strengths and frailties.  His commanding voice and strong presence made him one of Hollywood’s legendary leading m
This early Meccan sura “has no rival,” says Muhammad Al-Ghazali, “in its uncompromising affirmation of the Absolute Unity of Allah.” It takes its name from the two Arabic letters that begin it, ta (ﻁ)
Rumors of the discovery of the holy grail of Iraq hawks surface once again.  I am … how you say?  Ah, yes: Skeptical.Is the suggestion that the facility bombed by the IAF was itself housing Saddam’s W
It may not quite equate to Hillary Clinton’s fundraising total and it’s not close to Barack Obama’s $40 million, but John McCain has begun to quietly work his way into the big leagues.   He raised $15
Progress.Why care what a moron with his own Truther-ish version of what happened during Katrina thinks?  Two reasons.  One, it’s the celebrity equivalent of those blackface photoshops the nutroots lik
For those of us who enjoy defense in professional football, the NFL has made a rare rule change that allows for defensive backs to break up pass plays.  For decades, pushing a receiver out of bounds w
Reuters is in “shock.”  Did hardball work?A spokesman for Sadr insists that Maliki’s threat to ban the Sadrists from politics is unconstitutional, but if they’re talking about disbanding they’re obvio
The capture of laptops in a raid on a FARC camp has yielded plenty of intelligence that ties Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez to the terrorists, Der Spiegel reports this afternoon.  Chavez has opened Ven
A preemptive strike from the RNC ahead of tomorrow’s testimony.  Spots like this are a double-edged sword, of course, in the same way that Iraqis praying for a McCain victory are: They prove the GOP’s
Condoleezza Rice takes a break from her rumored campaign for the bottom slot of the Republican ticket to push for passage of the free trade agreement with Colombia.  In today’s Wall Street Journal, Ri
Total number of snuffings in modern history prior to today: Two. Total number of snuffings in the past three hours: Three.  Thus does the tedious spectacle that is the Olympics momentarily become inte
Historian David Stafford conducts a lesson in today’s Washington Post on America’s last major post-war reconstruction effort in Germany.   He compares the fitful progress in Iraq to that of Germany af
News agencies try to match stories with appropriate images to emphasize a certain theme or portion of it in the minds of readers.  Often this leads to revealing results, as it does today with Reuters.
Moqtada al-Sadr has found himself increasingly isolated in Iraqi political circles.  Once considered a kingmaker when Nouri al-Maliki ascended to the Prime Minister post, he has managed to bring unity
John McCain will directly target Barack Obama in a speech this morning at the VFW at its national headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.  McCain will highlight Obama’s suggestion that we can pull our
If Barack Obama had hoped to move beyond the story of his 20-year association with Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the Wall Street Journal says he will find himself disappointed.  His standing in national polls
If we had a nickel for every time the rumor that Condoleezza Rice was going to run for the VP slot in some Republican election arose in the media, we’d have enough cash to outraise Barack Obama.  Yest
At least we know why Mark Penn didn’t think his representation of the free trade pact with Colombia presented much of a conflict of interest with his position as chief strategist for the Hillary Clint
Predator missile strike?  Delta Force hit-and-run deep behind enemy lines?  Nope.  Better:Never heard of him?  Most people haven’t.  The Times devoted a few paragraphs to him in a story last May about
A belated solution, perhaps, to the mystery of why he threw Mitt under the bus last week.  Sounds like he was never a big fan on the merits but was wooed by the siren song of electability.  Which, in
I joined a few other bloggers for a briefing on the Iraq mission earlier this afternoon, as a companion piece to the testimony of General David Petraeus.  Our briefer was a senior administration offic
On the last exciting episode of “Iranian Nuke Kabuki,” western diplomats revealed that Iran had designed a new type of centrifuge capable of enriching uranium more efficiently than their current antiq
Wow.  Just wow:If this sounds familiar to you, it should; it’s basically what the North Vietnamese said about McCain while they tortured him in the POW camps.  It indicts everyone in the Air Force and
Love him or hate him, Christopher Hitchens goes places no one else dares in political commentary.  Not many atheists would presume to argue that they have more of a sense of Martin Luther King’s legac
Few reporters have covered the Colombian trade pact story as well as Monica Showalter at Investors Business Daily.  Today, she updates readers on a particularly nasty deception made by the opponents o
As if anyone needed further confirmation of the UN’s hostility to Israel, the investigator for the Human Rights Council assigned to observe Israel stands by his comments that equated the Israelis with
Moqtada al-Sadr canceled his protest march scheduled for today in the streets of Baghdad, further giving credence to reports of his political isolation.  Instead of marking the fifth anniversary of th
Robert Mugabe apparently can’t spin the poll data enough to convince anyone that he qualified for a run-off against the apparent winner of the presidential election, MDC challenger Morgan Tsvangirai.
The network of Edward R. Murrow has decided to outsource its reporting, according to the New York Times.  CBS, which has never recovered from its insistence on airing phony documents regarding George
Remember the reception that General David Petraeus received the last time he reported to Congress on the status of the Iraq mission?  He had one Senator call him a liar to his face — a Senator that wa
A softball made necessary by yesterday’s kerfuffle.  The left will shriek at his suggestion that AQI does business with Shiite sects but there’s always been circumstantial evidence that that’s true, a
John Kerry has jumped into the 2008 election cycle with both feet … which must have hurt his jaw something fierce.  Take a look at the mailer Kerry has sent to constituents in Massachusetts for his re
Speculate away: Whose idea was it to bring them on board?  Their own?  Carter’s and/or the Democrats’, seeking to use them as human shields from criticism in much the same way that Pelosi was planning
How much do readers want to bet that Lanny Davis gets over the Jeremiah Wright scandal at about the time Hillary Clinton gets out of the race?  Me too, but for the moment, we can enjoy the blue-on-blu
How embarrassing — for me, that I didn’t predict this one as easily as the smear on Patrick McHenry.  To atone, I checked my Tivo of last night’s show and forced myself to sit through the entire segme
The South African Development Community, comprising all of Zimbabwe’s neighbors, have called an emergency summit to discuss the standoff over the election they supervised.  Unfortunately, the SADC may
Via Jim Treacher. I think all three are set to autoplay and there’s no way to turn them off, so kindly hit the pause button when they start up.The screencap comes from last night’s appearance on H&C b
Minnesota doesn’t have school vouchers, but we have a fairly strong charter-school presence.  In fact, the Little Admiral attends a foreign-language immersion charter school which does a remarkable jo
No surprise.  If you missed the early skirmishes on this subject between him and McCain — and judging by the sluggish comments on the posts, a lot of you did — revisit them now so that you’ll understa
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")According to the Washington Post, the testimony of General David Petraeus yesterday left Senators frustrated at the lack of specificity he provided.  Evidently, th
In June 2004, Hillary Clinton outlined the statist philosophy in a speech to a San Francisco audience when she explained that “We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.” I
Pyongyang has announced that the DPRK and the US have reached a deal on complete disclosure of North Korea’s nuclear activities.  Details from the BBC flash report are meager, but Kim Jong-Il apparent
MEMRI translates a rather jolting interview conducted on March 26th with the leader of the Iraq chapter of Hamas, which has tried to reach out to their potential Sunni insurgent allies in the western
Democrats like to use the specter of Herbert Hoover when shrieking hysterically about the national economy, attempting to frighten voters into thinking that we have reached the precipice of a new Grea
Robert Mugabe has a secret, and he wants to protect his nation by keeping it to himself and his closest henchmen friends.  According to the attorney from Mugabe’s election commission, that secret coul
The left’s senior statesman, sitting down for a photo op with this degenerate in the heat of an election?  After having only just recently quasi-endorsed a guy who, thanks to his associates, is alread
Sure, pal.  Sure you are.He has to spin this news somehow but to take the extra step of suggesting that Mitt, of all people, is the best Republican evah is a typically, gratuitously hamfisted Dean-o t
So shamelessly, in fact, that you’ll spot the lie immediately if you followed the story with any degree of closeness.  This sort of thing simply has to be compulsive for him.  In no rational world doe
Like one of our commenters said in the Headlines item, if they’re good enough for the church bulletin they should be good enough for Jimmy Carter.Does Obama lose face if Carter ignores him?  He’s the
Life on the road covering a confirmed presidential nominee apparently bores reporters to tears.  Instead of covering news, they literally make up controversy to keep themselves from falling asleep.  E
I was going to give you the clip of McCain saying this morning that he’d boycott the opening ceremony as president but we’ve already had that debate.  If you’re curious, watch it here.  Your time is b
I’m not sure what his point is, ultimately — that the Bible is just as pernicious an influence as the Koran (per the opening text) or that it’s silly to link atrocities to passages from scripture (per
Politico has its hands on internal polling from Team McCain and the RNC which has them feeling good about their chances in November.  McCain leads both Democratic contenders well outside the margins o
There’s nothing on the wires yet to confirm TV Newser’s report but they’ve got a quote from CBS’s lead counsel so I’m sure it’s legit.  To refresh: He sued them on several grounds, most notably fraud
And so this idiotic saga of “did he or didn’t he,” launched by Sadr’s announcement that he’d disband the JAM if Shiite clerics told him to, reaches its absurd conclusion.  Because Sistani won’t talk t
Yesterday I linked to the Katherine Kersten column about the state-funded madrassa in Minnesota, Tarek ibn Ziyad Academy  (TIZA).  Today, local ABC affiliate KSTP follows up on the TIZA controversy an
Elton John may need to crank up another version of Candle in the Wind for Hillary Clinton’s political career.  He made an appearance in New York City with Hillary and Bill, who now struggle to gain tr
413-1, with America’s freest-thinkin’ patriot the lone dissenter.  A Bircher, soft on the ChiComs?  Doubtful.  I’m sure this was another “principled” isolationist vote, in which the most toothless cri
Someone at the Barack Obama campaign had better start watching the hyperbole meter when Obama gets off script.  When a questioner at a Levittown event asked Obama about his church’s fascination with L
Lake Superior State University sounds like a placid and unassuming corner of Academia, but it soon could find itself at the center of a Constitutional brawl.  The university demanded that one of its p
Roger Simon reports on a public expression of anti-Semitism that the media failed to report.  Since it happened at a high-profile celebration of Martin Luther King on the 40th anniversary of his assas
Let’s see.  He insists that Israelis are Nazis and he works for the Cubans, Saudia, and Chinese at the UN Human Rights Commission.  In retrospect, we should have suspected that Richard Falk had parano
Beijing announced dozens of arrests in the Uigher territory of Xinjiang province this morning, claiming another terrorist plot against the Summer Olympics.  This apparently differs from the plot last
After Hillary Clinton challenged President Bush to skip the opening ceremonies for the Olympics in Beijing this summer, a move Bush reportedly is considering, reporters asked Barack Obama whether he a
When Barack Obama started his run for the presidency in January 2007, I called it the start of the Year of Nick the New Guy.  I warned Democrats not to take the risk of placing their bets on a candida
Robert Mugabe continues to work right out of the dictator’s playbook in the spiraling crisis in Zimbabwe.  Hold an election?  Check.  Lose the election?  Hide the results — done.  Opposition demonstra
An outrageous Kinsleyan gaffe?  Sure.  But give it a day or so, to let the Jedi mind trick work its magic.  Then the left will tell us what he “really meant”:What’s most offensive?  The condescension
Israel has cut off fuel supplies to Gaza again after Hamas terrorists attacked and killed two civilians yesterday.  The last time Israel cut off energy supplies, they received criticism from around th
The title says it all; it’s the Democratic primary in a nutshell.  A quick tour of RedLasso reveals that the “Morning Joe” crew ran this soundbite no fewer than three times in the span of three hours,
Krikorian thinks it’s all about making nice with party leaders ahead of his possible senate run two years from now, but I suspect that’s wishful thinking from an anti-amnesty stalwart choking on the n
The AP reports that Dick Cheney and John Ashcroft held a series of meetings with military and intelligence leaders in the White House to determine the boundaries of interrogation techniques to be used
When I attended Cal State Fullerton, I can’t recall taking a field trip to anywhere, let alone one to visit Alicia the Prostitute and her loyal cat Meow-Meow.  Randolph College apparently believes in
Barack Obama has certainly succeeded in building a large community of small donors in the 2008 cycle.  However, his excuse for abandoning his pledge to seek public financing for his general-election c
I don’t get it.  I get the part about Bush’s Iran policy having failed utterly and why we now need to shift to a deterrence posture, and I get the risk posed to Israel by an Iranian first strike given
Anyone wondering why President Bush has been so insistent on missile defense, and why NATO embraced it in its new defense doctrine, will have those questions answered in today’s Times of London.  Long
No one has covered the Iraq war more closely than Michael Yon, especially over the last two years.  On his own dime, he has embedded with troops in Iraq and reported the realities from the front line.
Guess who’s running up the bills on his retirement?  Bill Clinton costs American taxpayers more money than any other retired President, and in some areas more than all of them combined.  He managed to
Yesterday I wrote about the attack on Daphna Ziman and Jews in general by Rev. Eric Lee of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during a ceremony honoring Martin Luther King on the 40th annive
Democrats in Philadelphia have a tradition in elections called street money.  Candidates who want to get out the vote give cash to ward bosses, who then distribute the cash — well, most of it, anyway
Now that Barack Obama has issued the requisite non-apology apology in the usual form — he “deeply regrets” that he offended people not with his sentiments but with his sentence structure — the media w
Ben Smith’s trying to turn this — I think — into some dark insinuation by Happy Jack that the gun-totin’, Bible-thumpin’ knuckle-draggers of Pennsylvania might yet be driven to more sinister depths of
His team’s had time now to sand down the edges of the spin, so here’s the more polished version of last night’s Cliff’s Notes reading of “What’s the Matter with Kansas?”  The nut graf via ABC:If his o
After reading my post about Randolph College’s field trip to a Nevada brothel to study American consumerism, Randolph junior Catherine Helsley wrote an extraordinary essay about what such a trip revea
In their attempts to spin away from Barack Obama’s stunningly stupid remarks at a San Francisco fundraiser last weekend, Democrats and the Obama campaign have focused on only the least objectionable p
How would most people describe a nation with 150,000% inflation, massive unemployment, a collapsed agricultural system, and an election for which the ruling government refuses to release the results?
Jeralyn Merritt of TalkLeft notices another pattern from Barack Obama — a tendency to see himself as a quasi-messiah on every possible issue.  In an interview with The Advocate, a magazine for the gay
Apparently, Nouri al-Maliki doesn’t read American newspapers to determine whether his offensives against the Mahdi Army have succeeded.  While our reporters managed to a person to get the story in Bas
Hillary Clinton has loudly demanded that George Bush boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies as a protest against China’s crackdown on Tibet and dissenters.  However, Bill Clinton has found fi
Last week, Barack Obama made the laughable assertion that ” nobody  has spoken out more fiercely on the issue of anti- Semitism than I have.”  He gave that as an answer to a Levittown audience when qu
After several suras have recounted the message and reception of various prophets in strikingly similar terms, this sura, “The Prophets,” discusses the phenomenon of prophecy and the way it is received
Maybe a few years ago, had Barack Obama said something as stupid as he did in San Francisco last week, his defense focusing on the least objectionable part of his remarks may have fooled the media int
Back we go to our verbal stumble insta-analysis: Sinister slip betraying his withered racist heart or innocent southern colloquialism thoughtlessly applied to the wrong subject?  I was willing to spli
Red meat doesn’t get much redder than this.  Sean Hannity and Ainsley Earhardt revisit the calls where Planned Parenthood accepted donations specifically to abort black babies, but then add another is
The first really explosive revelation of the Tony Rezko trial came out today, and it will have Barack Obama playing defense yet again.  Obama had insisted that he never met Rezko’s shady financier, Ir
A silly thing to say but an even sillier thing to seize on, yet Patrick Ishmael e-mails to say that’s exactly what Shep Smith did not long ago on Fox.  Obama was goofing on the idea of Her Majesty bei
Think you’ll be seeing this clip on Olbermann’s show tonight?  Think he’ll deign to note Team Hillary’s claim that the jeers were organized by Obama’s SEIU boosters, an allegation reported by Olby’s o
All three presidential candidates agree on one policy change after the Bush administration makes its exit in 2009: close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay.  However, all three have another common
Barack Obama has pledged to end the influence of lobbyists, but that doesn’t keep him from fundraising at the offices of one of the most notoriously corrupt lobbyists in years.  Newsday reported over
… “Offensive” being a word with two different meanings, and both are applicable here.  Chris Cillizza reported from the Compassion Forum last night that Barack Obama intends on clinging to his liberal
Here in the Twin Cities, conservatives have long been inured to the strange policy decisions made by liberal administrations colleges and universities in our community, but the University of St. Thoma
Irony abounds in the battle over the long-term security arrangements currently under negotiation between the Nouri al-Maliki and George Bush administrations.  One of these two will submit the pact for
Jimmy Carter has generated a lot of controversy by declaring his intention to meet with Hamas on a trip to the Middle East.  Israel will stoke the fires even further by refusing to provide Carter with
While the case of the teenage conspiracy in Florida to use a beating to achieve YouTube fame continues to gain national celebrity, another case in Kenosha, Wisconsin appears to have slipped under the
Last month, Vets for Freedom visited the Twin Cities to talk about their experience in Iraq — and got rewarded by being booted from a local high school.  Michael Honeycutt and I, along with hundreds o
It’s been a tough day here at the Morrissey household.  I awoke to the sound of sniper fire in my office, forcing me to dash under the desk rather than do my normal greeting ceremony with my keyboard
Our good friend Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson, producer for the Hugh Hewitt show and my co-host every Friday, exposes Senate Democrats as mathematical illiterates.  What do the numbers 73 and 65 hav
Basra residents expressed gratitude for the actions of Nouri al-Maliki in clearing out the armed militia from the most critical city in the south, according to Agence France Presse.  Far from a disast
Ace spotted it and asked for evidence.  Here’s the screenshot.I lost track of this very stupid story after the initial dust-up last October.  Evidently a disabled vet handed it to him at this morning’
John McCain delivered his first major economic policy speech at Carnegie Mellon University as the GOP nominee, and conservatives will find much to like in it.  He hits Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama
Politico has the latest on Barack Obama and his economic policy positions — but only if you’re interested in Barack Obama Sr., and if by latest you mean 1965.  Spurred on by bloggers, Ben Smith and Je
Quinnipiac’s latest poll shows that Barack Obama has stopped gaining ground in Pennsylvania, and Hillary Clinton may have begun rolling back his support in key areas of Philadelphia.  The results are
Bob Herbert joins the vast majority of punditry in scolding Barack Obama over his comments in San Francisco about small-town Midwestern voters.  Before readers get their hopes up about Herbert suddenl
The Washington Post goes after an unfamiliar target in its lead editorial today — the democratic government of South Africa.  Calling President Thabo Mbeki’s policies “perverse and immoral”, it scolds
Conservatives have a reputation for not having a sense of humor.  That’s mostly unfair; most conservatives (and liberals) I know have lives outside of politics and love to laugh as much as anyone else
Italy may have its most stable government since the end of World War II as Silvio Berlusconi returns for a third term as Prime Minister.  The Greens and the Reds have no seats in Parliament, and the n
Can a car run on fuel produced by an internal still?  Instead of alcohol, the product would be hydrogen, creating a method that would safely allow a transition from oil-based fuel to the Holy Grail of
Brazil has announced the find of a huge oil reserve that will place it among the top nations for future oil production.  The new field may contain as much as 33 billion barrels.  It will take years to
The last Democratic debate has finally concluded, and perhaps the last chances of ending the primaries early.  Thanks to a surprisingly tenacious set of questions for Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton
Just when Barack Obama’s week looked bad enough, he has to deal with winning an embarrassing endorsement from the terrorist lunatics currently being embraced by a former Democratic president.  Ahmed Y
Correct on both counts but troubling in what it implies.  Does he mean to say the two categories are mutually exclusive?  This is the same incoherent litmus test he mentioned a few days ago, transpare
I have not written about the singular reception given to Pope Benedict XVI by the White House on his first visit to the United States as Pontiff.  However, The Anchoress — my favorite blogger on Catho
A new breakthrough towards the left’s unified field theory of how all criticism of Obama is essentially racist.  The last great advance came from Harvard prof Orlando Patterson, scanning Hillary’s ped
So he is, so he is.  The beginning of tonight’s debate will be all about the Bitter but expect this to factor as a subplot, especially as a rejoinder if/when Obama goes after her for her shameless lyi
It doesn’t get any redder than this, or for that matter, whiter or bluer.  This video shows an outraged veteran objecting to an “art” display at the University of Maine at Farmington with replicas of
John McCain continues to benefit from an extended Democratic primary season and may have negated attempts to turn the interior West, according to two new polls.   Barack Obama continues to decline in
Some people apparently believe that the blogosphere doesn’t allow women the same kind of access and consideration as men do.  Once a year or so this topic arises, and this time Glamour’s political col
The Obamas are trying very hard to avoid the elitist tag that Barack Obama’s remarks about middle America has stuck to them.  This week, both Obamas have tried very hard to emphasize their modest upbr
I’ve received a couple of e-mails on this clip, which brings up many issues at once.  A Fox News co-host begins to cry when one of the mothers from the FLDS compound describes how federal agents remov
The Obamerbole Meter gets pegged again in this Pittsburgh Gazette profile on Barack Obama and his attempt to minimize the damage from calling middle American voters bigots who cling to guns and religi
On Monday, I related the sad tale of a pro-life speaker getting kicked off of a Catholic campus because its administration determined that she didn’t meet the mission of the university.  St. Thomas Un
Federal sentencing guidelines continue to serve as controversial flashpoints between the judiciary and the two elective branches of government.  They came in reaction to popular demand to keep recidiv
Bill Clinton has a theory why Hillary Clinton attracts older voters, while Barack Obama does better with the younger set.  He told a crowd in a Pennsylvania suburb that Obama’s supporters are … inexpe
Barack Obama has spent most of the last 15 months conjuring up a myth, a facade of “New Politics” to explain why voters should support someone with only three years of experience in national politics
Ace said most of what I wanted to say.  There are no major policy differences between Hillary and Obama and what few minor differences there are have already been hashed, rehashed, and re-rehashed dur
Critics of last night’s debate complain that the first half focused on irrelevancies.  Unfortunately for Barack Obama, he didn’t do much better on the relevancies, either.  Take for instance this port
Back we go to this painfully stupid issue, one which His Holiness rightly describes as “manufactured” while neglecting to mention that he was the one who manufactured it.  By his own admission, he del
The chances for a peaceful resolution for Zimbabwe’s political crisis just got worse this morning.  Morgan Tsvangirai, the presumed winner of the presidential election, told an interviewer that Robert
Porkbusting got a boost yesterday when the Senate took an unprecedented action against a member of the House.  Rep. Don Young’s staff edited an earmark for a project no one wanted after Congress appro
In my earlier post, I failed to identify the big loser from last night’s debate.  It wasn’t Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and it certainly wasn’t ABC, despite the general spleen-venting on the Left.
Two stories out of Iraq show the promise and the frustration in stabilizing the country.  A bombing that has claimed more than 50 lives at a funeral for two Sunnis killed by AQI will dominate the day’
While the two Democrats race to the Left in their interminable primary campaign, John McCain has quietly begun convincing Republicans that had felt disaffected from his campaign to rally to his banner
Predictably, the progressive blogosphere has erupted in outrage at ABC, Charles Gibson, and George Stephanopolous for their performance in last night’s Democratic presidential debate.  Michelle and Jo
Politico reporters John Harris and Jim VandeHei review the outrage from offended journalists over the ABC debate this week with a particularly jaundiced eye.  They claim it proves exactly what they ha
The Miami Herald reports on a study at the National Defense University that it claims calls the war in Iraq a “major debacle” with the outcome in doubt.  However, what the Miami Herald didn’t report w
Veteran political analyst Ronald Brownstein, late of the LA Times and now at the National Journal, analyzes Barack Obama’s very bad week with a simple cultural reference.  He says that Obama isn’t in
I can’t decide if this is a revealing insight into what a consummate dishonest doofus Dean is or just politics as usual, as routine as two centers under the basket elbowing each other to jockey for po
While at CPAC in February, I had an opportunity to attend an advance screening of the new documentary, Expelled: The Movie.  Ben Stein focuses on a perceived lack of intellectual freedom afforded to t
Stephanopoulos’s question about him at the debate had the expected effect, prodding not one but two major papers today to check up on him.  WaPo’s is the one to read as it demonstrates how mainstream
The Wall Street Journal and Investors Business Daily certainly paid attention to the so-called “issues” portion of last Wednesday’s debate.  Perhaps that’s why Barack Obama has decided to focus his at
Barack Obama has spent the last year explaining why his lack of experience is an asset for his candidacy for the White House.  Experience doesn’t make up for judgment, he has told rapturous audiences.
You’re clicking the image and skipping ahead about 20% of the way through, to where one of the anchors holds up a newspaper.  ABC detects an echo of the “wimp” meme here: Put simply, she’s wondering h
Not long ago, I received an angry e-mail regarding my linking to stories from the New York Times.  The critic said that he expected a conservative site to ignore the paper and instead look for sources
Apparently, Howard Dean saw the same presidential debate we did at Hot Air.  He told Wolf Blitzer on CNN yesterday that the superdelegates have to make their decision now in order to avoid losing anot
Barack Obama has decided to push back against criticisms of his association with former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers, but the arguments he offers sound less than convincing.  Rather tha
The leadership of al-Qaeda has stepped up its communications of late, but they don’t appear to be changing the messaging at all.  The latest edition of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s missives comes just two week
The UN has found it difficult to keep the “food pipeline” open to the people in Darfur, thanks to a lack of security along the roads and in the villages.   The Sudanese government does not provide rel
National poll results don’t mean much in April, since more than 40 states have already held their primaries, but Gallup’s trends may hold more significance than the remaining primaries indicate.  Bara
We could see this coming for months, and the results should be delicious.  Huffington Post writer Tom Edsall reveals that a union has developed an extensive and detailed attack on Barack Obama’s conne
More than three years before claiming that middle Americans “cling” to religion, guns, and bigotry because of economic turbulence, Barack Obama addressed the same themes with Charlie Rose on PBS.  Thr
Despite the news media’s apparent insistence on clinging to their narrative of defeat and disaster in Basra, Nouri al-Maliki’s operation to restore control of the city to the elected government achiev
Talk about bad timing!  Just as Thabo Mbeki had begun to attract negative attention around the world for his apologetics for Robert Mugabe after the Zimbabwean dictator had stolen the last presidentia
Barack Obama has offered poor defenses of his “Crackerquiddick” remarks over the last few days, but none quite as daft as Meghan Daum in today’s Los Angeles Times.  According to Daum, Obama’s comments
See Update for response from top McCain aide Mark Salter. Michael Leahy writes about the much-discussed temperament of John McCain in the Washington Post today, an article which will undoubtedly gener
This afternoon, the First Mate and I decided to spend the afternoon at the Mall of America, the largest shopping mall in the US and one of the few real tourist destinations in the Twin Cities.  People
John Dickerson got an opportunity to take a train ride with Barack Obama, but Obama’s supporters might run Dickerson out of town on a rail if they read his column at Slate.  Instead of fawning all ove
Condoleezza Rice landed in Iraq this morning in an unscheduled visit with Nouri al-Maliki, the first top-level American visit since Maliki launched his operations against the Mahdi militia.  The day b
Islamic scholars are divided over whether this sura dates from the Meccan or Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophetic career. Ibn Kathir and Maulana Muhammad Ali say it’s Meccan, while the Tafsir Anwar
Here’s the whole interview from tonight’s “Countdown,” five of the six questions for which evidently came from dKos after Olby spent the past week flogging Stephanopoulos for stooping so low as to lif
After a series of embarrassing events that had one of our most prominent Catholic universities denying a platform to a pro-life speaker, the University of St. Thomas finally retreated and paid for the
Entirely predictable, so much so that I’m embarrassed I didn’t foresee it in the post on the ad this morning.  Let me atone by predicting that Olby, who loves loves loves to demagogue this subject, wi
The netroots have another reason to turn on Bob Kerrey, former Senator and refusenik for a return to the arena.  Just when their McCain Insane meme had started to develop legs, Kerrey disputes the cha
Why would someone on her team be circulating data showing a double-digit lead when even reliable pollsters like Survey USA have it close (and others have her behind)?  Is there some benefit to raising
Simple math.  The feds will give you $84 million in September, after you’re formally nominated, for two months of campaigning.  If you can’t raise more than $42 million a month on your own (or not so
Steve Chapman takes Barack Obama to task over his dodge about the relationship between himself and William Ayers.  Not only does Obama misrepresent the connection, Chapman writes, he appears not to un
Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have criss-crossed the Midwest, promising to renegotiate or dump NAFTA in order to improve the economic fortunes of the region.  However, as John Engler points ou
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals may not be as radical as some people think.  They seem willing to work towards compromise in marching towards their vegan vision for the world.  PETA has of
Jimmy Carter may have aged considerably since his years at the helm of foreign policy, but that doesn’t excuse his latest debacle; he was just as clueless 30 years ago as he proved himself to be this
Will Democrats finally see Barack Obama for what he is — a crypto-McCainiac?  The AP and other news outlets jumped all over a statement made by Obama yesterday that gave John McCain some credit for be
If you thought that Barack Obama’s Crackerquiddick remarks in San Francisco were some kind of anomaly, one read of Nora Ephron’s latest column will disabuse bitter xenophobic gun-grabbing Jesus freaks
It took him an extra day, but the boss finally has the answer she was looking for.Time for another round of distinctions without a difference.  How does the Iranian mullahcracy differ from Hamas on an
Nouri al-Maliki has fulfilled another demand of the US Congress and the Sunnis in Iraq towards national reconciliation.  The Baghdad government began releasing thousands of detainees accused of all bu
E. J. Dionne looks at the two different images of Barack Obama on the campaign trail among Democrats, but unwittingly highlights the basic problem of Obama’s candidacy.  Dionne casts the two images as
Has Bill Clinton lost his mind, or does he want to kneecap his wife’s run for the presidency?  Yesterday in an interview with WHYY, he vents his frustration at the accusation of playing the race card
Jim Rutenberg has a new beat at the New York Times, and it must be called the Get McCain desk.  He co-wrote the abominable story about Vicki Iseman in February that attempted to insinuate that McCain
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")The North Carolina Democratic Party canceled what looked to be the final debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton yesterday.  Hillary had agreed to another
The new government of Pakistan has made clear which direction they will take with radical Islamist terrorists: appeasement.  They reached a peace agreement with tribal elders in North West Frontier Pr
Voters go to the polls in Pennsylvania in a make-or-break Democratic primary today.  Wait — where have I heard this before?  Oh, yes, in March with Texas and Ohio.  Hillary Clinton hopes to win big en
I’m tempted to call this the dumbest geek toy since Foleo but that simply can’t be right: Even at $1,589.99 a pop, they’ve already sold out.  Explain to me what I’m missing here, techies.  Yes, yes, i
John Hinderaker has done an excellent job in assembling clips from speeches given by William Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn, both in the past and as recent as a 40-year reunion of Students for a Democratic
For those who thought Crackerquiddick was a mere rhetorical stumble instead of a revealing moment for hard-Left liberal elites, Randi Rhodes comes along today to remove all doubt.  According to report
The Smoking Gun has a copy of the complaint.  Turning KIAs into political props is bad enough; getting rich off it — profits may reach $75,000 in this case — is execrable.  Any tort lawyers in the aud
A Chicago CBS reporter says the governor of Illinois will not sleep well tonight after a key aide and contributor entered into a plea agreement with federal investigators.  Ali Ata ran the Illinois Fi
The scope of last night’s defeat has begun to dawn on Barack Obama supporters.  Bob Wright squares off against Mickey Kaus, both of Slate, and Wright rails against Kaus’ participation in what Wright c
Maggie Gallagher says yes, and so do a group of activists who will protest in front of Planned Parenthood’s Washington DC’s offices tomorrow.  The group of black pastors and pro-life activists will de
The CIA will tell Congress today that the North Koreans had begun to build a nuclear reactor at a site in Syria bombed by the Israelis last year.    The timing of the briefing appears related to the e
Just across from the AP.  The good news?  A guy who’s done so much good in one theater of the war on terror now gets a crack at both.  The bad news?  Nothing against Ray Odierno, but Petraeus is so cl
Another provision of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as McCain-Feingold, has come under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court.  The BCRA contained an amendment that relaxed campaig
John Kass delves deeper into the cases of Bernadine Dohrn, William Ayers, and the Weather Underground, and finds more crimes than commonly thought.  Barack Obama tried to shrug off the radical past of
Matt Lauer gets first access to Hillary Clinton this morning on Today, so he gets to ask Hillary to respond to the New York Times’ editorial blaming her for the negativity.  He also pressed her on the
The massive immigration of Muslims to Europe has many analysts concerned that demographics and radicalism will change the nature of the Continent in the next several decades.  Perhaps instead it could
Even before the scope of Barack Obama’s loss became apparent in last night’s Pennsylvania primary, the New York Times editorial board published a screed attacking Hillary Clinton for remaining in the
In the days before the Pennsylvania primary, undecided Democrats had a real opportunity to end the suspense and get Hillary Clinton out of the race entirely.  Polls appeared to show that Barack Obama
Many people have speculated as to which Democrats have the standing in the party to demand an end to the primary contest before the convention.  Some have suggested Al Gore might have the influence to
Barack Obama needs another eruption of the Wright Stuff like he needs another video of him making fun of embittered Bible-thumping bigots, but at least the former appears inevitable.  ABC News respond
A week ago, I noted that the Sunnis that had left Nouri al-Maliki’s government last year in a huff had decided to return.  A week later, the New York Times has reported on it, making it true.  The Taw
A sneak preview of the next headache for the Messiah, set to drop tomorrow night.  CJ reads this as an admission by Wright that Obama’s condemnation of him is insincere.  I’m not so sure.  Quote:He ma
Barack Obama keeps claiming that he doesn’t take money from oil companies as a way to distinguish himself from his rivals.  However, the Los Angeles Times shows once again that Obama lies about this i
Maybe Democrats can’t understand the call to faith many Americans feel because they’ve been reading the wrong Bible.  Via the boss,  CNS News provides evidence for this conclusion with Nancy Pelosi’s
Recent events have shown al-Qaeda’s support eroding even among its core base of radical Islamist extremists, the Los Angeles Times reports today.  Muslims have tired of the suicide bombings that kill
Hillary Clinton got more than just a reason to continue her campaign from her 10-point drubbing of Barack Obama Tuesday in Pennsylvania — she got ten million reasons.  In the 24 hours after the primar
John McCain wants to give consumers a break this summer by suspending the federal gas tax.  Hillary Clinton says she supports that plan.  Barack Obama, despite having supported a similar tax “holiday”
Congress will get to see a video taken inside the Syrian facility later bombed by the Israelis that will demonstrate the nuclear intentions of the site as well as the involvement of North Korea.  DPRK
During the 2006 debate over immigration and border security, some argued that a “virtual fence” could secure the southern border as or more effectively than a physical barrier.  It would create less e
Karl Rove analyzes the problems facing the Democratic Party with the virtual tie between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in today’s Wall Street Journal.  At first, he focuses on voting patterns and t
Weeks after an election whose results the government refused to release, Zimbabwe’s state-run press offered a compromise.  Instead of actually releasing the real vote counts and treating it like a rea
Jon Henke at QandO wonders why this particular Hillary Clinton quote from last September hasn’t received much attention:I just finished watching the excellent HBO series John Adams last Sunday.  It te
Not everyone can get their questions asked in a 30-minute conference call, and today John McCain ran out of time before he got to me.  He answered plenty of questions, including from my friend Hugh He
Did anyone really think that Barack Obama’s comments in San Francisco really amounted to a gaffe, a misconstructed statement that didn’t reveal a bigotry against small-town Americans and generally any
John McCain held another blogger conference call, and started off talking about his effort to reach out to “areas that haven’t been able to participate” in economic expansion.  The biggest lesson to b
Eli Lake at the New York Sun thinks that the White House may want to manipulate Syria into substantive peace negotiations through deliberate timing of the exposure of the nuclear plant at Al-Kibar.  I
The lines keep blurring so often between real news and satire that keeping them separate grows more difficult.  Take yesterday’s Indystar editorial as an example.  The Indiana newspaper wants another
One of the strangest aspects of a strange dictatorship will end, more than a year after the death of the dictator.  Saparmurat Niyazov, the self-styled Turkmenbashi or “father of all Turkmen”, had ren
Remember when Barack Obama tried to explain why his lack of experience didn’t really matter?  He told rapturous audiences that his superior judgment mattered more than Hillary Clinton’s long years ins
Robert Mugabe apparently has tired of playing recount games.  Today, his security forces raided the offices of the opposition MDC party, arresting perhaps as many as 100 members in their attack on the
Women can once again forego headscarves, wear jeans, and dress in bright colors without fearing kidnap, rape, and murder.  Music stores have reopened.  People can have parties in their homes again.  B
In a way, the entire concept of biofuels as currently applied makes no sense at all.  Instead of using food to actually feed people or even animals, we use it to feed our cars.  Ethanol has suddenly l
Yes, there are a few of us in foxholes.  I’m sympathetic, just like I’m sympathetic to the 96% of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation’s soldier-clients who are Christian but evidently not Christ
An instant classic, blending the affected “righteous” shrillness of Keith Olbermann with the casual racial paranoia of Chris Matthews.  The MSNBC-ization of the editorial page is thus complete:Althous
Thirty-two years ago today, one of baseball’s greatest moments took place when the ball wasn’t even in play.  McQ reminds us of Rick Monday’s courageous rescue of the American flag at Dodger Stadium i
The Democrats have another reason to worry about California.  Not only does the Los Angeles Times editorial board go out of their way to praise John McCain’s political courage, they scold both Hillary
Susan Estrich voiced what many pundits suspect will be the resolution to the Democratic primary: a ticket that combines Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.  Some have called this the “dream ticket”, all
The BBC reports today on the election run-off in Iran, in which the “conservatives” prevailed over the “reformists” and now hold an overwhelming majority in their parliament.  Unfortunately, Auntie Be
The Democratic Party has an identity-politics meltdown on its hands, and right now it looks like nothing will stop it.  The clash between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has core constituencies of th
Earlier today, I reviewed what I thought were the worst stumbles Barack Obama made in his Fox News interview with Chris Wallace this morning.  However, a few e-mailers point out a more subtle mistake
Pretty much, claims Larry “No wonder Karl Rove’s mother killed herself” Johnson.  I can’t bring myself to link to him, strange bedfellows or no, so I’m sending you to Maguire’s site for the precis and
Did Barack Obama make a payoff to a campaign contributor with a state grant?  The Los Angeles Times reports on a one-hand-washing-the-other relationship with Robert Blackwell Jr, who employed Obama as
Give Barack Obama this: he performed a lot better on Fox News Sunday today than he did in the debate on April 16th.  He stammered less when challenged, allowed his considerable personal warmth to surf
This sura comes from the middle of Muhammad’s Meccan period, during the time of a famine in Mecca, which is referred to obliquely in vv. 75-6. Umar, the second caliph of the Muslims after Muhammad, re
Here’s the video briefing prepared by the feds last week for Congress, in two parts.  The LA Times is the first out of the box in calling shenanigans, espying nefarious fauxtographic manipulation by t
Bill Richardson brings all the campaign talent to Team Obama that took him from the most-experienced candidate to an embarrassing also-ran.  In this clip, Richardson works his magic on several topics.
It could just turn out that Al Franken’s bid for the US Senate may be his best piece of comedy ever, a performance-art masterpiece that uses the Minnesota DFL Party as the butt of the joke.  After cha
Yeah, I know, fish in a barrel.  There’s a larger point here, though.  Credit the ‘Busters as usual for flagging this and credit Hasselbeck for plowing through the aspersions cast on her “very white”
Republicans on one side, Democrats — forever vigilant about the integrity of the electoral process except when it’s inconvenient — on the other.  The left claims that requiring ID amounts to a poll ta
I wonder, will Maverick watch this one before he does the obligatory reject-and-denounce two-step or will another plot summary from an aide suffice?  Chop chop: The Deciders are already insisting that
Bill Kristol wonders why Hillary Clinton gets no credit for extending the primary season.  She has won desperation primaries in New Hampshire, Texas, Ohio, and now Pennsylvania, but the narrative rema
Former president and current loose cannon Jimmy Carter continues to rewrite history.  He appeared on the Today show to give a strange rendition of the elections that produced Hamas as the winner of th
The new Pakistani government’s policy of peace through negotiations with radical Islamist terrorists came to a momentary halt when the man who had Benazir Bhutto assassinated decided that Islamabad ha
This comes as absolutely no surprise to anyone paying the slightest attention to UN peacekeeping scandals over the last several years, but the BBC sounds a little shocked in their report on the latest
Would progress in public opinion against al-Qaeda in Muslim nations constitute important news?  One might think so, considering the lengthy and difficult war we fight against the radical Islamist terr
One of the stranger aspects of Jeremiah Wright’s speech came in the supposed neurological explanation of the differences between whites and blacks.  Wright claims that the very structure of the brains
Barack Obama has a rhetorical gift that allows him to convince audiences to believe in him and in his arguments, a blend of charisma, intelligence, and argument.  It certainly worked on John McCain.
Barack Obama told Chris Wallace during their Fox News interview that his former pastor was “a legitimate political issue,” and hours later, Jeremiah Wright proved him prophetic.  Later that evening in
Earlier this evening, I participated in a round table for Rick Moran’s Internet radio show on the Barack Obama attempt to distance himself from Jeremiah Wright.  Finally, after several weeks of ration
By special request of the Hammer, who thought this a bridge too dumb even for him.  His point here isn’t terribly bad in theory: If you think Wright’s planning to come back at Obama with both barrels,
Maybe Stuart Smalley could charm his way out of a tax-evasion problem, but Al Franken has to face the music in 17 states.  The Star Tribune reports that Franken’s total tax bill will run to over $70,0
I mentioned this in the update to the McCain/flip-flop post this morning but it’s too important, and too gripping a read, to bury there.  Most of its currency at Memeorandum was from lefty blogs pushi
The Hammer warned us yesterday that he’s a doofus.  Tough call for the media here.  He’s a Democrat, and thus enjoys the presumption of Tolerance, but he’s also a Hillary Democrat so, you know, not so
Imagine his surprise at finding that his spiritual mentor of 20 years is a preening, hateful, attention whore.  I missed the beginning so I don’t know yet if he did indeed disown the man he could no s
Team McCain began his rollout on health-care policy with a speech earlier today in Tampa, followed by a media/blogger conference call.  They called McCain’s visit to hospitals a “tribute” to the excel
This video is a keeper.  When a reporter challenges George Bush on his credibility when he describes the US as winning in Afghanistan, Bush at first tries to explain that “winning” doesn’t mean the wa
Sam Stein at the Huffington Post has what he believes is a reversal on the long-term prospects for an American presence in Iraq, based on an appearance by John McCain in 2005 on Hardball.  McCain told
The Democratic primary as “Fatal Attraction”: Who’s playing Glenn Close’s role?  The Beeb lazily casts Hillary but Newt has someone else in mind for the part.  Wright’s not just going to be ignored, B
As it turns out, we don’t need to bomb Iran or impose a blockade in the Persian Gulf to overthrow the mullahcracy in Tehran.  All we need, according to the mullahs themselves, is an airlift of Barbie
John McCain continues his general-election campaign with another ad contrasting himself with the Democrats on health care, although passively.  He never mentions either Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinto
It appears that the Reverend Jeremiah Wright may have officially crossed over from partisan target to widespread embarrassment between the hours of 6 pm ET Sunday and noon ET yesterday.  In response t
Truckers rolled into Washington DC to protest the price of a fill-up, while Barack Obama continued to oppose both Hillary Clinton and John McCain on a gas-tax “holiday”.   Obama’s opposition to the ga
Most people remember Tariq Aziz as the international face of the Saddam Hussein regime  Dapper, well-spoken, and nothing but a toady for perhaps the worst dictator of the latter half of a century know
After the Supreme Court upheld the Indiana voter-ID law yesterday by a 6-3 vote, I figured that we would hear whining from the usual suspects this morning.  Interestingly, the pundits seem remarkably
8 p.m. ET on Fox, of course.  Weak fare for an open thread, admittedly, but the freak show aspect of two egos large enough to have their own gravitational fields colliding makes it must-watch.  We’re
John Derbyshire finds a rather disturbing comment from Ben Stein in an interview he did with TBN earlier this month, promoting his new film Expelled: The Movie.  In explaining his reaction to research
Last month 44% thought Obama would be tougher compared to 40% for Hillary.  This month?  48/38 for HRC.  And that ain’t all.  There are nuggets galore in the crosstabs — among others, both candidates’
Earlier today, I catalogued the silly spin from two of the usual media suspects over the Jeremiah Wright controversy and the very belated realization by Barack Obama that his friend of 20+ years is a
Brutal if true, and it might not be. McCaskill’s an Obama supporter who may be seeing what she wants to see; it’s unclear how many of the “undecideds” she canvassed before coming to this conclusion, s
Karl Rove writes about John McCain’s personal life in the Wall Street Journal, while the New York Times analyzes his efforts to build a general-election foundation among Congressional Republicans.  Su
The Gingrich hypothesis vindicated?  We’ll know at Wright’s next public speech, when Obama becomes Peter denying “Jesus” three times before the media cocks crowed.Any reason to believe this?  Yeah.  T
William Ayers managed to avoid prosecution, thanks to illegal activities by the FBI during the investigation of the Weathermen, but that doesn’t mean his crimes have been forgotten.  John Murtaugh won
The Washington Post editorial board follows the lead in some ways of the New York Times, which pretends that Jeremiah Wright suddenly popped out of the ground this week, offering lunatic conspiracy th
When major political events occur, half of the fun is checking out how various media organs react to it.  After Barack Obama finally admitted what everyone else had already concluded — that his friend
Give Robert Mugabe some credit — he really has tried to manipulate the election results from a month ago, but despite all his  efforts, he still can’t find a way to declare himself the winner.  Mugabe
Let me state from the start that I enjoy Politico, the brash newcomer at the junction of journalism, New Media, and politics.  However, they have hit bumps in the road since their inception in trying
Making a misstatement of fact once can rightly be called a mistake.  Making a series of misstatements over and over again and rolling them into national ads can only be considered lies, and perhaps a
Oh, the screeching, the wailing, the wall-punching outrage if a conservative had put a question this obnoxious to a Democrat.  HuffPo, bless its withered heart, describes our interrogator as a “Baptis
Ostensibly this is a gotcha aimed at showing that Maverick found the “Mission Accomplished” banner itself to be peachy keen, contrary to what he said on the stump today.  In reality, it’s yet another
The latest Pew polling shows lots of interesting data on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, and how Obama has lost ground to Hillary in both voters and in image.  It also shows how John McCain has quie
Could Muslim clerics of competing sects come together to issue a fatwa against violent jihad?  The US and the Anglican church in Iraq hope that they can shepherd it into reality.  After working togeth
Today is May 1st, so it must be time for Nielsen Sweeps Month.  Shep Smith and the folks at Fox News didn’t take long to get into the spirit of the event, either, getting a scoop in a scoop neckline.
There are two cynical theories of why he’s running off at the mouth knowing that it hurts Obama, both of which were touched on in this post.  The weak form, or Gingrich theory, is that Wright’s feelin
Sweet — but trustworthy?The poll was taken over five days starting on April 25, the day of the Moyers/Wright interview.  Among men, Obama led 54/34.  The next day it had swung six points, to 48/40, an
So says his cousin to Al Arabiya, relaying a phone call he got from a “friend” two weeks after our man went missing from home in Kuwait.  When killers are released prematurely from U.S. prisons and go
Mayhill Fowler starts off her Huffington Post piece yesterday by scolding the national press for its disinterest in Barack Obama’s stump speeches, but may wind up regretting calling attention to them.
The next major expiration date in the FISA reform issue comes on Memorial Day.  If the House does not approve the Protect America Act by that time, the NSA and other intel services will have to start
In a show of bipartisanship, the House voted to request a federal investigation into tampering of legislation authorizing an earmark for a Florida road project.  The earmark’s sponsor insisted that he
Dude.He’s lost five points to McCain over the past week, too, and seven points over the past month in New Hampshire.  Pray tell, what do voters in this important swing state think of Obama’s relations
Meredith Viera gets the big scoop on the Today show, doing the first post-repudiation interview with Barack and Michelle Obama, as they have to regroup after a series of stumbles over the last two mon
Few appreciate anti-pork efforts as much as I do, and John McCain has a long and distinguished track record in this area.  However, he allowed himself to get carried away in Pennsylvania while campaig
The falloff of birthrates among Europeans has been one of the most compelling demographic trends of the last few decades.  For various reasons, countries like Germany have fallen far below the replace
Nouri al-Maliki sent a delegation to Tehran to demand an end to Iranian involvement with Shi’ite militias, the AP reports this morning.  The evidence collected during his offensives against the Mahdi
Ready for another make-or-break primary day on May 6th?  This time, though, it could be Barack Obama sweating out the results.  The new Insider Advantage poll shows Obama losing a double-digit lead ov
The Zimbabwe election commission, controlled by Robert Mugabe, may announce today that Mugabe lost the presidential election held almost five weeks ago.  Sources inside the government say that Morgan
The US conducted a missile attack on a safe house in Somalia, and the regional al-Qaeda affiliate confirmed that the missile hit its objective.  Aden Hashi Ayro, the leader of AQ in Somali, died with
If we elect Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, we will get a rerun of the windfall-profits fiasco that Ronald Reagan finally ended in the early 1980s.  Obama has added his own plan to Hillary’s on the s
He said it in the context of discussing Iraq so naturally it’s being taken as some sort of confirmation at last of the great neoKKKon war-for-oil conspiracy that’s resulted in cheap energy to the tune
A few days old but a worthwhile read on this very slow Friday afternoon, especially in light of the punch-up in the comments to the Headlines item last night.  Maverick’s been pushing this idea for fu
The definition of insanity, as the aphorism instructs, is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.  That accurately describes the world’s policy towards Iranian nucle
For a man who says that corporations should be forced to play by the rules, Al Franken hasn’t much to say about his own corporation — and neither does his accountant.  After publicly blaming Allen Cha
Update IV: This is almost certainly a dirty trick aimed at Mickey Kantor and the Clinton campaign.  Read all the way through the updates.The Hillary Clinton campaign has run on a platform of 90’s nost
Fox News has had a remarkable resurgence with Democrats.  Two years after Bill Clinton tried to undermine Chris Wallace for having the temerity to ask tough questions in an interview, his wife appeare
At the end of February, the New York Times launched its odd broadside against John McCain, alleging that some rational basis for denying him the Presidency might exist because of his birth at an Ameri
Rev. Jeremiah Wright likes to spout conspiracy theories from the pulpit, including his allegation that the US government created HIV to commit genocide against people of color.  Maybe he’ll find it co
The Poole reports on voting records in Congress provide one of the clearest analyses of relative position in voting records between members.  Now the author of the Poole reports, Keith Poole of UC San
The DNC has fallen far behind the RNC in contributions for 2008, exacerbating a problem that began last year.  At the moment, the Republicans have almost six times as much money in the bank as the Dem
Howard Kurtz wrote yesterday that he hadn’t heard anyone demand Hillary Clinton’s withdrawal from the race for over a week, although events later proved that moot when Joe Andrews, former DNC chair un
The British have indefinitely postponed their pullout from Basra, and will not contemplate any further troop reductions in the near future.  The UK, somewhat embarrassed by the necessity of liberating
I hope Hot Air readers will pardon me a little personal reflection today.  My daughter-in-law Missy graduated cum laude today from Augsburg College, a fine liberal-arts college in the Twin Cities, aft
It’s the liberal version of the outrage over Wright’s “god damn America” comment: Hillary doesn’t actually have warm feelings towards the upper class, does she?  I’m guessing no, that she used this ph
CNN thought it was significant enough to flag.  Is it?  If I’d asked you before this which of the three his own speak-no-evil foreign policy was most in line with — Maverick, the Iron Maiden, or the g
Michael Barone takes a look at the polls and sees a definite trend, one that Barack Obama can only hope changes in the next 72 hours.  Obama’s support has begun to erode, and his negatives have starte
Greta van Susteren interviewed John Murtaugh on Fox last night to discuss the 1970 attack on his family by the Weather Underground.  Murtaugh wrote an op-ed piece last week reminding people that Willi
The prosecution in the corruption trial of Tony Rezko has just about concluded its case, and the defense will start presenting its case as early as Tuesday.  Or will they?  The local CBS affiliate rep
When the first pushback came on the criticism over Jeremiah Wright, the Left tried calling it “Swift-boating” — which they took to mean false accusations based on thin evidence.  When it turned into a
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
The New York Post reports that our local newspaper, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, teeters on the edge of bankruptcy.  The paper has traded hands twice in the last ten years, the latter transaction in
In the aftermath of the Northridge earthquake, California needed to take quick action to repair damaged freeways to restore order to traffic in the Los Angeles area — or at least as much order as one
At least the New York Times has moved its jeremiad on John McCain to where it belongs — in the editorial pages.  After whiffing badly on several McCain hit pieces, the editorial board gets into the ga
As commencements go, the Augsburg ceremony we attended yesterday didn’t insult our intelligence too badly.  Oh, sure, we heard the plea to save the world by buying fair-trade coffee, but that came fro
Some call it the forgotten attack, and others remember it merely in the litany of attacks on Americans by radical Islamists.  However, the attack on the USS Cole was at the time the most audacious ter
The next frontier in anthropomorphism has been reached.  In Switzerland, a government-sponsored panel of bioethicists have determined that plants have rights and that human beings treat them unethical
This Medinan sura was revealed after the Muslims’ defeat of a pagan Arab tribe, the Banu al-Mustaliq. Much of it is preoccupied with one of the most notorious events in early Islamic history: the rumo
On the eve of critical primaries in North Carolina and Indiana, yet another pollster shows a significant shift in support among Democrats nationwide to Hillary Clinton.  AP/Ipsos had Barack Obama lead
Neither did Glenn, neither did I.  (I didn’t vote.)  Granted, she’s a buffoon and a completely unreliable witness, but … do we maybe want to force ourselves to believe this one?That our nominee is, sh
Former UN ambassador John Bolton gave a rather reserved interview on Fox News regarding the planned $2 billion renovation at Turtle Bay — 22% of which will get funded by the US.  Bolton has a resigned
How will the administration’s critics handle this one, I wonder.  Does it go in the “Bush has handed Iraq to Iran” file, like that McClatchy expose last week about the Quds Force, or in the “Bush is e
A fine theory, reaction to which is split among commenters in the Headlines item.  The missus does seem to be the more aggrieved of the two and thus a more natural fit for Wright’s truthiness-to-power
Sure, as long as Obama plays the good soldier and urges his supporters to unite behind her, but the longer the race drags on the harder it’ll be to get them to do it.  Note the trend in this question
Bare midriffs and piercings apparently haven’t made teenagers provocative enough to compete with celebrities for local attention.  According to the University of Minnesota, teenage girls have begun us
Well, let’s add to the avalanche of hits going to the Marathon Pundit this morning, who discovers a circa 2001 photo of William Ayers doing what looks to be the Twist on an American flag.  The picture
The Wall Street Journal reports that Barack Obama had to do some hard work in winning the endorsement from the Teamsters.  Obama told the union that he favored an end to federal oversight intended to
The leaders of the new Pakistani government insist that only peaceful negotiations will end the strife with radical Islamists in the frontier areas of western Pakistan.  The Taliban has other ideas ab
William Kristol writes today that Bobby Jindal’s time has come for a spot on the national ticket as John McCain’s VP.  He says that people from Team McCain have begun floating Jindal’s name, and Krist
Al Franken faces some grim poll numbers in a survey commissioned by a local television station.  Fifty-nine percent say they are less likely to support Franken for political office after hearing about
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")The latest New York Times and CBS poll came to the same conclusion that Rasmussen and others have reached — that Barack Obama failed to convince a majority of his
In response to the New York Post’s article yesterday, the publisher of the Minneapolis Star Tribune insisted that the paper has not missed its debt payments yet and that its creditors do not want to r
I never realized how dangerous blogging could be, but an ABC News report puts the dirty in the QWERTY, as Dan Childs writes.  According to a small study by a British scientist, computer keyboards and
As I write this, she’s been nuked in Carolina and is, er, clinging to a bitter four-point lead in Indiana with 82% in.  I said this morning that if she got blown out down south then she’d have to pull
Normally I’d save this for the quote of the day but we’ll all be obsessing over the returns tonight, so digest it now.  This isn’t new ground for Harris: When last we encountered him, he was busy ligh
Not at the national level, anyway.  This has always been a hobbyhorse of mine but it’s one thing for a righty blogger to admit it and quite another for a lefty, with the vaunted netroots fundraising m
John McCain gave a speech today on the critical nature of judicial appointments not just to the presidential election, but to the balance of power and the restraint of federal government.  Speaking at
Russian reinforcements in Abkhazia has Georgia warning of a war in the Caucasus.  Putin has ordered at least 1200 more troops into the restive and disputed province of the former Soviet republic, and
E.J. Dionne thinks so.  He writes today that Hillary Clinton only found her voice when Barack Obama punctured her overconfidence, making her a better candidate.  She then had the right message and the
Hey, pal — you want scenarios?  The New York Times has scenarios for today’s primary races in Indiana and North Carolina.  And right now, most of those scenarios favor Hillary Clinton, who has nothing
Who knew Vladimir Putin worried about his legacy?  On his last day as Russian president, the US and Russia will sign an agreement which will open their commercial nuclear markets to each other after m
Either Tony Rezko likes to gamble big, or a deal may be on the near horizon with prosecutors.  Rezko rested his defense in his corruption trial without calling a single witness, staying off the witnes
John McCain has a tough tightwire act to perform in this year’s election  He has to find ways to reach out to conservatives while maintaining his credentials as an independent thinker if he wants to w
After a few weeks of attempts by Democrats (and the media) to get John McCain to lose his temper publicly — with absolutely no success — John McCain has decided to embrace his passion rather than deny
During the last three primaries, some people have begun to focus on the results of the now-moot Republican primaries as a means of determining support for John McCain.  Despite the fact that McCain ha
It’s Doug Kmiec, previously co-chair of Mitt’s committee on the courts, currently an Obama shill of such mystifying obtuseness that one suspects a head injury’s behind his support.  You can’t apprecia
During Barack Obama’s victory speech in North Carolina last night, he offered an argument about his much-criticized assertion that he would hold talks with America’s enemies without preconditions.  Ob
George McGovern, one of the main if inadvertent inspirations for the Democratic superdelegate system, announced today that he will counsel Hillary Clinton to withdraw from the presidential race.  Hill
Not the first seven-digit check she’s cut for The Cause, as you’ll recall.  I figured this must have been leaked by one of those despondent aides of hers who know that all’s lost and who may now be tr
Continuing the conversation on judicial nominations, Rudy Giuliani appeared on Fox yesterday to review John McCain’s Wake Forest speech.  He gave McCain high marks, but laughed out loud at Barack Obam
The Barack Obama campaign responded to the pictures of Obama political and community associate William Ayers stomping on the American flag, first published in 2001 in Chicago Magazine.  In a statement
Guess who doesn’t want an election-season debate on the war?  Nancy Pelosi has decided to push through a supplemental war-funding bill that will keep operations in Iraq going until 2009, without withd
For those who missed John McCain’s speech on the judiciary yesterday, this video gives the best look at the attack segment of the address at Wake Forest University.  McCain emphasized that his opponen
FBI agents conducted an “unprecedented” raid on the Office of Special Counsel and its head, Scott Bloch, yesterday afternoon.  Investigators assured OSC employees that Bloch was the target of the raid
In the end, it wasn’t North Carolina that made it clear that Hillary Clinton had no chance to win the nomination, but the nail-biter in Indiana.  Barack Obama had been widely expected to win North Car
I’m skeptical, for two reasons.Reason one: These reports of big scores trickle out periodically from the Iraqi government and they’re almost always wrong.  The last sensational non-bust was of Saddam
Juan Williams contrasts the prospects for hope, change, and post-partisanship between the two likely nominees for President, and finds that Obama comes in second.  Williams checks off a list of actual
One of my very least favorite things to blog about, as there are just as many moving parts and hidden agendas as in Iraq but the cast of characters is totally unfamiliar.  Is this Syria stirring up tr
Mark Beverly probably didn’t expect a hero’s welcome when he returned to his convenience-store job after fighting off an assault on a co-worker from a would-be robber, but he certainly didn’t expect t
Hitchens called it.  Yesterday on Hewitt’s show:And now Her Majesty today:Sabato’s right, and if you look at the crosstabs from Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio broken down by race and party ID, you’ll
See update below for Governor Huckabee’s response.Mike Huckabee offered a strange analysis of national priorities at a conference on diabetes in Washington.  He told the audience that diabetes present
After several years of openly pushing Americans for a change in Washington, Europe may have second thoughts, especially on trade.  The EU’s trade commissioner has kept watch on the campaign rhetoric f
He’s no Huckabee, but Maverick usually fares well in these awkward comedy chat-show encounters.  At the very least, he betrays no discomfort from the snoutful of self-conscious liberal hipness one get
Jimmy Carter appeared on the Tonight Show last night to offer his view on the upcoming credentials fight at the Democratic National Convention.  The world-renowned election observer, who has argued fo
Shouldn’t the gas-tax holiday idea have died with Hillary Clinton’s campaign hopes last Tuesday?  Not according to economist Bryan Caplan, who explains in the New York Times that it might have limited
Observers claim that Zimbabwe has become too violent to conduct the run-off election Robert Mugabe’s election commission says will be needed to determine the next president.  They recommend that the c
Iraqi soldiers have begun evacuating families from portions of Sadr City, a sign that a large offensive will start shortly against the Mahdi Army militia that have long controlled the sector of Baghda
Just when we thought Vladimir Putin would enjoy his retirement from the presidency — oh, who are we kidding?  Putin made official his plan to remain in control of Russia with a nearly 8-1 victory in t
So says George Stephanopolous.  In an exchange with Charles Gibson, the former Clinton aide says that Hillary Clinton wants to latch onto Obama for a historic run at the Presidency, even if she’s taki
I’ve never heard of him but apparently he’s already a known quantity in the blogosphere for some of the op-eds he’s published about Israel over the years.  He works for the International Crisis Group,
Just the western, i.e. Muslim, half thus far, but according to Lebanese Political Journal the national media’s totally at their mercy.  The question now seems to be whether they’re going to press on o
The Hill reports on, well, The Hill this morning after attending a media breakfast this morning that had Hillary Clinton’s campaign advisers conceding nothing to Barack Obama.  They have drawn a line
Some are claiming that this latest Bubbaruption shows the former president remains a big liability for Hillary Clinton, but in this case I think he’s on solid ground.  Bill stumped for his wife in Fay
After the win in North Carolina, Barack Obama fulminated about what the victory meant for America.  On foreign policy, Obama said, it was a recognition that the US should talk to its enemies, in the s
Did Barack Obama send a subtle message to Hillary Clinton about the potential for her to join him on the Democratic ticket last night on CNN?  The Guardian picked up on the nuance in Obama’s generous
Bill O’Reilly gave John McCain an opportunity to take up the cudgel of Jeremiah Wright and William Ayers against Barack Obama, but McCain passed on it, for the most part.  He told O’Reilly last night
Like so much about the Bush presidency, the wedding of daughter Jenna brings out a strange strain of media bias and bitterness.  Take as an example this Associated Press report, which recounts the his
South African president Thabo Mbeki has finally decided to visit Zimbabwe and Robert Mugabe to try to negotiate an end to the crisis caused by Mugabe’s electoral theft and campaign of terror against d
Allahpundit said he remained skeptical, and for good reason — the Iraqis let their enthusiasm outstrip reality again.  The US military told news agencies today that the head of al-Qaeda in Iraq has no
LGF nails them to the wall, but the Times’s complicity in this whitewash is actually even worse than Charles suggests.  From today’s story:Not only did the Prince of Peace say at the YouTube debate la
So it ends not as a formal coup but as an informal one, with the government temporarily brought to its knees to remind it who’s boss.  Think of it as a visit from mafia goons to some poor bastard who’
According to the Basra Narrative, Moqtada al-Sadr scored a huge victory yesterday when he capitulated Sadr City to Nouri al-Maliki.  Faced off against the Iraqi Army and the US military, Sadr agreed t
I guess this means it’s on.  O’Reilly gets the worst of this exchange for not comprehending that the Geneva Conventions bind nations to standards of conduct regardless of reciprocation and for many di
When Pervez Musharraf conducted a remarkably clean election a few months ago, he wound up on the outside of the political process as his PML-Q party lost in dramatic fashion.  The PPP and PML-N partie
Remember a few weeks ago when Claire McCaskill claimed that he’d already locked up a bunch of superdelegates but that they were holding off on declaring their intentions while the rest of the primarie
Friday, our family watched as our son David entered Northrop Hall at the University of Minnesota to the familiar strains of “Pomp and Circumstance”.  He and 899 of his fellow students from the IT scho
Verses 21-26 of sura 24 warn the believers not to imitate Satan (v. 21) by committing sins – such as the sin of not aiding those who have left their homes “in Allah’s cause” (v. 22). This refers to th
I have no answers, I just wanted to relay the question for discussion. How dire is the situation?  “[T]he death toll is thought to have reached 100,000,” she writes, “a further 1.5 million Burmese are
Ed already made this point but it’s worth reiterating now that GOP luminaries like Boehner and Eric Cantor are jumping in to demagogue it.  Here’s the quote from Obama’s Atlantic interview:Per the bol
Sounds comfy until you realize that 13 of Maverick’s 245 come from Virginia, which has been trending blue with Jim Webb and Tim Kaine, is certain to keep trending blue with Mark Warner this fall, and
Many people have e-mailed Jeffrey Goldberg’s fascinating interview with Barack Obama on the subject of Israel, noting that he used the term “wound” and “sore” in reference to the Israeli-Palestinian s
ICE agents hauled hundreds of suspected illegal aliens out of an Iowa meatpacking plant today after two years of complaints.  Agriprocessors will likely place a lot of ads in the Des Moines Register f
Pat Buchanan interviewed Joe Lieberman, the latter from a John McCain campaign office, and demanded an answer as to why we haven’t started singing McCain’s version of Barbara Ann.  Lieberman seems som
More specifically, wonders Edward Luttwak, would it matter?  I’m skeptical.If it’s jihadi assassination attempts he’s worried about, I’d guess that Islamist antipathy towards the U.S. president is alr
Just this morning, Bob Novak quoted Christian bigwig Michael Farris as saying, “I understand he is not under consideration.” Said Huck himself just two short months ago, “We have been given every sign
The Weasel Zippers wonder whether we really want the competence level Hillary Clinton brings to the 3 AM phone calls.  Take a look at the ad that appears at the 7-second mark of this new campaign comm
As the boss and Larry Kudlow remind us, Maverick’s “third way” battle plan towards a greener planet sounds suspiciously like the Democrats’ own, which may be due to the fact that he’s never had a cons
A student teacher who uses a service dog for his epilepsy has had to leave his position early after a Muslim student harassed the animal, and worse.  Tyler Hurd needs the dog for his protection and fo
The Democrats have decided to devote a large part of their strategy this cycle to demonizing oil companies as a way to argue for greater government intervention in energy markets.  They point to recor
Former DNC chair and Hillary Clinton strategist Terry McAuliffe strongly hinted to CBS’ Bob Schieffer that Howard Dean and the DNC botched the handling of Florida and Michigan yesterday.  In the Face
Get ready for more celebrations of Moqtada al-Sadr in the American media.  Earlier today, he signed over control of Sadr City to the Nouri al-Maliki government in Baghdad, effectively ending his grip
When Congress and the Bush administration rushed to bail out the lending industry, some of us warned that a precedent had been set for continued government interference in the market.  Others said tha
The Paulnuts have not gone away quietly, even as their star fades from the electoral sky.  Andrew Malcom reports that supporters of Ron Paul plan to disrupt the Republican convention in St. Paul with
Mike Huckabee announced his support of John McCain weeks ago, and yet for many, it doesn’t appear as though people actually believe him.  Robert Novak reports that “credible activists” have spread the
It didn’t take long for John McCain’s closest aide, Mark Salter, to respond to a Newsweek article by Richard Wolfe and Evan Thomas that painted Barack Obama as sweetness and light, and Republicans as
Exit polls are trickling in so we might as well open a thread.  Victory is a foregone conclusion; what we’re looking for tonight is data damaging to the Messiah.  How’s this?20 percent said Obama shar
Police in Tallahassee find themselves facing massive criticism after the death of an informant in a drug investigation.  Rachel Hoffman agreed to become an informant and even targeted her own dealers
All right, fair’s fair.  Two weeks ago, I tweaked Fox News for kicking off Sweeps Month by giving us an in-depth report on a teacher who moonlighted as a bikini babe on a charter boat and got fired fr
The debate rages at the Standard, if two guys being in heated agreement albeit for different reasons qualifies as a “debate.”  Dean Barnett thinks Obama’s a “weak extemporaneous speaker” who “does poo
Terrorists in India set off a coordinated attack of at least five bombs in the city of Jaipur today.  Authorities report at least twelve dead and a hundred injured, and those numbers may climb:Initial
After Moqtada al-Sadr’s capitulation of Sadr City this weekend, I predicted that the mainstream media would follow the Basra Narrative and declare Sadr the winner after his surrender.  Little did I kn
Victimology continues in the identity-politics meltdown of the Democratic primaries.  The Washington Post profiles racist incidents that young campaigners for Barack Obama have experienced, but fails
The bastion of free-market journalism has little stomach for John McCain’s attempt to create a new market for carbon-emissions trading.  The Wall Street Journal calls McCain’s attempt to address globa
George Bush wants to get the stalled FISA reform bill through a stubborn Nancy Pelosi, and according to a Republican Senator, may have blinked first in the stalemate.  Kit Bond (R-MO) says that Bush w
Nawaz Sharif set a Monday deadline for reinstatement of the judges Pervez Musharraf fired before the presidential election, and he apparently meant what he said.  With the leading PPP party unwilling
While Hezbollah has run roughshod over Beirut, with plenty of help from Syria, the Lebanese Army has done little to support the central government.  That, according to The Telegraph, will change start
“What remains for the GOP is a campaign premised more on issues of national identity, aimed largely at that portion of our population for which ‘American’ is synonymous with ‘white’ and ‘Christian,’ t
If this is an example of the political competence of Tom Daschle, then it leaves little doubt as to how he led his party to lose the Senate as well as his own seat.  CNN interviewed Daschle on the occ
They moved on Beirut after the government had the temerity to shut down their communications (i.e. spy) network and fire their stooge from overseeing security at the airport.  Problem solved: The netw
In the New York Times’ upcoming edition of their Sunday magazine, they take a look at John McCain’s divergent views of the Iraq War from those of his fellow Vietnam veterans.   In The McCain Doctrines
Airing across the dial at around 6:20 ET.  We will not have video if I can help it, but it’s been ages since we had a good Pony-bashing thread so have at it if you’re watching.  What’s the answer to b
The latest ad from the RNC takes some low-hanging fruit and makes a feast from it.  The ad takes the energy policy of Barack Obama and compares it to the last President that tried it — Jimmy Carter.
According to the Indian wire service PTI, a drone dropped two missiles on a Taliban safe house in Pakistan, near the Afghan border.  The attack killed twelve people, including Maulvi Obaidullah, a sen
Your quote of the day comes from Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, who notes with great nuance that “this listing will not stop global climate change or prevent any sea ice from melting.”  It also w
The perfect complement to our last post.  Iraq has no mass media means of jihadist indoctrination so the mujahedeen put their toddlers to use now; the Palestinians do have the means so they can take t
The American Conservative Union has released its report on Congress for 2007, and John McCain will welcome the results.  Despite missing a number of votes while campaigning for President, McCain voted
Barack Obama spent yesterday trying not to think of West Virginia, making an appearance instead in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, where Obama won the primary in February.  He also forgot a couple of facts
When Nouri al-Maliki visited Basra, he launched a massive offensive against the Mahdi Army that eventually tore the city from the grasp of Moqtada al-Sadr.  Today, Maliki visited Mosul for much the sa
After taking his beating last night, news agencies expected Barack Obama to at least make a short speech congratulating Hillary Clinton and emphasizing the need for unity.  Apparently, he could not be
Democrats dream of healing their party with a ticket that includes both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, especially after seeing the front-runner lose every single county in West Virginia last night.
Special election races for Congress have arguable value as bellwethers for upcoming general elections.  Mostly these races get decided on local issues rather than national themes, as in Louisiana, whe
Yesterday I wrote that a large win by Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama would mean little in West Virginia, where only 28 delegates were at stake.  However, the totality of the win has to gain the att
Earlier this week, I linked to King Banaian’s post about Tyler Hurd, a student teacher who had to withdraw from his assignment at Technical High School in St. Cloud after a Muslim student threatened h
I’ve been looking for video of his full statement, as there’s a bit more to it than you see here per AmSpec and the Times, but this is the best I can do.  He knows full well what Obama wants to talk t
An election-year bombshell, just across the wires.  Rove, you magnificent bastard.  Stand by for updates.Update: Here’s the opinion.  How does 172 pages sound?Update: The AP story is thin on specifics
As delivered it’s more like, “Shut! The hell! Up!” but I thought that’d scan poorly in the headline.  I’ve written so many posts about these grotesque little spectacles of his that I’m plum out of thi
Yes, it’s Doug Kmiec again, straining mightily to reconcile his own moral abhorrence of abortion with his sudden hero-worship of a man whose only opposition to the practice in 12 years as a legislator
Both CNN and Barack Obama sound outraged that George Bush might conclude that Obama wants to offer a program of appeasement to Iran, North Korea, and other dictatorships.  Speaking in Israel on the 60
Politico offers Republicans six ways that they can save the GOP, but yesterday provided them at least one concrete opportunity that they squandered.  The House passed the latest farm bill with a veto-
Bill Ardolino has returned from Iraq, covering the events in Sadr City for the Long War Journal.  Today he gives us an interesting slide show of operations in Sadr City.  While that operation continue
John McCain has a new campaign ad out today, envisioning the state of the nation and the world at the end of his first term of office.  He will give a speech in Columbus, Ohio today to coordinate with
As a fan of Star Trek, I appreciate William Shatner’s work, but his ego … well, that’s a different story.  He has written a new autobiography called Up Till Now in which he explains, in part, some of
The US will likely receive an eviction notice at the end of its ten-year lease from Ecuador for its base in Port Manta.  Rumor has the Bush administration negotiating with Colombia to move the only Am
If anyone expected Al Franken to acknowledge political reality and withdraw from the race for the US Senate, they must have him confused with some other tax cheat.  Instead of allowing the Minnesota D
How is it, wonders CJ, that he can vow in one breath not to talk to terrorists and then in the next remind us that he will talk to Iran?  Simple: Because as moronic as it may seem, it’s politically co
George Bush seems to have really rattled Barack Obama and the Democratic Party with his speech yesterday in the Israeli Knesset.  Rather than ignoring Bush’s argument against appeasement, or adopting
When Hillary Clinton needed to show that she had the courage to become Commander-in-Chief, she concocted the Tuzla Dash, telling a false story on at least four occasions how she had landed in Bosnia u
Nouri al-Maliki has given Iraqis in Mosul the same offer he gave Iraqis in Basra: amnesty for those who walk away.  At the start of a major offensive against the rump al-Qaeda organization making its
The new government of Pakistan has made clear their disinterest in fighting radical Islamists on their own soil, preferring to offer appeasement to rebels rather than demand that they respect the law
Israel celebrates its 60th birthday this year, and dignitaries from all over the world have sent congratulatory messages.  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saluted them for managing not to get crushed yet under Al
California became the second state in the nation to legalize gay marriage by judicial fiat yesterday, but the court ruling will only heighten the political ramifications of the issue.  In an election
The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at the commonalities between states identified as “bitter” by Barack Obama, and finds one thread that runs through their economies.  Jeff Durstewitz notes t
According to Tom Harkin, a man who served his country for decades in the military and follows a family tradition of service must be feared rather than respected.  Harkin told reporters that John McCai
Earlier this week, the management of NARAL Pro-Choice America decided to publicly endorse Barack Obama for President, and touched off a firestorm of criticism within its ranks.  Many members saw this
In the middle of the sudden debate over the very settled historical judgment on appeasement, a curious defense of it appeared in yesterday’s Seattle Times.  Bruce Ramsey wrote about the historical con
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Yesterday, John Gibson invited me onto his Fox radio show to talk about Barack Obama’s sudden outrage over a speech by George Bush that had nothing to do with him.
The US military apologized, and rather profusely, for the actions of one soldier who used a Koran for target practice in a suburb of Baghdad.   How big of an apology did tribal leaders from Radhwaniya
Two weeks ago, I directed readers to an analysis by Keith Poole of UC San Diego on the relative ideological positioning of the three main candidates for President.  Poole provides an excellent analysi
The name of this late Meccan sura is Al-Furqan (الفرقان), which is variously translated as the criterion, the canon, the standard. The word appears in v. 1, where it is identified as the Qur’an. The T
My friends at Power Line noticed an interesting part of the Associated Press report on the operations in Mosul to destroy al-Qaeda in Iraq’s last territorial stronghold.   Nouri al-Maliki left Mosul a
I’ve followed the story about the Tarik ibn Zayad Academy and allegations that it abuses its status as a state-funded charter school to teach Islam instead of a public-school curriculum for the last s
We seem to have started a silly season on hunting lobbyists in Washington politics, a sport that resembles shooting fish in a barrel, except the fish have a better chance of hiding.  Both parties and
I think he’s getting a bit of a bad rap on this today, but for the record, via Ace, here’s his latest pronunciamento on the subject from a town hall this morning in Montana.Impromptu reversal to mitig
Just in time for the general election.  I guess I can stop wondering if this post was overly cynical.It’s a sign of how convincing his post-partisan “new politics” nonsense initially was that even now
John McCain responded to Barack Obama’s assertion that Iran presents an insignificant threat to the US based on its size.  Speaking outside of his prepared remarks in Chicago this morning, McCain once
That was the talk radio meme du jour on Friday, pegging off last week’s lyrical “shut. the hell. up!” communique from Murrowland.  The money passage, via MSNBC’s transcript:Ingraham and Mark Levin cla
Robert Novak offers his own advice for Republicans looking to rebrand the party, and it sounds much like the advice I offered last week.  If they want to take the mantle of fiscal discipline, it would
Uncle Sam wants you … to cough up a half-million dollars to fund current entitlement obligations.  That would cover the lifetime benefits of all currently eligible participants in federal programs suc
Barack Obama gave an interesting description of Iran and the threat it poses to the United States and our national interests at an appearance in Oregon last night.  “They don’t pose a serious threat t
The whininess quotient of the Barack Obama campaign increased this morning with an appearance on ABC’s Good Morning America.  In an interview with Robin Roberts, Obama complained about criticism of hi
The US has tried to get Yemen to arrest and deport Jaber Elbaneh for years, with his alleged involvement in the Lackawannah Six, the Americans who traveled to Afghanistan to train with al-Qaeda.  The
Barack Obama, with a huge assist from the American media, accused George Bush of playing electoral politics with his otherwise unremarkable and rather general condemnation of appeasement in the Israel
… is that experience knows what it’s talking about.  Take a look at the video from the Hanford Site controversy that Michelle covered yesterday, and see the difference in responses when people questio
Jim Geraghty has this right, although he left one out: once may have been an anomaly, twice a mistake, three times suspicious, and four times is a strategy.  A Democratic candidate running against Jac
A quick check of the calendar shows that we’re still in Sweeps Month, when cable-news networks desperate for a ratings bump break out the hard-hitting stories.  Once again we return to MS-NBC, the Lit
Are conclusions this foregone liveblogworthy?  No.  Threadworthy?  Sure!  There’s bound to be something tasty in the exit polls, and think what fun we’ll have dissecting the media’s angst if Her Majes
Sorry for the delay on this.  There are already 100+ comments iin Headlines but it wouldn’t seem right not to post on it, so here it is.  Genuinely shocking, not only because of the diagnosis but the
With everyone wondering how the Republicans can avoid disaster this fall, Mark Tapscott gives the GOP a healthy serving of free advice.  Republican leadership admits that most of their problem lies in
Perfectly predictable but worth posting anyway just to keep this feud going.  Doubtless Ingraham and Levin will have plenty to say this afternoon.Three things to watch for.  First, note his claim that
Sunday night, Barack Obama minimized the threat that Iran posed to the United States, calling the country “tiny” and its budgeting for defense minimal.  He made the point that Iran only spends 1% of t
I’m sympathetic to Steve Doocy’s furor here, but only to a point.  No one Hardly anyone  doubts the jaw-dropping inanity of Keith Olbermann’s broadcasts, especially his “Worst Person In The World” seg
Sexism seems to be the topic of the day.  From Howard Kurtz to Geraldine Ferraro, the question of the women’s vote after an Obama nomination has suddenly jumped to the fore — and not just publicly, ei
Women have fought for equality in the workplace and the public square for decades, and now that they have achieved it, two men believe that women have to be protected from big, bad men who criticize t
Colombia scored a big victory in its fight against the Hugo Chavez-backed FARC terrorist group today with the surrender of a key commander.  “Karina” ran Force 47, one of the toughest FARC units, and
The Iraqi Army has now spread throughout Sadr City in operations this morning, putting snipers on rooftops and establishing checkpoints throughout the area.  The new operation follows on the heels of
The argument over the danger presented by Iran takes a strange turn today, with Iranian clerics pointing out the Messianic tendencies of the man who would have his finger on the trigger if Tehran gets
The BBC refuses to use the word terrorist whenever reporting on radical Islamist jihad, because as they rather notoriously postulated, it showed anti-Islamist bias and one man’s terrorist is another’s
Affirmative action for blacks, you mean?  No, he seems to think Appalachians are okay with that.  It’s affirmative action for all the other groups that have got them on the defensive.  I honestly have
Oh lord.  It’s Alex Castellanos, a man with a knack for soundbites and in fine form here.  I went back and forth with a friend last night about where “bitch” ranks in the hierarchy of slurs, since som
Does the New York Times leverage access to campaign events through threats of negative news articles?  According to one source at the McCain campaign, the answer is yes.The New York Times has publishe
Doubtless her saying so makes all of our lady parts ache, but haven’t we heard this before?  Remember, after she took a beating in North Carolina?  And then before that, memorably, when she creeped us
I missed this debate yesterday when it was raging so here’s a bit of eleventh-hour video to put a bow on it.  It started with Obama apologist Joe Klein at Time wondering why the GOP always accuses Oba
John McCain has decided to enter a lion’s den in a year where he can count on seeing no positive return for the effort.  McCain will address the NAACP convention in July, a few weeks before the Republ
Not all negotiation is appeasement.  But some is.So they were, although WaPo allows for the (unlikely) possibility that the U.S. and Saudi governments will queer the deal.  This issue of cabinet minis
How badly have Republican fortunes foundered?  George Bush will try to teach the GOP in Congress on fiscal discipline today with a veto of the bloated farm bill passed last week.  Unfortunately, no on
We can’t say we didn’t expect it after the marginalization of Pervez Musharraf in the last Pakistani election, but the deal between Islamabad and the radical Islamists still comes as a blow to America
Democrats have tried to make hay out of John McCain’s temper, arguing that a hothead shouldn’t get elected to the White House.  That argument has fizzled despite abortive attempts by the New York Time
A funny thing happened on the way to the conventions — the Republicans caught up to the Democrats for presidential-campaign fundraising, at least for the moment.  Although Barack Obama continues to ou
And the military junta in Myanmar will surely get that wish.  With the death toll predicted to reach well into six figures, the US had dispatched the Navy to deliver badly-needed relief supplies to th
Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings may recall Sam Gamgee’s father, the Old Gaffer, whose cliche wisdom Sam would often and annoyingly recall while on the road with Frodo.  Michelle spots the Y
All parties confirm this morning that Israel and Syria have opened indirect talks about a peace settlement, with Turkey as the middleman.  The move seems surprising, coming so soon after Israel’s atta
As expected, both Democratic candidates cruised to wins in two primary contests last night.  Hillary Clinton won Kentucky by 35 points, while Obama leads Hillary by 16 in Oregon with 88% of the precin
You guys think I’m kidding about writing in Hillary.  Okay then.The boss reminds us that this sunny little pander directly contradicts what he said in the heat of the Republican primary about having “
Few pop-culture items are as inexplicable and yet ubiquitous as the bobblehead.  Notables of all stripes know that they have truly entered into the firmament of celebrity when they have their image cr
The British have had some luck in recent attempts to launch terrorist attacks by radical jihadists.   Last year in Glasgow, the best the terrorists could do was to set fire to his own car in an attack
Amazing.  And not the first time he’s been unfair to her, although the sheer gratuitousness of this makes it stand apart.  From out of nowhere, in the course of an otherwise straightforward report on
Sometimes the more fascinating events in politics take place behind the scenes, and the sudden focus on VP searches is an example.  Yesterday, the news broke that John McCain would hold a VP barbecue
From last November; skip ahead to about 50 seconds in.  Good enough?  Good enough to put this stupid, disingenuous Ahmadinejad/Khamenei distinction to rest?  The great neocon fantasia about St. Barack
Many wondered whether John McCain would allow Barack Obama to set the parameters for debate in this election, especially after McCain scolded the North Carolina GOP for their ad featuring Jeremiah Wri
Global terrorism has declined over the last several years despite gloomier analyses by think tanks, the UN stated yesterday, because of the inclusion of data from Iraq.  Calling the consensus “mislead
French broadcaster France2 lost its case and a large portion of its credibility yesterday when its appeals court called their Al-Dura story a hoax and reversed a lower-court ruling on a defamation cas
Congress sent an incomplete version of the farm bill to the White House yesterday, rendering the veto override vote taken in the House meaningless.  Democrats in both chambers will now need to shepher
During the Vietnam War, Canada gave refuge to as many as 90,000 draft dodgers and thousands of deserters from the United States, treating them as immigrants and refusing extradition requests from the
Desperation leads to foolishness, and Hillary Clinton is not immune from that process.  In a campaign appearance in Florida, Hillary tried to play into the anger that Democrats there feel over their e
Reserve judgment on this one for the time being.  Drudge is blaring it but he’s knee-deep in the tank for Obama.  The source he links to, the New York Post, isn’t exactly Hillary-friendly.  And the on
Over at National Review’s Planet Gore blog, Henry Payne noticed a photo of Barack Obama and family exiting onto the tarmac at a Chicago airport on Tuesday from a rather large vehicle.  Knowing Obama’s
John McCain’s campaign held a press conference call this afternoon to discuss the release of his medical records.  From the pool reports, it looks as though McCain is in excellent health, with cardiov
CNN reports that talks have begun between the campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for a “graceful exit strategy” today.   Team Hillary apparently won’t make this easy, though.  According to
Joe Biden tries rescuing Barack Obama from himself in the Wall Street Journal today, and predictably does so by attacking the Bush administration.  He gives a long list of the woes of the world, blame
John Hawkins has delivered a reaction to John McCain’s apparent backtracking on border security yesterday that will undoubtedly reverberate around the blogosphere this weekend.  Hawkins called McCain
Poynter commissioned a poll by Zogby to determine how Americans view the coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and the news isn’t good for the American media.  While 75% of the public feels we
Chalk one up for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.  After meeting with Myanmar’s military dictator Than Shwe today, Ban won approval for relief workers of all nations to help save the lives of Shwe’s
Two quotes from yesterday highlight the stakes in this upcoming election better than any that have preceded it.  One features a Democrat mistakenly revealing what she really wants, while the other sho
Echoing what Gen. Dempsey said the other day and what Michael Yon’s been saying for months. Baseball Crank had an interesting short post last night that’s worth tagging here. Lost in the endless jerem
Behold the “global test” in action.  Pray tell, dear Waffles, from whom will we be reclaiming it?I’m curious to hear how Iran’s intentions might otherwise be “explained away.”  Presumably he believes,
“Landslide” being a relative term: If all goes well he could win by 50 electoral votes, greater than either of Bush’s margins over two inferior Democrats.  I don’t buy it, but admittedly that’s due mo
On Wednesday, I reported that the John McCain campaign got threatened by the New York Times with negative coverage of the medical-records release unless the campaign issued the paper an invitation to
When the political blogosphere began to blossom, it held the promise of an activist electorate providing unprecedented accountability to our political class.  Perhaps nowhere has this promise delivere
Baitullah Mehsud clarified his position on violent jihad in Afghanistan while he negotiates for autonomy in the border regions of Pakistan.  Declaring that “Islam does not recognize boundaries”, the T
Few movies have had such anticipation and such trepidation on their release than Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the fourth installment of the serial series, but the first episode
Chris Wallace interviewed Hillary Clinton spokesperson Terry McAuliffe on Fox News Sunday to ask about the now-infamous reference to Robert Kennedy’s assassination as an explanation for her remaining
Colombia announced the death of the leader of FARC yesterday, and today Der Spiegel reports on the connections between FARC and the German Left.  Colombia’s capture of laptops and other intelligence c
The strange contest over lobbying takes a swing to the Left today, as Newsweek details the biggest lobbying connection in the campaign.  After spending most of the month trying to paint John McCain as
This is a Meccan sura; its name comes from v. 224, which tells us that only those who are going astray follow the poets. The import of this is that Muhammad, of course, is not a poet, and the Qur’an n
Our family has been fortunate in service to our country.  Many members of my family on both sides have served in the military during wartime, and all but one of them came back.  The one who gave his l
Barack Obama continues his quest in demonstrating just how feckless he can be on foreign policy.  Once again, he talks about how terrorists should be isolated in one breath while demanding presidentia
“This August, Al Qaeda will mark its twentieth anniversary. That is a long life for a terrorist group. Most terror organizations disappear with the death of their charismatic leader, and it would be h
Noteworthy, not because this is the first time he’s said something this vile but because it’s not.  He floated it to our favorite liberal in February during an interview on Fox News radio (and, sad to
Even more amusing than Maverick’s savviness in forcing this choice on him is TPM straining to spin it as some sort of manifestation of principle — a standard Obama reaction whenever he weasels out of
Tom Coburn has established himself as one of the Young Turks of conservatism on Capitol Hill, fighting pork and federal spending as well as establishing himself as a stalwart against abortion.  Along
Why wouldn’t he?  Why wouldn’t any rogue regime prefer a guy who’s willing to meet with them?  The left’s “strength through weakness” foreign policy holds that bad actors actually love hawkish preside
Via new dad Jay Stephenson, who makes the inevitable Michael Vick comparison.  There’s no question the baby was hers; the question for the jury would have been whether it was born alive, making mom a
David Brody puts a finger in the wind.  Lots of reasons are given, Crist’s squishiness on abortion (and, related, Schiavo) foremost among them, but I confess that I came away from the piece with the s
If they’re still trying to get his goat, John McCain’s opponents failed again.  During a foreign-policy speech this morning at the University of Denver, anti-war protesters twice heckled McCain, inter
Everyone knows who Mehsud is by now, yes?  Alleged mastermind of Benazir Bhutto’s murder, current kingpin among Waziristan’s jihadis, and lately the happy beneficiary of the Pakistani government’s dis
The IAEA has spent the last several years talking to Iran about its pursuit of nuclear technology and has little to show for it.  Today, the IAEA officially lost patience with Tehran, accusing the mul
Sometimes the precious paternalism of the Democrats breaks through into the open, even when few notice.  Yesterday in Las Cruces, Barack Obama delivered such a moment on Afghanistan, repeating a mantr
The meme about Obama’s many gaffes is fun and useful as an antidote to the media myth of St. Barack’s infallibility on the stump, but I think we’ve reached the point of diminishing returns, especially
If Barack Obama accepted John McCain’s challenge to visit Iraq, what would he hear from General David Petraeus?  His briefing would highlight improvements on every front, including greater political r
John McCain took an opportunity to hit Barack Obama where he feels the Democrat is vulnerable: Iraq.  If that seems like a contradiction, the McCain campaign thinks that Obama’s lack of immersion in I
The Los Angeles Times runs an interesting look at the popular reaction to the Iraqi Army’s mission in Sadr City.  Tina Susman and Usama Redha report that Moqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army militia has rapid
Observances of Memorial Day often lack recognition of the fact that the day honors those who died in service to the nation.  When one hears, “Happy Memorial Day!”, it becomes clear that the meaning of
Bill Clinton obviously hasn’t gotten the Unity memo from the Democratic establishment.  In an appearance this weekend, Bill told a South Dakota audience that his wife has been victimized by the primar
When I first heard that A&E remade the sci-fi classic The Andromeda Strain as a four-hour miniseries, I immediately made it a high priority for this week’s viewing.  I read the book repeatedly as a bo
Whenever I post about him, inevitably half a dozen angry comments follow demanding to know why I keep posting about him, as though he’s too inconsequential to warrant five minutes of precious blog ene
Obviously we’re not the only ones who’ve noticed the Factor’s habit of decrying exploitation while displaying the evidence, but nothing I could say can match Miller’s look of incredulity near the begi
That was fast.Just so we’re clear, a “political stunt” would be letting McCain cow him into a joint trip to Iraq.  Letting McCain cow him into a solo trip?  Not a stunt.  It’s amazing how a townhall m
Anyone with an e-mail address gets socked with spam on a daily basis, and for the most part we learn to live with it.  We get constant ads for OEM software, erectile-dysfunction medication, porn sites
At least that’s the analysis from ABC News, which reports with enthusiasm on the effects on Sadr City from Nouri al-Maliki’s imposition of central government authority.  Commerce has returned to this
If you don’t recognize the name, that’s not wholly your fault.  He’s probably the most celebrated example in the entire military of a deserving commander being passed over for promotion — twice — for
How difficult should it be for Ron Paul to win votes in states where John McCain doesn’t campaign in a primary the Senator has already won?  Not very, and yet Paul has only collected single-digit resu
Good Catholics like Fausta Wertz and The Anchoress have begun to fear the Mass — not for its liturgical content, but for the increasingly silly attempts to turn it into entertainment.  At a Call to Ac
Just when I thought I couldn’t like Obama more, the ultimate pot sweetener.  In a strange way I’d find it reassuring to have Waffles lead the delegation to Tehran, and not just because of the comic po
Karl and the ‘Busters are indignant, sufficiently so that I’m guessing this will be of some interest to our readers, but I honestly couldn’t care less. I don’t mind being reminded that I’m not part of
The NRSC has a new ad out against Al Franken, following up on the controversy over his incompetent-at-best business practices.  This video focuses on his years of avoiding his obligations to pay for w
Not as pointed as the first ad, which wondered why he won’t meet with military commanders but will meet with any degenerate who can call himself a head of state, but the basic point remains.  Fearless
The elders have long spoken of a secret order of superdelegates, unknown to man but known to He Who Is, who shall appear at the appointed hour to smite the Beast. Lo, the hour is near:Everyone underst
A group of Muslim workers at a tortilla factory have filed suit for religious discrimination after their employer required them to wear the uniforms that other employees wear.  The factory claims that
After their news desk reported on the IAEA’s conclusion that Iran has acted with malice in hiding its nuclear-weapons program, one might have expected the New York Times editorial board to put the bla
Karl Rove had only a few minutes before his Hannity and Colmes appearance last night to read the Politico story on Scott McClellan’s new book, What Happened, McClellan’s memoir of his time as Bush adm
The Asia edition of the Wall Street Journal rips Barack Obama’s efforts to block the US-South Korea free-trade agreement today.  The editors openly wonder whether Obama has bothered to read the agreem
Perhaps these might just come from the terrorists’ versions of Harry Reid, but Strategy Page reports that al-Qaeda websites have begun postmortems on their mission in Iraq.  Given their belief that Al
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan has written a memoir of his experiences — and the political punditry has already started feasting at the appetiz
Yesterday, I wrote that the first half of the remake of The Andromeda Strain provided a fun ride if one didn’t mind the story getting dumbed down into a Lifetime Channel set of characters and the addi
RedLasso being RedLasso, there’s a fair chance this won’t play by the time the post is published.  If that happens, just watch the clip at HuffPo.  As I write this, he’s on MSNBC drinking deep from th
Why “basically”?  Because only the legislature can formally legalize it and all attempts to push a bill through have stalled so far.  Which means gays can’t get married in New York … but they can, of
After John McCain clinched the nomination, several names floated among conservatives as potential VP choices to bridge the gap between McCain and the party base.  Governor Mark Sanford got significant
Via ABC.  More “goodwill.” It’s not a secret that some of AQ’s big fish are in Iran but the feds pretend like it is for fear that making a big deal about it would spook Iran into turning them loose.
Last year, the American intelligence community issued a national estimate that claimed with moderate confidence that the Iranians had ceased work on a nuclear bomb by 2003.  The IAEA has documents whi
Via Ace, it’s come to this.The quote apparently comes from audio at the San Francisco Chronicle; I’m relying on Commentary’s transcription.  This is why I said yesterday that McMaster’s remarks to AEI
I’ve gotten this on numerous e-mails this afternoon, but honestly, I don’t see the issue.  Barack Obama played hardball in Chicago politics by challenging names on petitions that were printed instead
The RNC’s circulating this, as they must, but realistically what does anyone expect them to say?  “We’ve thought it over and are taking a second look at staying the course?”  That’s no more likely tha
Via the Standard, Wizbang’s got a hot tip that the head of McCain’s VP search team is on the ground in Juneau.  If it’s true, though, then why not advertise that fact?  It’d kick up some buzz … althou
Did someone leak the results of the Pew study to the press yesterday?  Suddenly both the New York Times and the Washington Post have taken a more critical look at Barack Obama.  The WaPo’s editors sco
Some reversals are so blatant that they just cannot be ignored.  Today, the New York Times deconstructs the attempts by Barack Obama to spin away from his commitment to meet terrorist-sponsoring heads
Hillary Clinton has accused the media of being in the tank for Barack Obama, but according to a new study by Pew Research, she received a fairly positive reception during the primaries, at least throu
If any one entity should take the blame for high gas prices in the US, Mackubin Thomas Owens writes in today’s Wall Street Journal, it should be Congress.  Instead of loosening restrictions on domesti
Escalating energy prices have begun to affect grocery bills, and consumers have started looking for ways to stretch their food dollar.  One of the beneficiaries is Spam, once considered hopelessly out
The Washington Post runs a front-page analysis of Barack Obama’s policy positions today, and they find … nothing much.  In fact, what little work Obama had done on policy since entering the Senate in
How big a greenhouse pig are you?  That’s the question Australian broadcaster ABC (not affiliated with the American broadcaster of the same name) asks children in its new Planet Slayer site, which app
The White House and its former staff cannot understand why Scott McClellan wrote What Happened in the manner that he apparently did, according to first reports from Politico and others.  His predecess
A fabulous question from See-Dub.  How about it?  Hope and Change and bold diplomatic moves to usher in a golden age of rapprochement simply can’t wait until January 2009.  We need a take-charge, can-
Via the Standard, a sweet piece of oppo research.  January 2007: You can throw 30,000 troops at the problem and it won’t make a difference. May 2008: No one ever said it wouldn’t make a difference if
Geraldine Ferraro has not gone away, quietly or otherwise, since becoming a focal point of the charges of racism and sexism in the Democratic primary campaign.  Today, she writes about healing the div
With the Barack Obama campaign continuing to hammer away at John McCain for having lobbyists on his campaign staff, Soren Dayton wonders why turnabout hasn’t been made fair play yet.   It all depends
Via Robert Jago. At first glance I thought this was one of those cases involving a contract written according to shari’a principles and then enforced by a civil court as any contract might be.  Those
With so many people writing about what ails conservatism, and so much disagreement, the basic tenets of conservatism seem to be overlooked.  In attaching an ever-broader policy base to the first princ
While Barack Obama tries to cast John McCain’s invitation to tour Iraq into a “political stunt”, Hillary Clinton recalls with fondness her trips with McCain to both Iraq and Afghanistan.  Hillary appa
The screamfest with Geraldo shall forever be the flipout against which all O’R flipouts are measured, and this one ain’t that.  But it’s still pretty righteous, particularly Bill’s point near the end
A year ago, Michael Hayden warned that al-Qaeda had rebounded and presented a critical threat to the United States.  Yesterday, he told the Washington Post that AQ and its network had suffered defeats
The Los Angeles Times reports that four Japanese gangsters received transplants from UCLA, at least three of whom were not eligible to enter the US.  The FBI helped get one of the men into the country
More than six years after 9/11, American consumers have finally lost patience with the airline industry.  Air travel dropped sharply over the last twelve months, with 41 million fewer trips.  Surveys
John McCain has proposed that the US should sponsor the creation of a new multilateral organization that includes the world’s legitimate democracies.  This League of Democracies would act in the inter
I guess in the end it doesn’t matter much how Al Franken loses this election, but a broadside from two key members of the Minnesota DFL’s Congressional delegation reflects a strange set of priorities.
According to Ace o’ Spades and The Corner, CNN reports that Barack and Michelle Obama have resigned from the congregation of the radical church to which they have belonged for over 20 years.  If confi
Ireland may be the poster nation for the EU.  Thanks to heavy investment from the multinational organization, Ireland rebuilt its infrastructure and launched its Celtic Tiger economic rebirth in the 1
With Democrats meeting today to attempt a compromise on seating delegations from Florida and Michigan at the national convention in Denver, Hillary Clinton surrogate Lanny Davis tries making an eleven
“There’s an anger in him that I find surprising,” one senior aide, who has known and served both Clintons for years, told me this spring. “There seems to be an abiding anger in him, and not just the s
Well, no.  Not yet, anyway.Funny how British cops keep “misunderstanding” hate crimes laws.  I have some legal training myself and after reading this story from April, I’d say the cop here has a prett
The polls close at 3 p.m. ET.  The exits — which are already looking, shall we say, Chaotic — will be posted below as soon as they’re available.  The only number anyone cares about is the popular vote
Not “they have some old weak preacher,” as that would be insufficiently “authentic.”  They got some old weak preacher, which is doubtless true if you define weakness as being unappreciative of the glo
Rasmussen’s latest polling shows John McCain maintaining voter trust on the key issues of the upcoming presidential campaign despite getting much less earned-media coverage than his likely opponent, B
Conservative pundits have made this complaint ever since the beginning of the surge, but now the editorial board of the Washington Post adds its voice to the protest.  They note the “odd” lull in repo
The media has followed Hillary Clinton’s lead in highlighting Puerto Rico as a critical stop for the Democratic presidential primaries.  Hillary needs a big boost from the American territory to pad he
The latest from Cairo and the Middle East about violent jihad proves that women around the world have to fight for equality — even the right to be as looney as the men.  Women now demand that al-Qaeda
Harriet Christian got tossed out of yesterday’s Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting for her vocal protests on behalf of Hillary Clinton as the Democrats decided on a compromise to seat Florida and Mich
According to Ibn Abbas and Jabir bin Zaid, suras 26, 27, and 28 were revealed to Muhammad in Mecca in that order, although the subject matter of the suras themselves still does not follow any chronolo
None of it came from Obama; he was too busy getting earmarks for Pfleger.  Look, the parishioners pay their taxes, however damned by God they might think the Treasury Department is, and the church doe
US News & World Report has dug deep into the archives to find an interview they did with a young John McCain in 1973, newly liberated from Viet Nam and willing to talk about the experience.  The magaz
And therefore they somewhat deserve the credit for its success, don’t they?  It’s Paul Kanjorski, congressman from Pennsylvania, lately observed confessing that Democrats lied to voters before the 200
The defeatist rhetoric on Iraq has just about been discredited, and its cousin — that we’re losing in Afghanistan — may be just as endangered.  The Telegraph reports that the aggressive counterinsurge
Excised during the writing process, don’tcha know, undoubtedly due to some of that helpful “editorial guidance” he was receiving.  Follow the link and read the whole thing now, as Scotty Mac’s set to
In which a nation reeling from years of war and scandal turns its back on the GOP and its eyes towards a fresh-faced progressive just oozing good vibes.  Why, even the final shot here looks familiar.
How many tea leaves do you want?  We’ve got (a) the Times reporting that she’s “come to terms” with reality; (b) Politico claiming she’s laying off her advance people, which is not something you’ll fi
Expect this to feature prominently in St. Barack’s next stump speech on this issue.  Commenters are noting in the Headlines thread that the questions don’t specify whether the meetings should occur wi
Amidst plenty of speculation that the issue became moot a few months ago, the US has begun to increase its efforts to capture Adam Gadahn, AKA “Azzam al-Amriki”, the Garden Grove hirabi who joined al-
As expected, Hillary Clinton’s big win in Puerto Rico has already become Exhibit A to demonstrate Barack Obama’s weakness among Latino voters.  The Hillary campaign has flogged this hard in their effo
Not long ago, the State Department issued a directive to its personnel ending the use of the words “jihad” and “jihadi” in relation to terrorism.  At the time, it appeared to be a way of making nice w
John McCain will address AIPAC’s Policy Conference today, speaking on the subjects of Israel, Iran, and Iraq, and laying out his views on the most critical foreign-policy issues facing the next admini
Trent Duffy explodes in anger on the pages of the Washington Post today in response to his former boss, Scott McClellan, and his memoir of his time in the White House.  Duffy claims that McClellan lie
Bashar Assad has agreed to allow IAEA inspectors into Syria this month to investigate claims of a covert nuclear program.  The move follows the release of US intelligence to the UN agency on a facilit
How many coincidences can people buy about Barack Obama’s circle of friends?  First we have Jeremiah Wright sermonizing that God should “damn America”.  Next, we find out that Obama worked with and fo
A car bomb ripped through the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, killing eight and wounding at least 30.  The attack appears intended as revenge for the publication of cartoons critical of Mohammed, t
Face it, you’re sad.  I’m sad too.I compared her before to King Kong near the end.  No need to hold the tears back.  ‘Twas Clenis killed the beast.Update: Vote GOP, ladies!Update: Serious question re:
Robert Spencer of the invaluable site Jihad Watch followed my post yesterday to the New York Times op-ed piece by P.W. Singer and Elina Noor recommending that the West stop using the term jihad.  Afte
The Senate will vote this week on a bill that will raise energy prices, create a huge federal bureaucracy when we have too many as it is, and will lower carbon emissions over the next 25 years by half
Richard Cohen loathes the 2008 primary process for revealing racism and sexism in voters as well as pettiness in the candidates.  He scolds those voters who won’t vote for Barack Obama because he’s bl
How long will fuel prices remain high?  GM thinks for a very long time.  In fact, they believe that fuel prices will produce fundamental behavioral change by consumers — and have already begun to chan
Hillary Clinton will concede tonight that Barack Obama has the delegates to win the nomination, the AP reports.  She will not withdraw at this time or even suspend her campaign, but with no remaining
Democratic strategist Bob Beckel appeared on Fox & Friends this morning and dropped a bombshell.  Beckel says he believes a “shoe will drop” as early as tomorrow, and that it involves Michelle Obama.
When Admiral William Fallon resigned his post as commander of CENTCOM and retired from the Navy, the media assumed that he had a major conflict with George Bush over Iran — and couldn’t wait for him t
Where do Hot Air readers turn for good news on the war?  The New York Times?  Carlotta Gall reports that the Marines in southern Afghanistan have “routed” the Taliban in the region and have them strea
After superdelegate James Clyburn endorsed Barack Obama late yesterday, the media apparently decided that the Democratic primary came to a close — even though South Dakota and Montana still have prima
All part of his daring master plan to make his name as widely reviled among the right as Ralph Nader’s is among the left.I can understand a third-party run if, like Perot, you command a minority so si
Is this one of those terrorist statements that our betters tell us Should Be Heeded, like anything having to do with America’s support for Israel or the “root causes” of 9/11, or is this one of those
The day after Barack Obama claimed the nomination of the Democratic Party, his campaign announced the search committee members who will recommend choices for a running mate.  These committees usually
Another spin-off from Everybody Loves Barack ends happily.  I don’t watch this one regularly but Ed does, so check back here for his commentary later once he’s done with his radio show.  The takeaway:
As with the fallout at St. Sabina over Pfleger’s suspension, there’s no Obama angle here anymore.  Does there need to be?  The Obama campaign is the “Happy Days” of politics: There are so many compell
In keeping with how ineptly her campaign was managed, her point man on the “pressuring” efforts is Robert Johnson, who infamously reminded an audience last year about Barry O’s youthful coke use. Heal
Yeah, funny thing: He was actually confronted once before about Juan Hernandez, at a campaign stop in Florida, and promised to look into the good doctor’s musings about illegal immigration then, too.
Via Cuffy Meigs.  Can’t really pin this one on the Democrats: The only pol who seems to have objected strongly enough to let himself be quoted is Joe Garcia, who’s challenging incumbent Mario Diaz-Bal
John McCain’s campaign scheduled a media conference call immediately after Barack Obama’s appearance at AIPAC today to ensure that they got the last word on the AIPAC debate.  If nothing else, it show
Robert Mugabe has demonstrated yet again his commitment to free and open elections by having his opponents arrested while campaigning against him.  Zimbabwe police detained Morgan Tsvangirai and his e
If Congress holds a pork barbecue, do they need to apply for carbon credits?  Politico reports that the Lieberman-Warner bill currently under debate represents the biggest opportunity in recent memory
Barack Obama will make an appearance today at the AIPAC conference, attempting to convince the pro-Israeli lobby that he fully supports Israel and stands against her enemies.   That will take a nifty
Let the post-mortems begin!  MS-NBC is first out of the gate to analyze how Hillary Clinton could have lost a nomination that had looked inevitable a year ago.  She had the Clinton organization, a rec
Barack Obama claimed the Democratic Party nomination for President, making history as the first black American to appear on a major-party presidential ticket in either slot.  He ran an unbelievably po
Barack Obama had to backtrack on foreign policy yet again today, this time on Jerusalem.  He tried to outdo John McCain at AIPAC yesterday by insisting that Jerusalem remain the undivided capital of I
Barack Obama declared that “my party” will not take money from lobbyist PACs.  However, the lobbyist ban apparently doesn’t apply to personal donations from lobbyists, as Obama’s campaign has proven r
Can’t blame him, although I don’t know how you solve this prisoner’s dilemma in an Internet age.  One site floats the rumor, word spreads via e-mail, a few other sites blog it, another dozen sites rea
So tasty that I would have slapped the red-meat graphic on it if not for the fact that all Bolton posts must be adorned with photos prominently displaying The ‘Stache.  (Official Hot Air policy.)  I w
Now appearing at Maverick HQ:Hotline detects a similarity.  In McCain’s defense, he’s clearly intending this as a commentary per the takeoff on the “Change You Can Believe In” slogan.  It’s not theft,
Bookmark this post, and recall it every single time a progressive blogger accuses us of “distractions” and irrelevancies when it comes to criticizing Barack Obama.  Today, Markos gives his readers a s
He’s never going to get over it.It’s a good thing he’s “big on personal responsibility”; I’d hate to see what he’d be like if he was in the habit of blaming shadowy forces for his own mistakes.  This
Now that Barack Obama has turned his attention to the general election, he needs to move away from his MoveOn-endorsed positions in order to make a claim among centrists and independent voters.  Yeste
Sounds like a plan.A silly thing to say given how eager his target audience will be to assimilate his ravings into the “root causes” handbook; Osama’s always had a better grasp of these things, which
The Senate Intelligence Committee has released a report accusing George Bush and Dick Cheney of knowingly using untrue statements to foster support for the war in Iraq.  The chair of the committee, Ja
The RNC didn’t waste time after the announcement of the verdicts convicting Tony Rezko of corruption and fraud yesterday.  Within 24 hours, they have launched a new ad highlighting the links between B
CBS hits the ground first among general-election polls after the official end of the primaries, and no one should be surprised to see Barack Obama leading John McCain.  The margin will surprise a few
I have not commented much on the Haditha incident, mostly because I trust the military to determine whether wrongdoing occurred in the deaths of Iraqi civilians in the November 2005 incident, or wheth
A day after Guardian columnist Jakob Illeborg tried to lay the fault of the Danish embassy bombing on the Bush administration, al-Qaeda decided to clarify the situation somewhat.  They claimed respons
Well, this didn’t take long at all, did it?  Columnist Jakob Illeborg of The Guardian analyzed the contretemps over the Mohammed cartoons and the suicide bombing of the Danish embassy and reached the
The Islamist state of Iran has a long history of murder, terrorism, and war.  Now they may take their fight to a new venue: Western courtrooms.  The Iranian representative to the IAEA threatened lawsu
One has to really wonder how well Barack Obama knows his close associates.  When Obama finally put distance between himself and his pastor of 20 years, he claimed that the Jeremiah Wright who spoke at
Note: This isn’t head to head with Obama, it’s a simple favorable/unfavorable rating of McCain himself.  June 2007: 26/33, with 41 percent having no opinion. June 2008: 27/58, with 15 percent N/O.  Th
Fox News profiles an American al-Qaeda sympathizer who operates a website from his Charlotte, North Carolina home calling for the killing of American soldiers in Iraq.  Samir Khan has one of the most
Via LGF.  Ace mocks it as an especially Morfordesque example of Morford’s oeuvre, which does indeed embrace so many conservative stereotypes of the San Francisco liberal as to make one wonder if he’s
Up to now, employment had held steady through a rocky economy barely staying out of recession.  In May, that changed for the worse, as unemployment rose to its highest level since October 2004.  Howev
Not enthusiasm for free markets, mind you, but her likely insistence on a free-market value for her enthusiasm.  Hillary Clinton will concede the nomination to Barack Obama tomorrow, but the question
Photo: Company E, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division landing onto Omaha Beach from a Coastguard landing craft (from the U.S. Coast Guard-manned USS Samuel Chase) on D-Day. (Chief Photographer’s Mate
The long, tough slog through the Democratic primaries gave the Republicans some time to strategize and plan for the general election, The Hill notes, and now their preparations will be put to the test
With Ehud Olmert running out of political gas from a corruption scandal, his Kadima party needs to find a new leader, and given Kadima’s strength, that leader could become the next Prime Minister.  Sh
Earlier this week, we spoke to Senator James Inhofe from the Senate floor, where he led the opposition in debate on the Lieberman-Warner cap-and-trade bill.  He seemed confident that the bill would no
Australia’s Prime Minister called the pictures “revolting”.  The Classification Board gave a sample set of photos grades of G and PG.  Cate Blanchett warned Australia that it risked its standing in th
High noon ET, around the dial on cable news, the dream of 18 million Democrats and every Republican in America finally dies.  There are navel-gazing feminist valedictions aplenty this morning about Wh
Remember when Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid claimed that they would reduce pork and make what was left utterly transparent, after winning control of both chambers of Congress in 2006?  Well, they certai
Philadelphia Media Holdings got embarrassed by a Bloomberg report that revealed PMH had missed an interest payment on its $85 million in debt and had entered negotiations with its creditors to restruc
The controversial and colorful advocate for the disabled, Harriet McBryde Johnson, died earlier this week at her Charleston home.  Johnson first came to national prominence when she publicly challenge
Hillary Clinton will do her best to walk back her rhetoric over the last six months when she officially endorses Barack Obama for the nomination and general election.  Her reluctance to concede the ra
Do note: The question wasn’t whether the end product is biased (say, unconsciously), it was whether the media’s even trying to be objective.  Answering no: 68% overall, including 56% of Democrats and
It has often been noted that while the Bible is (among many other things) a series of historical narratives, the Qur’an is a series of sermons. This is nowhere clearer than in the oft-repeated story o
The idea is that it’s prejudicial to let a witness, who’s testifying to questions of fact, assert that the defendant is guilty of the charge.  In other words, it’s okay if she gets on the stand and sa
3G, GPS, industry-leading battery life, tons of new apps, and at exactly one-third the price of the first model.  It’ll even handle WordPress, according to Gizmodo.  You’re advised to follow the last
Back when Barack Obama wanted hope and change for the Democrats, his chief strategist David Axelrod tried to tie Hillary Clinton to the subprime mortgage collapse.  Axelrod ripped Mark Penn for his ti
Their places of worship have been torched, Muslims call for their death, and police do nothing to protect them in this Islamist state.  Are these Jews or Christians?  No, the sect that finds itself un
Last Friday I wrote that the media had missed an important component of the new unemployment figures — a minimum-wage hike that increased entry-level wage costs to employers by as much as 28%.  Yester
Nouri al-Maliki sought to reassure his Iranian neighbors that an Iraqi-American security partnership would only concern defensive security.  He promised that American bases in Iraq would not be used a
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Across the nation, gas prices have shot over $4 per gallon, and there appears to be no ceiling in sight.  The economic shock continues to appear across the broad s
Fred Hiatt perused the report issued by Jay Rockefeller and the Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee accusing George Bush and Dick Cheney of deception and misdirection leading up to the war
Either the New York Times has replaced its entire editorial board, or the US has become so successful against al-Qaeda that they can’t avoid reporting it.  Today, Eric Schmitt informs the Times’ reade
CNN came to this story of Barack Obama’s first political campaign a couple of days late, but they pursued it from an angle that may surprise people convinced that the media is in the tank for the Demo
Hugo Chavez tried pushing through a law that would have required Venezuelans to inform on each other.  The law, with its obvious historic parallels to Nazi Germany, roused even the thus-far complacent
Every electoral parallel you could ever want and more!  It’s been circulating as a subtext of Obamania since January, when the Chosen One himself famously broached the subject and got mostly grief for
Apparently, what’s good for the goose has no relation to the gander in the Barack Obama campaign.  After David Axelrod shrieked about Mark Penn’s connection to Countrywide during the primaries, the Ob
One of the sheikhs credited with the Anbar Awakening wants to put his experience to use in another theater: Afghanistan.  Sheik Ahmad al-Rishawi has studied the war in Afghanistan and Pakistan and bel
When people tell you how much more humane government-run health care is, ask them to explain the case of Juana Tejada in Canada.  Tejada came to Canada as part of the government’s attempt to attract f
When Russia announced its intention to help a Muslim country run by extremists build a nuclear-power system, the US demanded an end to it, proclaiming it a danger to world peace.  When the US does the
Was Barack Obama born in Hawaii or somewhere else, or did he just change a name?  Jim Geraghty looks at rumors running around about Obama’s supposed secrecy on his birth, and runs down three scenarios
The Bush administration finally took serious action to have the federal government comply with its own immigration laws.  George Bush amended an executive order, largely ignored since Bill Clinton iss
The chief justice of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals apparently needs a refresher course on Internet technology.  Alex Kozinski stored sexually explicit photos and videos on his personal web site, st
Barack Obama gave an interview in April to a Chicago television station and talked about his policy on Iraq.  Take a look at the confused look on the interviewer’s face when Obama tries to explain tha
Fittingly, no one thought to inform John Kerry that his departure was imminent so Waffles ended up going to bat for the guy and insisting the whole thing was no big deal shortly before Johnson himself
This is nothing more or less than his “100 years” line in another form, reiterating the point that it’s not a troop presence overseas that Americans really object to (or else they’d be pounding the ta
With the NBA finals on this week between the Lakers and the Celtics, what better time for convicted basketball referee Tim Donaghy to launch an accusation of game-fixing against league executives?  Do
The Guardian, not known for its support of the war in Iraq or the Bush administration’s policies there, admits two crucial points today: al-Qaeda has lost Iraq, and the surge of American troops provid
Hot Air commenters have made clear their intent to avoid contributing to Republican PACs in favor of individual contributions to conservative candidates.  Senator Jim DeMint has another solution: The
With Hillary Clinton falling out of the race, some have speculated that John McCain may attract at least some Democratic women to his standard.  That may not be the only demographic that McCain can sp
The Wall Street Journal tears into Barack Obama in a lead editorial this morning for his hypocritical standards on the housing crisis.  After yesterday’s performance by Obama in which he declared that
Spain has discovered another terrorist cell of al-Qaeda, this one supporting the more active cells in Algeria.  Yesterday they arrested eight suspected terrorists and may have shut down part of the li
Speculation on potential running mates for Barack Obama often settles on Jim Webb, the freshman Senator from Virginia and the former Secretary of the Navy during the Reagan administration.  His nation
“We cannot drill our way out of this,” Pelosi reminds us.  True enough.  If we only drill in ANWR, if we continue to decline to exploit ocean reserves and the mind-boggling amount of oil shale availab
Skip ahead to halfway through or else you’ll have to endure an especially tedious few minutes of Murrow reading from his enemies list, punctuated naturally with Bill O’Reilly being named one of the wo
Jim Geraghty notices that John McCain has decided to engage in what could be called the Free Trade Express, or perhaps the America Will Keep Its Word Express.  With Barack Obama criticizing NAFTA and
Not every Democrat has found the Barack Obama nomination to their taste, according to Politico.  Their Congressional delegation has both defectors and agnostics, which seems rather strange for what ha
Rep. Eric Cantor started off  by talking about the “shock” American families feel with high prices.  The time for action has come, but Barack Obama’s comments yesterday show how out of touch he is wit
The boss has background.  I’m gratified to see the liberals responsible for this being so blatant about selling their politics on hipness and style; the left usually likes to pretend its appeal is bas
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled today that the unlawful combatants held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba must have access to American courts to challenge their detention.  The ruling eliminates th
Jim Hoagland deconstructs this week’s stumble by Barack Obama on his VP selection committee chair, Jim Johnson.  The former Fannie Mae CEO and recipient of millions from a lender Obama personally demo
The reign of terror in Zimbabwe hit a new low for atrocities last week.  Militias associated with Robert Mugabe have begun burning family members of the political opposition alive.  Armed thugs lookin
Mike Doyle (D-PA) has tired of hearing criticism about his eponymous pork project, the Doyle Center for Manufacturing Technology.  Doyle has a unique solution for this problem — rather than stop sendi
Politico reports that Jodie Evans, the founder of Code Pink, has joined Team Obama as a bundler.  She has pledged to raise at least $50,000 to elect Barack Obama to the White House.  However, she has
After cinching the nomination and getting Hillary Clinton’s endorsement, everyone expected Barack Obama to have a substantial bounce in the polls.  Not only did the uptick seem paltry at seven, it has
His main complaint seems to be that they followed their political inclinations instead of the law, but I can’t tell if he’s being rhetorical about that or not.  Does he think it’s ever been otherwise
It’s about to vanish from the Headlines box, but after 300+ comments I can’t bear to see it vanish from the front page.  So let us rock on, my friends:That’s lovely, but roughly 90% of the American pu
Longtime HA readers will have a basic idea of what this is about; readers of Bill Roggio’s site, Long War Journal, will grasp the significance instantly.  The U.S. military has been playing a rhetoric
Just across at the New York Post, although MSNBC conspicuously hasn’t reported it yet.  Standby.Update: CBS apparently is reporting it too, although I don’t see anything on the homepage.  Nothing stil
Barack Obama has tried to score serious populist mileage from the subprime meltdown, explicitly naming Countrywide Financial as one of the villains of the economic turbulence caused by the credit cris
John McCain has publicly called for the closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention center for unlawful combatants, but objected strenuously today to the Supreme Court decision that grants terrorists acce
J.D. Johannes believes that the Supreme Court decision yesterday granting habeas corpus to unlawful combatants for the first time in our nation’s history requires a slight nomenclature change.  With A
Senator Norm Coleman often runs afoul of conservatives as a moderate Minnesotan, but today he’s proving why he makes such an intelligent ally.  Coleman plans to introduce legislation to expand oil and
Now that Jim Johnson has exited stage left after embarrassing Barack Obama, the focus will now fall on Eric Holder, the second questionable member of his VP selection committee.  Holder served as depu
Ireland’s referendum on the Lisbon Treaty, its latest attempt to pass a massive constitutional update, has produced a defeat.  The rejection stops the EU from implementing its new constitution and for
Tony Rezko lashed out yesterday at federal prosecutors, accusing them of political motivations in seeking to pressure him into becoming a material witness against Governor Rod Blagojevich and Senator
Hamid Karzai left a Paris summit on Afghanistan with a fistful of dollars, and a ringing in his ears.  The 65-nation conference eventually responded to aid requests with generosity and a warning that
For a guy who doesn’t want to show up for town-hall debates, Barack Obama certainly likes to talk tough.  Yesterday in Philadelphia, Obama tried to macho up at a rally by implying that he could out-fi
The Washington Post reports that a bipartisan compromise could come out of Congress within a week approving the badly-needed FISA reform legislation.  The main sticking point of telecom immunity would
Chris Matthews had his opportunity to offer remembrances of his colleague, Tim Russert, on  Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night, and used it to give an anti-war screed.  Even worse, he made Russ
Ed Rendell has become one of the speculative choices in the media for Barack Obama’s running mate, and so the RNC has decided to remind people about Rendell’s reaction to Obama while he still supporte
Talks between the two presidential campaigns on debates have stalled over a disagreement over the number and format of the events.  John McCain suggested a weekly series of town-hall debates televised
Sometimes reporters like to sneak in a little bias in what should be straightforward reporting.  Most of the time, they have the skill to make it subtly, but Jon Leyne lets his slip show a little more
Remember when Democrats promised to reform Congress and reduce pork?  Well, neither Harry Reid or Nancy Pelosi remember it, according to a study done by Taxpayers for Common Sense.  Members of both pa
As the book develops, Buchanan begins to unmask his true colors more and more. It is one thing to make the case that Germany was ill-used, and German minorities harshly maltreated, as a consequence of
The host committee for the Democratic convention will miss a key fundraising goal tomorrow, according to CNN, and the city now has to wonder whether they will be forced to pay millions of dollars for
The Times of London reports that the US and the UK have launched the most extensive operations within Pakistan since 9/11 to capture Osama bin Laden.  The new operation reportedly has Pakistani approv
This sura’s name comes from v. 41, which compares those who trust in anyone or anything besides Allah to spiders, who labor to build webs that are “the flimsiest of houses.” Maududi says that sura 29
“What strikes me as inarguable is that Hillary is today a more resonant, consequential, and potent figure than she has ever been before. No longer merely a political persona, she has been elevated to
I know, the Doug Kmiec posts are getting redundant, but he fascinates me as the clearest example among the Obamicans of someone who’s personally captivated by Obama (“Lightworker!”) but intellectually
But won’t putting Jindal on the ticket defang the GOP’s argument about Obama’s inexperience, you (and I) say?  Who cares, replies Newt?  That argument’s a loser anyway, per the Democratic primary and
Commentary magazine seizes on his renewed call to start withdrawing, which is fair enough.  The left has spent the last year mocking hawks for using both bad news and good news as justification for ke
Thus fulfilling the pressing need within his campaign for a woman known for watching soap operas on the job and blowing $30 million on a de facto uncontested senate re-election campaign.  Jake Tapper’
Kaus expects nothing less than a full-blown conservosphere freak-out over this.  I’m underwhelmed.What’s he supposed to say?  He was there to woo liberals.  The best he could do realistically when the
One might expect a Constitutional law expert to understand the historical record of the Nuremberg trials, especially if using them as an example in his speeches.  Unfortunately, Barack Obama showed hi
Qualified by the usual caveat, of course. He won’t say which theory he favors (beyond acknowledging some unknown role of the creator), but clearly he’s sufficiently sold on ID that he thinks it merits
The editorial board of the Washington Post asks why Democrats appear to be rejecting the idea of an alliance with a friendly Shi’ite government in Iraq.  While Barack Obama talks about unconditional t
Barack Obama wants to sell his tax package as a solution for the American middle class in times of economic turmoil.  No state has known economic turmoil quite as much as Michigan, where Democrats hav
Has Europe given up on the UN?  Both the UK and EU today announced new sanctions on Iran after their outright refusal of a new incentive package offered by Europe to stop Tehran’s nuclear-weapons prog
The Associated Press tried rewriting the concept of fair use last week in an intimidation campaign against the blog Drudge Retort, threatening legal action for copyright infringement for linking to it
The questionable taste of two would-be comedians has come under national scrutiny in this year’s political campaign, with both Democrats and Republicans showing some shrieking hysterics rather than ma
The Wall Street Journal apparently didn’t know just how big a story they had with Countrywide Financial.  Not only did they expose Barack Obama adviser Jim Johnson’s conflict of interest in receiving
The AQ Khan network had advanced nuclear-weapons designs that could fit on ballistic missiles, the Washington Post reported yesterday.  The intelligence community has an analysis that determined that
Morgan Tsvangirai spoke with Time Magazine as he risks his life and his freedom to challenge Robert Mugabe for power in Zimbabwe.  Tsvangirai has already been arrested several times during the run-off
“These people are not by any means wicked or unjust or venal–some of the guests at the party had performed significant public service in one way or another. Many of them were Democrats who will vote f
Via LGF, showcasing a killer quote from Jindal’s college biology professor, the Louisiana Coalition for Science makes its case.  The bill’s been on his desk since yesterday, having passed the state se
A welcome bit of nuance amid his latest lament about how Iraq sidetracked us from the great overmountain invasion of Pakistan to get Osama that we’ll presumably be undertaking once he’s office.  Not t
Just in case you think the spat McCain and Obama are having today over criminal protections for jihadis is academic, behold.Follow the link and read down into the piece or else you won’t grasp just ho
Some bloggers are claiming this means Chessani’s been cleared.  Not so.  It might actually be more significant than that.The charges can be refiled but Marine central command is barred from further pa
Kind of, yeah.  Team McCain’s outraged over what Obama said yesterday about fighting terrorism within constitutional bounds.  Quote:Andy McCarthy piles on:Good points all, especially the part about pr
I trust you’ll have the same reaction to this story as I did.  Namely, what would Winnie the Pooh do?Read the whole piece and you’ll see that the offer’s even more generous than that, offering potenti
I was going to lead with something about McCain wanting to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling — duly qualified, of course, with conservationist panders about leaving the final decision up to the
In which a 90-year-old Maverick, serving his fifth term as president after declaring martial law and suspending the Constitution, conscripts young Alex to walk the beat in Baghdad.  Either that or mom
So this makes three things America’s Greatest Patriot has in common with Obama: They both oppose the war, they both lead their own cults, and neither one understands that Afghans aren’t Arabs.  But ne
What’s his strategy for capturing Osama, you say, besides redeploying tens of thousands of troops from Iraq to Afghanistan and having them shake their fists angrily in the direction of the Pakistani b
This is actually old news, but now that Chessani’s (momentarily) off the hook it has fresh legs.  Murtha’s already being sued by Sgt. Frank Wuterich — the one Haditha Marine who hasn’t yet been cleare
The NAFTA Dance continued today as Barack Obama tried to move from populist to centrist within a fortnight of clinching the Democratic nomination.  Earlier, Obama tried wooing heartland voters by sayi
Two researchers at the University of Wisconsin have concluded that smoking bans cause more drunk driving.  Scott Adams and Chad Cotti published their findings through the Journal of Public Economics t
And this one really is a surprise.  The GAO rarely interferes with  a decision on a contract award, and usually has even less inclination to do so on military contracts, where the Pentagon’s expertise
Allahpundit posted a great parody of the monstrously lame MoveOn ad, “Not Alex”, but this one’s worth a second thread.  Josh Schroeder has a message for Barack Obama and his vision of hefty new tax in
Not the first time an Obama event coordinator’s displayed a little extra nuance in shaping the onstage demographic, don’t you know.In fairness, I doubt this is official campaign policy.  For one thing
Earlier today, the White House joined John McCain in demanding an expansion of American energy production.  Howard Kurtz believes this to be a transparently coordinated effort between the Bush adminis
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell answered Democratic charges of obstructionism on energy policy on Neil Cavuto’s Fox News Channel show yesterday by pledging to obstruct initiatives that would ma
Politico savors the nuance.Why?  Because it offers an insight into McCain’s character, just like some of the things Michelle’s said on the trail may offer an insight into Obama’s thinking.  Emphasis o
The RNC has become nimble at quick reaction, and the video of this Barack Obama quote shows it.  Earlier today, Rudy Giuliani mentioned Obama’s response during a debate to a question on the first acti
John McCain told a Houston audience yesterday that he supports ending the ban on off-shore drilling in order to increase domestic production of oil.  The White House wasted no time in issuing support
Team Obama announced last week that Barack Obama had contacted Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari and made a nebulous commitment to come to Iraq to see the status on the ground for himself.  Today,
Susan Rice appeared on MS-NBC’s Morning Joe, which presumably originates out of either New York City or Washington DC, both attacked on 9/11 by al-Qaeda terrorists almost seven years ago.  In fact, th
Another month of mumbling about comprehensive immigration reform and how “pristine” ANWR is, and who knows?  He might make it down to single digits.The data’s not all bad.  His small lead from two mon
Ace falls for it, then prudently reverses himself and declares that it “may mean absolutely nothing.”  May?Does that formulation sound familiar?  It’s the same pat answer he gave when Matt Lewis asked
No surprise. Nasrallah’s been screaming about revenge on Israel since the day after Hezbollah super-jihadi Imad Mughniyeh was assassinated in February.  They’ve hit Jewish targets in the west before t
Congress will pass long-delayed FISA reform legislation as early as tomorrow after key members of the House reached a compromise on a series of issues.  The compromise has the backing of House leaders
The Iraqi Army has begun its fourth pacification effort in Amarah today, following on the successful missions in Basra, Sadr City, and Mosul, where operations continue.  Amarah, like Sadr City, provid
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Barack Obama passed on public financing for the general election, breaking a pledge he made last year to accept federal money and spending restrictions if the Repu
The John McCain campaign continued to roll out its heavy artillery by featuring former Senator and presidential hopeful Fred Thompson.  The McCain campaign had Rudy Giuliani speaking yesterday, and th
Those who clamor for Condi will find disappointment below.  Condoleezza Rice unequivocally says she will not run as John McCain’s running mate in the 2008 election, saying that her “time is up” and th
Al Sharpton spent 2004 running for President in the Democratic primaries, but will spend 2008 running from the IRS.  Subpoenas have been received by corporate donors to his organization, the National
The SADC finally woke up today about the conditions in Zimbabwe, but not before four more opposition leaders wound up in Robert Mugabe’s body count.  Another wife of an opposition leader got beaten to
Earlier this week, the Taliban announced that it had taken over the area surrounding Arghandab, a district near Kandahar in the southern part of the country where the rebels have had success before. 
A few days ago, the BBC’s Jon Leyne noted how great it was that the Iranians seem willing to talk with the West over its pursuit of nuclear technology.  It never occurred to the Beeb that Iran just mi
Barack Obama may want to rethink his position on public financing after all.  Not only did he lose most of the contests over the last three months of the primary, his fundraising numbers declined duri
Well, I’m sure Congress feels like they accomplished something today with their interrogation of former White House press secretary Scott McClellan.  After making a series of inflated allegations in h
Fred Thompson will assume a leadership position in a John McCain administration in the process of selecting judicial appointments, according to a post at Human Events.  The former Senator and crusadin
Along with the two mentioned at the end of my earlier post, this makes three separate lies springing from his decision to opt out of public financing.  “John McCain’s campaign and the Republican Natio
No, actually, their point is that McCain does love America even though he once said something to Hannity to suggest maybe he hasn’t always, and that in turn is supposed to be the killer tu quoque expo
As I predicted yesterday, the compromise bill on FISA reform easily passed in the House today, 293-129.  The bill, which provides for court-supervised immunity for telecoms that cooperated with the NS
Lowry nails David Brooks on his Kmiec-esque act of transubstantiation this morning, by which the Messiah’s vices somehow magically become virtues.  Consider it the political equivalent of “can God mak
Opponents of state-run medical insurance argue that government rationing would result in people being consigned to die.  Opponents of right-to-die legislation argue that it presents a slippery slope i
Exercise caution.  There’s only one source, she’s a member of the Minutemen and thus perhaps inclined to look too skeptically at what Maverick says on this subject, and this wouldn’t be the first time
With the elections taking up most of the oxygen in the punditry, the issue of the Fairness Doctrine has slipped below the radar.  On Wednesday, Laura Ingraham revisited it on her new Fox show, Just In
Just six more days ’til the awesome event I told you about over Memorial Day weekend. “From the Frontlines” is a joint project of Melanie Morgan’s Move America Forward, UStream.TV, and Hot Air. On Jun
Maybe Jim Webb doesn’t want to be Barack Obama’s running mate.  While the Democratic nominee continues to insist on a no-drilling policy on the outer continental shelf, Virginia’s freshman Senator has
Out: Cheerleading team. In: Stroller-pushing!  I can’t tell if he’s basing this on information he got from interviewing them or if it’s just his own pet half-assed psychological read on the situation.
Yesterday, I had an opportunity to attend one of John McCain’s town-hall forums, which took place at the Landmark Forum in St. Paul, just around the corner from the Xcel Energy Center where Republican
According to Page 6 at the New York Post, two potential contenders to succeed Tim Russert at Meet the Press have not exactly used subtlety to position themselves.  Chris Matthews and Keith Olbermann s
Charles Krauthammer marvels today at the irony that the energy crisis has produced in the presidential election.  The candidate of change now excoriates his opponent for adapting public policy to over
Neither of the liberal press’ two leading lights much cared for Barack Obama’s welching on his pledge to accept public financing yesterday, but the Washington Post lights into Obama, while the Times m
I’ve been participating in the AOL Hot Seat poll for a few months now, and the results are usually not terribly surprising.  Since most of us create questions that concern the election, mostly the res
Too bad, because an otherwise fascinating story about the scramble to build a counterterror apparatus after 9/11, the merits of coercive vs. non-coercive interrogation, and the stings that nailed Abu
The news here is that this isn’t news.A “new breed”?  Remember the suicide bomber graduation ceremony last summer (also reported by ABC), featuring one jihadi conspicuously speaking in English about a
Didn’t they?  Revisit the lede from Time’s now-famous article.  No school official is quoted using the word “pact,” but in the context of describing a conversation with school principal Joseph Sulliva
The crosstabs run only four pages so dive in.  There’s no apples and apples comparison, unfortunately, to Rasmussen’s poll last week on offshore drilling; the closest Fox gets to that precise question
Barack Obama told supporters in Jacksonville that Republicans would launch racist attacks against him in the upcoming election.  Without noting a single supporting piece of evidence, Obama cast any op
Mark Shields didn’t mince words on PBS about Barack Obama’s decision to opt out of public financing.  Appearing as the progressive balance with David Brooks on Judy Woodruff’s show, Shields ripped int
Politico’s Kenneth Vogel wonders whether the editorial choices made in covering Barack Obama will change now that he has reversed himself on public financing of the general-election campaign.  Many ne
Barack Obama reversed his position on FISA reform yesterday, giving the Left a taste of the real Obama for the second time this week.  After Obama abandoned public financing, most of his supporters in
Earlier this week, Senator Fred Thompson held a press conference on the Supreme Court’s Boumediene decision and the reaction to it from Barack Obama.  Afterwards, the Obama campaign dug up a quote fro
A rare piece of good news in an omnibus poll otherwise brimming with bad vibes.  Add a grain of salt before consuming, as the sample’s skewed a bit more towards Democrats than in other recent WaPo pol
Here you go, in case you were wondering why Ehud Olmert’s taking meetings these days with the guy who planned the Osirak raid.  Note the assumption here.  So long as IAEA inspectors are on the case, h
David Broder wonders whether Barack Obama has underestimated the damage he has done to his brand through two recent and controversial decisions.  Given the relative lack of public record on Obama, Bro
One might think that Europe would welcome Barack Obama with open arms, but according to Glenn Kessler at the Washington Post, Obama has them worried.  Key European allies fear a rupture between the US
The New York Times tries to sound tough in its editorial on the sweetheart deals two Democratic Senators received from Countrywide Mortgage, but the Times falls far short of the real issue.  While Dem
It looks like Robert Mugabe won’t have to worry about rigging the run-off election after all.  After a crescendo of violence in Zimbabwe that culminated in “thousands” of pro-Mugabe militia members at
After many passages in which the unbelievers ask Muhammad for a sign that he is a genuine prophet, but are rebuffed (6:37; 10:20; 13:7; 13:27), in sura 30 he delivers an actual prophesy – although thi
Why this, why now?  Probably because Obama’s evangelical outreach is just starting to gear up and Dobson wants to use his influence to blunt it before it can build up steam.  Whether he’s doing that o
Swiped from Karl to liven up a slow news night, a lovely rendering of the 297 most influential political websites.  The size of the individual circles, I believe, corresponds to the total number of li
A tin-eared Kinsleyan gaffe, like Harry Reid cooing about the senate seats his party’s going to reap from chaos in Iraq.  As an observation of electoral reality it may be true but it’s far too crass t
Colleen Leduc tries hard to take care of her autistic daughter — and her extraordinary efforts paid off when she had to fight charges of child abuse leveled by her daughter’s school.  Terry Fox Elemen
Morgan Tsvangirai has decided to increase the pressure on Robert Mugabe by making a move that the international community cannot ignore.  He has fled to the embassy of the Netherlands in Harare, ensur
Cue Peter Allen singing Everything Old Is New Again.  The Media Research Center and Eyeblast TV gives us a look at 30 years of progressive energy policy.  We’ve gone from apologetic surrender to malai
Just a theory, but so tantalizing that it warrants a post all its own.Indeed: Scalia and Thomas are evidently already on record as supporting an individual rights reading of the Amendment, and from wh
Al Sharpton may get another chance to distract everyone from the massive IRS investigation into his personal and professional finances by seizing on another Don Imus eruption.  This morning, Imus disc
At one time, Anbar looked like a permanently lost province.  Terrorists from al-Qaeda and native insurgencies had made Anbar a no-man’s-land of IEDs, suicide bombings, and drug-fueled, brutal applicat
I’m tempted to say “passes away,” but watch the very end of the third clip below to see why that would be disrespectful.  I always enjoyed his bits even though I didn’t agree with him politically and,
In his missive to supporters explaining why he was foregoing public financing for the general election, Barack Obama accused the Republicans of being “fueled” by lobbyists and special interests.  “Fue
Fortune Magazine got an opportunity to pit the two presidential candidates against each other in a debate over economics, which it will publish in the July 7th edition.   Fortune will even publish tha
Chuck Todd analyzed the Barack Obama missteps of the past week and wondered whether Obama realizes how he comes across to voters.  Todd believes that Obama has left McCain an opening to claim the mant
Politico profiles what David Paul Kuhn sees at the three most likely choices for John McCain’s running mate if he decides to add a woman to the ticket.  Kay Bailey Hutchison, Carly Fiorina, and Sarah
The Robert Mugabe dictatorship has suddenly realized that the departure of Morgan Tsvangirai from the run-off election in Zimbabwe leaves Mugabe without a fig leaf of legitimacy.  They now want Tsvang
Barack Obama has apparently decided to double down on his public-financing backflip.  On his website, he has now decided to use Independence Day as a theme to cover breaking his pledge to stay within
The Clintons have not exactly climbed aboard the Barack Obama bandwagon.  In Miami, Bill Clinton had an opportunity to endorse Obama and pointedly took a pass, while showering Obama’s position on glob
I have nothing to say about this except to flag it as an early alert that the golden boy’s popularity back home might be in jeopardy.  To my surprise, we’ve gotten half a dozen e-mails from Louisianan
Or, as Glamour of all outlets put it, between a hijab and a hard place.  Barack Obama has had to deal with a rather persistent smear that he is a crypto-Muslim for most of the time he ran in the Democ
I’m getting peppered with e-mail about two videos regarding Barack Obama, one his new ad and another that contains some home-town criticism of Obama’s first term in the Senate.  Let’s start with the s
Let’s hope he’s right at least about nothing happening before the election, as the paranoia about Israel acting at Bush’s behest to initiate a crisis that might benefit McCain would blow as sky high a
Most people who read Hot Air already know this, but this still surprises drivers.  WPTY in Memphis reports on its own research on the effects of ethanol blends in contemporary cars, and catches some d
Newsweek’s Andrew Romano notes that Obama now has room under the bus for objects as well as people:The Obamanation Great Seal, along with Vero Possumus, has taken its place under the wheels of the Oba
Use it for what, you say?  Per Miller v. California, here’s the current First Amendment test for obscenity:Contemporary community standards are usually whatever the jury says they are.  Until now?Bril
This sounds like one of those conundrums in which a mother-in-law, a new Cadillac, and a high cliff play prominent roles.  The Iranians have quietly received Western aid for their successful opium-int
This weekend, Bill Clinton declined to answer media questions about his support for Barack Obama.  According to the AP, Clinton has finally decided to speak well about his wife’s rival for the nominat
The truce between Israel and Hamas managed to last five entire days before Hamas launched rockets at Israeli civilians.  Islamic Jihad launched the attack as a response to an Israeli raid on their Wes
The Corner notes a “disgraceful” entry from the Kansas City Star’s editorial cartoonist today, one which strongly hints that Lee Judge wants to see Rush Limbaugh dead.  Take a look at this sophomoric
Eric Holder continues to cast a long shadow over the Barack Obama campaign.  The former deputy AG for the Clinton administration played a key role in perhaps the most scandalous presidential pardon ev
After almost three months of sitting on the sidelines, the UN Security Council finally took some action on Zimbabwe — by going only as far as declaring reality.  The UNSC met last night and condemned
“Righteous wrath and smugness are not an ideal combo, and Olbermann’s delight in being Keith Olbermann has long since transformed anything genuine in his indignation into performance art. I prefer his
FISA, NAFTA, the death penalty decision, now this.  How many lefty hearts is Barry O planning to break to win an election?I’ve got a nutty hunch that once he’s free and clear of the electorate the “co
If Chris Dodd and Russ Feingold wanted a filibuster, they apparently failed to convince enough of their colleagues to join them.  Reuters reports that the FISA compromise bill from the House got 80 vo
Today John McCain hit on energy policy in two different directions.  First, as Allahpundit noted earlier, he cast Barack Obama as “Dr. No” in a new national ad, in which Vero Possumus turns into parco
5-4, with Kennedy joining the liberals to make a majority and the conservatives in dissent, the same posture for most “values” cases these days and just the latest reminder that Americans are fully ju
The Soviet Union died on the mountain ranges of Afghanistan in the 1980s after an ill-advised, ill-fated intervention by Moscow that eventually led to the radicalization of the Pashtuns and the growth
Maybe Barack Obama was onto something when he warned about race-based attacks in the upcoming general election.  However, the first such attack hasn’t come from Obama’s right, but from his left.  Ralp
Last week, MoveOn debuted its first general-election campaign ad, “Not Alex”, in which a young mother told John McCain that he couldn’t have her baby for his 100-year war.  Unfortunately, no one appar
The off-hand analysis of Charlie Black on the political effect of a terrorist attack continues to reverberate, but the Washington Post wonders if Black wasn’t right.  The Obama campaign certainly acts
A day after saying he wouldn’t filibuster the FISA compromise passed in the House, Russ Feingold reversed himself and agreed to join Chris Dodd in blocking an end to debate on the bill in the Senate. 
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) met today to formulate a policy on Zimbabwe, as the violence and oppression grow daily in the stricken country.  Swaziland hosts representatives from
Baitullah Mehsud sent a message to the entire frontier region today: Pakistan no longer has sovereignty in those territories.  His Taliban forces had kidnapped 22 pro-government tribal leaders from a
Barack Obama warned last week that John McCain and the Republican Party would launch racist attacks against him, an allegation repeated by Kathleen Sibelius, rumored to be on his short list for VP.  H
Ever hear of Claude Castonguay?  Maybe not, but those who follow the health-care debate have certainly heard of his creation.  Castonguay fathered the single-payer system in Quebec that locked out pri
The money bit’s at 38 seconds in if you’re pressed for time.  After a day spent paying lip service to both sides of the debate while studiously avoiding the issue of whether the actual statute at stak
No foolin’.  Such is the outrage over the raise that four legislators are already facing recall petitions and requests for 30 more petition packets are being processed by the Secretary of State.  It’s
Does he support it?  Oppose it?  Support it and oppose it, per his absurd, opportunistic reversals on the D.C. ban over the past eight months?  I do believe this qualifies as tepid, cautious, qualifie
The McCain campaign shows once again that they have honed the rapid-response instincts in the campaign by quickly arranging a conference call for the media on the Heller decision and gun control withi
Just across at SCOTUS Blog.  5-4, which means Kennedy was the deciding vote — or, if you prefer, Alito was the deciding vote.  Would O’Connor or Harriet Miers have voted the same way?  If nothing else
Barack Obama has been spinning like a top, and watching his positions on, well, just about everything is like watching table-tennis matches on TiVo triple fast forward.  FISA, public financing, and NA
Not Fort Leavenworth, as both Kansas Senators made plain yesterday in a letter to their colleagues.  Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts push back against the oft-repeated suggestion that the US can relocat
The New York Times reports that both Democrats and Republicans have turned the corner on offshore drilling and will now try to move their strategies into law.  Clifford Krauss notes that the Democrats
Kim Jong-Il has finally handed over his declaration of nuclear activities to China, which will share it with the rest of the six-nation partnership that has attempted for years to disarm North Korea’s
“Sort of” because without the original they can’t verify the embossed seal on the back, but everything else checks out.  I’m happy to believe them just because I think this is a weak line of attack an
Has Barack Obama damaged his brand with a series of high-profile reversals on policy stands, on everything to FISA reform, gun control, and public financing, among other points?  Charles Krauthammer d
Thinly sourced, but good enough for a post.  Yes, needless to say, Obama isn’t going to offer this as a campaign promise; he wants to make the Republican base go to sleep for the election, not wake it
He’s not off the hook yet.  Remember, there were two complaints pending against him for his Maclean’s article about Islam and demography, one before the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the other
In days gone by, politicians could issue mutually-contradictory messages with near impunity as the mainstream media rarely would double-check the historical record.  Now, with video on line and millio
North Korea kept its word today on one point of the new agreement to end its nuclear-weapons programs, and did so in intentionally spectacular fashion.  Kim Jong-Il had the cooling tower at the Yongby
John McCain clearly recognizes the opening that the high gas prices has provided him in the general election. Team McCain released their second straight ad on energy, this one focusing on McCain’s pol
Robert Mugabe held the sham run-off election today despite the withdrawal of his rival, Morgan Tsvangirai, and the condemnation of the international community.  His electoral victory was assured when
Those Newsweek and LA Times polls look more and more like outliers or worse.  With both Gallup and Rasmussen showing either outright or virtual ties in their presidential tracking polls, Time offers e
Almost no one has reported on a surprising announcement from the Bureau of Economic Statistics yesterday.  While analysts keep talking about a recession, the GDP actually increased in the first quarte
Gerard Baker wonders in his Times of London column why the West wears such long faces regarding the war on terror.  On every front, we have prevailed far past the hopes we had after 9/11.  The radical
According to the Middle East Times, Moqtada al-Sadr’s militia has begun to disintegrate after a series of confrontations with the Iraqi Army throughout the south of Iraq.  The remnants of the Mahdi Ar
Little noticed in the celebration of the Heller decision was a Supreme Court ruling that dismantled another area of the BCRA, or McCain-Feingold campaign-finance reform bill.  In Davis v FEC, the 5-4
“By defining Americanism too narrowly and backwardly, conservative patriotism risks becoming clubby. And by celebrating America too unabashedly–without sufficient regard for America’s sins–it risks de
A fine idea, fraught with political peril.I remember some lefty blogger arguing a week or two ago when this first popped up that the Dems can’t afford to have a Republican at the top of the chain of c
Top priority overall or just top domestic priority?  Iraq and the economy can wait, I guess.  The clip comes, via reader Edgar M, from today’s appearance before NALEO, in which he and Obama took turns
Evidently that’s what it’ll take to earn his support.  Racist!Tom Edsall’s new piece for HuffPo corroborates the allegations of lingering bitterness (minus the “kiss my ass” bon mot), and offers this
According to Ben Adler, the conservative base has begun to warm to John McCain on the issue of judicial appointments.  The Politico reporter credits this to McCain’s selection of advisers on the judic
The NRA has decided not to waste time in the wake of the Heller decision, but to begin pushing on a wide front to dismantle gun bans around the nation.  In San Francisco, that means testing a ban on g
The Pakistani government has launched an offensive against Taliban forces that have crept close to Peshawar, reversing a policy of negotiations in a hail of mortar shells.  Islamabad began to worry th
The Times of London buries the lede somewhat in their look at political violence in Zimbabwe.  They start off by recounting a horrifying story of how the baby of an opposition leader got maimed by goo
Yesterday I noted the sudden shift in approach to the Taliban near Peshawar by the Gilani government in Pakistan, with fresh military action to push radical Islamists away from the city.  Today, Pakis
After seeing the joy from the Leftosphere over a Newsweek story regarding Cindy McCain and property taxes, I have to shake my head in amusement.  They seem very excited that a property held in trust f
Sura 32, “The Prostration,” dates from the middle of the Meccan period, and repeats many familiar preoccupations we have seen in other chapters of the Qur’an. Maududi says that “the main theme of the
I guess he felt he had to elaborate on that Facebook status update.The more I re-read this and the transcript of what he said on Face the Nation, the more mystifying it is — not because it’s offensive
Remember Joe Horn?  He’s a free man, as of this afternoon.  I didn’t follow the case last year when debate was raging, but ABC has a gripping account of the particulars.  He was on the phone with 911,
As Robert Novak noted today, voters could find it difficult to get a read on Barack Obama’s real feelings about the rights of gun owners and the constitutionality of gun bans.  Obama has certainly mad
I’m not sure what to do with this. Obviously what he said raised someone’s eyebrow at ABC, but they don’t give us enough of a quote to know exactly what he’s saying.Sounds like a rehash of that notori
How happy do you think Team Barry is that, thanks to Clark, the big soundbite from Obama’s latest peroration is going to be his tribute to McCain’s patriotism instead of his own?  Here’s the clip, in
Carissa Snedeker could be excused in thinking that she should have no problems in expressing her political views in the blogosphere.   The Democrat had created Blue Lyon a few years ago, but had recen
There was a time, not so long ago, that we assumed a Democratic majority would cause enormous problems in getting funding for the war efforts in Iraq and, to a lesser extent, in Afghanistan.  If one w
After six posts on this subject, I’m plum out of things to say.  Well, almost.Supposedly Rob Portman and John Thune are the leading alternatives, although I don’t see how naming Portman would produce
Barack Obama has campaigned on the issue of “equal pay”, casting John McCain as a villain for not supporting federal legislation widening grounds and timing for pay-discrimination lawsuits.  Yet Obama
The Wall Street Journal lambastes Barack Obama for disseminating falsehoods on oil exploration, either through malice or ignorance.  The Journal can’t identify the root cause, but in the end it matter
Robert Novak attempts to deconstruct Barack Obama’s beliefs on gun rights and the DC gun ban, and finds it difficult to do.  It’s not that he doesn’t have any evidence, but that the evidence is contra
Africa faces a major political test this week as Robert Mugabe attends the meeting of the African Union in Egypt.  The 53-nation organization has an opportunity to take a stand for the people that Mug
After decades in the news business, Bob Schieffer may have thought he’d heard it all — until yesterday on Face the Nation, when he interviewed Wesley Clark.  Clark came as a surrogate for the Barack O
James Kirchick does not exactly fit the bill as a right-wing ideologue, although he is more of a centrist than his center-left colleagues at The New Republic.  That gives his Politico column on politi
The Middle East Times reports today that an adviser to the leading cleric in Iran issued a statement that indirectly criticizes Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.  The rare public rebuke concerns the Iranian presid
Behold the new buzzword of the Obama campaign, used most recently to explain away his flip-flop on the D.C. gun ban and recycled here today to spin Wes Clark’s lame slap at McCain’s foreign policy cre
Any reason to believe this is true, aside from the fact that (a) Hezbollah officials have already been captured inside Iraq, (b) members of the Mahdi Army have admitted to training with Hezbollah, (c)
The CIA says it’s never heard of the report, other counterterror experts say stories about Osama’s health are conflicting, and by best accounts the trail went stone cold years ago.  And yet here we ar
John Poor of BMI was there when Beers spoke and was kind enough to forward the audio.  I wanted to reserve judgment until we had a fuller quote or a transcript; feel free now to judge away.  As expect
Harry Reid declared surrender for our economy last night.  If anyone has any doubts about the Democratic direction on energy policy, this should dispel them for all time:This isn’t some fringe charact
John McCain’s campaign continues its pushback against Wes Clark’s comments regarding McCain’s fitness for the presidency.  They scheduled a press conference call to address Clark’s continuing criticis
Former Attorney General Mike Hatch barely lost to Tim Pawlenty in the 2006 race for Minnesota Governor — and according to a new legislative audit, he may have abused his position to close the gap.  As
Barack Obama has reversed himself yet again, but this time he has done a double backflip with a half-twist to the Left.  After previously saying he opposed gay marriage and that he respected the right
In May 2007, Nancy Pelosi announced amid great fanfare that the Democrats had made July 4, 2007 Energy Independence Day.  Castigating George Bush for his inaction on energy policy, Pelosi noted that g
The Republic has been saved!  Barack Obama and Bill Clinton have finally exchanged pleasantries … by phone, at least.  The man who insisted that he could meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Hugo Chavez witho
The details are vague but it sounds like they want a two-tiered standard of “probable cause,” one for solving crimes after they happen and another, lower standard for their new mission of preventing a
That’s the Times’s description for what’s going on, not McCain’s, but read their brutal piece on Steve Schmidt being bumped up today to take over day-to-day operations of the campaign in tandem with t
Superb, although it might be too subtle.  I didn’t even notice the Iranian flag on the first run-through, and I wonder if most Iraqis will recognize the commander of the Quds Force from his photo.  As
Yes, Christian conservatives believe in marriage — even marriages of convenience.  According to Time Magazine’s Michael Scherer, leading Christian activists have made the decision to actively support
A snippet of vid to accompany his new piece in Vanity Fair, surely the most eloquent entry in the expanding genre of waterboarding opponents seeking to show how fearsome the practice is by … willingly
Powerline was all over this yesterday; by way of apology for our lateness, I humbly offer the vid.  One of the dumbest things about the Clark kerfuffle is that because there are so many elements of mi
Wrong on the law, and as it turns out, wrong on the facts.  Although in fairness, everyone else involved in the case was, too.Via Patterico, here’s the post at CAAFlog that caught the entire justice s
One of the more serviceable of American political adages is Follow the money.  However, that doesn’t always work, as The Hill discovers today in looking at how our elected officials on Capitol Hill be
With fully $100 million guaranteed up front, according to Brian Maloney.  And why not?  No matter who wins in November, he’ll be on the offensive for the next two terms.“I’m having more fun than a hum
The New York Times reports that a presentation at Guantanamo Bay on how to increase compliance from detainees on intel interrogations came directly from an analysis of Chinese Communist methods used d
The city of Denver has already begun to celebrate the Democratic National Convention, which officially begins less than two months from now.  Pre-events have included the Colorful Food Watch and the F
Barack Obama has returned to the no-preconditions policy for meeting with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, according to Obama foreign-policy adviser Anthony Lake.  Financial Times also discovered in its interview
Iraq continues its progress towards stability with a major hurdle to reconciliation falling as early as next week.  The Sunni parliamentary bloc, Tawafaq Front, will return to the unity government of
Did Pervez Musharraf give George Bush permission to launch attacks on Osama bin Laden in Pakistan without seeking approval for the mission first?  According to Calcutta News, the Washington Post repor
Barack Obama’s home loan has more questionable aspects than just the Tony Rezko connections, according to the Washington Post.  After ten years as a prominent Chicago politician and in his first year
Laissez faire!Sound familiar?He’s talking about shari’a arrangements for traditional matters of contract law, like financial or family matters.  I touched on this last month in the post about the Fren
Barack Obama has begun his journey to the middle on Iraq, and in the process has made hash of the one position that opened the door to his nomination.  Michael O’Hanlon told Fox News that his new posi
I’ll believe it when I see it, but in the meantime let the debate begin.  If they follow through, is it a lesson about diplomatic power or, per the IAF’s saber-rattling of late, military power?  Or, b
At long last, the ultimate flip-flop is at hand.I’m not going to rub his face in it.  The important thing is to make the right decision and he’s nearer to that now than he’s ever been.  Yeah, it’s alm
The “it’s okay when we say it to each other” defense? Denied.On his lawyer’s advice, he pleaded guilty to one count of attempted theft of a bicycle and one count of using “threatening, abusive or insu
Few if any murders carry the horrifying cachet of the Manson murders in 1969.  The deaths of seven people on two nights at the end of a tumultuous decade combined all of the political and cultural bag
Answer: Who cares?  Is “Bambi” anti-hunting propaganda?  Per Lileks, it’s a must-see, which makes it an odd target for conservatives who should be used by now to dining on entertainment seasoned with
Barack Obama may regret targeting Geraldine Ferraro in the primaries.  Today she went after Wes Clark and ripped the Democratic strategy of attacking John McCain’s military service in an appearance on
Has Denver suffered through organic fanny-packs and color-diverse food just to get shortchanged by the Democrats?  According to the Los Angeles Times, the DNC may lop off a full day from the conventio
With Boumediene rendering foreign detention moot, the usefulness of the prison at Guantanamo Bay appears to have outlived its legal usefulness.  Both presidential candidates have declared their intent
Maybe it’s like Frito-Lay potato chips; Britain can’t just free one terrorist.  The UK allowed “U”, an Algerian suspected of masterminding multiple al-Qaeda plots, to go free on bail after being held
In San Francisco last night, a federal judge threw out the one lawsuit over wiretapping that analysts believed actually had a chance of succeeding.  Attorneys for Al-Haramain had received a classified
The Declaration of Independence has stood throughout time as a beacon of principles for self-government, sounding themes that would shake empires to their foundations and inspiring the oppressed to ac
The New York Times editorial board went to bed with a virgin and woke up with a … well, a pro, in milder terms, or so they seem to imply in today’s unhappy missive.  The editorial castigates Obama for
When did negative campaigning and attack ads start?  The television era?  Maybe when radio became a national media?  In fact, negative campaigning has a long history, as long as the Republic itself. 
I originally wrote this post for Independence Day 2005 on Captain’s Quarters, on my first visit to Washington, DC. When I first announced my trip to Washington, DC, I received many kind offers from lo
Flip-flop-flip:That last bit, feigning shock that people are paying close attention to what the Democratic nominee says about the signature foreign policy issue of the campaign, must be the most preci
As expected, the breathless story on Thursday about a deal to stand down on uranium if sanctions are dropped was indeed pure crap.  And not only was it crap, not only did Iran offer nothing in its cou
The definition of “libertarian” in this case is even less exact than usual. They asked voters to define themselves as liberal, moderate, conservative, or “not sure” with respect to both fiscal and soc
Wes Clark has decided to retreat redeploy over the event horizon after a week of criticism regarding his remarks about John McCain’s service.  An aide says he wants to return to “pay[ing] the bills”,
Will Smith has one of the best qualities that a leading man can possess: innate likability.  Few leading men have this in as much abundance; perhaps only Tom Hanks gets close.  No matter what role Smi
How’s that backflip to the center working for Barack Obama?  According to CNN polling, he has managed to lose Democrats rather than heal the party after an often-bitter primary.  Hillary Clinton has g
An elaborate ruse, perhaps, cooked up by U.S. and Israeli intel to make Iran think we know less than we do?  If so, it’s darned convincing: Adm. Mullen’s comments a few days ago about the inadvisabili
The RNC has launched its first ad for the political season, a $3 million buy in four key states that focuses on energy policy.  It paints John McCain as an agent of change, while Barack Obama as a def
The woes of the DNC continue in Denver, and even the New York Times has taken notice.  In some ways, it provides an excellent manifestation of Democratic governance.  Underfunded, overspent, and chock
Jeffrey Goldberg wonders whether Bill Clinton has decided to pick up on the Democratic whisperings about John McCain’s temperament.  At an appearance last night, Clinton suddenly launched a broadside
Did you know that the US and Iraq will shortly conclude “one of the most spectacular victories of the war on terror”?  You wouldn’t if you read American newspapers or watched American television.  The
Barack Obama offered another “inartful” statement that appeared to reverse his position on late-term abortions.  In an interview with Relevant Magazine, Obama said that “mental distress” shouldn’t be
This Medinan sura provides a principal foundation for the central role of Muhammad, and hence of the Hadith (traditions of his words and deeds), in the formulation of Islamic law. It also contains a d
Marc Gonsalves didn’t spend more than five years as a FARC captive without understanding the nature of the so-called revolutionaries.  At a welcoming ceremony in Fort Sam Houston, Gonsalves ripped FAR
It’s not what you think.  Vincent Curatola uses his Sopranos persona in another ad for the Coalition for a Democratic Workplace — which is also not what you think.  The CDW wants to defeat the Employe
When the editorial board of the Las Vegas Review-Journal calls Harry Reid a “YouTube sensation”, they don’t mean it as a compliment.  Given that the city runs on a tremendous amount of coal-based elec
Terrorists rammed a car bomb into two diplomatic vehicles in front of the Indian embassy in Kabul, killing at least 41 and wounding 139 in the worst terrorist attack since 2001.  No one has yet taken
The John McCain campaign held another of its series of press calls, this time featuring Steve Forbes and focusing on the economy.  Forbes began by discussing Barack Obama’s plan, which he said would “
John McCain will send a message to fiscal conservatives this week: he’ll take on entitlement programs in his first term.  Pledging to balance the budget in four years, McCain will cut waste and begin
The Washington Post tries to inject a little drama into the GOP convention by conjuring up a fight over the party platform between John McCain and conservative activists.  They give this Page One trea
Yesterday, the Associated Press reported that the US has secretly moved the yellowcake uranium held under seal since the first Gulf War from Iraq to a Canadian port, as part of a multi-million-dollar
Has Iraq turned a corner in the Arab world as well?  After years of inaction, the United Arab Emirates has forgiven Iraqi debt, and welcomed the Maliki government into the fractious band of what had b
John McCain pledged yesterday to balance the budget by 2013.  Barack Obama responded by claiming that it can’t be balanced, and he can’t be bothered to try:The best policy would be to keep government
Efforts in both chambers of Congress have Republicans wondering why Democrats seem to fear free speech.  Rep. Michael Capuano (D-MA) has proposed limitations on how Representatives can post informatio
Has Barack Obama resolved the hard feelings between Hillary Clinton supporters and his campaign yet?  Not if Marie Cocco gives us any indication.  Cocco detects a patronizing pattern in the way Obama
Jim Geraghty isn’t sure, but the RNC argues Barack Obama reversed himself yet again, this time on negative advertising.  In his “New Energy” spot designed for wide broadcast, Obama hits McCain for his
When Democrats won majorities in both chambers of Congress, they pointed to the falling approval ratings of the legislature as a mandate for change.  They have certainly provided it — albeit in the wr
John McCain may not have meant his new ad to be so provocative, but “Love” raises all sorts of interesting philosophical and political questions.  He contrasts the Summer of Love and all its carnal im
Democrats in Congress promised to make energy policy a high priority when they returned after the Independence Day break.  Instead, they have quietly scrubbed the schedule of any votes on their energy
Let’s start off by acknowledging that Bob Herbert is as likely to vote against Barack Obama as … Michelle Obama.  However, the bloom has definitely fallen off of the rose with the New York Times colum
True to form, the collection of dysfunctional states on the African continent have turned toady for one of their own brutal dictators.  South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki leads once again in running interfere
The mullahs are hearing footsteps.  The Iranians issued a threat today in response to reports that Israel and/or the US has prepared an attack on their nuclear facilities.  Any such attack would promp
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")A bipartisan panel of retired military commanders has concluded that Congress should repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell” and allow gays to serve openly in the military.
Barack Obama has another data point for his contention that he will get attacked on the basis of race, but as with Ralph Nader, his antagonist comes from the Left.  An open mike has Jesse Jackson on t
If anyone wondered why the unions have pressed so hard for the EFCA bill, known better as Card Check, maybe the SEIU’s status can explain a few things.  The massive union has long played politics, and
The DNCC announced yesterday that they would move the last night of their Denver convention to Invesco Field in order to accommodate a large throng of cheering supporters.  The move is intended to giv
An interesting shift happened during the run-up to the final vote on the FISA reform bill this afternoon.  Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton voted in favor of amendments that would have stripped t
Barack Obama reiterated his support for the FISA compromise, set for a vote today in the Senate after its passage in the House before the Independence Day break.  Obama pledged to split telecom immuni
Get ready for more Minnesota madness.  Six years after last making the state a national laughingstock as governor, Jesse Ventura may enter the race for US Senate.  Jake Tapper at ABC News reports on a
When the Obamas allowed a media organization to interview their children, many people wondered at the choice, not just of publicizing the girls but also in the choice of outlet.  Access Hollywood?  To
The elected government of Iraq wants a timetable for American withdrawal as a condition of a security agreement, and the result could be an American withdrawal by 2011, according to a spokesman for th
Iran tested its missile technology again, firing nine missiles in a transparent message to both Israel and the US.  Saying that their missiles “will always be ready to launch”, the Iranian commander o
Roger Simon at Politico believes Barack Obama allowed himself to walk into a big trap on Iraq by agreeing to tour the country and talk to the commanders on the ground.  Why go at all if Obama planned
Barack Obama addressed the issue of official languages yesterday by endorsing one: Spanish.  Instead of worrying about immigrants learning English, he told an audience, America should be teaching its
John McCain quickly repudiated the comment of his economic adviser, Phil Gramm, that the US had become a “nation of whiners” and that the only recession the nation had experience this year was a “ment
If Westerners want to avoid prison time in Arab or Muslim nations, they should refrain from having sex in public — especially after being warned to stop by the police prior to their arrest.  That’s th
The complicated tax implications for succession, in combination with NFL ownership rules, have forced the last of the family-owned major sports franchises into a bitter battle.  The Wall Street Journa
Phil Gramm vented a little frustration about the doom-and-gloom talk surrounding the economy in an interview with the Washington Times, and Democrats have jumped all over it.  Gramm, speaking as a sur
Griff Jenkins did the difficult duty of covering the amphibious assault of Rep. Gary Ackerman’s residence in DC.  The remarkable point about this demonstration is that Ackerman is a Democrat — and one
Mort Kondracke poses this as a rhetorical question in his Roll Call editorial, but he appears to be leaning towards “phony”.  After all of the policy reversals and waffles Obama has served up in the p
Barack Obama appeared last night at an event specifically staged to help bring unity to the Democratic Party after the bruising primaries.  He needed to reach out to Hillary Clinton supporters, and mo
The watchdog group Judicial Watch filed two ethics complaints over the rate break given to Barack Obama by the lender for his home mortgage, Northern Trust.  The complaints to the FEC and the Senate E
Police in Kohat arrested seven Taliban extremists, and perhaps they could be forgiven for believing that 35 policemen would be enough to ensure their security.  When the Taliban showed up in almost ba
Last month, Newsweek’s poll surprised many by showing a huge gap between Barack Obama and John McCain, with the Democratic nominee-apparent enjoying a 15-point lead over the Republican.  One month lat
Just three weeks ago, Barack Obama said that he would not make Osama bin Laden into a martyr if he was captured.  Today, Barack Obama suddenly thinks the death penalty would be keen-o for OBL.  In a C
Barack Obama’s comment that Americans should teach their children Spanish rather than worry about whether immigrants speak English gave another example of his arrogance and elitist impulses earlier th
When the 2008 presidential cycle started … in 1987 … I said that Bill Richardson was the candidate the Republicans should fear most.  His long experience in foreign policy and energy would have made h
Talking about hope and change is easy; doing something about it is hard work.  The residents of Englewood found this out after Barack Obama pledged to help renovate the neighborhood in 2000, including
After the Democratic convention got a terrible progress report in the New York Times this week, the DNC responded with a point-by-point refutation from Howard Dean and DNCC CEO Leah Daughtry.  The two
One of the most consequential decisions a presidential candidate has to make is that of running mate.  It speaks volumes about judgment, and is even more important than the running mate him/herself. 
Barack Obama has spent the last month waffling on whether he will stick to his 16-month evacuation plan for Iraq, saying alternately that he will “refine” the policy with input from the commanders or
Team McCain has its latest ad out today, taken from a New Hampshire debate in June 2007, when John McCain soliloquized on the contributions of Hispanic citizens and residents to our efforts in Vietnam
Getting an apartment in New York City can be an expensive affair — unless the renter is a Congressman, apparently.  Charles Rangel (D-NY) has four rent-controlled apartments in one building in Harlem,
Readers could guess for themselves what Reuters’ take on Basra would be from the headline: Peace dividend in Iraq’s Basra faces obstacles.  Just two months after the Iraqi Army sent Moqtada al-Sadr’s
John McCain has accepted an invitation to appear at a nationally-televised town hall meeting next month organized by a coalition of support organizations.  Despite pleas from the group, Barack Obama h
Barack Obama today has distanced himself from comedian Bernie Mac after an appearance at an Obama fundraiser last night.  The comic performed a profanity-laced set at the function which ended with hec
The system to verify the disarming of the DPRK’s nuclear arsenal reached a “principled consensus” among the six nations involved.  No one would divulge any details, but an agreement on verification wo
John Fund writes today about an extensive project on the Left to transform politics on a local and state level.  The project, Democracy Alliance, was founded by George Soros in 2005 and has raised ove
Radio and television host Tony Snow, who breathed new life into the role of White House press secretary, died at 53 from complications of cancer:This weekend will bring many personal tributes, but all
Remember when Barack Obama told a Jacksonville, Florida audience this?Once again, Barack Obama has been proved right … but once again, not by Republicans.  The New Yorker could never be confused with
John McCain’s campaign scheduled a conference call to discuss Barack Obama’s comments to the National Council of La Raza  — which Michelle Malkin noted in a post earlier today.  The campaign presented
The New Hampshire Union-Leader has a novel approach to solving the energy crisis: send Democrats to economics classes.  In an editorial yesterday, the U-L flunks Congressional Democrats for their work
The London Times runs a disturbing investigative story today that shows a former Bush bundler and lobbyist selling access to the highest levels of government in return for donations to the future Bush
How far Left do people have to be for the New York Times to call them “far Left”?  MoveOn?  International ANSWER?  Young Communists?  William Yardley discovers them in — surprise! — Portland, Oregon,
Democrats in the Pennsylvania state legislature face multiple counts of corruption as a probe by the state’s Attorney General continues.  Representatives Mike Veon (formerly second in House leadership
During the Battle of the Trench, Muhammad’s trust in Allah when things looked bleak for the Muslims stood him in good stead. Allah tells the Muslims to imitate him, for in him is “a beautiful pattern”
Usually it bugs me when he knocks lefty bloggers for foul comments, just because if you have a site with any kind of traffic you’re bound to have a crank infestation to some degree.  This time is diff
50/49 in favor per the new ABC/WaPo poll, within the three-point margin of error.  There’s no prior data on the specific question of a 16-month timetable to compare it to, but given the trend on wheth
Via the Standard, the amateurish photoshoppery partly spoils the effect but number two could plausibly have been a Barry Blitt first draft. (Bonus irony points for the fact that the source image is a
Once again, Barack Obama has come under race-based attack, just as he predicted almost four weeks ago.  Once again, it didn’t come from the Republicans, the RNC, or the John McCain campaign.  Instead,
Senator Jim DeMint has joined the effort to bring a little rationality to American energy policy.  His office has clipped this video from Fox News that talks about the issues of increasing domestic pr
Rusty has the pics and makes an important point about the timespan involved here.  Does the AP’s Statement of News Values and Principles permit propaganda shots?  Let’s see.  Under “Conflicts of Inter
Update II: The Washington Post reports that McCain took a couple of tough questions from the La Raza audience — and the responses might surprise a few people:That doesn’t sound like McCain was interes
I saw and duly dismissed as wishful thinking Karl’s and Patrick Ruffini’s posts last week speculating that St. Barack hadn’t released his June fundraising numbers yet because his money machine had fin
Barack Obama based his editorial on Iraq in large part on the assertion by Nouri al-Maliki wants timetables for American withdrawal.  Unfortunately, as the BBC notes, Maliki didn’t actually say that —
John McCain’s campaign continued its daily press conference calls today with a discussion of Barack Obama’s Iraq policy.  The McCain organization has made these a staple of their summer strategy, invi
It ain’t over ’til the fat lady sings. — Dan CookOperation Chaos may not yet have finished, according to CQ Politics.   While Hillary Clinton negotiates for a place of honor at the convention, some of
Barack Obama takes to the pages of the New York Times to attempt another explanation of his Iraq policy, but winds up back in the Big Muddle.  He starts by seizing on Nouri al-Maliki’s call for a time
According to the Denver Post via Politico, Denver businesses have been disappointed by the amount of money spent locally by the Democratic National Convention Committee.  While over 2,000 listings for
If the New Yorker article that accompanied its ill-considered satirical cover meant to help Barack Obama by humanizing him, they missed the mark.  The Obama campaign quickly objected to the cover yest
Michele Bachmann (R-MN) gave a short speech on abortion to a mostly-empty chamber last week, and it’s unfortunate that more people didn’t hear it.  In the speech, she detailed the finances of Planned
Barack Obama spoke to the National Council of La Raza and in one sentence managed to do what most Hot Air readers would consider the impossible — he put distance between himself and John McCain on imm
From tonight’s monster 33-page omnibus poll, the “new politics” halo is officially off. Note the trend:McCain does almost as badly at 46/49 but then McCain’s not supposed to be a “Lightworker.”  It do
Behold the ne plus ultra of campus tolerance, in which the act of reading scholarly material now constitutes an actionable offense.  Our culprit? A student-janitor named Keith Sampson.  His weapon? “N
Normally I’d leave this sort of thing to the nutroots but this makes twice in two days and four times since last October and, well, people are starting to talk.  Or, in Jake Tapper’s case, nearly sque
Anchors away:  He’ll be there through the end of the year so election night coverage should proceed as usual.  I’m always surprised by how much respect Hume commands among conservatives, not because h
The credibility meltdown of MS-NBC and the collateral damage to its parent isn’t exactly news here, but its competitors in the mainstream media have kept quiet about it — until now.  Chris Wallace lau
Say Anything wonders why he didn’t wait until after his trip to deliver it, but why go through the charade?  Eleven percent of Democrats and 19 percent of independents already think he’s “abandoning v
John McCain delivered his speech on Afghanistan this afternoon at a campaign stop in New Mexico, and it promises an overhaul of current NATO policy.  In fact, it seems clear from McCain’s speech that
Republicans were not alone in castigating Barack Obama over his op-ed on Iraq and his policy commitments made in the article.  Michael O’Hanlon of the center-left Brookings Institute, a supporter of t
Really?  A problem we haven’t had the political will to solve is suddenly going to be wrapped up lickety split in time for a McCain administration?  Even though the very first phase of the “virtual fe
Barack Obama hasn’t won many friends on Capitol Hill since apparently clinching the nomination, Politico reports.  Democratic staffers complain of arrogance and inattention to the needs of Congression
Bob Owens and McQ call shenanigans on the AFP for a new photograph that purportedly shows American soldiers securing a training base in Iraq after a suicide bombing.  The rifle held by the soldier in
I’ll be appearing on the Tammy Bruce radio show today at 10:30 am PT/1:30 pm ET.  We’ll start off by discussing the story from this weekend about Stephen Payne and his attempt to sell access to Dick C
Our friend Eli Lake gets the scoop on John McCain’s upcoming policy speech on Afghanistan at the New York Sun, although it shouldn’t surprise anyone who has followed McCain’s positions on the war.  Mc
Better late than never, I suppose.  Barack Obama has purged his website of criticism of the surge, and has now credited American troops with the security gains of the last year.  The move comes as Joh
Four words most Salon readers never expected to see, but Gary Kamiya writes them in response to the Left’s reaction to the New Yorker satirical cover that has the Barack Obama campaign seeing red.  Ka
A new poll commissioned by Investors Business Daily finds overwhelming majorities in favor of increased drilling and domestic production of oil.  By a 3-1 margin, Americans identify runaway fuel price
Yes, believe it or not, it hasn’t existed in any meaningful sense for a good long while, resulting in legal atrocities like this.  But now, at last — hope and change?The Tories insist that the new law
There’s no “direct presidential diplomacy” in the offing but otherwise it’s straight out of the Obama playbook.  Preconditions?  Duly dropped:“Pre-negotiations” sounds like, er, “preparations,” doesn’
LGF and Ace say yes, I think it’s overblown.  Judge for yourself.  The top video is the CNN segment, which includes footage at around 1:55 of one of Hamas’s psycho kindergarten graduation ceremonies;
Tomorrow I’ll speak with Senator John Cornyn about energy policy and Democratic intransigence, but today voters can hear him loud and clear.  Cornyn delivered a speech today in the Senate, video of wh
If you don’t understand why, don’t worry.  You’re in good company.  What Israel gets: The bodies of the two IDF soldiers killed in the Hezbollah raid that launched the 2006 war.  What Hezbollah gets:
Barack Obama’s campaign released his latest ad, which true to form, says almost nothing about Obama’s policies.  It does mention a few hot-button issues in foreign policy, such as nuclear proliferatio
Normally I’d wait for video proof but Inside Cable News claimed with unusual insistence last night that it’s true and now TV Newser is corroborating it, so obviously someone who’s in a position to kno
No, Texas doesn’t have to obey.  Not yet.Yes indeed, Bush intervened on behalf of the convicts, going so far as to issue an executive memorandum demanding that Texas follow the World Court’s decision
It’s ambitious, but the Iraqis think that they may have enough ready forces to take control of all 18 provinces by the end of this year.  National security adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie set the goal toda
Barack Obama, 2005:Barack Obama, 2008:Uh-huh.  Cartoons awaken us from our political cynicism except when they explicitly try to point out that cynicism — and then we have to ignore the satire and tak
Thomas Friedman makes a telling point in today’s column regarding the lack of American popularity in the world today.  Friedman agrees that we have damaged the brand, but scolds the world into conside
John McCain will appear before the NAACP today to sound conservative themes on education and economics.  In his speech, the Republican nominee offers gracious praise to Barack Obama for his success an
The Washington Post editorial board rips Barack Obama for what it calls The Iron Timetable, but that doesn’t quite capture the willful ignorance Obama shows on Iraq.  The Post notes, as did John McCai
The good news from the Washington Post poll for Barack Obama is that eight-point lead among registered voters.  The bad news comes from the sampling, which as usual skews to the Democrats.  When asked
The cross-border attack in Kunar this weekend has apparently galvanized the US and NATO into taking action in the opposite direction.  The Times of London reports that the US has massed troops along t
Vets for Freedom continues their efforts to push for a successful conclusion to the war in Iraq with their latest ad, “Some in Washington”.  The ad produces quotes from notables such as Harry Reid, Ba
“Despite his public support for Bush after 9/11, McCain had deep misgivings about him as Commander in Chief. In March 2002, he and two other Senators were at the White House, briefing Condoleezza Rice
Not an official embassy, just an “interests section,” which is basically the same thing minus the imprimatur of formal diplomatic relations.  Iran already has one in D.C.Big news, or at least it was w
This is big news, apparently, although I haven’t the slightest idea why.  Rhetorically it’s par for the course among the Democratic leadership; by the base’s standards, it’s downright polite.  We’ve a
I too was in tears after viewing it, so excruciatingly inarticulate is our cast.  Newsbusters has a transcript, but trust me, it won’t help.  Hasselbeck’s point is a simple one: We all share a common
Two conference calls in one day!  I feel like I’m back in the corporate sector, and not necessarily in a good way …Team McCain hosted Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) to talk about Barack Obama’s foreign
Delightful, as are so many of Greasy Joe’s public pronouncements.  The peg for this is Biden rushing to Obama’s defense after Jim DeMint wondered why he hadn’t yet gotten around to holding a meeting o
Normally, I participate in John McCain campaign conference calls, but today I had the opportunity to join Libertarian Party candidate Bob Barr’s first blogger conference call.  The invitation explaine
Via LGF, it’s a small sample but small samples are de rigueur in Iraq reporting.  All quiet on the western front?They’re stationed in Ghazaliya, once a sectarian hot spot in Baghdad and site of some o
Jill Hazelbaker, communications director for the John McCain campaign, told Fox News today that Barack Obama intended on conducting unprecedented campaign rallies during his upcoming trip to Europe an
When Congress goes on recess, as it did over the Independence Day break, its members talk about the need to get back to their constituents to hear their concerns.  Unfortunately, as US News reports, t
Could the 2008 Presidential race come down to the House of Representatives?  ABC News thinks it’s possible, and if it does, the result could be that neither Barack Obama nor John McCain wins the White
The New York Times has a balanced and interesting article on how Iraqis view proposals to get American troops out of Iraq.  Most of them would like to see American combat troops out of the country, bu
The Chicago Sun-Times article on Barack Obama’s state pork won’t exactly surprise veteran political watchers.  After all, as even their lede states, pork was a well-known perk for state legislators in
The Bush administration didn’t waste much time after its lifting of the executive ban on off-shore drilling to make its second big gesture towards the oil markets.  Late yesterday, the Bureau of Land
We may want to check Barack Obama’s bowling average again, because that 37 may just have been sandbagging.  Obama seems to have sandbagged everyone on fundraising in June.  People assumed the delay in
Can any man put a value on the quality of forgiveness?  Mitt Romney can — and it’s $45 million.  The Boston Globe reports that Romney has filed papers to forgive that much in personal loans he made to
The perfect ending to “It’s just a f***ing cartoon” week.  See if you can figure out from this screencap what the accusation is before clicking the link:Now watch to see how long that particular image
Phil Gramm has released a statement this evening resigning his position as co-chair of John McCain’s campaign.  Here’s the text, which will give only a veiled look at the attacks he’s received — one f
No, Steve, I’m not afraid to mention it, and yes, it’s perfectly fair to call it an error in judgment, although I’ll pass on the barely veiled accusation of senility per the word “confusion” that all
A little bon voyage present for Team Barry as they head for the Middle East.  It’s silly to make an issue of him not having been to Iraq in years when the news this week will erase that from voters’ m
Obama/Bush?I don’t see how it’s a “dramatic shift.”  It sounds like non-binding benchmarks by another name, e.g., “Our goal is to transfer security responsibilities in Anbar province to the Iraqi gove
Why would anyone?  Ruffini wonders:Follow the link for a refresher on the dismal fate historically of VP candidates, especially losing VP candidates, who reach for the brass ring.  Anyone want to try
Barack Obama must have gone off script again in West Lafayette, Indiana on Wednesday.  When addressing the crowd on national security, Obama mangled the attack on Pearl Harbor.  For a Hawaii native, t
How has the Pentagon spent counterterrorism funds?  The Washington Post reports on one project funded through the CT appropriation that will certainly help keep America safe from al-Qaeda — or at leas
Charles Krauthammer writes today that the question in the early part of the electoral cycle was: who is Barack Obama?  Now, Krauthammer wonders who Obama thinks he is.  Increasingly, Obama has defined
The American Physical Society had been a proponent of the “consensus” on anthropogenic global warming/climate change — until now.  While the main organization has not addressed its position — yet — a
Israel charged six Arabs today with conspiracy to assassinate George Bush during one of his visits to Jerusalem.  According to the report, the men didn’t exactly keep themselves well-hidden.  They att
Please.As if it’s not bad enough that they’re trying to spin this after the fact, the Times reports that the statement was put out by Centcom, just to make the U.S. fingerprints on it extra legible, I
Actually, that’s not true.  It achieved the very important breakthrough of them telling us to our face that they’re not going to suspend enrichment.Just in case the point about suspension being off th
John McCain couldn’t convince Congress to adopt his gas-tax holiday, but Congress does plan on making some changes to the rate.  Unfortunately, the change will go in the opposite direction, if Democra
I missed most of Michael Steele’s excellent address, unfortunately, as I scrambled to get some lunch before Michelle took the stage.  I’m hoping that Americans for Prosperity will have the video of it
Wall Street Journal political reporter and author John Fund spoke at the RightOnline conference regarding the election and tax policy.  He spoke first about the dampening mood of conservatives at many
Here’s the exchange from Spiegel’s English translation, duly hyped by Reuters as tacit evidence of Liberal Jesus’s foreign-policy sagacity.The unasked follow-up question: How about the 14-month timeta
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Hillary Clinton’s campaign complained loudly that the media treated Barack Obama like a rock star instead of a presidential candidate.  Saturday Night Live made it
I got to the morning session of the Right Online conference in time to catch Grover Norquist’s address to the Americans for Prosperity gathering.  Grover has worked tirelessly for conservative, respon
The Sunni bloc had negotiated a return to the Nouri al-Maliki government for the past few months, ever since Maliki reclaimed Basra, Amarah, and Sadr City from Moqtada al-Sadr and the Jaish al-Mahdi m
Marc Ambinder reported last night that a firm close to Hillary Clinton has purchased a new domain name: hrc2012.com.  The Markham Group participated in high-level planning for Hillary in 2008, especia
A statement of the obvious to cleanse the palate after a long weekend spent choking on Maliki’s stinky tofu.  The bit about the surge comes at the end; the beginning is devoted to why timetables are a
San Francisco will shortly vote on a kind of de facto legalization of prostitution within city limits.  While the state of California prohibits prostitution, the referendum would prevent city police o
This seems to be the question of the weekend, with e-mails a-plenty arriving with links to Jim Geraghty, Worldwide Standard, and the Kansas City Star.  About the best that can be said was said, in fac
Robert Mugabe continues his efforts to render Zimbabwe destitute rather than leave office willingly after losing an election in March.  In response to sanctions from Western nations — unfortunately no
After receiving a hailstorm of criticism for considering Brandenburg Gate for a public speech, as well as official German dissuasion, Barack Obama moved the venue to the Siegessäule monument.  Obama w
Sura 34 dates from the Meccan period, during a time when, according to Maududi, “the Islamic movement was being suppressed…by resort to derision and ridicule, rumor mongering, false allegations and ca
Shocking.  Not that he’d insist he was right all along, all evidence to the contrary — a hallmark of the Iraq debate on both sides — but that he’d offer such a feeble defense.  What can this possibly
Barack Obama has committed to a “surge” strategy for Afghanistan, at least in terms of troops.  Publicly, he has called for an additional two combat brigades to move from Iraq to the NATO alliance in
It doesn’t really.  If he gets Bin Laden in the crosshairs, he’ll shoot to kill — as will Bush, a point Obama concedes.  If he gets Al Qaeda’s training camps in the crosshairs, he’ll … pressure Pakist
Deceiver wonders why the rhetoric of “Do I contradict myself? Very well, then, I contradict myself” slips so easily from the lips of celebrity eco-hypocrites.  The Goracle’s defense here is that he’s
Now we know why the initial estimates for June were rumored to be $30 million — namely, because they were $30 million, until the very last day of the month.  If Ron Paul’s $4.2 million single-day haul
Which god did he please to get the Times to do him this favor, I wonder.  Remember when they endorsed him in January and he very stupidly touted it on his website, only to quietly drop it when he real
The discomfort is palpable and apt to get worse as the day wears on. Not only did the Times confirm the basic accuracy of Spiegel’s translation, but the same Iraqi spokesman who claimed that they botc
In his second term, George Bush has taken employer enforcement on illegal immigration a lot more seriously than during his initial term.  After four years of inconsequential numbers of arrests and pro
Jim Rutenberg credits it to God, but the sudden decision by Barack Obama to reverse himself and attend a joint function with John McCain has a lot more to do with wooing God’s flock than anything else
The report about the US taking another look at nuclear power isn’t as remarkable as the news agency reporting it.  MS-NBC has developed a reputation for a lack of objectivity this year regarding Barac
Consider this a complement to the “flexibility” word games I wrote about earlier.  We know he’s shooting for 16 months; we also know he (properly) reserves the prerogative of strategic decisions to hi
Remember the gas-tax holiday that Barack Obama opposed?  Not all Democrats feel the same way — specifically, the Democrats responsible for staging his big party in Denver.  The Rocky Mountain News rep
Just when people thought Chris Matthews couldn’t get any more in the tank for Barack Obama, he appears on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno to prove that nothing can limit his sycophancy for the Democrat
Last night, Andrea Mitchell charged on Hardball that the interviews of Barack Obama in Iraq were “fake”.  Newsbusters and Crooks and Liars have the video, but oddly enough, MS-NBC has not published la
The New York Post published the op-ed piece that the New York Times rejected from John McCain, as debate continues over the decision to spike it.  The piece itself appears to have much the same approa
For the second time in a month, a terrorist in a bulldozer attacked Jerusalem, injuring more than a dozen before getting shot and killed.  The driver left a construction site and attacked a number of
David Gregory interviewed Rudy Giuliani on Today to ask about Barack Obama’s odd construction on the surge.  Noting that Obama has acknowledged the success of the surge, Gregory asks Giuliani what to
The famous Ahmadinejad sense of humor at work?  Not quite. A jolly follow-up to last weekend’s post about the big face-to-face between the U.S. and Iran having accomplished jack:Note the detail near t
CNN political analyst David Gergen believes that Barack Obama made a political mistake in engaging Nouri al-Maliki on the question of the American presence in Iraq.  He stepped over the line in explic
The Barack Obama campaign provided another gaffe, this one more of a Freudian slip, in responding to questions from the press about holding political rallies abroad.  One of the “senior policy adviser
Charles Krauthammer wrote last week about the enormous arrogance of Barack Obama, but even Krauthammer couldn’t imagine that the Obamas would claim to rescue all of the world’s children through their
Yesterday, the RNC and Xcel Energy Center kicked off their seven-week buildout for the Republican National Convention, and they gave a tour for the local press.   The center is really three venues: Xc
Behold, new rules in formation. Our commenters have their own pet theory, of course, but I’m skeptical that ideology matters much.  It was the Times, remember, that revealed the secret identity of Cli
John McCormack catches Wes Clark in a couple of egregious errors on the surge today on Morning Joe.  The lesser mistake is Clark’s insistence that the surge didn’t involve Anbar at all, when as McCorm
Drudge is leading with the fact that he said he’d take no options off the table in dealing with them, but he’s said that before and was considerably more specific about which options he had in mind ba
Dave Weigel at Reason doesn’t think that a key piece of information discovered by a pro-Clinton documentarian will kill the cottage industry of Barack Obama birth certificate truthers, but it will con
The predictable fake outrage over Maverick’s comment yesterday that Barry would rather win an election than win a war is duly summoned, setting up Ann Althouse for a righteous takedown on which I can’
Senators Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint spoke today in opposition to efforts by Democrats on housing and energy, calling their solutions “short term” and politically expedient rather than cogent and effect
Credit Katie Couric and CBS for making a big effort here to restore some balance to the Barack Obama World Tour, in two key ways.  First, the fact that they bothered to give John McCain any face time
Don’t look now, but investors and speculators have taken notice of the political metamorphosis among Americans on domestic drilling — even if American politicians have been slower to do so.  Since Geo
The Washington Post questions the spin that Barack Obama and the media have put on the response from Iraq to Obama’s proposals for withdrawal, and at the same time questions either the intelligence or
It must be a slow news day at the Huffington Post.  Gabriel Beltrone “investigated” the McCain campaign’s press/blog conference calls, looking for evidence of bias.  Beltrone discovered that one parti
That face-to-facer in Geneva’s really paying dividends, huh?  This calls for more diplomacy.Diplomatic sources in the know confirm the probe is at “a dead end.”  Thanks partly to the Iraq WMD fiasco,
The quote’s buried near the end of an otherwise silly TNR piece speculating that the media might be about to, ahem, turn on Barack Obama.  After reading it, I can’t decide if the takeaway is (1) that
John McCain got another newspaper to accept his op-ed writings today, this time in Florida and on the subject of the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bailout.  He writes that he reluctantly agrees that Congress
Conducted Tuesday and Wednesday, three days after Maliki’s Spiegel interview dropped, with the same percentage of Democrats sampled as in their last poll (42%) and actually fewer Republicans this time
As prepared for delivery in the capital city of an enemy that couldn’t be negotiated with, behold the text of what I’m calling the greatest speech since whatever the last Obama speech was that the med
Until yesterday, I did not know that the mascots of the Beijing Olympics had become the center of controversy.  The “Fuwas” have apparently generated a lot of ridicule, which considering the more subs
The Denver Post’s editorial board scolds the city and the Democratic convention committee for its tax-free gas habits, as revealed more or less accidentally at a city council meeting this week.  They
I don’t know.  Would a man with his own presidential seal really be that presumptuous?Finding a hole in the offensive line, Team McCain sweeps through and moves in for the sack:Geraghty supplies the r
Chris Cillizza takes a look at the polling and sees an improbable John McCain summer run at Barack Obama.  With almost all eyes focused on Obama’s campaigning in Europe, McCain has moved within the ma
I guess this is a question of priorities.  Barack Obama apparently ran short on time in his visit to Germany today, and travelers know how schedules can slip during long tours, even without all of the
This clip from Morning Joe has two remarkable events.  First, an MS-NBC show talks about the facetiousness of the recent pushback on the surge, including the spurious “McCain gaffe”.  But perhaps even
The Barack Obama campaign rally has been declared off-limits to State Department personnel in Germany, according to a ruling that determined it to be a “partisan political activity”.  The ruling has s
The RNC will air radio ads in Paris today while Barack Obama travels through Europe, much as they bought ads yesterday in Berlin.  However, in both cases the Parises and Berlins are in the US, a perha
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has laid down the gauntlet to Majority Leader Harry Reid on energy, according to The Hill.  Following the efforts of Tom Coburn and Jim DeMint, the Republican ca
The Governator has plans to find extra cash during a budget standoff with the California legislature — out of the wallets of the state’s employees.  Arnold Schwarzenegger will sign an executive order
Just a couple of weeks ago, Barack Obama reiterated his position that President Bush should boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics.  Specifically, he criticized the administration for
Something’s better than nothing but the disappointment is palpable: “Everyone was excited about Obama’s visit. It’s a shame.”  After googling around for details about what happened, precisely, I think
Have we reached the circle-the-wagons stage of the campaign or can I get away with another jab at Maverick after the timetable post for him stupidly agreeing in substance with one of Obama’s stupid id
I can’t tell if this is supposed to be a comment on Bush or on himself.  Is he actually acknowledging that Iran might be holding out in hopes of a sweetheart deal from a left-wing Disney administratio
Via Hotline, the DNC spots a piece of ripe, low-hanging fruit in Maverick’s CNN interview and pounces.  Pay close attention and you’ll see he’s not far off message: The emphasis is still on conditions
Something new for Joe Klein to wet himself over. HuffPo notes that Maverick tweaked this charge during his speech this morning to a group of veterans, stating that Obama would rather win in Afghanista
Sweet catch by Media Blog bouncing off of Kaus’s item this morning about an alleged blackout of the Edwards rumors imposed by LAT management on its stable of bloggers.  Why are “salacious speculations
No one doubts that our partners in the coalitions in both Iraq and Afghanistan have suffered losses on the battlefield, and of course every loss is tragic.  However, Barack Obama tells NBC’s Brian Wil
Brutal, not just because Brooks is often used as a proxy for “reasonable conservative” opinion but because he’s gone to Kmiec-esque lengths in the past to spin for Obama.  No more.  After 16 months on
With demand swelling from the American electorate to increase supply, if you’ll pardon my pun, it’s small wonder that Team McCain wanted to talk about John McCain’s energy policy today.  Nancy Pfotenh
Senate Republicans kept their word today to defeat any energy bill that did not include an end to the Congressional moratorium on off-shore drilling.  By a 50-43 party-line vote, the bill that suppose
Has the end of the affair come for the love between the media and Barack Obama?  If so, his World Tour certainly didn’t provide any evidence of it as network anchors and other American journalists fol
The latest Wall Street Journal/NBC poll underscores what many of us already know about the most critical issue in this election — and it’s not Iraq.  Energy and fuel prices dominate the electoral choi
If you believe that girls fare significantly worse on math than boys in high-school tests, you would have been right — twenty years ago.  Thanks to a concerted effort by parents and schools to get mor
If a reporter wanted to test the enthusiasm of College Republicans at a campus for John McCain, one might think that they would look up the officers of the chapter and arrange a few interviews.  CNN a
NBC’s Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube get the skinny on the abrupt cancellation of Barack Obama’s visit to Landstuhl and Ramstein yesterday.  The campaign tried to excuse it by claiming that it wou
I wrote about this a few days ago when he ducked Katie Couric’s question by torturing the distinction between tactics and strategy.  According to The One, the president sets the strategy: Most troops
The precise number’s in dispute.  What’s not in dispute: (a) If he’s telling the truth and they’re running proper cascades, then per the “3,000 centrifuges = 1 bomb per year” rule, Iran’s now capable
This is a sequel to the attack ad McCain dropped on him at the beginning of his trip, retaining some of the same points about Obama’s NATO subcommittee and his having steered clear of Iraq for almost
At long, long last, we’ve reached the mouth of the river Denial.  I can’t quote much because it’s the AP, but there’s no earthly excuse not to read all of this one anyway.  Do note the biographical in
Two clips, one from his interview with Fox and one from his presser on Downing Street.  Team McCain thinks his statements here are inconsistent because, supposedly, with Fox he’s stressing that he did
One would think that the Israelis would know better — and the Los Angeles Times, too, for that matter.  After Barack Obama visited the Western Wall and left the traditional prayer note in one of its c
Michael Barone says that the American people have begun to turn against the environmentalists after having a dash of cold water — or expensive gasoline — splashed in their faces.  They have awakened t
Two Muslim women in Dearborn, Michigan have filed a lawsuit against a McDonalds franchisee for discrimination after allegedly refusing to hire them if they wore their headscarves at work, as well as m
Via McQ, we present a mind-bender of an interview of Harry Reid by Jan Helfeld.  It appears to be a few years old, but it’s worth a flashback only to see Reid get outboxed in almost every way possible
When the Republicans held the majority in the House, the Democrats held a mock-impeachment hearing against George Bush in which John Conyers presided as a pretend committee chair.  Dana Milbank famous
Either the Barack Obama campaign really likes sending reporters on wild-goose chases on their VP choice, or they have become desperate for any Republican that might join the ticket.  Yesterday afterno
Yesterday, the Associated Press recognized the undeniable in Iraq and reported that the US was “winning”.  Today, the New York Times takes its turn in admitting that the Mahdi Army has lost its grip o
Did Barack Obama’s tour of Asia and Europe impress voters?  By and large, no, according to a Fox Opinion Dynamics poll.  A large plurality, almost a majority, saw it exclusively as a campaign event an
John McCain continued to press Barack Obama on the aborted visit to Landstuhl today.  In speaking with George Stephanopolous, he underscored the event as a demonstration of poor judgment and skewed pr
International pressure seems to have finally had an effect on South Africa’s Thabo Mbeki.  The man who almost singlehandedly shielded Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe from regional and global efforts to oust
I woke up this morning to a flood of e-mails, some angry and some apologetic, from people wondering why they’d been summarily booted from the site without so much as a word of explanation.  The answer
Sura 36, “Ya Sin,” is a Meccan sura that takes its name from the two Arabic letters that begin it (v. 1) – and as with all the chapters that begin with such letters, in the words of the Tafsir al-Jala
Can you blame her?  Elisabeth’s of the naive wingnut school that believes chipping away at Sadr’s militia, consolidating security gains made possible by the Awakening, and helping to stave off an all-
Since we ran with the speculation du jour for the Republican running-mate choice, why not round it out with the hottest rumor on the Democratic side, too?  And like the Republicans, hot doesn’t necess
Geraghty’s skeptical, I’m skeptical — but TNR, to my surprise, isn’t.  The word from the JPost:Really?  The entire international media got the green light to publish this, yet only Ma’ariv thought it
Announcement coming “very soon.” Geraghty notes that Pawlenty’s still scheduled to give a routine speech on Wednesday, but TNR noted over the weekend that he’s already pulled out of one event and his
And to think, I figured today’s happy poll news would be that Rasmussen sees Obama’s post-speech bounce on Thursday and Friday as having disappeared over the weekend.  You want disappearances?  Accord
The number’s even smaller when you remember that 21% of “atheists” believe in God.  The few, the proud, the heretics:Gallup decided to present the data in video format for some reason so you’ll have t
Answer: A hell of a lot better than it would have if the left had had its way last year, although naturally he’s prohibited from saying so.  But couple his response to the question with his point that
Debra Bartoshevich finds herself with a week free in August after getting expelled from the Wisconsin delegation to the Democratic national convention in Denver.  Bartoshevich made headlines last mont
Hugo Chavez has tried to maneuver the US to the sidelines in South America, and he saw China as an ally in those efforts.  Venezuela has limited options for refining its highly-sulfurous crude oil; al
A snippet from his photo op with Brian Williams, the rest of which will air tonight on NBC’s evening news.  Funnier than anything Ahmadinejad says is Williams’s breathless hype about Iran supposedly h
Pakistani intelligence says that the US killed an al-Qaeda weapons expert in a missile strike in South Waziristan today.  Abu Khabab al-Masri had a $5 million bounty on his head as AQ’s leading chemic
YouTube has continued its efforts to make itself a debate forum for political races in 2008, and now it has moved beyond the presidential race to Congressional contests.  Its first “event” focuses on
That’s a question the Wall Street Journal asks, and the Justice Department wants answered.  The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation has requested an investigation into the practices of the
The Barack Obama campaign has begun spending heavily on GOTV operations in Georgia, Virginia, and Florida, as well as other Southern states in an attempt to roll back the GOP’s stronghold.  Most of th
When Los Angeles won the 1984 Olympics, organizers encouraged Angelenos to change their driving habits for two reasons.  One, they wanted to reduce the amount of congestion on the freeways, and in tha
The Republicans may be poised to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in 2008 after all, as long as the Democrats insist on handing them the opportunity.  The Washington Post reports that the GOP ha
Close your eyes, jog your memory, and try to recall a single Obama ad from the campaign thus far.  Can you do it?  I can’t.  As wealthy and well run as his organization is, it’s astounding how badly h
Fancy that.  This doesn’t definitively clear Obama, only because Ma’ariv’s credibility is so thoroughly shot at this point that nothing they say can be trusted.  What clears him is simple logic.  Like
Earlier today, Jake Tapper did some fact-checking on Barack Obama’s assertion that he always said that an additional 20,000 troops in Iraq would have some positive effect on security.  Tapper couldn’t
In which your humble correspondent searches frantically for anything new to say about this increasingly tedious veepstakes soap opera.  Two nondescript Republican white guys enter, one nondescript Rep
Yesterday, Senate Republicans stood firm against the so-called Tomnibus bill pushed by Harry Reid to break the resistance to Reid’s tactics on the energy debate.  Reid had bundled a series of pork aut
On seven charges, although we won’t know the specifics until 1:20 ET.  Anyone want to try guessing?  There’s no shortage of possibilities: This is, after all, the pork king of the United States Senate
Yesterday I wrote about the claim from Pakistan that the senior al-Qaeda chemical-weapons expert died in an American missile strike in South Waziristan.  Given that Abu Khabab al-Masri had been declar
Barack Obama finds himself stuck between Iraq and a hard place on the surge.  Instead of just admitting that he miscalculated the potential effect of the surge when he opposed it in January 2007, he h
Within the margin of error, just three days after Obama led by six.  We’ll see if Gallup corroborates it later, but in a sense they already have: Rasmussen samples likely voters, not registereds, and
Forty years ago, two American athletes used the Olympics to stage a political protest, and their actions remain controversial to this very day.  Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists above t
Richard Cohen asks the trenchant question of his fellow Democrats in his opening paragraph today, and the answer recalls a Hillary Clinton dismissal of Barack Obama:Just what has Obama accomplished in
The Inspector General and the Office of Professional Responsibility at the Department of Justice released the conclusions of its lengthy and detailed investigation into the hiring practices of the DoJ
The Iraqi Army, with a record of 4-0 in 2008, has started its latest match against al-Qaeda in the restive Diyala province.  At dawn today, the IA imposed a curfew across the entire province as its tr
The Hill reports that Harry Reid has stumbled yet again in the standoff over energy policy.  Reid attempted a compromise with Senate Republicans by offering expanded leases in the Gulf of Mexico and a
The search for running mates, and the distancing of potential candidates, continues apace — even for those who haven’t been the focus of any speculation.  Yesterday, former New Jersey Senator Bill Bra
He’s going to transform the party — by turning us into hawkish Democrats? Nuance.Good news for that unpredictable five percent in the middle he needs to win, not so good for, er, everyone else in Amer
In the unlikely event that you don’t see what he’s getting at, revisit Ed’s post from last month, when Obama made this charge much more explicitly.  Simply the perfect ironic counterpoint to his compl
Via Breitbart. Consider this a complement to former McCain aide John Weaver unloading on him this afternoon for the campaign’s descent into goofiness:Ramesh Ponnuru agrees, as do I, but with the cavea
Yes, please do.  33 percent of Democrat-identified uncommitted voters demand it.I wouldn’t hold my breath waiting for him to denounce “mercenaries,” but never mind that.  I’m intrigued by the fact tha
The bad news: It’s a huge story yet I’m utterly unqualified to comment on it. The good news: That’s never stopped me before. Here’s Israel Matzav’s liveblog of the announcement, although to get the fu
Spaketh He Who Is to a choir of Democrats, “[T]his is the moment, as Nancy [Pelosi] noted, that the world is waiting for.”  But wait, says Jake Tapper, rushing to the rescue.  He didn’t mean it the wa
David Freddoso sees a showdown coming six weeks before the election in Congress — and he looks forward to it.  The ban on drilling in the OCS and in shale formations expires on September 30th, and Con
Last month, Barack Obama announced that “my party” would not take donations from federally-registered lobbyists or their PACs.  Somehow, that news failed to make it to his own campaign.  Roll Call too
Norm Coleman has released his latest ad in his re-election bid against Al Franken for the Senate.  This ad takes a different direction than his last few entries, choosing a much more serious tone — wh
Look who’s turned into a scold on “low-road” campaigning!  Why’s it’s the New York Times, the same newspaper who ran an ad calling an American military commander a traitor, initially at a substantial
You really have to watch this clip, archived by MEMRI, to get a full flavor of the Arab taste for conspiracy theories.  The colloquy that occurs in this clip doesn’t take the form of shouting mullahs
The CIA briefed senior Pakistani officials this month on the connections between radical Islamist terrorists in the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Pakistan’s own intelligence service.  While Prime Minister
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Politico looks at the ramifications of the Ted Stevens indictment in terms of their electoral strategy for this fall.  The plans for the Senate Republicans are in
Ruffini calls for a groundswell, which shouldn’t be too difficult.  So obviously is this a good idea that I assumed Jindal had already been named.  But then, this is the party that didn’t see the Ted
From Josh Marshall’s lips to the editorial board’s ear.  New rule: If you’re conservative, juxtaposing images of Barack Obama and white women regardless of context is racist per se.  As, of course, is
Yesterday, I received my confirmation for my credentials to the Republican National Convention, and at first I was pretty excited.  After all, I was one of the handful who blogged from the convention
The “C-word” in question being — gasp — celebrity.  It comes at around 10:45, but to get a fuller flavor of the exchange you should watch the first three or four minutes before skipping ahead to that
One thin percent is all that’s left of the lead, putting him back where he was on July 17 before Peace Tour ‘08 kicked off.  Remember, Gallup put out conflicting polls a few days ago, one showing Barr
Something light for a lazy Thursday.Follow the link for Zapruder-esque screencaps. In fairness to the left, he’s the only one I’ve seen willing to descend to this particular depth of paranoia.  The nu
The Bush administration took one on the chin today, as a federal judge rejected completely the notion that White House officials have immunity from Congressional subpoenas.  Judge John Bates, a Bush a
A report from the Center for Immigration Studies concludes that illegal immigrants have left the US in large numbers, thanks to enforcement efforts at federal and state levels over the past nine month
The Bureau of Economic Analysis produced its second-quarter report, and it will surprise a few of the doom-and-gloom crowd.  While certainly not spectacular, it shows that the economy continues to gro
The National Republican Congressional Committee has been pretty quiet this electoral cycle, but it looks like they’re about ready to get into the game.  The NRCC has a new video out, which we have as
Yesterday, Barack Obama strongly implied that John McCain’s criticisms had a racist motivation as Allahpundit noted. He told an audience that McCain wants to make people afraid of him, and apparently
CNN reports that Hillary Clinton will give the keynote speech for the second night of the Democratic Convention in Denver.  Calling it “Hillary Night”, the DNCC will put all of the female Senators on
I have to admit, I enjoyed David Montgomery’s riff on Barack Obama, The Matrix, and Star Wars — especially the really bad recent trilogy — in today’s Washington Post.  Taking a cue from staffers on Jo
Iraqi intelligence says that al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leadership has taken a powder.  The main leader, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, has taken several of his top commanders and fled to Afghanistan or Pakistan, leavin
You have to admire the Pakistanis for their nerve.  After months of appeasing terrorists in their own country who then conduct attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, the Pakistani government finds itself
I e-mailed Bill Roggio about it this afternoon, after the Stratfor rumor started crackling but before this bombshell-if-it’s-true from CBS hit the wires.  His verdict: “If he was dead we’d have known
A research team at MIT claims they have discovered a process that will make solar power practical for mass production of energy, even when the sun doesn’t shine.  Using photosynthesis as a guide, the
Yeah, why waste that sort of rhetoric on them?  Because if there’s one thing we’ve learned this week, it’s that white liberals are … slow to perceive racial allusions.By “nobody,” he means “nobody exc
Who shall defend our modern-day Susan B. Anthony from this scurrilous sexist attack?Evidence that Obama holds Hillary in the same esteem as America’s most superficial, idiotic celebutantes?  No.  Evid
A logical progression from the “celebrity” ad, which, as I said yesterday, was just a polite way of calling attention to the (benign) cult of personality on which The One’s appeal rests.  McCain can’t
John McCain takes another poke at Barack Obama’s “citizen of the world” speech in Berlin last week, not by criticizing what Obama said but what he failed to mention.  In running through a laundry list
A transparent stunt but an awfully shrewd one.  The cameras are off so we’re forced to rely on Politico for running updates.  What a scene:GOP whip Roy Blunt issued a statement asking all Republican H
Fox News has a breaking story that key Senators from both parties may have reached a compromise on energy that includes allowing for drilling in the outer continental shelf (OCS).  It would take a kit
A perfect complement to the last post.  For good measure, he re-shovels the unadulterated crap shoveled yesterday by Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs about how a line previously delivered by Obama in the
Barack Obama has released his “Emergency Economic Plan,” a clever mechanism that owes much more to Robin Hood than Milton Friedman.  Obama plans to impose windfall-profits taxes on oil companies, and
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released their July numbers, and despite the mildly positive GDP growth announced yesterday, the rate rose again.  Unemployment has now risen to 5.7% as the economy lost
The Pentagon held a blogger conference call with Stehen Bond, Director of the Intelligence Transition Team (ITT) in Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) and Senior U.S. Intelligen
Congress has adjourned, and normally that would cause great rejoicing among the multitudes who fear for their life, liberty, and property.  Unfortunately, in this case, Congress failed to take necessa
Hillary Clinton supporters have more or less come to terms with the reality that she will not be Barack Obama’s running mate, and they have adjusted their demands for their loyalty accordingly.  Now t
Beijing has broken its promise to the IOC and to the media, according to the International Herald Tribune’s report from earlier this week.  When reporters arrived at the cushy digs provided by the Chi
Internationally, the Iranians insist that they pursue nuclear technology as a means to produce energy, despite the fact that they sit on a sea of oil.  They categorically deny attempts to build nuclea
This story should stir the pot between the Pakistanis and the Indians.  According to American intelligence services, the July bombing of India’s embassy in Afghanistan was masterminded by the ISI, Pak
Just as the Department of Justice readied its prosecution of a top biodefense scientist at USARMID in the anthrax mail attacks from 2001, their suspect committed suicide.  Bruce Ivins, who worked at t
Barack Obama has proven himself slippery on oil for the second time in his campaign.  In April, he accused his opponents of taking money from oil lobbies, when in fact Obama himself not only did the s
Yesterday Republicans around the nation cheered when their beleaguered minority House caucus seized the floor and refused to leave after Speaker Nancy Pelosi adjourned the chamber without a debate on
Dan Balz does a little more work and shows a little more independence on Barack Obama’s use of the race card this week.  Instead of spinning in concert with the campaign as Michael Powell did in the N
Michael Powell does his best to spin Barack Obama’s stumble this week in smearing John McCain as a racist, but he can’t quite close the deal in his New York Times article.  The headline proclaims Obam
Starting yesterday, Sitemeter has caused thousands of blogs to fail in Internet Explorer 7 for some reason.  Both Hot Air and Michelle Malkin sites have been affected.  According to Charles Johnson, t
I’ll never be a fan but he’s done bang-up work this week on this subject, at no point more so than here.  Daschle, as you’ll see, is part of the denialist wing of Obama’s team: No sirree, not so much
In which the single dumbest, most paranoid racial charge of the campaign is recycled on national television by a former presidential advisor and current Harvard professor.  I said it before but it bea
He’s a 17-term incumbent who’s bloated his district with so much pork that the Journal once described him as having practically built the town himself.  Nothing’s going to dislodge him unless he commi
The Los Angeles Times has a strange editorial in today’s paper, complaining about the effect that bond ratings and insurance have on municipal and state borrowing.  Instead of pointing out that the pr
Barack Obama’s campaign made its distaste for free-style debates more or less official yesterday in their letter to the Commission on Presidential Debates.  Team Obama only will agree to three debates
John McCain’s running mate vetting committee has begun working on readying Rep. Eric Cantor, according to multiple reports out of Washington last night.  The Virginia Congressman could energize conser
“The Messenger of Allah,” said `Abdullah bin `Umar, “used to command us to make our prayers short and he used to recite As-Saffat [“The Ranks,” i.e., this sura] when he led us in prayer.” This Meccan
We first heard about this two months ago, remember?  So soiled is the Sadr brand by gangsterism that the only way to repair it now is to publicly order all Mahdi Army fighters — except an elite few wh
The Times of London reports in tomorrow’s edition that the British had struck a secret deal with Moqtada al-Sadr to stay out of Basra and not to oppose the Mahdi Army.  When Nouri al-Maliki ordered th
Between this and last week’s Godwin-ing of the crowd scenes, I’m honestly curious to see where the left takes the critique next.  One would think they’d either run out of cards to play or would quietl
Perhaps the Barack Obama campaign needs the services of a mathematician, but it doesn’t take differential calculus to determine that his energy policy doesn’t add up.  Politico reports on Obama’s spee
The House Republican leadership has just delivered an open letter to Nancy Pelosi this morning, requesting that she call Congress back into session to … well, to do their jobs.  Calling a recess “unco
David Freddoso argues against the notion that Barack Obama lacks a track record, and says Republicans have missed the mark in arguing his inexperience.  In his new book The Case Against Barack Obama,
Let’s cherish these moments while we can.McCain got out in front of him on drilling and now Obama’s playing catch-up, so the numbers on energy are easily explained.  But what about that amazing sudden
Wiser heads have prevailed in the John McCain campaign in terms of strategic timing for the announcement of McCain’s running mate, according to Politico.  Over the last couple of weeks, rumors have fl
Team McCain had a new surrogate talking energy policy today: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA).Cantor said that Obama would unveil an energy plan without any new energy supply.  Anyone proposing such a plan is
Mitt Romney called Barack Obama a liar on CNN this morning in response to the Obama campaign ad “Pocket”.  When asked about the claims that John McCain was in the pocket of Big Oil, Romney scoffed at
Barack Obama has a new ad out, continuing the negative campaigning he once eschewed.  Obama now says that John McCain is in the pocket of the oil companies by refusing to impose a windfall-profits tax
Barack Obama will “launch” the energy policy today that he released late last week — before he began his reversal on off-shore drilling.  Interestingly, he’ll push it in Lansing, Michigan, where the o
The violence has not completely disappeared, but the vicious sectarianism that both fed and resulted from it has faded from life in Iraq, according to this McClatchy report.  A growing sense of nation
ABC’s Good Morning America caught up with Bill Clinton this weekend while the former president tours Liberia.  They discovered that Clinton still has not recovered from the bruising primary.  It didn’
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter joins Mark Tapscott in his disappointment over George Bush’s failure to call Congress back into session for a vote on drilling.  McCotter, who has a good sense of satire, penned
The first dividends from Politico’s article are paid.  From Boehner’s office:Emphasis mine.  I honestly don’t see what Pelosi has to lose by letting a vote come to the floor — or rather, I don’t see h
Coming soon: A filibuster-proof Senate majority led by Stuart Smalley and a guy known to refer to Hillary Clinton as “the Al Sharpton of white people.” Wonderful.55 percent say they don’t know enough
Barack Obama repeated his call for a 15% reduction in electrical demand in Youngstown, Ohio, and held California up as a model for the rest of the nation to follow.  Claiming that the Golden State mad
John McCain goes back to positive messaging in his newest ad … well, only in the campaigning sense.  With “Broken”, McCain positions himself as an outsider and makes the claim that he’s the solution:T
I guess that depends on the definition of prostitution.  If people take it to mean whoring oneself for pecuniary gain, for sublimating principle for momentary pleasure, and in using people as mere too
How’d he do it?  By running ads about … media coverage of Obama!Indeed.  The only subject the press finds more fascinating than Obama is itself; to the extent McCain’s ad team was trying to leverage t
The Barack Obama campaign didn’t release their “National Priority” ad to the media last week when they began running it in battleground states, and after watching it, it’s not hard to see why.  It tri
Politico confirms what many suspected, that the internal Democratic “debate” on drilling is really just a puppet show starring Pelosi as the bad guy and Dems like Jason Altmire with tough re-election
John Zogby usually has good news for Democrats, but not so for Barack Obama.  According to his latest polling, conducted last week, Obama has not just lost his overall lead but has lost ground in core
San Francisco may soon deputize its garbage collectors and have them inspecting refuse before hauling it away.  Residents who fail to compost food waste could find themselves fined a thousand dollars
I consider E.J. Dionne one of the best center-left columnists in the nation, usually a man of intellectual honesty and genuine conviction, and on a personal basis, a gentleman of the first order.  Per
If Barack Obama hoped to ride a new wave of energy from his speech yesterday in Lansing, the Detroit News tells Obama that he hit a dry hole.  Scoffing at his populist attack on oil companies, the edi
With cap-and-trade policies coming from the presidential nominees of both parties, one might think that earlier adopters of these carbon-trading systems had enjoyed wild success.  As Business Week rep
Norm Coleman returns to attack mode in his latest television ad, “Rules”.  In it, he reminds voters that Al Franken liked to talk tough about cracking down on CEOs that didn’t play by the rules.  Howe
The curious case of Aafia Siddiqui took another strange turn overnight.  Originally thought to have disappeared from a bad marriage in Pakistan, the US eventually suspected that Siddiqui had bolted af
Just two months ago he declared that Iraq was still locked in an “intractable civil war.”  Today he’s sanguine about a war which, by most accounts (Michael Yon’s especially), is going badly.  Say this
He begged them to convict him, which is precisely why he was acquitted.  So effective was he in exposing the Orwellian nature of the “human rights” process that he simply became more trouble to them t
Only this time, Barack Obama will be a little less subtle about his purposes.  On the second day of the Republican Convention, Obama will do some low-key fundraising … among Hollywood heavyweights … i
I didn’t take much notice of the Washington Post article on the front page today by Matthew Mosk regarding “unusual” donors to the John McCain campaign.  It didn’t find any wrongdoing, for one thing;
Wonderful news, less so for Maverick (who still trails by five overall) than for hawks desperate to protect the progress that’s been made in Iraq.  As Lowry notes, if McCain’s ahead on this issue it l
I wasn’t planning to blog the story otherwise, but honestly, the more I look at that blur the more it looks like a Photoshop filter. (“Denial!” snarks Deceiver.) I’ve used the paint and blur P-shop fi
Barack Obama campaigned in Elkhart today with the man many predict will join the Democratic ticket, Senator and former Governor Evan Bayh.  Unfortunately, Bayh proved himself just as adept at energy p
A houseboat, to be precise.  Its name?  “Bio-Solar One,” or … BS One.  Yes, really.We’ve done so many posts about the Goracle’s conspicuous consumption that I was inclined to skip this one altogether,
For the second time in a week, the Barack Obama campaign has published an ad without releasing it to the media.  “Original” goes negative yet again, attacking John McCain for being … well, Republican:
Maybe the Germans have paid attention to the energy debate here in America, but Americans should certainly pay attention to the energy debate in Germany.  During Gerhard Schroeder’s tenure as Chancell
The first of the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay’s detention center ended in a split decision today for Osama bin Laden’s driver, Salim Hamdan.  Hamdan won acquittal on two counts of conspiracy,
Barack Obama got stung by a challenge from a Las Vegas reporter on his energy policy, and specifically on his efforts to paint John McCain as a lackey of Dick Cheney.  Jon Ralston asked Obama about th
The new civilian government in Pakistan has considered how to rid itself of the former military dictator Pervez Musharraf ever since it took control in February.  Until now, the ruling coalition’s int
On two consecutive days, the New York Times has put forth arguments for the US to relax its expectations for a withdrawal of forces from Iraq.  Yesterday, Brookings Institute scholar Michael O’Hanlon
And he’s prepared to double down on them.  The Washington Post starts its editorial praising Barack Obama’s cap-and-trade proposals, which would cripple American energy production and manufacturing th
John Boehner extended an invitation to John McCain yesterday to join the House Republican caucus in their rebellion against Democratic stonewalling on a vote on drilling.  McCain had offered to come o
Just over a week ago, the Barack Obama campaign announced with some fanfare their new Muslim outreach director, Mazen Asbahi.  Within a fortnight, the media and bloggers did the vetting that Obama and
Marc Ambinder has a copy.  54 pages in all, much of it Obama stump speech boilerplate stripped of the incandescent oratorical genius of “Yes we can.”  Foreign policy begins on page 23; the section on
You’re thinking, “We already knew this, didn’t we?”  Not exactly.  What we knew is that Obama’s prone to running weaselly, holier-than-thou ads about his opponents being in the tank for big oil even t
So we won’t be getting an Obama-esque 16-month timetable after all.  We’ll be getting an … 18-month time horizon.  Nuance.Residual forces will supposedly be out by 2013, the same year McCain targeted
In thinking further on my earlier post, I want to clarify why many practicing Catholics cannot accept Douglas Kmiec’s strange rationalization for voting in support of a pro-abortion candidate.  I’ll t
Go on and take a hit off that schadenfreude pipe.  You know you want to.Thank goodness there’s no urgent legislative business this month that might distract her from the task of hitting five figures i
If Democrats hoped that House Republicans would tire of their revolt on Capitol Hill during the recess, The Hill has bad news for them.  The Oil Party has just gotten started, according to a memo sent
Victor Davis Hanson wonders when the Democrats will suffer buyer’s remorse.  He argues effectively that had Hillary Clinton shifted her campaign strategy a little earlier, the Democrats would have had
The second ad in as many days to display the “Maverick” brand, part of his strategy to claim America’s new center-left median voter while nudging Obama towards the fringe.  He’s taken heat for having
Ruth Marcus doesn’t exactly sound disappointed [see update below] to hear Barack Obama shift back to the populist rhetoric he used during the Democratic primaries.  She asked Obama about his sudden sh
According to the New York Times, the Obama campaign wants to find a way to reach out to Catholics at the Democratic convention in Denver.  Obama has lost 26 points among Catholics in the last month, a
Democrats, according to the Washington Post, worry that Barack Obama may turn into another John Kerry on the campaign trail.  Still obsessing over the understandable pushback from fellow Vietnam veter
I guess if your opponent won’t meet you for town-hall debates, you start finding new ways to conduct them yourself.  The John McCain campaign rolled out what they call the Virtual Town Hall Meeting on
Rielle Hunter is his lover — but the kid is not his son.  Er, daughter:Stand by for updates.Update: Who forced him to finally ‘fess up?  The Enquirer?  Hunter?  The Obama campaign?  Other Democratic p
Their racial paranoia having earned them ridicule even from “The Daily Show,” the forces of progress shift gears.  Karl reminds us in the comments to our Headlines item that author Amy Sullivan comes
Another no-knock raid on a residence has wound up backfiring on police, and this one won’t go away quietly.  A Maryland mayor wants a federal investigation after police burst into his home unannounced
Earlier this week, the NRSC launched what may be one of the most effective political video ads this cycle against Mark Udall, currently a Congressman and running for the Senate in Colorado.  At over t
Russian troops and fighter jets moved into South Ossetia today in response to the Georgian Army’s offensive against Ossetian separatists today.  Georgia claims to have shot down two Russian jets, and
The lede makes it sound like the union reconsidered under pressure, but read the fine print.  Tyson simply decided to give them an extra day this year to make the controversy go away, so now they’ve g
No, this isn’t a reference to the new Obama salute, but instead the economic pain felt by American families.  The latest John McCain ad continues attacking Barack Obama, this time correcting an earlie
All hail the Obama Sign of Progress!  US News reports on the latest for supporters of Barack Obama — a nifty little hand sign that allows his minions to identify each other in crowds.  Apparently, the
Try sending them a letter in an attempt to intimidate them into silence:Sorry, but if you think brown-shirt intimidation letters from lunatic Lefties such as yourself will frighten conservatives into
Maybe someone can send a copy of the latest Chatham House report to members of Congress for their summer reading — at least those who bugged out of Washington DC without voting on opening American oil
Former Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern has become a tough man to pigeonhole these days.  Once the champion of the New Left vanguard that seized control of the Democratic Party in th
I’m actually glad HuffPo is the site to scoop this, just to drive home the point that even the leftiest of left-wing sites is more willing than big media these days to bite on a good story that hurts
And of course, no sooner does he drop the tu quoque on Maverick than he qualifies it by noting, with exquisite remorse, that he doesn’t want to drag other people into this.  Here too, as in so much of
Wouldn’t this constitute a war crime, if deliberate?  The Russians dropped bombs on the city of Gori today, killing civilians, while announcing that they had taken the capital of South Ossetia back fr
John Fund takes a closer look at Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty as a potential running mate for John McCain in this weekend’s Wall Street Journal.  Pawlenty seems to be a good fit for McCain, Fund re
How badly did John Edwards blow his confession last night on ABC?  He managed to infuriate the family of his paramour, Rielle Hunter, into challenging Edwards to a paternity test:Edwards’ attempt to s
Maybe the Syrian nuclear adventure hasn’t been completely derailed.  According to reports, Damascus has turned away investigators from the IAEA, following up on the destruction of the facility at Al K
Bobby Jindal hits back at whining from the Barack Obama campaign over his response to Obama’s attack on Randy Scheuneman.  On ABC’s This Week, Jindal was asked about a sharp retort from John McCain af
Barack Obama has twiced smeared John McCain and the Republican Party as racist and fearmongering — but perhaps that may be better explained as projection.  The Atlantic plans to publish internal memos
Ukraine delivered a diplomatic bombshell across Russia’s bow today, escalating tensions in the region over their invasion of South Ossetia.  The Kiev government announced that they may bar the Russian
Barack Obama has apparently reversed himself on what John McCain called a 3 AM moment, in reference to Hillary Clinton’s primary campaign ad.  Originally, Obama had decided to castigate both Georgia a
This Meccan sura takes its name from the Arabic letter sad, with which it begins. As always, the letters that begin many suras are left unexplained, and the commentators say that Allah alone knows wha
I read the piece itself but not the actual memos — although, given what Jake Tapper found, maybe I should have.  The one semi-bombshell detail, Mark Penn’s strategy to target (by implication) Obama’s
President George Bush finally let Russia have it with both barrels this afternoon, at least in diplomatic terms.  In a terse and angry statement after his return from the Beijing Olympics, Bush accuse
The John Edwards scandal may have just landed flat onto Barack Obama, regardless of whether Edwards is his running mate or just a bad memory.  Jake Tapper at ABC notices that Fred Baron, the man who s
I don’t think this proves anything, actually — although it may help us figure out who the Enquirer’s sources are.How is that a “loose thread,” though?  There’s nothing necessarily inconsistent about M
The bad news: Today’s numbers are actually down three points from when Rasmussen polled a similar question two months ago. The good news: Poll after poll puts support for drilling at above 60 percent,
Barack Obama wants to move closer to Catholics, or more accurately, wants Catholics to move closer to him.  Despite a track record of abandoning all limits for on-demand abortion, Obama plans to argue
Russia occupied an abandoned Georgian military installation in the west, on undisputed Georgian territory, as it escalated its offensive in the Caucasus.  The move attempted to block Georgia from resp
Guess who’s one of Barack Obama’s foreign-policy advisers? According to the Daily Mail, it’s that other celebrity hunk, George Clooney. According to their sources, Clooney advises Obama on a regular b
Via LGF.  HuffPo accused Edwards two days ago of, ahem, “making a false assertion” to ABC about when the relationship began vis-a-vis when the campaign first started cutting checks to her.  Now, a sec
Earlier, I mentioned that the strategic crisis in the Caucasus favored Bill Richardson as a running mate for Barack Obama.  Almost alone among the higher-profile potential VP picks in both parties, Ri
At long last, a blip on the brain-dead Obama ad team’s EEG meter.  There’s enough sinister “Washington fat cat” voiceover to limit the backfire potential here in reminding viewers of McCain’s experien
Former VP Dan Quayle made a rather rare appearance on the talking-head circuit today, discussing the process for selecting running mates and the potential changes in potential candidates in light of c
John McCain and nearly every economist agrees that a windfall-profits tax on the oil industry would drive away investment, increase prices to consumers, and make Americans more dependent on foreign oi
Howard Wolfson makes that argument to ABC News, and points to Iowa as evidence.  Barack Obama put himself firmly on the path to the nomination by scoring a mildly surprising win in the first contest o
Chris Matthews led a roundtable discussion yesterday on Barack Obama’s experience, and just to cut off the jokes, it lasted longer than 10 seconds.  In fact, Matthews himself was in rare non-tingly mo
Presidential candidates usually jockey their running-mate announcements for maximum exposure and impact, but Barack Obama has an unusual plan for his revelation.  Instead of holding a rally with 200,0
The question’s no longer whether Joementum’s going to split with the Democrats.  It’s whether he’s going to do it in dramatic fashion during his speech to the Republican convention or whether he’ll le
Amazing … that there are that many of us voting Republican, that is.  Didn’t we see some numbers in this vein not long ago pointing towards a more lopsided outcome?The atheist vote’s just a sexy detai
If you’re looking for the name Chuck Hagel to run across your cell-phone screen as Barack Obama’s running mate, get ready for disappointment.  Not only will Hagel not accept a VP invitation from Obama
Not true, as a tour around the blogosphere will quickly reveal, but the fact that he’s wrong doesn’t detract from the nobility of the sentiment (as was also true of Le Monde’s famous statement of soli
Update & Bump: AOL’s Hot Seat used my question a couple of days late, so I’m sending this post back to the top:embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Original post follows ….============================
Today, Rep. John Kline (R-MN) held a conference call to discuss the House Oil Party, starting its third week, and to demand action on energy policy that includes unshackling American domestic producti
John McCain took a lot of criticism for his hard line on Vladimir Putin’s Russia over the last few years from end-of-history believers and other optimists in the punditry.  Now that McCain’s assessmen
Has the House Oil Party had an effect on Nancy Pelosi?  Perhaps more than she’d like to admit.  Last night, on Larry King Live, Pelosi reversed herself to some extent and said she would back a vote on
Another senior al-Qaeda leader has reportedly exited the world, this time courtesy of Pakistani security forces.  Abu Saeed al-Masri becomes the second Egyptian commander in a month to get killed, aft
A number of reports have the Russians halting their military advance in Georgia, supposedly to negotiate a peaceful end to the conflict in the Caucasus.  However, the Russians have something very diff
How will Barack Obama manage to avoid a floor vote in Denver, and the potential embarrassment of show of no-confidence from Hillary Clinton delegates?  Apparently the DNC has taken a page from Obama’s
An apparent compromise on last week’s proposal that would have had all combat troops out by 2010, conditions permitting.  The new plan: Combat troops out of the country by 2011 (again, conditions perm
Another tough break for Andrew Young, whose quest to claim paternity of his daughter continues to meet quirky little stumbling blocks.  Like, for example, people in a position to know telling Fox News
Given the posts we’ve written on this subject, I could have told you it’ll probably happen too, right down to the convention appearance. In fact, I did!Is there any political figure in America whose e
Airlift 2008?Saakashvili is spinning hard to make this look like a U.S. cavalry charge, going so far as to call it a “military-humanitarian operation” and claiming that Georgian ports will now be unde
Barack Obama has seen his support erode over the last two months, and what had been a comfortable lead has disappeared into a virtual tie.  John McCain has begun to rally reluctant Republicans and has
There’s not much new here if you read Ed’s post two days ago, but since Freddoso wrote the book on this — literally — it’s worth hearing him tell the story in his own words.  Of all the ways in which
The West has generally patted itself on the back for its breakup of Yugoslavia and sponsorship of ethnic nationalism in the Balkans, at least until last week.  Russia, using the same philosophy as a p
It’s Robert McDowell, a Bush appointee, making a fine GOTV pitch for November but not making much sense to me, at least, on the merits.  This subject has come up before so I’ll repeat the question I a
According to ABC News, the capture of Aifia Siddique gave American counterterrorism experts a “treasure trove” of information on al-Qaeda operations.  She could be the most significant figure captured
There’s really no doubt about it and no one’s much pretending that there is.  If the photos don’t convince you, read the NYT or LAT or listen to NPR and you’ll find them all citing the fact that recor
Andrew Romano takes apart the supposed “Obamacan” movement of Republicans who support Barack Obama for President.  As Romano notes in Newsweek, the appearance of Lincoln Chaffee — who is no longer a R
China, the world’s most populous country, has an ironic problem: not enough people attending the Olympics.  Not only do they have a plethora of empty seats at the event, the hotel business in Beijing
Susan Rice wanders far out of reality in her appearance on Hardball last night.  Desperate to salvage Barack Obama’s feckless response to the Russian invasion of Georgia, his senior foreign-policy adv
Hours after publicly agreeing to a cease-fire with Georgia and supposedly pulling their troops back to their peacekeeping stations, Russian tanks continued to advance and fire on Gori, which has alrea
“You are required to volunteer.”  That would normally be a splendid example of an oxymoron, but it also describes the process for those who want to see Barack Obama speak at Invesco Field as he accept
Most of the commentary springing from Nancy Pelosi’s interview on Larry King Live on Monday focused on her apparent backtracking on a vote for drilling in the OCS.  However, the end of the interview s
A modest system — just 10 missiles in all — and the Poles appear to get more from it than we do, but the message is clear.  Flag this story, because the left will surely be pointing back to it as a pr
Pervez Musharraf has worked out a deal with the new civilian government of Yousef Gilani to retire to his Islamabad farm, rather than put Pakistan through an almost certain impeachment.  His resignati
Earlier today, the Republican National Convention Committee conducted another media walkthrough of the buildout of the Rivercenter complex.  In its fourth week, the Xcel Center has begun to take shape
And now, having been caught, er, red-handed, they’re lamely trying to hide the evidence.  Too late. Thanks, Xinhua!How indeed would an eventual gold-medal gymnastics team overseen by the same governme
Quoth the Huck, “I’ve never said that I thought that Mitt Romney’s personal religion ought to have a thing to do with whether he should be elected.”  Some might dispute that, coming as it does from a
Via Cuffy Meigs, who’s wondering what the plural of anecdote is. The left will happily run this up the flagpole, just as Ron Paul’s supporters did last year, despite the fact there are so many variabl
Who says Minnesota politics is boring?  Al Franken desperately wanted to distract voters here from his tax evasion in 17 states.  He decided that throwing mud might distract Minnesotans from his own i
I was kidding when I wondered whether the reinstitution of Fairness would qualify as force majeure for Limbaugh’s new contract.  Belated note to Clear Channel’s lawyers: You might want to look into it
A declaration of independence. Ante up!The White House sneers that it’s little more than “bluster.”  Is it?  Not only are they reportedly massing armor in Georgian territory but they’re wrecking milit
I’m not sure which is more compelling in this news clip — the political tension between Barack Obama’s national and Michigan operations over what to do with Kwame Kilpatrick, or Jennifer Granholm’s re
Charlie Rangel won’t get a high-profile speaking slot at the Democratic convention, and he can thank Barack Obama for the snub.  The powerful chair of the House Ways and Means Committee wanted a prime
The HA news priority totem pole looks like this: Politics at the top, then terrorism, then robots, then “The View,” then tabloid cryptozoology, and finally, of course, UFO sightings.  Although given t
Hopefully, members of Team McCain have rushed to remind John McCain that he needs to energize the Republican base to support him, not to oppose him.  In an interview with Stephen Hayes of the Weekly S
John McCain offers an editorial expanding on his insistence that “we are all Georgians now” after the Russian invasion of the democratic nation last week.  With the Russians now apparently on their wa
Life sometimes does imitate art, even if it takes over twenty years to do so.  In the 1985 comedy Real Genius, students at a California technical university thwart a government plan to develop an airb
The Russians are going, the Russians are going …  back into South Ossetia.  Georgian government sources confirm that Russian tanks have re-entered Gori today to facilitate the withdrawal of forces fro
John McCain’s campaign has released another television ad today, making them rather busy spending the money they raised in June.  This ad appears only in Ohio and answers allegations made by Barack Ob
The closer we get to the Magic Text Message from The One, the more frenzied the Democratic running-mate speculation gets.  Today’s humorous suggestion comes from Massachusetts television station WBZ,
A hard tonic that mixes only too well, unfortunately, with reports like this one of Bush “writing checks to the Georgians without knowing what he had in the bank,” as one senior U.S. official put it.H
Judith Warner looked for the supposedly pro-life-friendly language in the new Democratic Party platform, and stopped at the first sentence.  In the New York Times, Warner explains that the new platfor
The New York Times belatedly started investigating the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter affair, but Serge Kovaleski and Mike McIntire may have made up for some lost time.  In their report yesterday, they un
The John McCain campaign released its latest TV ad today, a straightforward negative (or comparative) spot called “Taxman”.  When McCain hasn’t hit at Obama’s celebrity since the World Tour, he’s hamm
The Washington Post reports that Rep. John Murtha has written the State Department asking them to meet with a firm that illegally exported components for military night-vision goggles.  Electro-Glass
The John McCain campaign scheduled a press conference call for this morning to discuss fundraising.  The invitation came at short notice, and I assumed it would cover their fundraising numbers for Jul
The DNCC announced the speakers for the prime-time slot on Wednesday night of the convention, and the list is intriguing.  Wednesday night is when the VP nominee addresses the convention, and CNN scru
The New York Times notices that a completely predictable reversal has taken place between Barack Obama, John McCain, and media coverage.  Two weeks ago, the national media followed Obama devotedly as
The Associated Press reports that Iran’s Quds force has Iraqi Shiite assassination squads in training in four or more locations.  Their mission?  To kill Iraqi government officials, Iraqi and American
A sensational theory, but more so for the theater of it than the logic.  Imagine: They roll into the convention with no VP named yet and then, with the suspense unbearable, after months of sick-making
Barack Obama continued his fundraising roll in July, racking up $51 million while the DNC raised an additional $25 million.  The July total represents a small decrease from June, but more concerning t
Can anyone remember a reform pledge Barack Obama hasn’t broken?  First, he insisted that he would remain within the public-financing system, as late as February, then suddenly pronounced it “broken” w
While the Gang of 10 tries to defuse a potent Republican issue on energy, John McCain keeps the fuse lit in a Weekly Standard interview.  McCain tells Stephen Hayes that he may rethink his opposition
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev signed the revamped truce agreement pushed by Condoleezza Rice as a way to get Russian troops out of Georgia, after nine days of war ruined the city of Gori and revea
Viewers watching the Democratic convention on network television may find themselves surprised to see ads from the DNCC’s newest major sponsor … John McCain.  Thanks to a record donation haul in July
The Barack Obama campaign learned one lesson from its Vero Possumus fiasco, and apparently only one lesson: Latin is elitist.  They still haven’t figured out that drawing fancy logos for a candidate r
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
Earlier, I linked to the CBN interview David Brody conducted with Barack Obama to point out the Democrat’s continued untruthfulness on the infanticide-prevention measure that Obama opposed in the Illi
Unlike some of their colleagues in the Senate, House Republicans have rejected a minimal effort to compromise offered by Nancy Pelosi on energy policy.  After floating a proposal that would have allow
The Russians aren’t leaving Georgia despite having signed an agreement with Georgia to fall back to military positions established on August 6th before fighting erupted in South Ossetia.  President Bu
I’ll credit Rick Warren with asking both John McCain and Barack Obama about abortion.  I skipped the Saddleback Church non-debate, but Jim at Gateway Pundit captured what has to be the quote of the el
According to Muhammad’s favorite wife, Aisha, “The Messenger of Allah used to fast until we would say, ‘He does not want to break fast,’ and he would not fast until we would say, ‘He does not want to
Not since the 30 fateful seconds between Ray Stantz’s brain freeze and the appearance of the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man has the revelation of a secret decision been more anticipated.Ed speculated this
Maybe Barack Obama has a fundraising problem in the Twin Cities.  When Monte Bute wanted to display his support for Obama on his lawn and communicate Hope and Change to his neighbors, he got a rude aw
Hopefully the left will challenge this.  Anything that keeps McCain’s heroism front and center, without a shred of evidence from any eyewitness that he’s lying, is tantamount to an in-kind campaign co
Bill Donohue and the Catholic League have protested the choice of bloggers at the Democratic convention in Denver.  Despite the list of bloggers having been public for almost three months, Donohue has
No word yet on what the punishment might entail, but placing short-range ballistic missiles aimed at Tbilisi in South Ossetia may offer a clue.  Oddly enough, the withdrawal that they promised would b
With most of the day’s big news blogged, we turn to rank speculation.  What’s this about?  A decoy planted by Team Maverick to throw VP bloodhounds off the scent?  An accurate but otherwise unexceptio
It seems the higher Barack Obama climbs in politics, the lower his pay grade gets.  Don Surber finds a quote from 2001, when Obama served in the Illinois Senate, that indicates that his pay grade cove
This came up two months ago, when McCain went so far as to boast about his votes to confirm Ginsburg and Breyer to a bunch of Hillary supporters and Kaus predicted a rightosphere meltdown that never h
At the end of July, I submitted a video question on energy to the two candidates for the Minnesota Senate, incumbent Norm Coleman (R) and challenger Al Franken (D) for a YouTube debate.  I asked both
Via Byron York, who calls it “breathtaking” when it’s really just par for the course.  In case you were wondering whether Edwards himself was stoking the “protect Elizabeth” meme to get big media to s
And they knew just the right reporter to whisper to, didn’t they?  It’s true that Maverick wasn’t in the “cone of silence” when Warren said he was, but then he didn’t need to be — he already knew the
Politico and ABC both note that Barack Obama’s schedule, as well as the rapidly-declining number of days to the Democratic convention, point to a VP announcement sometime this week.  Obama has some ti
A thoughtful HA reader noticed the uptick in Evan Bayh’s stock as a potential running mate for Barack Obama, and sent a link to a story from December noting Susan Bayh’s extensive connections to corpo
As I noted last week, Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan today, ending the potentially divisive effort to impeach him.  The Yousef Gilani government won’t pursue prosecution, allowing
Maybe Bob Barr should count himself lucky that the Washington Post would cover him at all, as a Libertarian Party candidate in a presidential race.  Unfortunately, Libby Copeland spends the first part
Vladimir Putin apparently ordered the Russian Army to drive Georgians out of the city of Gori, as soldiers forced the evacuation of the strategic Georgian city.  Russian soldiers told Gori residents t
Barack Obama continued his fundraising success in San Francisco, and managed to make his smear of Republicans as racists somewhat more subtle.  According to the campaign, his event yesterday at the Fa
Russell Berman reports in the New York Sun that the Barack Obama campaign has acknowledged that Obama himself lied about the bill he torpedoed in 2003 that would have required medical providers to giv
David Freddoso says he can’t see how Obama can spin his way out of this now that his own team’s admitted he lied about it to David Brody.  I can think of a way: Drag the issue so deep into the weeds o
No one knows anything, but let’s not let that stop us.  Tidbits?  Rob Portman will attend the McCain VP unveiling on the 29th, but that was to be expected given his regular presence at Ohio campaign e
But he may have once told the story to a group of Christian leaders.  Which goes to show, I guess, that just because an author hasn’t recorded something in writing before mentioning it doesn’t mean it
According to the latest Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg poll, Barack Obama has lost ten points in the last two months since clinching the nomination.  In the second major poll to show a catastrophic drop
National Review has tried to investigate the public relationship between Barack Obama and former Weather Underground radical William Ayers at the University of Illinois, but has run into a stonewallin
Could have gone in the other thread as an update but that one’s already Dramamine-worthy.  How apparently serious has the vetting process gotten?  If Politico’s to be believed, serious enough that the
Assorted quotes from today’s show via Halperin, the choicest of which is this:Call this “DefCon 2.”  If not for Lowry claiming last night that McCain’s sounding people out about a pro-choicer, I’d nev
For a man willing to blame Britain for World War II, this is an easy call.  Kevin Drum has already addressed the stupidity of the idea that the U.S., in Buchanan’s words, might have given Georgia “a g
Jay Nordlinger knows how to provoke a rapid response.  Don’t make an argument on politics or religion — accuse people of mispronunciation.  Nordlinger claims that the standard American pronunciation o
Kathryn Jean Lopez writes today at The Corner about one interpretation of the recent John McCain trial balloon that hadn’t yet arisen in mainstream analysis.  What if McCain might be thinking of Rudy
Remember how Barack Obama reneged on his promise to remain within the public-financing system in June?  Obama said at the time that his campaign raised money from the grassroots, so his organization a
If Barack Obama had his druthers, he told an Albuquerque audience yesterday, he’d have a single-payer system for managing health care.  Unfortunately, the transition would throw a lot of HMO employees
Denver’s CBS affiliate discovered that the DNCC hired a security consultant who had to resign from the Denver police force in a moonlighting scandal five years ago.  Gary Lauricella and several other
Last April, I complimented Barack Obama for his principled stand against the corrupt practice of providing “street money” to political organizers in Philadelphia.  He insisted that his new kind of pol
When last we saw Mark Udall, the Democratic Representative and Senate hopeful had skulked off a plane from DC after reneging on his promise to keep the House in session until Nancy Pelosi allowed a vo
The Taliban launched an attack on an American base in Afghanistan in a strange twist on the notion of a suicide mission.  Instead of presenting an attack or ambush, they simply send waves of suicide b
Everything old is new again in Olympic politics.  In 1980, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan a few months before the Moscow Summer Olympics.  When the IOC refused to move the Games, the US led a bo
I’d call it stupid except that the people circulating it understand perfectly well what happened here.  After all, if they’re willing to accuse him of lying about the POW cross story based on no evide
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter has a message for Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the House Democratic caucus, and he wanted it delivered at Hot Air.  The chair of the Republican House Policy Committee says that Amer
Via the Standard, here’s The Lamb taking his new tough-guy approach aimed at reassuring the base that he won’t let the GOP push him around the way they did Kerry.  But since he is, after all, the Lamb
As if Barack Obama didn’t do enough damage with his “above my pay grade” response on abortion at the Saddleback Church presidential forum on Saturday, Jay Ambrose finds another revealing nugget in a d
Consider this an early warning that the conventions might not be the big news story of the next two weeks.They’ve already built one checkpoint 30 miles outside Tbilisi, according to the AP, and are wo
Rudy Giuliani headed today’s Team McCain conference call, discussing the trip taken by Barack Obama adviser David Kurtzer to Syria in July.  Giuliani, the recent selection for the GOP convention’s key
Hillary Clinton’s supporters will not go quietly, it seems.  According to a Scripps-Howard report this morning, unnamed backers of Hillary have begun a “massive” e-mail campaign insisting that she won
CBS has the list. Rob Portman and Chris Cox aren’t there but everyone who’s everyone else is (including Michael Steele), so unless Maverick goes dark horse for his VP pick this schedule will change to
For the second time today, a Barack Obama foreign-policy adviser has shown ties to the oil industry that Democrats insist on demonizing.  Former Ambassador Daniel Kurtzer traveled to Syria as part of
We already pretty much knew that, but here’s your confirmation.  As I recall, both parties agreed at the beginning of this congressional term that the Dems would retain control even if a senator ended
Barack Obama and his campaign has spent most of the spring and summer demonizing lobbyists, especially those who work for the oil industry and those who now work for John McCain.  Now, however, lobbyi
Secret web pages and hard-sale tactics have replaced Hope and Change for the Democratic convention.  The CBS affiliate in Denver discovered a hidden website that sold tickets to the Invesco Field acce
Her sister said it looks like Edwards.  Judge for yourself.  It does look like the baby in the earlier blurry photo they published (note the hair), but since I think Edwards was photoshopped into that
The NATO alliance appears ready to present a united front against an old foe over its aggression against Georgia.  Instead of wheedling Russia into withdrawing its troops from the former Soviet republ
The latest Zogby poll reinforces what earlier LA Times/Bloomberg and Pew polls have found: Barack Obama has had a collapse this summer.  Being Zogby, it has a more dramatic collapse than the others. 
My friend Patrick Ruffini, as ardent a Republican as I know, wrote last night to make the case that Joe Lieberman as John McCain’s running mate would not be “the worst pick”.  While Lieberman wouldn’t
The Washington Post became the first major media outlet to finally acknowledge what David Freddoso and National Review have reported for weeks — that Barack Obama had not told the truth about his vote
But a dark horse lurks.A pro-choice Republican group is releasing a poll tomorrow showing that nearly 70 percent of party members don’t regard abortion as a litmus test for VP and only 1 in 10 say the
Kenneth Vogel comes up with the answer at Politico that eluded John McCain in his earlier interview.  The actual number of houses owned by McCain is … zero.  That’s right — the Senator doesn’t own a s
Don’t look now, Nancy, but the Republicans are gaining on you.  Despite numerous problems this year and a supposedly poisonous political atmosphere for the GOP, the National Republican Congressional C
With the Iraqi Army increasingly taking charge of security operations, Washington and Baghdad have agreed on a proposal that would see combat troops leaving Iraq by 2011, three years from now, and to
Was this one set to roll today all along or was it in the chamber and ready to fire in case Obama tried a guilt-by-association ploy of his own first?  Either way, acidic stuff.  Ben Smith has backgrou
3 p.m. already and not a single worthless VP speculation post up on the site?  Let’s do something about that.  Obama’s given two interviews in the past 24 hours dropping airy hints about whom he’s set
Link via Karl, who wonders what Obama could possibly mean here after his stirring testament at Saddleback to what a “real bad person” Saddam Hussein was.Here’s a newsflash, champ: Russia’s foreign min
For those still unfamiliar with the “mainstream” William Ayers, as Barack Obama described him on his campaign web site, this 2006 interview with Venezuelan socialist Luis Bonilla-Molina, founder of th
After 18 months on the trail, this is the closest he’s come to a memorable ad.  Seriously.  I wrote about this line of attack back when David Brock floated his “sugar mommy” turd.  It’ll help Obama ma
Reuters reports that Russian armored units have begun pulling back into South Ossetia, indicating a general withdrawal from Georgia.  Moscow pledged that it would return to the lines status quo ante b
Mickey Kaus does a little sleuthing and discovers that Joe Biden’s collapse in the 1988 presidential election cycle didn’t just come from his plagiarism of Neil Kinnock. In a 1987 New York Times artic
Newsmax interviews the Ragin’ Cajun, James Carville, regarding the politics of running-mates in both parties.  Carville also opines on why Obama can’t gain traction, tries to minimize the polling befo
Barack Obama may be doubling up John McCain in campaign fundraising, but the RNC continues its dominance of the DNC this election cycle.  The RNC outraised its rival more than 2-1 in contributions and
John Kass has an explanation for Stanley Kurtz for why he couldn’t access what should be public records at the University of Illinois at Chicago.  Kurtz apparently didn’t read the name of the building
How many times can the DNC mention that Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA) is a Jew?  In their pre-emptive attack website on every potential candidate for John McCain’s running mate, they manage to work it into
Yesterday, a YouTubed audio snippet of Barack Obama’s defense of his vote against the Illinois state legislation that required medical providers to give normal life-supporting medical care to infants
This entire exercise in announcing a running mate for Barack Obama has provided one puzzlement after another.  The campaign at first said that they would announce Obama’s selection in the week before
A Lenexa, Kansas printing company has started producing Obama-Bayh bumper stickers, according to a Kansas City television news report.  KMBC-9 has three sources and an example of the bumper sticker fo
Political conventions have little practical purpose in modern American politics, but still have symbolic impact.  The two major political parties spend years and millions of dollars to project images
The John McCain campaign held a press conference on health care today in conjunction with a front-page Washington Post report on ties between Barack Obama’s campaign and his wife’s employer, the UCMC.
There’s no way this is true.  Either it’s nonsense planted by Obama’s camp to build just a tiny bit more suspense before he reveals her as the pick or else it’s nonsense planted by Hillary’s camp beca
Hillary Clinton only scratched the surface of her massive debt in the two months following the suspension of her campaign.  The debt, initally estimated at over $24 million, has decreased by only $1.2
The New York Times ventures where Barack Obama fears to tread.  In his profile of General David Petraeus, Dexter Filkins admits what everyone but Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi, and the Democratic president
The Washington Post notes an odd coincidence between the University of Chicago Medical Center, where Michelle Obama worked as a vice-president until recently, and a major Barack Obama donor.  The UCMC
Note: Andrew McCarthy will be my guest on today’s Ed Morrissey Show at 3 pm ET!During the Saddleback Church forum last weekend, Barack Obama made a point to scold America for its failure to follow the
Former California governor and current Attorney General Jerry Brown has run for President as a Democrat, but he may start gunning for another Democrat — in court.  Brown reportedly may open an investi
Well, as long as you forget about the oppressive Communist government and the lack of freedom and the Internet filtering and the re-education camps … China sounds really groovy:Does Barack Obama under
Most politicians know that Friday evening announcement serve to bury bad news in the weekend news cycles.  By Friday evening, most people have left their houses to entertain themselves, and stop payin
The only way this could be more awesomely awesome is if it involved robots.  As it is, I’m downright woozy at the thought of what’s in store on Tuesday night.No justice, no peace:Says another Hillary
John Miller wanted to see that headline, so there you go.  3 p.m. ET around the dial; if you’re tuned in, comment below.  We’ll be taping so look for video here later in case Biden cracks a fried chic
One possible explanation: They meant to send it out a few hours earlier but the sheer volume of texts caused problems so it got delayed.  A likelier explanation: They meant to send it out this morning
Many believe that Barack Obama chose Joe Biden for his running mate to address a profound weakness on foreign policy.  Power Line points out an example of the Biden prowess on foreign relations that f
Barack Obama bragged that he would compete for votes in all 50 states against John McCain, and his fundraising numbers certainly gave the impression that he had the resources to do it.  Yesterday, tho
Ron Fournier makes the obvious analysis with Barack Obama’s selection of Joe Biden as running mate.  The AP’s political analyst says the move acknowledges Obama’s weakness in experience and foreign po
I’m not sure a political campaign could possibly screw up a running-mate announcement as badly as Team Obama.  The e-mail message that the world awaited for days finally came — at 4:50 am ET.  As wide
My heart leaped this morning when the Observer reported that she hadn’t yet asked the New York delegation to vote for Obama, but it turns out she’s saving that for some sort of political Masada in whi
I’m always astounded as to the extent of deception in which pro-choice Catholics indulge themselves, both inwardly and outwardly, to justify their positions.  Perhaps there is no balder example of thi
Congress has repeatedly refused to allow drilling on the 2,000 acres set aside for that purpose in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a tiny portion of tundra in a 19-million-acre preserve.  That pa
Rasmussen test-polled Joe Biden as a running mate for Barack Obama, and clearly he is not about to set the world on fire.  Biden gets a bare majority in his own party to support his selection, and wom
Doug Ross at Director Blue points out a curiosity from yesterday’s joint appearance by Barack Obama and Joe Biden in Springfield, Illinois yesterday, and not just the fumbled announcement or Biden cal
How thoroughly did Barack Obama vet Joe Biden?  After months of demonizing lobbyists, Obama selected a running mate who has taken millions in contributions from those same lobbyists Obama supposedly e
Just a couple of weeks ago, Bill Kristol and Zbigniew Brzezinski shook up the presidential race for a day or so by predicting that retired Gen Colin Powell would appear in Denver and endorse Barack Ob
John McCain’s campaign has decided to start some trouble between the Democrats just as they’ve gathered for their convention in Denver.  Their new ad, “Passed Over”, asks why the woman who received 18
Back in 1987, Joe Biden told a series of lies about his educational background.  When confronted with them, he excused himself by saying, “I exaggerate when I’m angry.”  Apparently the presidential de
“Everything has an essence,” said Ibn Abbas, “and the essence of the Qur’an is the family of Ha Mim” – that is, suras 40 through 46, all of which begin with the Arabic letters ha and mim. (As always,
It comes at 30:45, right after he finishes wondering what the difference is between men marrying men and people marrying animals. (Er, consent?) This plays well with the base and no doubt he’ll enjoy
Airing live right now on C-SPAN.  Watch over the web if you’re stuck at work without a TV.  Here’s the schedule; they’re already well into the first half of the program, with Denver Mayor John Hickenl
Mark Halperin has the clip, which is ironic since he described Ayers with the same polite euphemism yesterday that The One’s ad team uses here (George Will thankfully was there to correct him).  Conve
Actually, Greta’s more excited about the idea than Ingraham is.  I’m continually amazed by how much support there is for Palin, basically sight unseen, here in the comments at HA even though putting h
Unlike Barack Obama (and John Kerry, for that matter), Joe Biden has an actual record of legislative accomplishment in the Senate.  The record shows a career focused mainly on crime, which gave Biden
This is the one I had in mind in last night’s post; as it is, I can’t wait to see what they’ve got in the chute for tomorrow.  She turned up at the New York delegation’s breakfast this morning and fir
Joe Biden certainly brings a lot of baggage to the Democratic ticket this year, and some of the baggage matches that of Barack Obama.  The Chicago Sun-Times reports this morning that a key figure in t
Our favorite liberal nets herself a scoop.  From Bill Kristol’s lips to the PUMAs’ ears…CQ Politics already has a report of delegates at a union caucus being approached to sign.  No one did, but there
Remember when Barack Obama wanted to change the manner business got conducted in Washington?  If that seems a long time ago, it retreated further in the distance when Team Obama admitted yesterday tha
After Barack Obama fumbled his running mate selection in both choice and process by selecting Joe Biden, John McCain has a wide-open field for his choice of VP candidates.  About the only limitation h
Barack Obama sang the praises of China’s infrastructure last week on the campaign trail, and while he may be all wet, thousands of Chinese farmers wish they were even slightly damp.  While Obama haile
Barack Obama’s political mentor got accused by several witnesses of calling a black Hillary Clinton delegate an “Uncle Tom”.  Emil Jones, retiring from his post as state Senate president, confronted a
If Democrats hoped for a Mile High Unityfest, they will find themselves bitterly disappointed — as bitter and disappointed as Bill and Hillary Clinton.  Politico reports from the scene that Bill has c
If anyone doubted that John McCain would target disaffected Hillary Clinton supporters, his new ad should convince the holdouts.  The new spokesperson for McCain has some experience campaigning — she
And it comes after Joe Biden’s addition to the Democratic ticket, too.  CNN’s latest polling shows that Barack Obama has lost a seven-point lead since July — and that’s among adults, not registered vo
We’re opening the thread now but things won’t start hopping for another hour.  Mark Warner goes on after 9 p.m. ET followed by America’s most fabulously powerful victim of sexism phoning in her good-s
Hillary Clinton gave a preview of tonight’s speech for a group of supporters in Denver earlier today, and it didn’t feature Barack Obama — at all.  Peter Nicholas covered the event for the LA Times, a
I’m getting a lot of e-mail from people today about Jimmy Carter’s appearance with Jim Lehrer.  People have gotten exercised about Carter supposedly calling Barack Obama “boy”, which as almost everyon
Charlie Rangel should really be ticked off after the DNC gave a speaking slot to Illinois state treasurer Alexi Giannoulias.  Barack Obama told the Ways and Means chair that he had no room for a few w
The left’s been hammering him for awhile for using his Vietnam experience as an all-purpose excuse but it was Maureen Dowd — bestower of the original Absolute Moral Authority laurel wreath upon Cindy
On Sunday, Nancy Pelosi told several lies about the Catholic Church’s teaching and historical perspective on abortion and the fundamental sanctity of human life throughout its development.  Ten House
Joementum!Meanwhile, the Freepers are passing the new Rasmussen around as evidence that the convention’s a bust because it includes data collected last night.  Eh.  It’s a three-day rolling average an
The received wisdom on the Caucasus war casts Georgian president Mikhail Saakashvili as either villain or dupe, foolishly provoking a staged response from Russia by firing on civilians in Tshkanvili. 
Not the first time Lowry’s blown this little bubble, do note.  And in both cases he’s punctuated his thought with words to the effect of, “Too bad he’s so awful on economics and national security and
The American Political Science Association meets this week in Boston, and one of the questions they will consider will be whether they should meet as planned next year in Toronto.  After the prosecuti
Outwardly, Democrats talk about the strength of their ticket, especially since the addition of Joe Biden.  Quietly, though, a strain of worry has crept into conversations in Denver, especially among d
One of the pitfalls of reporting from the conventions is that people tend to lose perspective amidst the fervor.  Mainstream journalists supposedly have immunity from this phenomenon, and sometimes ch
Michael Rubin warns that the foreign-policy “experience” of Joe Biden consists mainly of getting the big questions wrong, especially on Iran.  Biden has pressed for more than ten years to open relatio
No, this isn’t another post about William Ayers, but instead about a group of what the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review calls “left-wing nuts” in its editorial this morning.  The editors chastise Barack Obam
Barack Obama did a double-twist on free speech yesterday in reaction to the ad produced by an outside political group regarding his association with William Ayers.  After his own campaign produced an
We knew this was coming, didn’t we?  With John McCain essentially recycling Hillary Clinton’s questions about Barack Obama’s experience, the 3 AM question runs as the subtext of all of these ads.  Why
Any reason to place more stock in this rumor than every other rumor over the past three weeks?  Just the timing: Drudge is red-fonting the claim that McCain’s settled on a nominee as I write this, whi
Harry Reid’s due to speak any minute now, followed a bit later by Evan Bayh and Tom Daschle.  Bill Clinton gets his eight-minute quickie around 9 p.m. ET to impart the sort of national security wisdom
Just in case you were wondering if McCain’s the only candidate willing to use the same meme over and over in increasingly ridiculous contexts to deflect criticism.Well, no, it’s not that the setting i
Um, what’s Huck doing on Rush’s show?  Isn’t their relationship rather highly nuanced?His logic here isn’t indefensible, but since he now bizarrely appears to occupy number two on the list of politici
Joe Biden supposedly will attract Catholics to the Democratic ticket, but not if he follows Pope Nancy Pelosi for doctrinal guidance.  In a profile of Biden for the Christian Science Monitor, Biden cr
Seems he doesn’t like being compared to Tokyo Rose simply because he’s willing to appear on a network where not every pundit comes from one side of the aisle.  And if you think I’m exaggerating in say
It’s not a trailer, actually.  It’s a snippet from the film itself, premiering next week in Minneapolis during the convention and produced by Citizens United, the conservative outfit led by former Whi
An ailing columnist rises from his sickbed to throw a shudder of horror through conservative America.  Could Maverick be so out of touch with his own base that he needs a Democrat to clue him in?  And
The Washington Post peeks into the sausage-making aspects of Capitol Hill legislating, and discovers that Barack Obama and Joe Biden have a longer partnership than first thought.  Obama pursued over $
Barack Obama has had an unprecedented slide in polling over the summer, losing as much as twelve points nationally and squandering momentum gained from besting Hillary Clinton in the primaries.  Gallu
Expect the news of John McCain’s running mate selection on Friday morning, and not by text message, e-mail, or semaphore.  Politico reports that McCain will introduce his VP nominee in the battlegroun
Fausta made this connection before I did, and combined with the so-called “sign of progress”, Barack Obama may be better suited to run for the presidency of the United Federation of Planets than the U
Barack Obama would dearly love to flip Florida, and his selection of Joe Biden may have had some designs on seniors in the Sunshine State. If so, the latest polling from Strategic Vision can’t make Ob
Hillary Clinton gave a good effort in trying to close the sale for Barack Obama last night in the convention’s most anticipated speech.  According to the Washington Post’s Eli Saslow, it had a big imp
Yesterday, I watched most of the prime-time content at the Democratic convention in preparation for the speech by Hillary Clinton.  I hadn’t tuned into Day 1 for scheduling reasons; I’m doing live sho
Speculation ran wild about whether Hillary Clinton would give Barack Obama her full-throated support in her Democratic convention speech last night.  Barack Obama himself reportedly previewed the spee
We’re fully three hours away from Zeus’s descent from Olympus, but the festivities at the temple have begun so here’s your thread to snark.  The schedule’s thin until 8:30 p.m. ET or so, when Gore the
The South Carolina Republican Party pushed back — hard — against the class-warfare attack from Barack Obama and the Democrats over how many houses John McCain and his family own.  This ad uses McCain’
Between this and Drudge’s teaser about possibly leaking the VP pick, they’re clearly very nervous about letting this speech go off without the GOP getting a word in edgewise.I can’t imagine what he’d
The Fayetteville Observer reads a few tea leaves in the veepstakes and suggests that Eric Cantor may become the dark-horse finalist for John McCain’s running-mate.  Cantor has not yet appeared on the
Good question, one I’ve asked before myself.  A source close to Thompson told Jim Geraghty in late January that he isn’t interested in VP; au contraire, reported Carl Cameron that same day, it was VP
Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll finally has some good news for Barack Obama.  After the selection of Joe Biden, Michelle Obama’s profession of love for America, and an enthusiastic endorsement by Hill
“Slimy.”  “Smear merchant.”  “Character assassin.”  This kind of name-calling tends to undermine an argument against character assassination, especially when the argument comes with no supporting evid
Phill Gramm may have worded his assertion in an impolitic manner, but the latest economic data proves him correct.  The US economy grew at an annual rate of 3.3% in the second quarter, almost twice as
Cuyahoga County officials have accused ACORN, the GOTV organization employed by Barack Obama’s campaign, of voter registration fraud — again.  The Board of Elections has begun a criminal investigation
Politico reports that “senior Democratic officials” have had second thoughts about the wisdom of the scope, scale, and setting for tonight’s Barack Obama speech at Invesco Field.  The Greek temple set
John Edwards got shunned by Democrats at this convention for his extramarital affair with Rielle Hunter and the shady financial connections between himself, Hunter, and Andrew Young.  Fortunately for
Barack Obama added Joe Biden to the ticket to give him some much-needed gravitas on foreign policy and military affairs.  Biden gave an indication of how successful this might be by managing to confus
If you read Wired?  Yes.  If you read LGF and get the full context of what she said?  No.  That makes twice already today that quotes of hers were bowdlerized to make them more nutroots-friendly.Lot o
And not just Biden either. Pay attention to what she says about Bush lacking a national energy policy and kowtowing to the Saudis to boost production, a line that’ll take a tiny bit of the sting out o
Ponnuru, Halperin, and Jonah Goldberg have fleshed out most of the negatives so read them first, paying particular attention to Goldberg’s point about Palin’s parochialism.  The Dan Quayle narrative i
Since when did Barack Obama value experience so highly?What a desperate statement!  Here’s Barack Obama on his massive foreign-policy credentials:Wow.  So his mother took him to live in Indonesia when
The rollout of the pick of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate demonstrates a very obvious difference between the two campaigns.  The contrast between the tight, focused operation at Team McCain
With multiple media outlets confirming now that Governor Sarah Palin will indeed join the Republican ticket as John McCain’s running mate, McCain has clearly chosen to play offense rather than defense
Does South Ossetia really want independence?  According to an official of the breakaway Georgian province … no, not really.  They believe that Russia will absorb them, and it sounds as though they loo
I moved away from Comcast just in time, it seems.  The cable giant has decided that its users only need a certain amount of Internet traffic each month, and when they hit the limit, their customers ca
I guess Chris Matthews couldn’t bring himself to go the full Harry Belafonte and call Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell “house slaves”.  Instead, in his effusion over Barack Obama, Matthews throws awa
I’m reading one comment over and over again in response to criticism here and elsewhere about Barack Obama’s speech — that those who criticize it weren’t the audience for it anyway.  I admit that I’m
Tim Pawlenty told local television/radio station WCCO that he will not be traveling to Ohio today.  Instead of being introduced as John McCain’s running mate, the Minnesota governor will attend the st
Barack Obama certainly had the nation’s attention last night, having moved his speech from the Pepsi Center to an elaborate setting at Invesco Field.  He had history on his side in two separate ways,
The euphoria has finally worn off, leaving a hitherto pessimistic blogger in full-blown panic mode over a complete wild card being slapped onto the table.  Tossed about in a roiling sea of heart-ache,
Red State blogger “absentee” had the good fortune to travel from Denver to Charlotte after the Democratic convention with DNC National Chair Don Fowler and Congressman John Spratt of South Carolina.
If they do nothing they’ll be slammed for callousness and if they do the right thing they’ll be slammed for exploitation, so there’s no reason whatsoever not to do the latter.  Oh, except of course th
None of them are actually bad or ugly, but even the hint of an unkind word directed at our heroine (heroin?) is enough to get righty readers to click, so there’s your bait.  First comes the fluff, fro
This is not the Republican Party she thought she knew.A righteous point and one that shouldn’t be lost in the shuffle of Palinmania or the glee of watching liberals walk into rhetorical doorknobs abou
Not only isn’t Palin attacked, her name isn’t so much as mentioned.  That’s a smart play, especially after they came out swinging yesterday morning without so much as a congrats.  The more I think abo
Kirsten Powers has watched the hysterical shrieking coming from her own Democratic Party in the wake of Sarah Palin’s selection as John McCain’s running mate, and has newfound respect for the Republic
If people worry how Sarah Palin will stack up against Joe Biden as a campaigner, perhaps this video clip of Biden introducing Barack Obama yesterday in Pennsylvania might help answer it.  Biden strugg
Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll today shows the same four-point lead Barack Obama held yesterday over John McCain.  This poll, the first to show reaction from Obama’s speech, indicates that Obama didn
I have always liked Mike Huckabee, even though in the end I didn’t support him in the run for the Presidency.  He has a disarming manner that belies real steel underneath, and last night he proved his
Now that almost a full day has passed since John McCain has named Sarah Palin as his running mate, we can already see the themes his political opponents will take in criticizing her.  Irony runs throu
John McCain has spent most of his career in the Senate as a reformer willing to buck his own party for change, and ran on that theme during the primaries.  Time’s Michael Grunwald and Jay Newton-Small
As most Hot Air readers already know, the first day of the convention will feature little more than the most essential business of the GOP.  Earlier I offered my proposal for a way to turn the first d
That’ll change, of course, as she does better or worse on the trail, but it ain’t the point you want to start from, needless to say.  I don’t know what to make of the fact that Gallup’s poll yesterday
Nothing against our pal Tammy Bruce, who’s exercised by his comment, but (a) he’s clearly joking, (b) he himself is the butt of the joke, not Palin, and er, (c) he’s right.Not the wisest move to make
Normally, I’d ignore most of what Alan Colmes has to say, because when he’s not appointing himself the arbiter of proper motherhood, he’s rewriting history.  However, his post at Liberaland today isn’
Ed’s away doing convention prep work and I’m on my way out the door, so here’s a clip and some choice links to tide you over for a few hours.  Maverick’s answer to Chris Wallace about her foreign poli
I couldn’t agree more. Look: She’s not going to win over Hillaryites.  She made an obligatory pitch to them at the Dayton rally because you can’t be a woman in politics today without genuflecting to o
That didn’t take long.  Three days after the end of the convention and the supposedly historic speech given by Barack Obama, Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll puts him back to where he was before the co
As one of the few fortunate bloggers who covered the 2004 Republican convention, I arrived in New York without a clue as to what the next four days would bring, or how I would begin to write about it.
Well, the Bush administration learned one lesson after Hurricane Katrina — don’t act uncaring.  In a move that should surprise no one, the White House announced this morning that George Bush won’t mak
Europe has begun discussing tough sanctions on Russia for their imperial invasion of Georgia, and it has Vladimir Putin worried.  Normally mild-mannered Germany has broached the idea of freezing Mosco
Even under normal circumstances, Barack Obama would have had a difficult time meeting expectations for his acceptance speech.  With the speech scheduled on the 45th anniversary of Dr. King’s “I Have a
Democrats offered a little projection over the weekend and claimed that John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate exposed his panic during their convention, a claim that only made sense
True or not?  I’ll give you the “facts” as I’ve collected them and let you decide for yourself.1. A guy named Andrew Halcro claimed this morning that eight people from Team McCain are checked into the
For those who have wondered whether much has happened today, the answer is twofold.  First, there seems to be an unexpected level of activity in the convention today, but its significance has not been
We had heard earlier that Laura Bush would address the convention this afternoon, which seemed somewhat surprising given the low-key atmosphere all day.  She got a rousing ovation when announced, and
Allahpundit has a great thread on the announcement from the Palins that their eldest daughter, Bristol, is five months pregnant.  Coincidentally, my daughter-in-law is at about the same point in her s
Supposedly McCain knew.  Did he?And here’s the statement, via Team McCain, from Palin and her husband:Gathering my thoughts.  Stand by for updates.Update: It shouldn’t hurt Palin but it will, because
Eh.  McCain was against offshore drilling before he was for it.  It’s amazing how willing voters are to embrace flip-flops as principled reconsiderations when they end up in line with majority opinion
Joe Trippi has had a couple of days to consider John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as running mate, and he has thought better of his initial response.  The man who created the Howard Dean on-line phe
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Ha’aretz reports that Joe Biden told Israeli leaders that they would have to accept a nuclear Iran if Barack Obama wins the Presidency.  Israelis expressed “amazem
Yesterday, some of the media and delegates to the Republican National Convention attended an advance, rough-cut screening of An American Carol, the new comedy by David Zucker with a decidedly conserva
At one time, Anbar Province appeared irretrievably lost to terrorists and insurgents.  The name Anbar became synonymous with failure, as al-Qaeda in Iraq established their so-called “Islamic State of
I’d like to share a picture of Governor Sarah Palin’s lovely young family, a photo that some may have already seen in connection to a despicable Internet smear against the Palins.  Here we have Sarah
“If McCain drops Palin,” writes Jim Treacher in the comments to the Headlines item on this, “he may as well drop out of the race.”  Agreed.  It’d be the buzzkill di tutti buzzkills for a party that ha
Here’s your comment thread.  7 p.m. ET on C-SPAN; watch online if you’re not near a TV.  Bush will speak via satellite at some point and then it’s Fred plating bleeding chunks of red meat and Joementu
Earlier today, I attended a press conference held by Carly Fiorina to introduce the Citizens for McCain Coalition, a group of Democrats and independents who plan to vote for John McCain in November.
I’m going to interrupt my breathing into a paper bag about the Blotter’s Troopergate story — the only source for which is a Democrat, do note — to bring you this rare shot of optimism, just because it
Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Sarah Palin had belonged to the Alaskan Independence Party in the early 1990s instead of the Republican Party.   The AIP now exists mostly as a fringe polit
Superb catch by the ‘Busters but they buried the lede.  Click the image to watch and skip ahead to 6:00 for the money part; the thought of the media stooping so low as to offend MSNBC hosts makes my t
Sarah Palin has had a wild ride since becoming John McCain’s running mate.  Having governed in Alaska, the Palins haven’t experienced the national spotlight, and the opposition attacks must seem daunt
Last night, I got a dispatch from the Huffington Post — I’m on their e-mail list, it appears — informing me of the “illegal” arrest of Amy Goodman outside the Republican convention.  The HuffPo posted
My friend Jazz Shaw asks two provocative questions today at The Moderate Voice about Sarah Palin and the election.  They revolve around family and experience, two questions that have arisen from accid
For the last eight years, but especially in 2004, the Democrats went after Dick Cheney for accepting five deferments from the draft during the Vietnam War.  Now, however, the Democrats have their own
The oil markets responded to the less-than-expected impact of Hurricane Gustav by touching off a selling spree, driving the price of oil to a new low in recent months.  After losing $10 per barrel in
Anderson Cooper asked Barack Obama last night to answer the claim that Sarah Palin has more applicable experience than he does.  In response, he completely ignores Palin’s status as governor, and then
Just posted at the Journal.  She claims “it’s over” was taken completely out of context via video editing, which, given her specificity as to what that part of the conversation was really about and th
Michael Steele, Mitt, Huck, Rudy, and then the main event: The heavy hitters start around 9 p.m. ET with the Barracuda to follow circa 10:30.  Strident Obama partisans are excused from rooting for her
Earlier, I had an opportunity to meet with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell as he made his way through Radio Row.  Unfortunately, the noise will make it hard to hear the soft-spoken Kentuckian’s
I wonder how this little interstitial made its way from MSNBC to TPM.  Oh well.  Fox nailed Jesse Jackson talking about Obama this way, so turnabout’s fair play.Simply awful, not only for Palin as a v
She missed all the examples cited here by WomenCount, huh?  Ah well.  She’s been busy.  And in fairness to her, part of the media’s bias against Palin has less to do with her being a woman than being
For what it’s worth, since so many people are posting speech wishlists today.For once, like Ace, I think a long wonky speech would be all to the good.  The only way she can blow this realistically is
Daily Kos up to no good again?  Nah — this one comes from WaPo, doing the hard work of ignoring primary sources that are reproduced right in the piece.  The boss, Laura W., and Anchor Rising did the h
The last couple of days have provided us with a wealth of Democrats suddenly crying out for the need of experience in the second position on the national ticket, despite telling the nation for twenty
Gawker looks at the blue-staters rushing to define Sarah Palin as a drooling hick with a gun, living in a double-wide Governor’s Trailer in Juneau, and wonders why they believe conservatives to be the
After a masterful rollout of the Sarah Palin announcement last Friday, the McCain campaign has now found itself behind in defining his running mate to the nation.  Stung by a series of rumors and innu
The selection of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has apparently deranged the mainstream media.  They’ve reported that she belonged to a secessionist party for a while, but she’s been a lifel
Conventions are more than just the floor speeches and the silly hats.  The parties sometimes overshadow the explicit politics, as people relax and enjoy themselves and make it more difficult to get up
I mentioned this in Tuesday’s convention thread but now that the smear’s broken big it deserves fuller attention.  It’s come to this, kids: The Huffington Post, Arianna’s playpen, is actually fairer t
Via RCP.  Not optimistic enough for you?  Then eyeball the data, comparing questions three through six, and note well: The spread on whether the respective VP picks are both an asset to the ticket and
Awesome!  And?Is the cover story even online?  I’d rather read it myself than rely on Megyn Kelly’s humiliation of that tool yesterday for a rundown of what Us considers “relevant issues” that were es
I linked the data earlier in another post but didn’t note this fun factoid.That is a potential problem, isn’t it?  Obama leads 49/39 when all voters are counted and since unaffiliateds are likely to i
Go figure, huh?  Why, it’s even stranger than finding the media mistaking a Democrat for a “lifelong Republicans.” Or Andrew Sullivan for someone who’s “right-leaning.”Maybe Beninson’s in line with in
During the buildout of the Xcel Center convention floor, director Mike Miller insisted that the GOP would not reconstruct the stage for John McCain’s speech, but leave it in its original configuration
A little counterprogramming to this week’s tributes at the convention from lefty propagandist Robert Greenwald, proving again that he’s perfectly at ease with the sort of “fearmongering” that progress
I’ve been getting a lot of e-mail about this clip of Joe Biden speaking at a campaign event yesterday in which he promised to go after the Bush administration for “violations of the Constitution”.   R
As any performer will tell you, following a showstopper is a thankless task.  John McCain may discover this tonight, after his running mate raised the bar and the roof at the Xcel Energy Center last n
It didn’t take Joe Biden long to fall into line with the Barack Obama no-drill policy.  After saying Monday that he didn’t oppose drilling in the OCS, he told an audience yesterday he opposed it.  Is
Maybe the PUMA movement has some life in it after all.  Following a three-day stretch in which the media attacked Sarah Palin for the quality of her motherhood, even Democrats have seen enough.  Polit
Ever since signing up for Barack Obama’s magic text message announcing his running mate — in the middle of the night — I’ve been plagued by e-mails on a daily basis.  It gives one a good look at the w
Perhaps the media and Democrats would have been better advised to set expectations high for Sarah Palin’s acceptance speech tonight at the Republican convention.  After ridiculing her as a small-town
Nutcase bloggers will have to find another smear against Sarah Palin … again.  Did you hear that Todd Palin’s former business partner tried to get his divorce records sealed?  Conspiracy theorists imm
On the last evening of the convention, I did my final interview with Rhod Sharp of the BBC.  I appeared on the Beeb all four evenings, usually with another personality.  On Monday, it was John Nichols
Fair to call him a “top” supporter?  Given the fact that he’s a member of The One’s national finance committee and advertises that fact in his HuffPo bio, I’m going with “yes.”  His M.O. reminds me of
We’ve heard that PUMAs are mythical creatures, those women who supported Hillary Clinton but prefer John McCain to Barack Obama.  Well, not only do they really exist, two of them felt motivated enough
With both Rasmussen and Gallup showing Barack Obama moving backwards even before the Republican Convention dropped its balloons on Andrea Mitchell, one can excuse the Democratic nominee for hearing fo
What has George Allen been doing for the last two years, since getting edged in 2006 by Jim Webb in the Virginia Senate race?  Allen has not retired from politics, although he has taken a more grassro
Six and a half minutes of her from today’s stop in Cedarburg, followed by Maverick asking around the seven-minute mark if she isn’t, er, “the most marvelous running mate in the history of this nation.
In continuing my coverage of the convention, I’ll have videos appearing all day here that I just didn’t have time to convert yesterday.  The first, with Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX), covers the specifi
Thus is the final battle joined.Or is it?The CW after Palin’s speech was that Hillary’s the big loser because there’s another prominent woman around to usurp her throne.  Just the opposite: Now Her Ma
One of the pleasures of attending a convention is the camaraderie one finds among peers and even those considered stars in the media universe.  I spoke many gracious people this week, including Dennis
Rasmussen’s latest tracking poll has some good news for the McCain campaign.  In the first tracking poll with post-Palin speech data, John McCain has begun his convention bounce, coming within two poi
Perhaps the Carney meme of Sarah Palin being afraid of the media is a case of projection.  Drudge reports that Oprah Winfrey will not invite the first woman on a Republican ticket to be a guest on her
According to Jay Carney at Time, the strategy from Team McCain regarding Sarah Palin will be to have her avoid media appearances and have her focus on campaign stops and stump speeches.  However, if t
Two weeks ago, had someone told me that the Republican convention would generate energy, excitement, drama, suspense, and unity, I probably would have laughed in their face, or cried in my beer.  At b
Yesterday, I wrote that John McCain had to give a substantially different speech than Sarah Palin did in her debut on the national stage.  She needed to show that she could fight back against an onsla
“The simple fact of her being a pro-life married mother of five with a thriving political career was–before anything else about her was known–enough for the left and its outliers to target her for des
A follow-up to Ed’s post last night about the Enquirer’s allegation of an affair, which metastasized via our privacy-defendin’ progressive superiors into the charge that the smoking gun lay buried in
Just asking questions, mind you, like those Truthers he once threw off his show.  My capacity for outrage at his “used-car salesman speaking truth to power” shtick expired seven months ago but some of
I tried to ignore this but people are e-mailing about it as evidence that The One admits he wants to ban guns but simply lacks the political leverage to do so.  Really?As I read it, he’s making a simp
Democrats brought out tens of thousands of American flags to Invesco Field, saluting Barack Obama as he spoke from the Styrofoam columns of the Barackopolis at the conclusion of the Democratic convent
At least this smear didn’t have anything to do with Sarah Palin’s gender, but it also didn’t have anything to do with the truth, either.  Critics have pointed to Palin’s Pentacostal religion as eviden
Rasmussen’s daily tracking poll shows little overall movement in the topline numbers today, with two-thirds of responses coming after Sarah Palin’s blockbuster speech at the Republican convention.  Mc
Norm Coleman has a humorous attack ad rolling out today, apparently only on video, in his battle against Al Franken.  Called “Once in a Generation”, Coleman underscores the less-than-exemplary manners
Greta van Susteren took a look at the “inexperienced” criticism of Sarah Palin by interviewing people who worked with Palin in Alaska.  She spoke with the current mayor of Wasilla, which is — surprise
No details on this yet, but Drudge has a headline up stating that MS-NBC has dumped both Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from its “anchor chair”.  David Gregory will take over the political duties
Tom Maguire’s skeptical given that he’s conspicuously failed to mention it until now, but I’ll take Barry at his word simply because there’s no way to prove he’s lying — a point which didn’t give a mo
One of the more effusive back-handed compliments I’ve ever read, from a paper that’s well aware of her political faults.  They’re not calling her a lightweight exactly, but it’s clear they think her i
Just buying the tickets to this film felt like a guilty pleasure.  What could be more cheesy than a movie musical with serious actors like Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, and
The London Telegraph has a test to see whether the hail of Predator missile attacks over the last few months took out Adam Gadahn, AKA Azzam al-Amriki, the traitorous terrorist from Garden Grove.  Gad
Chris Wallace puts David Axelrod on the hot seat this morning on Fox News to ask Barack Obama’s chief strategist to provide evidence of Obama’s post-partisanship.  Axelrod sputters about a few co-spon
In his acceptance speech at Invesco Field, Barack Obama insisted that Democratic presidents could keep America safe, but couldn’t come up with an example more recent than 45 years ago.  While Obama in
John McCain’s latest ad attempts to leverage the Greek temple from Barack Obama’s Invesco Field acceptance speech while tying him to the rest of his party as “more of the same”.  The spot, called “Tem
“In democratic systems, politics often throws up women like Sarah Palin. They look and sound very different from the men around them — Palin seems to have taken a conscious decision to wear skirts, un
This is what happened to Tom Eagleton shortly before he dropped out, right?  Insatiable demand among his own party’s rank and file for stops in their districts to boost congressional turnout?Ten days
Courtesy of Jim Treacher, your fun fact of the day.  Consider it a gloss on The One’s befuddlement as to why McCain would think to hold him and his campaign responsible for the more obnoxious anti-Pal
I guess Barack Obama doesn’t read Hot Air, nor listens to wisdom from our own Allahpundit.  Team O got so flustered by today’s “Original Mavericks” ad that they rushed this new spot out today, apparen
Yeah, I think so.  They’re both chin-deep in the tank, but where Olby’s bias is driven by near-pathological antipathy to conservatives, Matthews’s is driven by fanboy admiration for The One.  That mak
Barack Obama’s sudden decline in the polls have some of his supporters, and even some of John McCain’s backers, wondering whether the nosedive accurately reflects popular opinion.  Obama’s strength co
I’m at a loss, and not just because I already wrote about this on Saturday.  Not only does this tool inexplicably insist on stoking the inexperience comparisons to Palin by attacking the bottom of the
Joe Biden’s first presidential campaign got derailed in 1987 when he plagiarized a speech by British Labour leader Neil Kinnock, including Kinnock’s personal anecdotes of his family.  According to Ste
We’ve now reached the point where gossip sites are forced to debunk rumors being circulated uncritically by the mainstream media.Keep updating, Charlie.  No rest for the weary.Kurtz, who still thinks
Minnesotans may want to have the legislature investigate this report from the Examiner about University of Minnesota staff involvement in violent anti-Republican protests during the convention in Sain
Rasmussen has its daily tracking poll out, and to no great surprise, it shows John McCain jumping up another two points to take a slight lead over Barack Obama.  However, another internal should cause
Barack Obama retreated on another key policy yesterday, and this one has repercussions for his entire economic and spending plan.  Obama acknowledged in an interview on ABC that rescinding the Bush ta
Sarah Palin claimed that she bucked three big oil companies and the Alaskan political machine to ensure that a critical pipeline would get built.  Is that fact, or is it resumé-padding?  The Washingto
Allahpundit flagged an interesting point in an updated version of the USA Today story on their latest polling in the presidential race.  According to the internals of the Gallup survey, McCain’s ascen
Joe Biden told Meet the Press yesterday that he was “prepared as a matter of faith to accept that life begins at conception,” a strange statement with a number of implications — most of them ugly and
After Drudge ran a headline promising a New York Times “exposé” on Sarah Palin and her infant Trig, most of us rolled our eyes and wondered what new smear(s) would enter the media feeding frenzy over
Gallup conducted a weekend poll separately from its daily tracking survey, in partnership with USA Today, and discovered a huge convention bounce for John McCain.  As the cheers subsided from McCain’s
“Conservative though she may be, I felt that Palin represented an explosion of a brand new style of muscular American feminism. At her startling debut on that day, she was combining male and female qu
Similar to ABC’s data yesterday, although that was limited to white women and this is all women within the age group.  You’d think the shift would make for a huge surge overall.  ‘Tain’t so.  Last mon
Perfectly innocent, I’m sure, just like Michelle’s bon mot last week about the importance of choosing a running mate who’s smart was perfectly innocent.  Even though in that case, as in this one, repo
For readers who want a one-stop, full-service descent into Palinphobia, Salon Magazine apparently has decided to address that market.  Juan Cole compares Sarah Palin to Muslim terrorists for the audac
John Fund reports that the town of Wasilla, Alaska finds itself under siege this week.  Have the Russians invaded?  Have the Canadians surrounded them?  No, a far more malevolent force is at work in A
We’re late to this but let’s flag it now because it’s such a worthy complement to the last post.  After 10 days of digging through her and her kids’ trash, here are the media’s big scoops: (a) she sup
No particular Republican is named but it’s no mystery whom this is aimed at.Team Maverick’s sending around a reminder of what The One said about the families of candidates being “off limits” and offer
Democrats have declared defeat on their siege on energy policy.  Steny Hoyer announced that Democrats would allow a vote under normal rules on a bill that would expand domestic drilling, a move that w
John McCain and Sarah Palin co-authored a Wall Street Journal essay regarding the bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which will cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars.   Both campaigns hav
Conventional wisdom, if you’ll pardon the pun, held that John McCain’s bounce this week came from a party that suddenly discovered enthusiasm from its base.  Gallup’s internals from its daily tracking
Good news or bad news for McCain?  As America’s critics abroad are forever reminding us, no one likes being told by foreigners what to do.  And of course this plays into the Euro-elitist image the GOP
If the election has buried the story of the House Oil Party lately, especially with the emergence of Sarah Palin, then the GOP wants to remind people about Democratic obstructionism.  This new video f
How long after today’s statement will we hear Barack Obama declare that “this is not the Bill Ayers that I knew”?  Unfortunately for Obama, Ayers continues to show that he’s the same unrepentant domes
Marc Ambinder has the latest reversal from the Chicago distributor of New Politics.  Barack Obama has spent the past two years railing against the influence of 527 groups in election cycles, and has i
Critics of Sarah Palin have accused the John McCain campaign of keeping his running mate in a “cone of silence” for not having her hit the Sunday-morning talk shows immediately after the convention. 
Archbishop Charles Chaput has issued a more direct response to a Catholic politician than seen in many years.  Chaput takes Joe Biden to task for his strange and contradictory statements on Catholicis
Barack Obama’s reversal on public financing supposedly freed him to enjoy the riches of his prolific fundraising, but it also forced him to maintain that rate throughout the campaign.  According to th
Remember when Mark Steyn and Ezra Levant had to spend a lot of money answering to Canada’s absurd Human Rights Commission over charges of “hatred” for their work in pointing out the demographics of Is
Apparently, Barack Obama is no fan of irony.  CNN reports on John McCain’s strategy of attacking Obama on change, with his attack on Obama’s lack of track record on reform or legislation while arguing
All national politicians make gaffes, from the experienced (John McCain’s fumble on Colorado water rights) to the novice (Barack Obama’s long string this year).  HuffPo thought that they’d found a gaf
Sandrah Loh issues a cri de coeur  in the opinion pages of the New York Times today as an advocate of public education.  Despite Barack Obama’s extensive, if yet secretive, collaboration with William
Say it with me. Eagleton.And so, with this, the number of Americans who don’t think Hillary would have been a smarter pick stands at one.  Serious question: If Palin aces the Charlie Gibson interview
Obama hasn’t lost ground since last month — he was at 42 then and he’s at 42 now — but McCain’s gained six points since, thanks mainly to that surge among indies.  If the CW is right and independents
Earlier this morning, I had an opportunity to speak with a source in the Anchorage area, one familiar with state government agencies and the lay of the political landscape in Alaska.  Apparently, Team
Yeah, I’ve seen it.  No, I don’t think it’s a big deal or has anything to do with what Obama said.  World Net Daily notes that it’s being hosted on “the official website of the Democratic Party,” but
It’s Steve Cohen, longtime practitioner — and victim — of the sort of guileless liberal nuance conservatives have come to know and love.  Anyone recognize the pedigree of this bon mot?  That’s right,
Video via Breitbart.  What’s the difference between the “swift-boat politics” being practiced this morning by McCain and the swift-boat politics practiced by our post-partisan Jesus during the primary
Senator Jim DeMint has provided a clear voice against the corruption of pork-barrel spending, often castigating his own party while doing so.   Along with John McCain, Tom Coburn, and Russ Feingold (D
At the beginning of this campaign, Barack Obama promised Democrats a 50-state strategy.  Three months later, Obama’s campaign map has shrunk considerably.  Instead of flipping the South and attacking
The Clintons would appear to give Barack Obama everything he needs in surrogates — experience, a natural constituency, and in Hillary a strong female presence to counteract Sarah Palin.  Thus far, tho
Florida has announced that it will enforce a voter-ID law passed three years ago in this year’s election.  The law survived challenges from activists, who are still complaining about the quality of th
Camille Paglia takes Democrats to task over their treatment of Sarah Palin and offers a cogent diagnosis of their hysteria — a desperate grasp on their pro-abortion dogma.  Palin challenges their ossi
Adding to the very bad day Barack Obama and Joe Biden had yesterday, Biden made a gaffe that was at once understandable and yet defining.  Biden wanted to recognize a few people at an event by having
Growing up in California in the 1970s, I had a dim awareness of the reputation its wineries had on the world stage.  California was not France, and never would be, and for most, Gallo and its cheap ju
Okay, then.  If this is the CW the media’s settled on, ain’t going to be me who objects.  Whew!Actually, the left thinks she did deviate from it, but if so, she only ended up in the same place as Bush
Yeah, he came off condescending and asked questions of her no one ever thinks to ask The One, like how many countries he’d visited before becoming a senator. The exchanges were chopped to a fine mince
Barack Obama met with Bill Clinton this afternoon after his joint visit to Ground Zero with John McCain in a first response to his post-convention deflation.  The two men managed to put a brave face o
We’re still an hour away from World News Tonight, but ABC’s already starting to tease quotes so we’re likely to see web video before they go on the air.  Here’s your thread to comment.  Currently bann
Not only isn’t this a mortal sin, given the nature of the project — a new projector for the city planetarium — it hardly qualifies as a venial one.  But since the media has decided that penny ante non
The New York Times editorial board scoffs at Sarah Palin and her qualifications to be Vice President.  In its lead editorial, the Gray Lady states that Palin has no “national or foreign policy experie
You had me at hello, Barry.Note how careful he is to stress that McCain only “abandoned” his stance (which he never quite did) during the primaries.  Quite so; with the start of the general election,
Image courtesy Chris Muir, Day by DayHow does one remember 9/11 and honor the day on its seventh anniversary?  Most bloggers will have some kind of memorial on their sites, but today is a travel day f
The outpouring of enthusiasm and support for Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate has been almost unprecedented, an amazing reversal of the political currents for the past two years.  Few believe
Scenes from a homecoming, early this morning in Fairbanks:For all the (often belittling) references to her as a hockey mom and moose-hunter, the key to the public’s fascination with her, I think, is t
Howard Fineman gets closer to the mark in diagnosing the nature of Barack Obama’s stumble than did Lynn Forester de Rothschild today.  From refusing to debate John McCain in town-hall forums to public
A thread for your ruminations, pegged to must-see viewing on the History Channel tonight.  I hate writing about 9/11 because it leaves me even more unequal to the task than usual, so rather than waste
A Canadian doctor expressed concern that Sarah Palin’s decision to give birth to Trig, who has Down’s Syndrome, may have negative consequences for women in his nation and elsewhere.  How so?  Instead
Democratic activist and Hillary Clinton supporter Lynn Forester de Rothschild looks at the charge of elitism as tossed around by both campaigns and tries to correct the impression that it concerns one
Everything was better tonight: The setting, Gibson’s demeanor, and of course her comfort with the subject matter, as most of these are gimmes.  His question about whether homosexuality is genetic or l
Mitt Romney gave the keynote speech of the first day of the Values Voter Summit, and the crowd was ready to welcome him warmly.  For all of the analysis of how Romney didn’t gain much acceptance with
Earlier today, Barack Obama’s campaign released an ad attacking John McCain for not knowing how to send an e-mail.  Their crack research team apparently never heard of Google or Lexis-Nexis, but Jonah
How did that massive attempt to define Sarah Palin as dangerously unprepared to become the “standy President”, as one wag put it, work out for Barack Obama?  Decidedly mixed.  On the good side, he got
Norm Coleman has decided to explicitly make Al Franken’s crude language and bad behavior an election issue.  Prior to this ad, the Minnesota Senator had allowed the NRSC to pursue the temperament issu
Talk about coattails!  Gallup’s latest polling now shows Republicans within the margin of error on the generic Congressional ballot nationwide, up from a double-digit deficit just two weeks ago.  The
The former Speaker and current American Solutions chair Newt Gingrich received the most enthusiastic welcome of the conference.  He started off by attacking Charles Gibson for his rather dumb question
Michael Steele got an enthusiastic welcome, and he didn’t disappoint.  He joked about having endured the Democratic convention in Denver, saying that he had just come down from Mount Olympus to travel
Mark Udall has demanded that television stations in Colorado pull an advertisement skewering his votes on troop funding and a “Department of Peace”.  Freedoms Watch produced this attack ad that uses a
CNN anchor Lou Dobbs spoke today to the Value Voter Summit, after an introduction by FRC chief Tony Perkins, opening by telling the story of how he first told Perkins he had no business in public poli
Yet another stupid Palin smear arises today, on the front page of the Washington Post, no less.  Anne Kornblut writes that Sarah Palin linked 9/11 to Saddam Hussein in telling troops departing to Iraq
Democrats and their allies in the media have done their level best to paint Sarah Palin as a radical conservative, a woman looking to impose her religious values on the nation.  Unfortunately, as USA
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")According to NBC and the New York Times, Democrats have put enormous pressure on Barack Obama to start hitting John McCain in a more personal manner and to get his
Gerard Baker feels the burden of Barack Obama’s collapse.  He has to explain to friends and co-workers how Obama could possibly lose the election, being the Lightworker that he is, to a 72-year-old Re
The Stoning of Soraya M has not yet hit theaters, but believe me, this is one film that will not appear quietly and disappear without notice.  I attended a pre-release screening last night, and it rem
As if the Barack Obama needed any more bad news, the St. Petersburg Times and Zogby both deliver cause for pessimism at Team O.   Florida polling shows that despite spending millions in advertising in
Just when you thought the Left could not possibly sink any lower in their bid to smear Sarah Palin, Nova M manages to provide what hopefully will be the nadir of their efforts.  Randi Rhodes of Nova M
The conference needed a little energy by the time Sean Hannity took the stage, thanks to a serious and emotional presentation by Lila Rose about Planned Parenthood, and Hannity provided it in buckets.
In the days leading up to Charles Gibson’s interview with Sarah Palin, many demanded that he ask her tough questions on foreign policy and reform.  Certainly that is what journalists should do with al
Bill Bennett brought his wit and charm to the FRC podium, starting off by digging at the media for its treatment of Sarah Palin as a rube.  Mocking their concern that Palin had never been to Europe, B
Newsweek’s latest polling shows John McCain pulling into a tie with Barack Obama at 46%, despite a small imbalance in the sample towards Democrats.  McCain has gained 5 points since the last Newsweek
During his interview/college boards with Sarah Palin, Charles Gibson demanded that Sarah Palin explain the Bush Doctrine.  However, according to the man who coined the phrase, Gibson doesn’t know what
Earlier this week, Barack Obama promised that he would sharpen his attacks on John McCain in response to panicking Democrats watching their gimme election vanishing before their eyes.  Instead of comi
This is their three-day tracker, which means it incorporates two full days of reaction to Thursday night’s Charlie Gibson interview.  As usual, the difference lies in the ratio of McCainocrats to Obam
Barack Obama broke another fundraising record in August, adding $11 million to his previous record to haul in $66 million.  That tells about a third of the story, though:Last week, the New York Times
The two don’t appear to go together if one reads the twin profiles in the New York Times and the Washington Post.  For the most part, it’s pretty easy to determine why.  The press spent the last two w
Amanda Carpenter noted a curious exchange in the Alaskan legislature committee hearing regarding subpoenas in the investigation into “Troopergate”.  The lead investigator, who was supposed to act as a
Count the Land of 10,000 Lakes as a new battleground state.  According to the Star Tribune Minnesota Poll, John McCain has caught Barack Obama and has put the state in a dead heat among likely voters.
“Recent accounts of murderous violence in the capital cities of two of our allies, India and Afghanistan, make it appear overwhelmingly probable that the bombs were not the work of local or homegrown
ABC News catches Barack Obama in an ironic, if meaningless, gaffe in the midst of a complaint about campaign ads.  Obama complained about the attack ads that John McCain has launched against him for t
Both candidates for the Minnesota Senate seat have gone on the attack over the last few weeks, with incumbent Norm Coleman hitting Al Franken for his temperament and his tax evasion, and Franken firin
Not a complete disaster for The One — a plurality would still prefer to see him as president than McCain — but pay attention to the trend:How to explain that seven-point lurch among people who think h
Democrats belatedly realized the political liabilities they incurred by adjourning Congress before addressing energy policy at the beginning of last month.  Late last week, they sent signals that they
If Chevy Chase thinks so, who among us would disagree?Not that surprising, really.Start with the fact that most people don’t follow media watchdog websites and thus aren’t aware of any bias they don’t
At moments like this, one has to wonder whether Barack Obama regrets his running-mate selection.  Going where Obama refused to go during his entire campaign, Joe Biden argued that voters in North Caro
See Kaus for why this is “a total loser strategy,” paying particular attention to 5(b).  If, after a week of saturation coverage of Lipstickgate, you want to whine about the other guy’s nastiness, it
Politico notes a change in direction for Barack Obama that reeks of desperation, as well as a tendency to listen to the worst advice coming from his party.  The Hopemonger has departed, Carrie Budoff
The new ad from Team McCain certainly has the virtue of timeliness.  With the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the purchase of Merrill Lynch this morning, crisis describes the financial markets well,
The Wall Street Journal throws a dash of cold water, and a deluge of ambiguity, on the reformer status of Sarah Palin today.  However, they confuse and conflate earmarks with funding legislation, and
According to the New York Post, internal polling by both Democrats and Republicans show Barack Obama beginning to fade in New York.  Once considered an unassailable bastion for Democrats, the Empire S
Amir Taheri accuses Barack Obama of interfering in the attempt to negotiate a status-of-forces agreement with Iraq while making his trip to Baghdad in July.  In his New York Post column, Taheri quotes
The pattern of ACORN’s voter-registration fraud continues in Michigan.  The Detroit Free Press reports that the Secretary of State has supplied evidence to the US Attorney’s office for potential prose
“Sarah Palin has many virtues. If you wanted someone to destroy a corrupt establishment, she’d be your woman. But the constructive act of governance is another matter. She has not been engaged in nati
Hmmm.  Didn’t Barack Obama just get done scolding John McCain over “dishonorable” attacks?  Maybe he should save his criticisms for his surrogates, except that they’re parroting The One in his own bas
Claiming that their colleagues have violated the law in turning the so-called Troopergate probe into a political witch hunt, five members of the Alaskan legislature will file a lawsuit demaning a perm
The numbers aren’t as dire as in the, ahem, Daily Kos tracking poll favored by Andrew Sullivan, but there does seem to be some erosion going on:The poll has Obama up four over McCain so it’s a bit of
John McCain’s new ad moves back to the issues, and addresses the financial crisis dominating the headlines.  It also moves away from Palinmania and inside baseball in the election and projects an imag
The perfect excuse for me to re-link Hitchens’s piece yesterday in Slate reminding The One how much rhetoric he’s devoted to telling us where the “real terrorists” are and what he’s prepared to do to
I guess her Bush Doctrine answer didn’t do much damage, huh?Note that she only fares slightly worse against Biden than Maverick himself.Rasmussen polled Hillary and Palin head to head back on Septembe
I know the Democrats revere FDR, but Biden takes it a little too far this morning.  In an interview on CNBC, Biden proposes to solve the financial crisis by expanding government, calling in effect for
Sarah Palin continues her introduction to both the American people and the media by agreeing to another broadcast network interview, this time with another female pioneer.  Katie Couric will sit down
I owe you a follow-up after having defended The One on this last week.  FactCheck says the ad’s unfair, partly because the bill never passed and therefore doesn’t qualify as an “accomplishment” and pa
Despite the announcement of a record $66 million haul in August, the Barack Obama campaign continues to worry about its funding.  Politico reports that Team Obama rebuffed a request from Harry Reid fo
Barack Obama has another Atlantic seaboard state slipping away from him.  A new Quinnipiac survey shows Obama losing seven points in a month and declining to a virtual tie in New Jersey.  With New Yor
The credit crisis and the lack of oversight over government-subsidized lenders like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac occurred on the watch of George Bush, and many blame his economic team for their lack of
Glenn Reynolds takes a close look at Barack Obama’s response to Amir Taheri and doesn’t see any daylight between them.  Yesterday, Taheri accused Obama of attempting to derail a status-of-forces agree
Sarah Palin issued a response to the Troopergate investigation yesterday by releasing internal memoranda that show Walt Monegan got fired for insubordination on budget matters and not because of his r
David Freddoso attempted to appear on Milt Rosenberg’s WGN radio show last night, and just as when Stanley Kurtz tried to talk on the same show, the Barack Obama campaign organized a disruption of the
A new pro-life group comes out swinging today, and it chose a powerful spokeswoman for their cause.  Gianna Jesson survived a saline abortion 31 years ago, and has fought to stop the barbaric practice
Is Congress’s approval rating still 14 percent, actually?  I’ve been goofing on her for that for so long I’m sure it must be out of date.  Let me check.  Yep — out of date.  They’re at 23 percent now,
Jake Tapper took it upon himself to fact-check this down to the atomic level, an effort sufficiently righteous (and gratuitous, given his pedigree) to warrant some extra traffic.  So rather than blath
That’s among registereds.  Among likely voters, he … leads by the same margin, a bad result given that Maverick’s typically fared much better with that group.  Maybe those young Obamites are tuning in
When someone who claims to want to serve the less fortunate in society sees money being stolen from children, what kind of response should one expect to see?  Would that person report the crime, or pe
This sounds more like an outlier on first blush, but other data from the same poll suggests otherwise.  the Virginian-Pilot shows John McCain with a substantial lead over Barack Obama in the state of
McCain, circa January 2007: “I’ll build the goddamned fence if they want it.”  McCain, two days ago to Univision:Where could the interviewer have gotten the idea that Maverick supports a “goddamned fe
After the House passed the energy bill that doesn’t actually allow oil companies to drill where the oil is, one might expect the so-called Gang of 10-20 in the Senate to quickly pass the Nancy Pelosi-
The case of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg has for decades served as a cautionary tale told by the Left about Communist hysteria.  Executed as Soviet spies, the popular mythology paints the pair as merely
Technically he’s asking, not asserting, but it’s no more an earnest question than the chyrons on Cavuto’s show are.  Could it be that McCain is a strong candidate and The One simply hasn’t run a very
To show you what a sucker I am, I was all set to praise her this morning after the first stories came out last night for putting partisanship aside in the interests of a worthy international cause.  M
With the financial sector in turmoil today, the media and the politicians have started throwing around blame with the same recklessness as lenders threw around credit to create the problem.  Political
The Rasmussen daily tracking poll remains remarkably stable despite the economic turmoil of the last three days — and their internals may explain why.  John McCain retains a one-point lead over Barack
Barack Obama attacked John McCain for hiring former lobbyists as part of his campaign, even launching a new website to highlight the attack, called McLobbyist.  Perhaps Team Obama will launch a new on
Vets for Freedom has a new television spot that will air soon in selected markets.  Called “Petraeus vs Obama”, the ad juxtaposes several statements by both men that demonstrate rather clearly that Ge
The investigation into the termination of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan took another twist yesterday when the Alaskan Attorney General intervened to block the subpoenas issued by the Legisla
Apparently, we can’t just eat one.  Last night, despite sending clear signals that the Fed would no longer intervene to save private firms who bet badly on subprime mortgages, the government more or l
Move America Forward recently formed a political-action committee to hit Barack Obama on military issues, and had an explosive charge handed to it by Amir Taheri’s New York Post column on Monday.  Tah
“At the same time, and perhaps with even more consequence, the center of political conservatism was moving ever west. Through such figures as Goldwater and Reagan, the American West was transformed in
Ace asks and then answers — incorrectly.  It’s true that the Washington Post published a private e-mail address of Palin’s back on September 10: gov.sarah@yahoo.com.  But that’s not the address that g
Joe Biden decided to double down on his ridiculous statement from this morning that patriotic people wouldn’t complain about paying higher taxes.  Instead of simply shrugging it off or backing away fr
She was willing to go but the Democrats didn’t want to share a spotlight with her.  So rather than let her attend and use her presence to drum up attention for the cause they’re ostensibly there to ad
John McCain has decided to attack Barack Obama on his connections to Fannie Mae CEO Franklin Raines.  With Obama attempting to pass off McCain as a newcomer to the Hope-Change Express, McCain points o
Read the transcript.  It’s a testament to Josh Marshall’s influence among the left that his obsessing over this very stupid exchange is enough to push it onto the media’s plate.  Here’s the money part
The McCain campaign rolled out ads targeted at voters in Michigan and Ohio today, focusing on job growth in the two Rust Belt states.  As one might imagine, the Michigan ad focuses on the auto industr
I was curious to see it so I figure you’re curious to see it.  The clip picks up with a PUMA showing her love and runs for eight minutes, with the question about her perceived lack of foreign-policy k
Via PA Water Cooler, this reminds me of those dopey studies of mating habits I post in Headlines sometimes that “reveal” how women prefer tall men or men prefer buxom women. It’s nice to have statisti
Representative Thaddeus McCotter, the chair of the Republican House Policy Commitee, has a growing reputation as a conservative gadfly, speaking out bluntly on issues and sometimes challenging his own
John McCain shifted gears in Iowa today and reminded voters in Cedar Rapids that he predicted the outcome of the credit crisis two years ago, and few bothered to act.  McCain also aggressively painted
Eli Lake continues his excellent reporting at the New York Sun on terrorism today by giving some interesting background on yesterday’s attack on the American embassy in Yemen.  While most analysts bel
All right, class.  Everyone put away their books and their Google searches.  I want to test you to see whether you’ve been paying attention, and whether you’re properly prepared for your November 4th
Yesterday, Barack Obama dismissed a suggestion from John McCain to form a bipartisan commission on the credit-sector meltdown.  He scoffed at the idea, calling it Washington-speak for “We’ll get back
You have to hand it to Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid.  Once they decide on a strategy, they stick with it.  Bloomberg reports that the Democratic Congress will take action in the face of this economic c
USA Today’s editorial board looks at the claims from both presidential candidates of bringing unity and purpose to Washington, and finds Barack Obama wanting.  John McCain has taken many more politica
While Barack Obama tries to call John McCain a “liar” for saying Obama will raise taxes on a wide swath of Americans, Joe Biden tells America that paying higher taxes is … patriotic?  The Democratic V
George Will offers John McCain some advice on how to keep the narrative now that Sarah Palin has captured the nation’s attention.  Break out the power of the veto pen, Will advises, and remind voters
Good work by Tapper to try to get to the bottom of this.  Ed’s been covering this beat, not me, so I’m behind the curve on the specifics, but read the excerpt and let’s see if we can untangle this.See
I’ll leave you to guess which swing state with a Castro-hating, Spanish-speaking population this’ll be airing in.  The English transcript:The One reiterated his willingness to meet with Chavez as rece
Fourth day in a row that The One has gained, leaving him one point shy of his all-time high. If the CW’s correct and this is mostly a byproduct of the financial meltdown, then the market surge today o
Cuffy Meigs is all over it.  This started last night with Karen Tumulty asserting, on the basis of zero evidence except her own Gergenesque “I know it when I see it” secret racial decoder ring, that M
So far, it looks as though the John McCain campaign has plenty of funds to get through the general election.  Their ad team released their third ad of the day, and the West Coast hasn’t even arrived a
Howard Kurtz issues a rather amazing analysis of John McCain’s ad connecting Franklin Raines to Barack Obama.  The Washington Post media analyst calls the basis of the McCain ad a “disputed premise” —
John McCain continues attacking Barack Obama over his connections to Fannie Mae.  Yesterday, Team McCain released a 30-second spot introducing voters to Franklin Raines, who has served as an informal
In yet another revealing moment for nationalized health care, a highly respected British ethicist said that dementia sufferers should get euthanized in order to preserve resources for healthier people
Earlier this month, Barack Obama finally made the pilgrimage to Harlem to officially bow before the Temple of Clinton and ask for Bill’s assistance on the campaign trail.  After a brief meeting, an un
Team McCain goes back to using ridicule as a finely honed weapon.  In this ad, though, rather than poke fun at Barack Obama’s celebrity, they instead take the gift that Joe Biden gave them on taxes an
“The problem, as far as our political process is concerned, is that half the electorate revels in Palin’s lack of intellectual qualifications. When it comes to politics, there is a mad love of mediocr
The man’s clearly a genius.Would The One dare to fool with his Beretta?  Of course not — he doesn’t have the votes.  Golly, I wonder if this explains why Team Barry was so quick to acquiesce to McCain
Depressing, especially since it’s based on a huge sample.  The key, of course, is correlation: It’s not whether white Democrats have negative opinions about blacks that matters (for these purposes), i
The thought hadn’t occurred to me but as soon as I saw the headline I knew where they were going with it.  The ‘Cuda has two great (and related) political gifts acknowledged even by her big media detr
A scoop — or is it?  The claim from Palin is that she fired Walt Monegan, her police chief, not because he refused to fire her trooper ex-brother-in-law but because of general insubordination, the “la
Name ‘em and shame ‘em. Seriously. Fox News and the Journal should be all over this.  Judging from the number of Democrats quoted in the piece as being upset about it, there’s no shortage of people wi
“Congress has an obligation to protect the taxpayer.Congress has an obligation to limit the executive branch to the rule of law.Congress has an obligation to perform oversight…Who is going to do overs
Barack Obama miscalculated when he took Rush Limbaugh out of context for a Spanish-language ad that attempted to paint John McCain as a racist, for about the sixth time in this campaign.  Not only was
Back we go to this tedious subject about which few voters much care but which The One, lacking any compelling evidence that he’ll bring a new type of politics to Washington, loves to invoke as proof o
How can anyone make a financial crisis which could eat up to a trillion dollars in government funds any worse?  Demanding an appetizer of $50 billion more in government spending.  Democrats have asses
The 109th Congress has become the focus of hindsight in the financial meltdown of the past few days.  With perhaps as much as one trillion dollars in federal funds in play for bailouts under a Bush ad
The margins in Gallup and Rasmussen are unchanged from yesterday and probably/hopefully won’t move much before Friday’s debate so we need new polls to obsess over.  How does Virginia turnin’ baby blue
Nielsen has researched the television audiences for the two major parties and discovers a surprising attraction for independent voters to the Republicans.   Their numbers show that uncommitted voters
Red meat and potatoes from the Sun with an obligatory side dish of praise for Hillary, this time for her (relative) hawkishness towards the mullahs.  Within the last hour, they’ve also posted a letter
Two voices have arisen in opposition to the Bush administration’s bailout plan for the credit markets.  William Kristol and Rep. Mike Pence have voiced early opposition to the nearly $1 trillion plan
The Associated Press postulates today that Barack Obama may have a six-point handicap in the presidential polling due to his African heritage.  Based on their polling, they determine that white Americ
The camera didn’t capture the blast — have a look at the size of the crater and you’ll see why — but it caught everything up to that moment, including what appears to be the bomber blowing himself up
After last week’s market turmoil, Barack Obama tried to scare seniors in Florida by telling them that John McCain’s privatization ideas for Social Security would have left them broke.  Fact Check dism
Politico must have tried transforming itself into The Onion over the weekend.  Ben Smith and Avi Zenilman try to make the case that Barack Obama didn’t want a national conversation on race during the
Rusty Shackleford has done extensive research into the efforts to smear Sarah Palin as a member of a secessionist party, when in fact she has been a lifelong Republican.  Videos that appeared on YouTu
I didn’t completely abandon politics on my weekend getaway to Duluth, as it turns out.  Vacations at B&Bs usually give people a chance to catch up on their reading, and I decided to read David Freddos
How did Barack Obama get a reputation as a reformer — as a Chicago politician?  The latest ad from Team McCain reminds voters of his close associates in Chicago and Springfield, attempting to ding the
True? Or just a crude lie aimed at staking McCain to a position publicly so that if he comes out against the bailout tomorrow he’ll look indecisive?Bear in mind that Paulson’s also claiming he has rea
Democrats will not fight to keep the moratorium on off-shore drilling in their efforts to put together a continuing resolution to keep government funded into next year.  Congressional leadership has c
A spontaneous gesture of disapproval?  Hardly. ABC caught him waving at the White House press corps intermittently to get their attention.  He may be a cretin, but he’s a media-savvy cretin.Here’s the
With health care a perennial election issue, Americans need to decide whether to take a more free-market approach or move towards a government-run system.  Perhaps a testimonial by F. Brinley Bruton m
Like Ross Douthat, I’m wholly unqualified to comment intelligently on this subject so I humbly offer a few links to those of you who are.  Here’s the report of Newt’s presser this morning stressing th
A farce on all sides.  If you take the logic here seriously, the difference between a “news” event whose footage is worth airing and a campaign photo op beneath the dignity of journalism is the presen
Needless to say, there must be some hefty consciousness-raising convos happening at the dinner table to motivate someone who won’t be able to vote for another seven years to design his own anti-Messia
Why flip-flop on specific policies one at a time, when a candidate can do so much more efficiently by calling a general retreat?  Less than 48 hours after telling CNBC that his health-insurance plan w
Jazz Shaw asks the provocative question at The Moderate Voice, wondering who really benefits from the public dissemination of so many competing surveys.  On both the state and national levels, multipl
Via the Standard, here’s the relevant plank of Team Barry’s plan for green jobs:And now here’s the Greasy one, summarily outsourcing those jobs to China. Did I or did I not tell you that the man’s a g
In fairness, other polls like Pew and ABC have shown The One making inroads with Clintonites.  But let’s not let minor details spoil the mood.58 percent for Obama among Hillary nuts three months ago,
No, it’s not a commercial for the old deodorant, but instead a description of the reaction to the financial crisis by Barack Obama and leading Democrats.  Team McCain want to make a case for leadershi
The rate of abortion has reached the lowest point since Roe v Wade, according to a study by the Guttmacher Institute and the LA Times.  Disparities attributable to either race or income levels have be
Is al-Qaeda preparing to disrupt American elections in November, or to influence them through attacks in October?  Eli Lake reports on an uptick in communication seen by some in the intel community du
Stanley Kurtz tried to force the University of Illinois at Chicago to open its records on a publicly-funded project, and for his journalistic effort got called a “smear merchant” and “character assass
Earlier this cycle, Joe Biden told a tall tale about personally coming under fire in Iraq during a presidential debate, an exaggeration that The Hill discovered in August.  While not anywhere near as
A couple of sunbeams on an otherwise cloudy day.  Both polls were taken over the weekend so Maverick should have been melting down along with the public’s confidence in the economy, but instead he’s h
As Allahpundit already noted in an update to his excellent post on John McCain’s suspension of his campaign, Harry Reid went out of his way to tell him, “don’t bother”.  However, as John McCormack not
Country first.He’s trying to siphon off some of Obama’s strength with voters on the economy, obviously, but er … at the expense of a debate on foreign policy that would have played to his own strength
Hard to fault the sample on this one when the party split’s precisely the same as it was for their last poll.  Needless to say, it’s the economy, stupid, although McCain appears to have done some dama
Joe Biden went on offense on national security against John McCain today, but skipped a few points in making his attack.  He painted McCain as dangerously out of touch, and used Iraq as an example.  H
The McCain campaign has a new Internet-only spot out today hitting Barack Obama on his connections to the Latino community.  The spot consists of man-on-the-street interviews in the Latino section of
If you missed FactCheck’s alleged “fact check” of the NRA ads on Monday, you didn’t miss much. Dave Kopel has the authoritative rebuttal, but if you can’t spare the time for that, see Patterico’s piec
ABC News has an interesting headline for a story on the Palin “Troopergate” probe, “Critics Praise Lawyer Driving Controversial Palin Probe”. The former governor of Alaska, Democrat Tony Knowles, says
John McCain didn’t want to respond in kind to Barack Obama’s silly and ignorant attack on McCain’s inability to e-mail, but a 527 group has decided to fill the vacuum on their own.  In a 30-second spo
There’s only one news network that’s going to touch this story, so here’s the first (and probably last) touch.  We neglected to link Ethan Winner’s statement the other day admitting responsibility for
It’s been a while since I’ve jumped onto a Team McCain conference call, but today’s sounded interesting.  They had Bill McInturff, their lead pollster, on hand to explain his analysis of John McCain’s
The Bush administration may have one of its foreign-policy victories slipping through its fingers.  Less than three months after destroying the vent at its Yongbyon nuclear reactor, the North Koreans
Two questions arise from the Washington Post/ABC poll.  Since they find an unusually high gap — an outlier from all other polling — what kind of sample produced it?  And does this really show a shift
It may be time for the Bush administration to start looking for a Plan B.  Two Republican Senators have now come out in opposition to the Paulson bail-out plan, and with Democrats like Chris Dodd ally
Yet another milestone on political reconciliation has been met in Iraq.  Earlier today, the National Assembly unanimously passed a law establishing provincial elections, one of the key indicators dema
Richard Daley blew his stack yesterday after seeing his brother targeted in a new ad for John McCain.  The spot showed William Daley linked to Barack Obama as a lobbyist as well as being the brother o
“Now a natural woman has burst onto the political stage, eliciting the same tropes of authenticity—shootin’, skinnin’, ridin’ (in this case, a snowmobile), and, for the first time, jumpin’. And, as th
Tapper’s got a good quickie recap to bring you up to speed.  Skip ahead to 8:30 for the money bit.  The left wants payback for Wright (Hagee and Parsley don’t quite suffice, evidently) so here’s their
Down goes Frazier.  I missed the report on Fox earlier but Ace says it sounds like the Dems are trying to shift the blame for it from the House GOP to Maverick.  Fair or no?  Let’s see.  Dodd lands th
Eh. If he shows up and does well, no one will care.  In fact, per Nate Silver, now that the stakes have been raised, if he connects it could end up being a home run.MSNBC was running a graphic 20 minu
I’m surprised.  Usually in cases like this, Obama has his cult followers inundate the offending station with irate, semi-coherent phone calls, like they did recently to try to knock hatemongering smea
I guess the source shouldn’t surprise anyone, as former Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill has a habit of saying some fairly stupid things.  Today’s criticism of the Bush administration bailout plan, fro
Sometimes the greatest blame comes from great praise when viewed in hindsight.  The Los Angeles Times proves that with an article from 1999 heaping praise on the very people most responsible for the c
Bluff called.Is McCain prepared to hand The One a 90-minute campaign commercial in front of a national audience?  I’m guessing no, in which case expect him to decide tomorrow morning that the bailout’
Just a skeleton right now.  They’ll spend the next few days adding muscle, including how the funds will be phased in and whether the feds will be merely purchasing debt or going the whole nine sociali
Sarah Palin held a spontaneous press availability today while touring Ground Zero, and the world did not come screeching to oblivion.  Hotline has the transcript available, courtesy of Peter Hamby at
This humorous take on the EFCA comes from Save the Election, the 527 opposed to the Card Check legislation backed by Democrats, especially Barack Obama and Al Franken.  It mixes parody of Congress and
The Illinois Attorney General has opened an investigation into the money granted in a Barack Obama earmark in 2001 to the spouse of a campaign aide, thanks to the investigative work of the Chicago Sun
I have to profess amusement at the media and the Barack Obama campaign in attempting to make an issue out of Rick Davis, one of John McCain’s advisers on the presidential campaign.  Obama has been try
CBS News reports that John McCain suspended his campaign as a response to a call from Henry Paulson to rescue the bailout plan, which would have headed for defeat without his leadership.  Bob Schieffe
Sarah Palin faced off with Katie Couric in her CBS interview, and CBS has the complete video of it now on their website, along with partial transcripts.  All Palin really needed to do was to survive t
Yesterday’s strange pas de deux between Barack Obama and John McCain ended with a form of Deus ex machina, as George Bush summoned Obama to Washington after he first refused to go.  McCain suspended h
And she’s bragging about it, too.  Apparently without “preparations”, Code Pink founders Jodie Evans and Medea Benjamin met with Iranian president and raging anti-Semite Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in New Yor
Given the uncertainty surrounding the presidential debate tonight, I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect.  Both Barack Obama and John McCain have had to fly more than they expected in the last couple o
The National Right to Life Committee has a new television ad out today in which they demand an apology from Barack Obama for calling them liars.  The NRLC uncovered documentation that refuted Obama’s
He stops short of saying McCain supports their plan, but that’s not really the point.  If it ever was.That’ll make for a lovely Democratic talking point this weekend if House Republicans continue to b
While we have relatively clean government in Minnesota, sometimes the politics of elections here can get positively criminal — or at least ridiculously petty.  In this case, we can add “tremendously s
So far, Goldman Sachs has managed to ride out the crisis while a number of its competitors have vanished into failure.  Perhaps GS has more luck, or better management, but they have another asset goin
I’m a little amused by the sudden priority of holding a presidential debate today, rather than have two Senators focus on an emerging national crisis that simply can’t be rescheduled.  Earlier this we
Joe Biden told a Greensburg, PA crowd yesterday that John McCain planned the biggest middle-class tax increase in history in his health-insurance plan, but Biden told half the story and a full-blown l
Ole Miss wants a townhall with The One if Maverick bails, but don’t expect the Debate Commission to participate, says Frank Fahrenkopf.  To do so would constitute an in-kind campaign contribution.  Wh
A major media outlet slammed Barack Obama today for misleading and untruthful advertising.  Was it Fox?  ABC?  The Washington Post?  Not in this case, at least.  The New York Times, which has come und
Countrywide Mortgage CEO Angelo Mozilo offered sweetheart deals on loans to his “friends”, who just happened to be people who had oversight responsibilities on his business.  People like Fannie Mae CE
Speaker Nancy Pelosi has the plenary power to bring a bill to the floor of the House, and no parliamentary procedure can help a minority to block a majority will to pass it.  That’s one fact that has
“Burning Down the House” has been floating around the Internet for a couple of days, a fast-moving slideshow that just comes under the 10-minute diktat of YouTube.  It provides an interesting and even
Literally, the latest bank failure hit home today, although it didn’t exactly surprise me.  Washington Mutual carries my mortgage, and I’ve done business with WaMu in one way or another for 15 years. 
House Republicans refused to support the Henry Paulson/Chris Dodd compromise bailout plan yesterday afternoon, even after the New York Times reported that Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson got down on
Too many ornaments on the left’s Christmas tree, with the star on top being Chris Dodd’s preposterous proposal to make sure ACORN gets a cut of the income from each distressed asset sold at a profit e
Thanks to commenter (and ex-blogger) Seixon for catching this.  Not a huge deal, but a nice reminder of what a cynical poseur The One is.  Here he is last night during the bracelet exchange, sonorousl
This moment may stick with Barack Obama for a while.  During the debate, John McCain explained that he wanted to remain resolute for victory in Iraq for the families of the men and women who had given
How do you define bipartisanship?  Well, apparently for the Democrats on Capitol Hill, it’s defined as having both House and Senate Democratic Caucuses in the room at the same time.  The Democrats in
We’re going to see a lot of spot polling done in the first blush of the debates, but it’s helpful to remember two historical points about their effect.  First, it’s difficult to know what will resonat
A source close to House Republicans has put out a Myth vs Fact rundown of the bailout compromise, announced early this morning.  This may answer some questions that have come up in the comments over t
Tony Rezko has apparently seen enough of prison and wants to cut a deal, according to the Chicago Tribune.  Federal prosecutors have begun meeting with Rezko and getting information, according to at l
Barack Obama attempted a “me too” moment in Friday’s debate when John McCain mentioned the bracelet he received from the family of a soldier killed in Iraq and called it a reminder to win the war.  Ob
Negotiators on Capitol Hill finally reached an agreement on a sweeping bailout of the financial sector by the Treasury early this morning, attempting to head off bank runs and panics around the world
Try to wrap your mind around the fact that both sides of Congress acknowledge that this is a dire crisis and that something must be done — and yet the next vote won’t come until Thursday at the earlie
Why not?  She tried a bipartisan bill and got nothing for it.  What’s stopping her from turning it into a Christmas tree for the left and passing it on a strict party-line vote?  Bush will sign it reg
This has to be considered a shocker.  The bailout bill failed in the House, and it wasn’t especially close.  The final tally was 207-226, with Democrats supporting it 141-94, while Republicans opposed
Pure and simple: “If we fail to pass this, I fear the worst is yet to come.” Mitt Romney agrees, as does the Heritage Foundation, as does the Journal, echoing Ryan’s point about bailing out Wall Stree
Irresistible, especially the very end.  So appealing is her “ordinary gal” persona that she’s bound to be a factor in 2012 whatever happens this November if she can keep from turning herself into a na
Last Thursday, I posted a celebratory 1999 Los Angeles Times analysis of the mechanisms that created the financial collapse nine years later.  Interestingly, the New York Times took a much different p
Stanley Kurtz takes a look at how the Community Reinvestment Act was used by activist groups to pressure banks into lending money to high-risk applicants, and how “community organizers” like ACORN pla
The McCain campaign launches a new radio ad today, “Stem Cell Response”, after Barack Obama and his campaign repeatedly mischaracterized John McCain’s record on the issue in ads and stump speeches.  T
By 2004, all of the elements of the current financial collapse had been in place for several years.  The aggressive approach to enforcing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) started under Bill Clinto
If voters in Minnesota want bipartisanship, then Doug Johnson has a solution for them.  The former DFL state Senator plans to vote for a Republican for the first time in his life, and that vote will g
Last night, the House Republican leadership held a press conference to discuss the economic bailout package, which they now support.  John Boehner, Eric Cantor, Roy Blunt, and Adam Putnam explain that
Joe Biden has had a good time talking about the Bridge to Nowhere, and so far the mainstream media has been happy to repeat his attacks on Sarah Palin for her initial support for the Ketchikan bridge
What does it take to make The One roll up his sleeves?  Just the prospect of economic calamity.  Oh, and Karl Rove publicly humiliating him for doing jack to help pass this bill when he’s out telling
I covered this yesterday from Stanley Kurtz’ column in the New York Post, but the video makes the point a little more clear.  Kurtz tells Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson that the financial collapse s
My friend Danny Glover at Eyeblast notes that music publishers have twice now forced YouTube to remove a 10-minute video that demonstrates the irresponsible nature of Democratic policies in the collap
I’m a little sick of the idea of using children to promote political positions and especially candidates, so I’m inclined to look at this kind of effort with a jaundiced eye under any circumstances.
Jack Kemp conducted a conference call to discuss the economic rescue plan and John McCain’s policies.  They also attacked Barack Obama’s spending plans, and Obama’s alleged mischaracterization of McCa
At least one media outlet wonders where Chris Dodd went while Fannie Mae went belly-up on its binge of bad mortgage paper.  Unfortunately, that curiosity is limited to Fox News Channel, which almost g
John McCain talked to Fox News about the financial meltdown and Congress’ failure to pass the compromise emergency liquidity bill.  McCain suggested that the Treasury act without Congress within its a
George Bush made a statement today about the failure of the House to pass the agreement that leaders of both parties hammered out over the weekend.  He acknowledged the difficulty of the vote, but und
Last week, the Ashwin Madia campaign got caught stealing the lawn signs of their opponent, Eric Paulsen, in Minnesota’s 3rd Congressional district.  Yesterday, another campaign worker found himself in
Glenn Reynolds printed an e-mail from an anonymous worker in a major newsroom yesterday evening, informing him (and us) that the “fix is in” for Barack Obama:The Anchoress also notes a similar message
The New York Sun publishes for the last time today.  Editor Seth Lipsky prints the newspaper’s valediction in the final edition, after a fruitless search for capital made even more difficult in the cu
The AP has a hidden nugget at the end of its report on the Gwen Ifill controversy.  While some have blamed the McCain campaign for agreeing to Ifill as a moderator for tomorrow night’s VP debate while
A bad answer not because it’s so awkward but because she lacks the knack for spinning tough questions to her advantage in a way politicians ought to be able to.  E.g., “Any decision is a bad decision,
John McCain gives the nation a little Straight TalkTM in his latest ad, “Week”.  He goes back to directly addressing the camera and speaking for himself — and in this case, blaming both parties for th
Andy McCarthy slams Barack Obama and his campaign for its free-speech thuggery of the past few weeks in his latest NRO column.  Forget Islamist encroachment via shari’a, McCarthy advises.  Now we have
Anyone who can tear off a solo like this on the big stage in Juneau can handle Joe Biden, baby.  Cross them fingers.Word through the grapevine is that the rumored video of her blanking on Supreme Cour
How far can 527 groups go before they create more of a backlash than forward momentum?  Opposing 527s have unveiled ads that may answer that question. A pro-Obama 527 makes an issue of McCain’s health
The One led by eight on Monday and by six yesterday.  If it’s true that McCain’s chances are at the mercy of the economy, why’s he gaining in the middle of an economic crisis, after an 800-point drop
After ruling last year that no national consensus existed for putting child rapists to death, critics noted that the Supreme Court had missed a glaring example in the military regulations.  That promp
Via Andy McCarthy, who sets an example I’ll follow by keeping his own commentary short to get you to read the whole thing.  To be clear: Obama’s not required by law to identify contributions of less t
It wouldn’t be an election cycle without Cynthia McKinney’s lunacy, and fortunately she hasn’t shied away from providing it.  Here, we watch as the Green Party’s endorsed presidential candidate accuse
King Banaian, chair of the Economics department at St. Cloud State University and a fellow at the Minnesota Free Market Institute, makes an argument for government intervention to resolve the financia
The Senate will begin debate within minutes on their attempt to revive the bailout bill rejected by the House.  They have released the bill text this morning, and the Senate Conservatives Fund website
Democrats have tried to cast blame for the credit-sector meltdown on deregulation, and point to the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act as the linchpin.  The repeal came in 1999, though, and it did nothi
Fourteen months ago, the St. Anthony Bridge collapsed in Minneapolis, killing 13 people and severing a major artery into Minnesota’s largest city.  At the time, we feared it would take two or three ye
Perhaps the Commission on Presidential Debates doesn’t understand the term “moderator”.  According to Websters Dictionary, the word refers to a mediator, someone unaffiliated or neutral between two or
Tonight, Sarah Palin and Joe Biden square off at 9 pm ET for the only Vice Presidential debate for this election.  Palin needs to convince American voters that she is up to the task of the second-high
Smart.  It restores the “pitbull in lipstick” image that the Couric interviews dissolved, it increases the chance of a golden Biden jackass moment by getting under his skin, and it keeps the spotlight
Politico reports and Geraghty confirms.  Michigan went blue four years ago so McCain doesn’t lose any electoral votes here, but compare the 2004 map with the state of play at the moment at RCP or Elec
A new YouTube group, Taxpayers for Truth, has a good question to ask today.  The Bush administration frog-marched executives from Enron, Tyco, and Worldcom into federal prison for their financial shen
The elevation of Joseph Ratzinger to Pope Benedict XVI has brought a new assertiveness to the Roman Catholic Church, especially at the intersection of politics and life issues.  The new prefect of the
This puts a dent in the government-conspiracy theory that claimed AIDS came from a biological weapons program of the 1970s.  Researchers now believe that the HIV virus that causes AIDS may have jumped
The Columbia Journalism Review takes up the matter of Gwen Ifill serving as a debate moderator while preparing to publish a book about Barack Obama.  Liz Cox Barrett calls much of the controversy “the
The schadenfreude quotient of this story makes it irresistable.  New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd got stranded by the McCain campaign in Pittsburgh after the campaign revoked her credential for t
Every political donation of over $200 has to have certain information attached, including the employer of the person making the donation.  Open Secrets takes that information from the FEC filings to d
KSTP’s Truth Test checked Al Franken’s latest ad, accusing Norm Coleman of being in the pocket of Wall Street interests — and gives it low marks for honesty.  While it accurately notes the amount of m
Robert Novak makes a mockery of his retirement — thankfully — with an observation about Barack Obama and his populist rhetoric on tax policy.  When John McCain pressed Obama to explain how he would pa
Earlier this week, Ireland acted to quell depositor fears by extending a version of FDIC to six major Irish banks.  Dublin agreed to guarantee all deposits in a variety of account types while charging
Before I get to the debate itself, let me tell you about the plans we have for covering it.  I’ll be at Trocadero’s tonight as part of the Northern Alliance Radio Network’s event for AM 1280 The Patri
Now that Congress has passed the bailout emergency liquidity bill, we can expect that both Democrats and Republicans will attempt to define the catastrophic failures of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac quic
Rick Moran of Right Wing Nut House has followed the wars in Lebanon more closely than most bloggers, and Joe Biden’s assertion that the US and France “kicked Hezbollah out of Lebanon” has him gasping
The selection of Gwen Ifill as moderator for the VP debate last night generated a lot of controversy in light of her upcoming book on “The Age of Obama” — but did she actually show any bias in the deb
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson of the Hugh Hewitt Show joins us for our Week in Review.  However, I suspect most of our time will be spent on analyzing last
A progress report on where the conservative universe stands within the Kubler-Ross paradigm.  The grassroots? Locked until election day in stage one.  The big A?  Mired perpetually in stage four (stag
One of the more tiresome habits politicians have is to inject personal anecdotes into answers on economic questions as a way of avoiding discussion of real data.  Both sides do it, although usually th
The final question from Gwen Ifill in last night’s debate provided both Joe Biden and Sarah Palin a perfect platform to launch tough attacks on their opponents.  However, both candidates missed the so
Maybe the decision to move some resources from Michigan to Minnesota makes more sense in light of the new Survey USA poll.  The poll of likely voters has John McCain slightly ahead of Barack Obama, 47
The FBI conducted a raid on the offices of Larry Walsh, Will County executive and former Illinois state senator, as part of a probe into corruption tied to earmarks and lobbyists.  The raid comes afte
If anyone would have guessed before the debate which candidate would make an error on a Constitutional question, odds would have heavily favored Sarah Palin.  After all, Joe Biden has a license to pra
Before we started watching the debate at Trocadero’s, the crowd watched the O’Reilly Factor on Fox to get warmed up, and Bill O’Reilly certainly did that with Barney Frank.  O’Reilly and Frank raged a
Normally, I would have written this post last night, but as it turns out, it was almost impossible to do any writing at The Patriot’s event last night at Trocadero’s.  In a way, that turned out to be
Republicans frustrated by a perceived lack of fight from the John McCain campaign will find cheer in a Washington Post report this morning.  Sources within the campaign say that they will become much
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
I expect that many people will try to make something of the CNN report that Sarah Palin spoke at a higher grade level than did Joe Biden during their debate.  It certainly lends itself to all kinds of
We’ve been waiting for the mainstream media to apply one-tenth of the investigative power that they’ve put into Wasilla probing Sarah Palin into Chicago to check on Barack Obama.  The New York Times o
I lived in California during the first OJ Simpson criminal trial when he beat the rap for two brutal murders in Brentwood.  Thirteen years ago yesterday, I was as stunned as the rest of the state when
One of the clearest examples you’ll ever see of why The One seldom dirties his hands by playing the race card. Not only will his political surrogates do it for him, his media surrogates happily will,
Samantha Power left the Barack Obama campaign in March of this year, after a somewhat overblown kerfuffle over her reference to Hillary Clinton as a “monster”.  Power advised Obama on foreign policy,
The Unfocused wonders, as do several e-mailers.  The other videos on the SNL clip page are working fine but as of 9:25 this one’s suddenly unavailable.  No dice at Hulu either, which is odd since I po
Barney Frank’s latest defense of Congress over the financial meltdown could be predicted based on the success of Barack Obama’s campaign in using the same defense.  According to Rep. Frank, any attemp
Who says I never give you good-ish news, eh?Does a five-point pickup post-debate mean we’re witnessing a second round of Palinmania? Probably not:Then again, it’s less important whether a plurality of
Even more gruesome than that Rasmussen national poll this morning putting The One at a cool 52 percent.  The samples lean a bit towards the Dems in both states — eight-point and nine-point gaps, respe
The Supreme Court rejected the latest appeal from Mumia Abu-Jamal today, declining to reverse his conviction.  His death sentence was overturned in March, forcing Pennsylvania to either retry his sent
Even Mika’s unhappy.Twenty-four hours later, I wonder if the real aim of the AP piece wasn’t to punish McCain for mentioning Ayers so much as to warn him away from extending the attack to Wright as pa
A new video has Barack Obama speaking in 2007 about the burgeoning crisis in the financial markets, but focusing on accounting fraud rather than the root cause of the meltdown: the widespread issuance
Iran has watched the drop in oil prices with growing alarm, the International Herald-Tribune reports, and it wants OPEC to take action to support prices at higher than $100 per barrel.  Iran expresses
For a while, Minnesotans didn’t hear much from the presidential campaigns, but a series of polls showing a tight race here has forced both campaigns to spend money here.  During the football games yes
The Barack Obama campaign has decided to attack John McCain over his involvement in the Keating 5 scandal of the 1980s, but they have already demonstrated a rather peculiar way of doing it.  Team O de
A pro-Barack Obama video being distributed by the Jewish Council for Education and Research purports to show several high-ranking Israelis as supporting Obama’s policies for Israel.  Now at least some
This morning, we have a series of videos dealing with the intersection of William Ayers, Bernardine Dohrn, and the Obamas.  Sarah Palin’s accusation that Barack Obama “palled around with terrorists” h
A new group opposed to the bailout has released an ad discussing the origins of the financial crisis, and hailing John McCain as one of the few who sounded the alarm.  “Fighting” hits Democrats hard,
John McCain sharpens his attack on Barack Obama one day ahead of their debate with his new ad, “Dangerous”.  This follows the lead of the campaign chatter over the weekend, which resurrected Obama’s c
According to CNN, the Taliban wants to reach a peace agreement with the Afghan government and end the war that has raged since the 9/11 attacks.  Taliban leaders say they have split from al-Qaeda, att
The second presidential debate goes into the record books, and this time both men managed to stick closer to their game plans.  Barack Obama rid himself of the “John is right” tic that appeared in var
A federal judge has ordered the release of 17 Chinese Uighers detained at Guantanamo Bay, and specifically into the US.  Judge Ricardo Urbina demanded that the federal government produce them in his c
Obi-Wan Kenobi advises all young conservative Jedis to get a grip on their Force, and put panic aside.  At least, that’s the advice coming from the longtime political insider that corresponds with Nat
Another horrifying SUSA state poll that oversamples Dems (50/39), another lead so wide that even a correctly weighted sample probably still equals a double-digit advantage for The One.  Quinnipiac als
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have quite a treat!  IBD’s two-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez joins us to talk about his new book, Everyone Has the Righ
Tonight’s debate will have plenty of political ads, but one in particular may provide a little surprise — especially for Democrats.  Former Senator and presidential nominee George McGovern will speak
One of the greatest talents in editorial cartooning has a new collection out, and it’s a winner.  Michael Ramirez has won two Pulitzer Prizes for his talented take on issues and events, one with the L
Democrats have begun a search for the culprit in the financial collapse in a manner somewhat akin to the OJ Simpson search for Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman’s murderer.  The Hill reports that Henry Wax
With four weeks to go and the entire electorate engaged in this presidential election, what line of attack holds the most promise for John McCain — and for that matter, Barack Obama?  Both campaigns h
Last week, defense attorneys representing figures in Illinois corruption cases tipped the media that Tony Rezko may have decided to cooperate with federal investigators.  Now it appears their worst ni
The Associated Press has probed Barack Obama’s earmarking activities in the Illinois state senate and discovered two grants that put state money in the hands of Michelle Obama’s cousin.  Capers Funnye
You’ll want to double-check the logo at the bottom left corner during this report.  It really is CNN and Anderson Cooper fact-checking Barack Obama’s claims to have barely known William Ayers — and ca
A good post, mostly, and one for which he’ll probably catch hell.  I’m not sure how to take what he says at the end about Ayers; he seems to think it’s either an illegitimate line of attack, which it
When I saw this at Ace’s, it sounded so familiar that I spent 20 minutes checking our archives for the post I was sure Ed or Bryan had written about it.  I was wrong; it wasn’t HA that blogged it, it
The Wall Street Journal paints a grim picture of the housing market today in its analysis of debt-to-equity ratios in the residential market.  The rate of homeowners who owe more than their equity has
Chris Cillizza wonders whether John McCain may have decided to drop the William Ayers topic when it didn’t come up in last night’s debate.  The McCain campaign answered today by releasing a statement
A mid-day palate cleanser from this morning’s Biden rally, plucked from the fondest ticket-flipping fantasies of Palin fans.  The speaker’s an Obamican, or so he says, which may help explain the gaffe
Last night, conservatives groaned in unison when John McCain launched his “new” initiative to renegotiate the principal on home mortgages with owners approaching bankruptcy.  Some called this a “secon
Jeff Jacoby detected a mighty spin coming from Barack Obama’s attempt to define his doctrine on interventionism in last night’s debate.  In Nashville, Obama said that the American military must stand
Two months after invading and occupying large portions of Georgia, Russian troops have begun to dismantle their positions and retreat back to the disputed provinces in the Caucasus.  The Russians will
I’m not certain what the McCain campaign wanted to do with this ad.  They either want to paint Barack Obama as extremely liberal or they want to make him look unpresidential.  Unfortunately, in “Folks
Last night, I wrote that Tom Brokaw did a credible job as moderator and showed no obvious bias during the debate.  Indeed, the one time when Brokaw enforced the no-response rule came when he shut down
The consensus after last night’s debate, in both the blogosphere and the commentariat, formed quickly and rather inexplicably that it failed because it was too dull.  Most people I see blamed Tom Brok
“‘We’re in the middle of a very dark tunnel,’ said Brian Fabbri of BNP Paribas, referring to the worsening credit crunch. ‘Each day we see another crack in the system.’Those cracks are quickly adding
Vets for Freedom will release its grades tomorrow for the US Senate, and some members will find themselves flunking.  One source within VFF has given me a peek at the ratings for Senators from Delawar
CNN attempts a Fact ChectTM on John McCain, but ends up making themselves look foolish.  Alina Cho chides McCain for distorting Barack Obama’s support for subprime lending, but only demonstrates that
Congressional Republicans have finally demanded an end to federal funding for ACORN after more than a dozen states have opened investigations into fraud in their voter-registration efforts.  House Min
Is Barack Obama a socialist?  That seems to be the question after the discovery of documentation showing Obama’s endorsement by Chicago’s New Party, a group that intended to provide cover for socialis
When Nebraska passed a law that allowed panicked mothers to abandon their babies at hospitals with immunity from prosecution, many hailed it as a breakthrough in helping to keep unwanted infants alive
Earlier this morning, I had an opportunity to speak to one of the next generation of Republicans on the national stage, Governor Matt Blunt of Missouri.  Governor Blunt recently gained attention for h
Two days ago, Judge Ricardo Urbina demanded that the Bush administration produce seventeen Chinese Uighers captured in terrorist training camps seven years in his courtroom on Friday, announcing his i
The NRA endorsed John McCain for President today, and Bob Barr has to be steamed.  Barr, the Libertarian Party candidate, has long-established ties to the NRA and currently serves as member of their b
According to internal Soviet Union documents from the SALT-2 negotiations in 1979, Joe Biden effectively told Soviet negotiators not to worry about American rhetoric about human-rights concerns.  In f
Americans inclined to have phone sex on international calls may have an unintended menage a trois instead.  ABC spoke to two former NSA operatives on the record about their work in the Terrorist Surve
Investors Business Daily asks what Barack Obama knows about the epidemic of voter fraud in ACORN, and it’s not an unfair question.   Not only has Obama publicly endorsed ACORN, he has paid them at lea
Team McCain has a new ad out this morning called “Ayers”, a comprehensive attack on Obama on his relationship with former Weather Underground terrorist William Ayers.  This isn’t just a suggestive 30-
Look at it this way: If the race was close right now, this would be a killer.  As it is, it’s just one more shovel blow to the back of the skull.Feel better?Team Maverick’s statement:Here’s the PDF of
The gloves are off on.He did the right thing, needless to say, but I’m not sure how this squares with Palin telling people at fundraisers how many supporters are urging her to take the gloves off. It
In 2007, part of the new security plan for Baghdad involved building blast walls between neighborhoods.  This created a lot of controversy at the time, both here and in Baghdad, for dividing the city
Great for Steyn, a hollow victory for everyone else.  As Ezra Levant put it after his own Star Chamber case was dismissed, “I haven’t been given my freedom of the press. I’ve simply had the government
According to Chicago Sun-Times columnist Michael Sneed, Tony Rezko may be giving the feds a much longer and broader look at Chicago Machine politics than first thought.  Her sources tell her that Rezk
A done deal, and given Connecticut’s deep blue electorate, one not likely to be overridden by amendment.Probably good for McCain, though.Here’s the opinion. Skip ahead to page 21 for the crux of it, d
The perfect companion piece to Marc Ambinder’s reminder this morning that, for all the bluster about what Ayers reveals of Obama’s judgment and character, Maverick’s not pushing the issue as hard as h
I meant to post this earlier today, but maybe it’s better seen after the latest from Team McCain.  My friend John Gibson gave a two-minute dissertation on Rashid Khalidi last night, explaining exactly
With Congress grilling Wall Street executives over the financial collapse, why not have some of the real culprits testify in their investigations?  One of them is close at hand; in fact, he’s pretendi
Two weeks ago, the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) produced a one-minute TV spot declaring their vindication on their research into Barack Obama’s record on infanticide, which Obama had called
The probe into fraudulent voter registrations in Allegheny County may soon produce criminal charges, according to the DA.  The charges may not be limited to the misdemeanor of registration fraud, eith
It’s going to be a long, interesting, excruciating day, so let’s open a thread for chatter.  Reading stuff like this and this feels like being told there’s a giant asteroid headed towards Earth and it
Barack Obama has offered his latest defense of his political partnership with William Ayers.  Let’s call it Ayers v3.0.  First, readers will recall, Ayers was just some guy in Mr. Obama’s Neighborhood
Another lengthy video attempts to highlight the beginnings of the subprime loan disaster, and it’s well worth watching.  Andrew Cuomo, then Bill Clinton’s HUD Secretary, held a press conference on Apr
It’s too thinly sourced to be taken very seriously, but since our readership revels in the idea of the ‘Cuda being the scrapper to McCain’s squish, I figured you’d dig it.The bit about Mark Salter doe
I’m … highly skeptical, but lack the economic chops to debunk this myself.  Any financial wizards want to weigh in?  He’s right that the market’s been diving late in the day (except yesterday), but I
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
Earlier this week, I noted that Vets for Freedom had created scorecards for the US Senate based on voting records over a series of bills in the 110th Congress.  Joe Biden and Harry Reid got a pair of
Somehow, I doubt that Russia’s latest diplomatic project will gain much traction with its closest European neighbors, but it does at least expose the Russians as something other than allies to the US.
I’ve read through the Troopergate report and some of the commentary arising from it, and the McCain/Palin ticket appears to have a mixed bag.  The report acknowledges the obvious: Governor Sarah Palin
When I was at the Minnesota State Fair in August, I asked the McCain team for a lawn sign.  These days, campaigns deliver and install the signs themselves in order to make sure that they get displayed
For those who want a smoking gun to show the genesis of the financial collapse, this short sequence from a longer video I posted this week will do it.  Clinton HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo announced a s
I really thought we’d put this conspiracy theory to rest over the summer, but it has arisen like a zombie yet again to suck the credibility out of the conservative blogosphere.  I have had at least 40
Via Ace, the detail about the 2,100 phony registrations in Indiana is recycled from the segment Ed posted on Friday but the close-up of the registration forms and the extended interview with ACORN’s l
ABC News reports that Pakistani authorities have held an American traveling without permission in the tribal lands on the Afghan border.  Juddi Kenan of Florida claimed that he wanted to visit a frien
Three caveats off the bat: (1) Whereas WaPo has Obama up 10 among likelies, other polls like Rasmussen show the race tightening; (2) Tapper’s hearing from people inside Team Barry (perhaps trying to l
Remember Mark Foley?  He embodied the fecklessness of the Republican efforts in 2006’s midterm elections when his strange entreaties to underaged pages got uncovered.  He lost his West Palm Beach seat
Earlier this year, Congress passed a “stimulus plan” that consisted of sending a small part of our own money back to us in hope of boosting the economy.  One might have thought that conservatives woul
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told the Times of London that Iraq had no further need for British combat troops in Basra or the southern region of the country.  Maliki said he looked forward to
108 trackbacks and counting for her summa on nutroots anger, written a few hours before the photos of the Palin C-bomb shirts started circulating.  The difference, allegedly, between the examples she
Cleveland’s Bob Frantz of WTAM 1100 wanted to ask Brian Clark, communications director for Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, about the court battles she has waged to keep from having to addres
Michael Barone warns that a victory by Barack Obama will endorse his tactics in silencing critics, which should concern all non-leg-tingling media in this country.  In fact, Barone points out that it
Given Barack Obama’s relentless populism this cycle, the Wall Street Journal analysis of his tax cuts should surprise no one.  They find that Obama relies less on actual cuts in tax rates and more in
Can the worst criminals ever get rehabilitated?  That question arises from a New York Post scoop about the man serving as the senior director for court services at a community organization in the Big
After years of running battles with the FCC over his broadcast content, Howard Stern moved with great fanfare to Sirius satellite radio and invited his 12 million listeners to join him.  Stern promise
I only discovered Christopher Buckley’s endorsement of Barack Obama in the news that he had been bounced from National Review, as Allahpundit wrote earlier.  I only had time to scan it quickly before
It’s hard to second-guess Lowry and Fowler without knowing how much fallout NR had absorbed from Buckley’s endorsement, but instinctively I hate this.  It’d be one thing if his politics had changed, b
IAEA inspectors returned to the job at the Yongbyon nuclear reactor in North Korea after Washington backed down in the standoff over Pyongyang’s listing as a terror-supporting nation.  The DPRK agreed
Politico’s trying to make it sound like McCain feels his masculinity’s been impugned and now he has no choice but to go after The One to defend his honor. Judge for yourself; the part about Ayers come
Jonah Goldberg writes today that a candidate named Barry O’Malley, running for President with Barack Obama’s record and level of experience, would get laughed off the national stage.  Why has Obama su
Stanley Kurtz wades into the records of the Chicago Annenberg Challenge to make the argument that the topic of Jeremiah Wright and Barack Obama’s long alliance with his demagoguic pastor is a valid ar
CNN looks into complaints from people appearing in the new Bill Maher film, Religulous, that filmmakers misrepresented their aims in interviews.  Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) claims to have been taken ou
The Telegraph reports yet another great moment in government-run health care today.  The National Health Service, Britain’s government-run health care system, finds itself so unresponsive that it does
John McCain has new proposals to soften the blow for Americans rocked by the financial instability of the past few weeks — especially for seniors.  McCain offers both lowered capital-gains taxes and h
In a season of crazy polls, one in New Jersey stands out for its revelation of obtuseness.  The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey poll shows that almost a majority of adults want to leave the Gar
Tonight we have the final presidential debate for the 2008 cycle, and if you’re in the Twin Cities area, we have some party ready for you!  AM1280 The  Patriot will host a debate party at Trocadero’s
Last night, Charles Krauthammer and Fred Barnes ripped the Barack Obama campaign and its supporters for the repetitive, unsubstantiated charges of racism against John McCain’s campaign and Republicans
The “polls don’t mean anything!” crowd has suddenly decided that this one does mean something and dared me in the comments to another thread to post it, which I’d been planning to do.  Here you go: Ob
A complement to the boss’s piece this morning about the rage that’s not on your front page and to Tammy Bruce’s argument on Fox recently about the non-difference between anti-Hillary and anti-Palin se
Tonight we have the final presidential debate for the 2008 cycle, and if you’re in the Twin Cities area, we have some party ready for you!  AM1280 The  Patriot will host a debate party at Trocadero’s
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (Special time: 3:30 pm ET), we have an embarrassment of riches for you.  We start off with actor Robert Davi, who currently stars in An American Carol, to talk about th
We already knew this based on what she said to Bill Kristol and what Salter’s allegedly said about losing honorably, but Politico puts the pieces together.  The oddest aspect isn’t McCain’s reasoning
When the LA Times objects to a CNN piece on a Republican for its unfairness, readers know that CNN stepped way over the line.  James Rainey, the Times’ media critic, roasts Rick Sanchez and CNN for it
George McGovern continues his opposition to the Orwellian-named Employee Free Choice Act, otherwise known as Card Check.  McGovern wrote an op-ed column against it in the Wall Street Journal and cut a
One of the few bright spots in the current financial debacle has been the rapid decline of oil prices.  Earlier this year, oil hit an all-time high of $147 per barrel.  As of this morning, however, oi
Presidential campaigns and computer gaming have intersected in this election cycle for the first time.  EA Sports has included advertising for Barack Obama in nine of its games, in their Xbox versions
Barack Obama has claimed that he foresaw the subprime mortgage collapse and took steps to warn the Treasury — by writing a letter.  That claim has come in two presidential debates.  Peter Wallison rem
Barack Obama may say that Israel has no better friend than himself, but Jesse Jackson begs to differ.  Amir Taheri wrote in yesterday’s New York Post that Jackson hailed a new era in American foreign
Stephen Harper’s gamble on elections paid off last night, although he didn’t quite hit the jackpot he wanted.  Canadian voters gave the Conservatives a much stronger minority government but not quite
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Honestly, I’m rather surprised that Joe Wurzelbacher and his rope-line dialogue with Barack Obama has managed to stay in the news for as long as it has.  I knew wh
And with this, JTP has officially been name-checked by all four candidates today.  The way the video’s cut, picking up mid-sentence, it sounds like Obama’s sneering at Wurzelbacher for being a plumber
USA Today’s editorial board comes out in opposition to Card Check today.  The editorial notes the Orwellian construct of a bill named the Employee Free Choice Act that strips workers of the right to a
The RNC offers its most effective ad of this cycle today.  Called “Chair”, it points out Barack Obama’s lack of executive experience and asks voters whether they want to trust an untested neophyte in
No presidential debate analysis is complete without judging the moderation.  Bob Schieffer of CBS moderated the debate last night and appeared to do well, at least in getting the two men to argue with
The Washington Post accused the McCains of using their influence to get a temporary cell tower installed at their ranch earlier this year, but as it turns out, James Grimaldi didn’t do his homework. 
Joe the Plumber will get three weeks of fame, it seems, and not just 15 minutes.  John McCain released a new ad today called “Fight”, and he has now focused on the economy, thanks to a little plumbing
Occasionally, and not nearly enought to justify them, presidential debates highlight actual and honest differences in principle between candidates so clearly that voters cannot miss the difference bet
The Secret Service investigation into allegations that someone yelled, “Kill him!” at a Sarah Palin rally has found no basis to the charge.  The story, which got picked up by the national media, came
In presidential debates (and campaigns), candidates usually try to put their policies and records in the best possible light.  The spin usually focuses on the positive aspects of these points to the p
Last evening at the debate party at Trocadero, I heard one comment over and over again after the conclusion of the event: Who was that man on stage with Barack Obama and where has he been the last few
“That Obama’s loss in the general election may have more to do with his performance than his melanin will be treated as something to acknowledge parenthetically at best. And that will be a dismissal o
How biased is the AP’s spin of the data?  So biased that the bombshell topline result, which drew banner treatment on Drudge a few hours ago as a rebuke to the CW about an impending Obama landslide, i
My friend Scott Johnson of Power Line has a column today in the Christian Science Monitor on the history of redistributionism and its links to the income tax.  Barack Obama’s accidentally revealing an
Just across.  I thought it was Stevens, as the Sixth Circuit’s Circuit Justice, who was set to rule with a possible rehearing among the full Court forthcoming, but AFP makes it sound like the full Cou
A Hot Air reader in New Hampshire took this video of Sarah Palin on the stump in Dover on Wednesday.  Want to know why Palin resonates with the base and the middle class?  She speaks their language, e
Editor & Publisher reports that the Tribune Company, which publishes newspapers across the country, has given the required two-year notice of intent to drop the services of the Associated Press.  The
Hawaii has ended an experiment with universal health care for children because it proved a little too successful.  Seven months after launching Keiki Care, a flood of enrollments caused it to run over
Anyone following the public career of washed-up comedian, washed-up radio host, and washed-up pundit Al Franken should not be surprised to see him lose his cool in public.  Almost predictably, Franken
Yesterday, the Tanning Bed Media discovered unpaid tax liens against Joe Wurzelbacher.  Two days ago, we would have said, “Who?”  He’s better known this week as Joe the Plumber after his impromptu dia
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal took exception to Barack Obama’s answer in the last debate on the Colombian free-trade agreement.  In its editorial, they pointed out that the accusations made again
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
Looks like al-Qaeda needs better server techs.  Most of their on-line forums, used to disseminate the latest in lunacy from Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahiri, have been off-line since September 10
Jodi Kantor apparently got so desperate for dirt on Cindy McCain for the tiresome rehash the New York Times published today that she tried suckering teenagers on Facebook into cooperating with her.  T
I thought only the hosts could do this!  Ed Schultz took his ball and went home yesterday on Fox & Friends after getting challenged by a question from another guest on the show.  Watch Schultz get so
Rep. Michele Bachmann appeared on Hardball with Chris Matthews last night and tangled over the recent emphasis on Barack Obama’s relationship with unrepentant domestic terrorist William Ayers.  Matthe
Last month, I received a copy of The Kind of Man Every Man Should Be: Taking a Stand for True Masculinity, the latest book by my friend and co-host, Kevin McCullough.  Kevin pushes back against the fo
In which Hitch follows Buckley’s and MacDonald’s lead and gambles the war on terror on the premise that Obama won’t be as left-wing in office as his background suggests.  The exchange is more interest
Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama today on NBC’s Meet the Press.  The endorsement had been rumored for months, as Powell has made no secret of his disaffection from the Republicans since his retireme
I’ve worked with computers for almost a quarter-century, but with the exception of some mainframe management in SCO Unix, I’ve been a PC/Windows adherent.  I used to build my own PCs until about ten y
It’s the rare (re-)poll indeed that turns my thoughts to suicide, but lock your knives up tight and try eyeballing this one.  Unless I missed something, the one and only positive result for McCain ove
It’s not the crime, it’s the cover-up. In the midst of Barack Obama’s continuing insistence that William Ayers was just some guy in the neighborhood (and just some guy on two non-profit boards with wh
They’re playing “the drug card,” writes Halperin, confirming my suspicion that there’s now a card for everything.  See his post for links to both stories; Huck’s target is the press’s creepily thoroug
Jim Manzi offers a peculiar prescription for Republicans in the final two weeks of the campaign at The Corner.  Declaring the presidential race all but finished, Jim wants the GOP to transfer all rema
Most sales organizations pressure their staffs in order to boost production.  From the lowliest telemarketing firms to the highest-end car dealerships, management uses both positive and negative incen
The editorial board of the Washington Post corrects the record today at the expense of Democrats in Congress desperately spinning the financial crisis as a failure of deregulation.  Practically alone
“The race will tighten,” saith The One, and so it hath.  McCain’s netted three points since CNN’s last poll two weeks ago and two points since Hotline’s tracker yesterday to trail by five in each.  Th
Joe Biden continues to try to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory for Barack Obama.  In a stunning statement, Biden acknowledged that Obama’s lack of foreign-policy experience will provoke America’
The Raleigh News-Observer tells the tale of Zimbabwean refugees Wally and Helen Herbst, and how they lost everything to Robert Mugabe’s “land reforms” several years ago.  It is a tale of forced redist
It’s become common wisdom that Sarah Palin doesn’t make herself available to the national news media, while Barack Obama and Joe Biden have confidence in their experience and gravitas.  Unfortunately
Stanley Kurtz continues his efforts to be proclaimed an Enemy of the State in a prospective Barack Obama presidency with his essay today on Chicago’s New Party.  While the Tanning Bed Media continues
If John McCain manages to win this election, he should thank Joe Wurzelbacher for doing what McCain’s campaign couldn’t do: straighten out his economic message.  In Toledo, McCain finally gave the cor
Yesterday evening, we attended Mass and for a moment thought we would hear actual instruction in the fundamentals of the Catholic faith.  After hearing one of my favorite passages in the Gospels, the
Allow us to put our cards on the table at the outset: We are two young conservative journalists—both in our 20s.  Unlike many of our peers, we are not swept up in Obamamania and would prefer John McCa
Lowry wrote about this an hour ago, but I missed the segment and wanted to wait for a transcript before blogging it to make sure TPM didn’t edit out any vital context.  Verdict: Nope.  It’s a fair cut
After everything the Tanning Bed Media has done for Barack Obama, they must believe that they’re owed at least some free access to The One on Election Night.  Instead, the TBM has discovered that they
Union Boss Bill wants Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act, better known as Card Check.  Union Boss Bill wants American workers to give up the secret ballot in favor of cards that allow every
Barack Obama will leave the campaign trail for a couple of days at the end of this week to see his ailing grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, who apparently has fallen ill.  Robert Gibbs released this statem
So says the Washington Times.Yeah, every poll this month except one has Obama by double digits, and the one outlier has him by eight.  Here’s the RCP map.  If you give Maverick every last toss-up stat
John McCain continues to improve his message while campaigning through swing states.  In Pennsylvania today, McCain used Barack Obama’s support for both the Phillies and the Devil Rays as a revealing
The Barack Obama campaign sidelined Joe Biden today and opted to get one of their diplomats out in front of the Crisis Gaffe.  Madeline Albright, former Secretary of State and one of Obama’s 300 forei
Can the Republicans turn Barack Obama’s massive fundraising effort into a negative?  They’re certainly going to try.  Yesterday, the RNC launched a new website that lists all of the donors who gave le
The New York Times sets its sights on an unfamiliar target — a liberal Democrat.  Chris Dodd has still not released his mortgage records to the public to show how much money his “Friends of Angelo” lo
According to campaign sources, Joe Biden has no events planned for today — despite the election being only two weeks away.  What happened?  Could Team Obama have pulled Slow Joe off the trail after te
Suddenly, with Barack Obama pitching almost a trillion dollars in new spending, leading Democrats see nothing wrong with deficit spending.  Why?  Because the rich will pay for it, silly!  Barney Frank
If you wait long enough, everything becomes fodder for academic research.  Two academics from Mercyhurst College must have made the sales pitch of all time in order to study the correlation of economi
Maybe the shocker is that McClatchy reported it.  Pew Research says it’s not even close.  Only 14% of John McCain’s coverage has been positive, compared to a whopping 59% negative, since the debate. 
Best euphemism ever.Choice spin by The One, but in no way is it, shall we say, reality-based.  Refresh your memory with Biden’s full quote; per the emphasis on Obama’s age, his point clearly was that
Senator Norm Coleman heard from a few of his left-leaning constituents last night.  Local news stations report that graffiti artists vandalized his house, spray-painting accusations of “Scum” and, odd
Apparently, spending money on Sarah Palin’s outfits has become the latest kerfuffle on both sides of the aisle.  The RNC spent around $150,000 in September on wardrobe and beauty supplies for its VP n
Earlier, I wrote about the racebaiting that the Obama campaign has conducted and how it has poisoned policy debate in this election cycle.  Obama adviser Austan Goolsbee gives a real-life demonstratio
I suspect that John McCain may be closing the gap in Pennsylvania, even without looking at the numbers.  Why?  Because more Keystone State figures keep talking about how racist their neighbors are.  J
Gratifying yet frustrating.  Follow Smith’s link for the audio and skip ahead just past halfway for the key exchange.  Quote:Indeed.  I flagged it myself two weeks ago.  If you missed it, go watch the
The focus on the Chicago Annenberg Challenge has mostly rested on Barack Obama’s connection to unrepentant domestic terrorist William Ayers.  The New York Post notes that another applicable lesson has
Investors Business Daily recalls the election of Ronald Reagan in analyzing Joe Biden’s warning about electing an untested, inexperienced politician to the White House.  When Reagan took office, one o
In past political scandals involving sexual peccadilloes, the elected official usually hauls the wife on stage with him for the inevitable tearful apology.  Eliot Spitzer and Jim McGreevy, among other
The New York Times reveals internal ACORN report written by one of its counsels that anticipates federal prosecution for misuse of charitable funds.  Project Vote, which is a tax-exempt subsidiary, tr
Under either John McCain or Barack Obama, millions of Americans will wind up paying no federal income taxes.  According to the Tax Foundation, tax liabilities will drop to zero (or less) for 15-16 mil
“Republicans tend to pick the next guy in line. Strangely enough, the next guy in line is now Sarah Palin, by virtue of her being the VP nominee this year.  She will have the benefit of being both an
Update: Ashley Todd perpetrated a hoax.  We have that in a separate post by Allahpundit.  Be sure to read that in detail, but my overall reaction is that Todd is a very, very disturbed young woman.  —
US News columnist James Pethokoukis has one word for the nationalization of tax-deferred retirement plans: socialism.  He can’t quite believe Democrats would be this foolish in an election year, but P
We haven’t heard as much about judicial appointments in this election as we did in 2004.  Perhaps the financial crisis has removed that from the front of most voters’ minds, but the Judicial Confirmat
I’m ripping the content straight from Powerline.  Ace actually had the story last night, but it was only a single source; PL claims in an update that other readers have replicated the experiment. Quot
Plenty of people have been scratching their heads over Joe Biden’s warning to voters that electing Barack Obama would precipitate an international crisis to “test his mettle”.  Investors Business Dail
The Pakistani government has taken a new step in asserting itself in the lawless tribal regions on its border with Afghanistan.  They have armed anti-Taliban tribal fighters, known as lashkars, with A
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (special time: 1 pm ET), I’m pleased to netcast a live appearance by Senator Norm Coleman.  He will appear today at the University of Minnesota to talk about energy pol
I wonder if Hillary Clinton considered the ironies involved in giving Al Franken credit for fighting the “Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy” in her endorsement yesterday in Minnesota.  After all, when Hillar
In 2005, George Bush proposed privatizing a portion of Social Security contributions to allow workers to control their own funds and hopefully outperform the woefully inadequate entitlement system.  T
The International Monetary Fund has learned a lesson from its flirtation with biofuels, one that Barack Obama still has ignored.  Turning food into fuel for cars not only takes sustenance from the peo
Few consequences in politics provide as much irony as the rolling blackouts in Venezuela since Hugo Chavez nationalized the oil industry.  Chavez insisted that he had to end capitalism and install soc
Campbell Brown sounds off on the RNC’s shopping spree, but she does so to defend the RNC, not to bury Sarah Palin.  The criticism of Palin’s clothes obviously touched a nerve with Brown, who makes the
“Now, don’t get me wrong.  I’m not one of those people who think the media has been too hard on, say, Gov. Palin, by rushing reportorial SWAT teams to Alaska to rifle through her garbage.  This is the
I was going to let it go when Politico did it but now NBC’s done it too, so let’s take a moment.  The new narrative about fingerpointing within Team Maverick is starting to congeal and naturally Palin
My friend Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson directed me to the Let Freedom Ring website Never Find Out, which has a number of 527 ads hosted along with their transcripts.  I haven’t seen these ads befor
Just in case the message hasn’t quite gotten through to voters, Barney Frank reminded Republicans what one-party government would look like in 2009.  Democrats want to escalate government spending in
This should surprise no one, but Joe Biden’s telling more whoppers on Iraq.  Remember when he tried to claim credit for success in Iraq after opposing the surge?  Now he claims that the Bush administr
Tim Mahoney has more problems than serial adultery, according to ABC News.  The Democratic Congressman demanded that his mistress sexually entice potential donors to his campaign, and wanted her to en
She forgot to mention that to cops during the initial report, just like she forgot to mention the detail about him spotting the McCain bumper sticker on her car.  It happens; victims of violent crime
I’ve wondered from time to time whether John McCain would make this pitch, and now George Stephanopolous reports that the decision has been made.  The McCain campaign will use three themes in the fina
The RNC has a new campaign video today, and it’s not one that will fit into a 30-second spot.  Fred Thompson talks for over twelve minutes about what a Barack Obama presidency would mean for America a
Rush Limbaugh spoke to the Fox & Friends hosts this morning to discuss polling and the state of the race.  Rush argues that pollsters want to shape opinion rather than measuring it, especially media-s
Keep this figure in mind when people claim that the $150,000 the RNC spent on Sarah Palin’s wardrobe represents some kind of frivolity.  At least she’s going to wear the clothes more than once, and it
Sarah Palin reached all the way back to Super Bowl III and channeled Joe Namath in his hometown in guaranteeing a win in Pennsylvania on November 4th.  The odds against the McCain-Palin ticket don’t l
Charles Krauthammer hasn’t been the happiest of conservatives in this race, but he still understands the vital interests at stake in the election.  Unlike some other conservatives who have decided to
ACORN and its “affiliate”, Project Vote, claimed that they have registered over 1.3 million new voters in this election cycle.  Even when counting Mickey Mouse and the starting lineup of the Dallas Co
Steve Forbes has a lengthy article explaining both the history of the financial collapse and the history of financial collapses in general, in today’s Forbes On Line.  Anyone wishing to understand how
Tough stuff, but conservative passions this year have always been more anti-Obama than pro-McCain (at least until Palin joined the ticket) so I’m curious what you guys think.  Nate Silver, a lefty but
Demanding proof of address would just get in the way of Change, man.Yeah, “wants” being the key word.  The whole point of the blogosphere’s inquiry the past few days has been to try to show that this
The RNC has a new television spot out today, perhaps appropriate for the rough seas the GOP has encountered this electoral cycle.  “Storm” wonders why the nation would trust the helm to an ensign bare
Over the years, conservatives have had many complaints about the editorial direction of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune.  They have offered hyperbole and misdirection in their obvious bias against Republ
How did so much information about Joe Wurzelbacher’s taxes and licensing get out to the public so quickly?  Officials in Ohio want to know the answer.  They apparently suspect that state and local gov
I read different blogs to get different perspectives and to keep up with the arguments on the Left, usually at sites with a mix of contributors like AOL’s Political Machine.  Tommy Christopher both bl
The US reports that they expect opium production in Afghanistan to drop by a third this year, a remarkable amount of progress in a war-torn country with poor infrastructure for most other crops.  The
Our friend Michele Bachmann has a new ad out for the final ten days of the campaign, and it corrects a mistake she made in last week’s appearance on Hardball.  “I may not always get my words right,” R
So say local witnesses and, er, Syrian state media.  Bush surely realizes how much mileage Democrats will get from painting this as a contrived October surprise and an example of Republican “warmonger
The Washington Post takes a front-page look at the shenanigans in Team Obama’s Internet fundraising efforts, but they don’t quite connect all the dots.  Matthew Mosk outlines the problem well, but neg
In the wake of the collapse of the St. Anthony Bridge collapse in August 2007, in which 13 people died, politicians around the state and across the country used the tragedy to blame Republicans for no
Yes, this is another geek post. Deal with it. In my quest to play with Ubuntu Linux, I’ve had to look around for some alternatives to the software I use in Windows.  Firefox, Opera, and Thunderbird al
A new group named It’s My Money has a two-minute web ad against Barack Obama specifically aimed at younger voters.  It’s clever, but at two minutes, will people sit through it?It breaks down some of t
The Hill reports that the jury has returned guilty verdicts on all seven felony counts for Ted Stevens of making false statements on financial-disclosure forms about his relationship with Veco, an Ala
Politico’s Ben Smith reports that at least one PAC will go after Jeremiah Wright and his ties to Barack Obama, even if John McCain keeps it off limits to his own campaign.  The National Republican Tru
Good news but not great news.  Clearly they were hoping to take him alive for his intel value or else they wouldn’t have put boots on the ground.They did nab two people, both of whom were presumably s
Brilliant, cutting satire or earnest policy suggestion?  The Philadelphia Inquirer runs Jonathan Valania’s column proposing a moratorium on Caucasian votes in Pennsylvania as a response to bald assert
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough co-hosts our look at the intersection of faith and politics as always on Monday.  We’ll ask him which presidential candidate would make the
Via Ben Smith.  The money quote:Reminds me of when he told a crowd he couldn’t take their guns even if he wanted to, which some interpreted as a tacit admission that he would if he could and I interpr
Gianna Jessen says she’s survived worse than the attacks directed at her from the Barack Obama campaign, and she’s not kidding.  Jessen survived an abortion and was fortunate enough to receive medical
When George Bush won the 2000 election, many of us expected to hear a four- or eight-year litany of dire warnings about the homeless.  We noticed that this particular story grew into a major national
Bernard Goldberg weighs in on the Tanning Bed Media and its protection of Barack Obama on Fox & Friends today.  The author of Bias accuses CNN of journalistic malpractice in its handling of the Sarah
Team McCain has a new ad out this morning, and perhaps on any other day it would look more effective.  With the release of Barack Obama’s remarks to NPR from 2001 demanding redistribution on a vast sc
Let’s say someone created an effigy of a certain national political candidate and placed a noose around its neck, and then put the effigy on display for the neighbors to see this Halloween.  What kind
If people thought Joe the Plumber was some kind of stumble for Barack Obama, a rediscovered interview from 2001 should dispel any doubts about Barack Obama’s redistributionism.  Seven years ago, Obama
Via Ace, note the plural in the headline.  People don’t realize, I think, that we’re talking about three separate searches by three different state agencies: Toledo P.D., Cuyahoga County DSS, and an o
Coordinating with the Zionist crusader against the glorious mujahedeen? Bashar, you cad.How curious, Bergman goes on to note, that a raid in broad daylight would attract no resistance from Syrian anti
Anyone convicted of seven counts of corruption should really consider resigning their position in the Senate to spend a little time with family before entering Club Fed.  Unfortunately, that hasn’t oc
Much depends upon turnout, needless to say, since the “expanded” likely voter model has Obama by seven.  Split the difference and you’re in line with both Zogby and Rasmussen, which put The One up by
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we are privileged to welcome Pete Hegseth, one of the Iraq War veterans behind Vets for Freedom.  Pete will discuss the new VFF ad against John Murtha in a r
Well, far be it from me to interrupt MS-NBC when they’re actually sounding critical of their favored candidate, but this is somewhat silly.  Willie Geist and and Courtney Hazlett debate the significan
The Columbus Dispatch reports that at least one culprit has emerged from the misuse of public information to attack Joe Wurzelbacher — and to no one’s surprise, she’s a Democrat and a big Barack Obama
Barack Obama opened a can of worms with Joe the Plumber and his remarks on government “spreading the wealth”.  Over the weekend, an NPR interview from 2001 surfaced in which Obama noted that the failu
Usually, reporters assigned to candidates get to know them all too well.  They spend months traveling with the candidate in close quarters, see them more often than the candidate’s families, and recor
Microsoft has taken body blows over the last couple of years over its cheeseburger of an operating system, Vista.  Its main competitor has a national advertising campaign exploiting its unpopularity w
According to Ha’aretz, the Israeli government has information that Nicolas Sarkozy has derided Barack Obama as an empty suit on foreign policy.  The French president, who has worked hard to bring his
“That’s not exactly the philosophy of a Democrat. Not only has this party belittled working people in this campaign from Joe the Plumber to the bitter comments, it has also been part of tearing down t
The McCain campaign finally connected the dots in a clear and direct manner on Barack Obama’s “no preconditions” pledge.  Their new ad notes that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a few preconditions of his own
Eh. She was fired for charging personal expenses to a company credit card, now she’s testifying against them in court. And as Ace notes, Team Barry’s donor list is guarded like a nuclear secret.  Bloo
I held off on this for hours in hopes that there’d be A/V of them on the stump, but wouldn’t you know it, no luck.No matter. Obama’s radical associations + lefty media conspiracy = crazy delicious.The
According to The Hill, Democrats have their post-election agenda all set if they manage to win the White House and extend their majorities in Congress.   Card Check?  You bet.  Expansion of S-CHIP to
After writing twice about the deliberate decision by the Barack Obama campaign to avoid validation checks on credit-card contributions, I’ve heard from a number of people in the credit-card industry o
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’re going 90 minutes today with the election just around the corner.  In the first 30 minutes, we’ll talk with Investors Business Daily’s Monica Showalter
Rasmussen’s tracking poll shows a significant narrowing of the race with just six days to go before Election Day.  John McCain has closed to within three points of Barack Obama nationwide, within the
On Monday, I chided the Washington Post’s Matthew Mosk for missing a key point in the story of credit-card fraud in Barack Obama’s campaign.  Today he puts that point front and center in his follow-up
Before the debates, I advised the John McCain campaign that they needed to make an issue of Barack Obama’s repeated bragging about writing a letter as a response to the pending subprime market collaps
Last night, in their report about the McCain campaign’s demand that the Los Angeles Times release a key videotape, Politico’s Ben Smith noted that his organization would have released it long ago.  Th
Last night’s Talk the Vote event didn’t just feature the Three Tenors of Talk.  Senator Norm Coleman gave his “positive, optimistic vision” to The Patriot’s audience.  He talked about his own election
Last night, our local Salem affiliate AM 1280 The Patriot hosted a free rally for its listeners that featured its powerful talk line-up as its headliners: Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, and Dennis Prage
Nothing really exciting here — every liberal in America believes in judge-crafted unenumerated rights (unless it’s a conservative judge finding a right to freedom of contract) — but with the “redistri
The US government expects Osama bin Laden to publish some kind of message in the next few days in order to prove two points: he’s relevant, and he’s still alive.  Both have come into question thanks t
A little good news to balance the two-point bumps The One got today in Rasmussen and Gallup.  The five-point gain overall coincides with a five-point gain among Republicans, only 83 percent of whom we
In 2006, Democrats led Republicans on generic Congressional ballot polling by double digits and took control of the House.  In 2008, the ground has quietly shifted — and it has accelerated in the past
Students for Life of America released a video this morning that puts lie to the notion that late-term abortions do not result in infanticide when babies survive the abortion process.   Barack Obama cl
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’ll have a National Review day!  Our friend Jim Geraghty from Campaign Spot shifts from his normal Wednesday spot after yesterday’s server difficulties had
The best defense is a good offense, so the proverb instructs, but in John McCain’s case, it may be the opposite.  After having hammered Barack Obama on economic philosophy for the last two weeks, McCa
The Commerce Department announced that the US economy shrank in the third quarter, in a revelation that should have surprised no one. The loss of 0.3% from the previous quarter signals the recession t
Iran stepped up its rhetoric against the US today by threatening to use suicide-bomber attacks against America.  Ari Larijani, the former nuclear negotiator, referred to the 13-year-old boy sent by th
Wayne Huizenga gives a pretty good demonstration of what will happen to the stock market over the next couple of months if Barack Obama gets elected next Tuesday.  Huizenga released a statement this w
The Times of London finds the long-lost relatives Barack Obama could not, but does this really have anything to do with the election?  Zeituni Onyango played a memorable role in Obama’s memoir Dreams
ABC goes after Sarah Palin for not releasing her medical records this week after less than two months on the campaign trail.  Palin promised last week that she would release them “early” this week, an
When last we heard from Helen Jones-Kelley, the director of Ohio’s Job and Family Services Division insisted that she has everyone who gets public attention checked to see if they owe family support. 
Eleven million views on YouTube later, he’s finally landed in Studio B.  Reminiscent of the Joe the Plumber interview from the other day insofar as Shep’s clearly cutting him extra slack for not being
Rick Sanchez tried pushing Michael Goldfarb into getting himself fired from Team McCain today on CNN, but Michael didn’t take the bait.  In a discussion of Rashid Khalidi and the tape that the Los Ang
Earlier today, I had the pleasure of meeting actor and pro-life activist Patricia Heaton.  Heaton starred in “Everybody Loves Raymond”, one of the most popular sitcoms in TV history, and most recently
Barack Obama gave John McCain another pre-Election Day gift this morning in remarks made to a Sarasota, Florida audience.  After telling Joe the Plumber in Ohio that he wants government to “spread the
With a mere four days left, the polls have begun to tighten in the presidential race.  Pennsylvania appears within the margin of error, and a last-minute surprise could turn the race in McCain’s favor
Obama’s success as the biggest fundraiser in history means that he would owe his donors more than anyone in history if he were to take office.  (That is, if you believe that big donors to political ca
Earlier this week, I posted a lengthy speech from Dennis Prager at the Talk the Vote rally.  The best part of his speech came near the end of the 23 minutes, and I suspect many people may have missed
Remember the outrage when John McCain’s campaign kicked Maureen Dowd off of his airplane in Pennsylvania?  I wonder whether the same defenders of Truth and Journalism will bother to squeak up now that
Charles Krauthammer wrote a definitive piece last week on why the nation should support John McCain over Barack Obama.  At least, it seemed definitive, but apparently Krauthammer had more to add.  In
When one program dominates its time slot by simulcasting on five different networks, the producers obviously intend on making it must-see TV.  Barack Obama’s infomercial fell far short.  Despite its m
This time, it’s not even Pennsylvania pork that gets defended.  In a debate between incumbent Democrat Chris Carney and Republican challenger Chris Hackett for PA-10, Carney defends an earmark from Na
And so, after six months of being studiously ignored, amnesty makes a last-minute cameo.The good news for “Aunti”?  No matter who wins, her path to citizenship’s assured.The boss spent the wee hours o
Andrew Malcom gives a withering criticism of Barack Obama’s decision to expel reporters from three newspapers who endorsed John McCain this week.  The LA Times’ political blogger calls it “a cheesy ha
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our six-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 11 am CT. The first two hours features Power Line’s John Hinderaker and Chad and Bri
Normally, I’d ignore the rantings of the fringe, but Erica Jong sees herself as a replacement for Susan Sontag … which still makes her fringe, but noteworthy.  In an interview with Italian magazine Co
Looks like Ohio has a first-class political scandal brewing over Joe the Plumber.  After Helen Jones-Kelley tried to bluff her way out of her actions to check Joe Wurzelbacher’s records when he became
Just in case voters didn’t figure out Barack Obama’s economic instincts towards statism, this interview from 2007 on energy policy should open a few eyes.  During the Democratic primaries, Obama had a
TIPP got the 2004 almost exactly correct, and now they’re showing a much closer national race than almost every other pollster.  They now have Barack Obama ahead of John McCain by only 2, 46.7% to 44.
Answer: Pretty soon, potentially.  Via CNN, a rundown of when the polls in various battleground states close (all times ET):I didn’t include Iowa because it’s not a battleground anymore, assuming it e
In another clip from the same January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle in which Barack Obama promised to bankrupt anyone foolish enough to build coal-burning power plants, he also made
It’s difficult to know which polls to trust.  We’ve seen wild swings in many of them, and the only point of agreement between any of them is that none of them show the same electorate.  However, when
From SNL, two Maverick cameos plus that Affleck goof on Olbermann that caused Krazy to krash the set on Friday.  McCain’s fine, although the material’s predictably weak and both segments boil down to
The folks at Naked Emperor News have unearthed another interesting nugget from a Barack Obama interview from months ago.  In January 2008, Obama spoke about his approach to global warming and cap-and-
Basically, Mike Carey notes that John McCain doesn’t want to bankrupt the coal industry.  He appeared on Fox in order to make the case against Barack Obama, but the host makes the fair point that McCa
Madelyn Dunham, the grandmother of Senator Barack Obama, has died today from complications of cancer.  She passed away a day before voters go to the polls to determine whether Obama or John McCain wil
Their last one went 47/44 but that was based on an oddball sample of 41 percent Democrats and 39 percent Republicans.  This one’s back to 42 percent Dem and 36 percent GOP. Hence the spread.The whole
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough and I will once again explore the intersection of faith and politics. I’ll talk about my collaboration with The Anchoress, Elizabeth Scalia,
Many of our Catholic friends support Barack Obama in the upcoming election, despite being the most radically pro-abortion presidential candidate in American history.  Other Catholics have publicly dec
Red meat for breakfast garnished with two minutes on Ohio’s snooping on Joe the Plumber.  Doocy wants to know why the Chronicle didn’t make a bigger deal of Obama’s coal comments in January.  I want t
Earlier, Allahpundit gave his predictions for the national race.  I’m a bit more optimistic, especially given the movement over the last few days, but I’m more or less a born optimist anyway.  I think
Barack Obama gave an interview to MTV and got challenged on his redistributionist tax policies.  In answering, Obama called his increases “chump change” to those making over $250,000 a year — a charac
Now or never.  Electoral votes and popular vote percentages — leave ‘em in the comments for gloating/mockery purposes tomorrow night.  If you want to refine your EV metric rather than just blindly gue
My friend Pam at Atlas Shrugged got this video over the weekend of Rep. Jerrold Nadler telling Floridians what has been blindingly obvious all along.  It shows both why the Jeremiah Wright string woul
Yesterday, we featured the audio, and today, we have the 4-minute video clip of Barack Obama talking about bankrupting new coal plants in the US.  Obama complained yesterday that his comments got take
Jonathan Martin notes at Politico that the battleground states appear to have all reached a dead-heat conclusion — with lots of undecideds — in the last Mason-Dixon polling.  M-D did a credible job in
This morning, one of the first e-mails I opened was from the McCain campaign, claiming that the presidential race in my state had pulled into a dead heat.  Sure, I thought — Minnesota barely has Norm
One of the last things Dean Barnett said to me was that, as best he could tell, Barack Obama is “a good guy and a decent man.”  I don’t think he’d mind me telling you that, especially under the circum
At this point I’d be shocked if either of them mattered, but the polls have closed so here’s a new thread for results.As I’m writing that, CNN calls Minnesota and Michigan for The One.Update: Turns ou
No calls yet in round one as I write this.  Florida and Missouri won’t be called until late, either, but if The One’s exit poll margin in Pennsylvania really is 15 points, there’s at least a chance it
Rather than have one unwieldy mega-thread for results, I’m going to break it up hour by hour.  That’s truer to the “elimination round” nature of the early states that I talked about here, anyway.India
The polling firm’s sequestration ends promptly at five so the data should follow soon after.  Here’s a thread for obsessing when it does.  I’m being cute with the headline, for the record: There’s no
… and it took such a brief period of time that I didn’t even get an opportunity to take a picture.  When we arrived at around 10 am CT this morning, half of the booths were empty and no one was waitin
Philip Busse just discovered the power of the blogosphere — by turning it on himself.  After bragging about his exploits in stealing McCain-Palin campaign signs, St. Olaf University invited its media
Newt Gingrich uses Barack Obama’s comments on coal and skyrocketing electricity costs to make the point that incentives work far better than punitive measures in pushing new technology.  Calling cap-a
Pew Research issued a study last week that mostly got buried under all of the election polling, but which may have significant impact on Western foreign policy over the next several years.  In the ext
Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, Alan Colmes, and Pat Caddell discussed Barack Obama’s comments on coal from his January 2008 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle two nights ago.  We get a nice mentio
I’ve taken a few phone calls from friends on Capitol Hill, in the area, and from family wondering how I was taking the election results.  Most of them apparently expected me to be drinking hemlock, or
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter asks and answers the question in a post-election essay that should be must reading for all Republicans this week.  Jeff Flake gave us a road map for the GOP to find its way to a
With a recount mandated by the razor-thin margin in the Senate race in Minnesota between Norm Coleman and Al Franken, and its national implications, understanding the process is critical.  Fortunately
Here’s my pessimism post from the day she was announced; I think it held up well.  She did cost McCain one vote — namely, Dennis Hopper’s — but she surely didn’t cost him 100 EVs, which it turns out i
Jeff Flake has long been a voice in the Republican wilderness, opposing profligate spending and big-government “conservatism”.  Now that the entire GOP has been put into the wilderness, Flake takes to
Pretty much, yeah.  CNN has the popular vote at 52/46 as I write this but the numbers are still moving; when I run the math from the actual vote totals, it’s 53.0/46.9, for a margin of 6.1 percent.  T
This morning, after having absorbed the substantial victory of Barack Obama, I noticed a couple of interesting items in the data.  Barack Obama certainly won this race, but he won it with just a littl
Really, I’m finding it difficult to decide how to feel about this.  Ted Stevens has apparently eked out a win in Alaska to return to the Senate, despite his convictions on seven counts of corruption. 
We did have a couple of bright spots in the wave of blue that washed through Minnesota and the nation in the presidential election.  Minnesota Republicans managed to hold their seats, including Michel
With the ability to filibuster in the balance for Republicans, Minnesota’s Senate race becomes even more critical — and it’s likely to take days to figure out who won.  Norm Coleman and Al Franken had
Congratulations go to Barack Obama for his victory last night.  He did what few Democrats have managed to do this century: win majorities in both popular vote and the Electoral College.  Bill Clinton
A few linky treats for our night owls and those too wired from having witnessed a bloodbath to wind down just yet.  With 99 percent reporting, Obama’s clinging to leads of a few thousand votes in both
I decided to take a look at the website for the incoming Barack Obama administration, The Office of the President-Elect — and it looks an awful lot like a campaign site.  It announces that “change has
I know what you’re thinking.  But is it true?Consumer spending was way down in October too, which means holiday sales should be in the toilet. A few of our diehard Obama-haters were asking in another
Because, after all, McCain picked her for VP and so all they’re really doing is dumping on their boss’s judgment.  A fine spin, but the longer this goes on without a condemnatory statement from Maveri
From the Times, an interactive snapshot of voter trends county by county.  Blue means the district went more Democratic than it did in 2004, not that Obama won it; for a breakdown on that, choose “Cou
Claudia Rosett has a suggestion for Republicans looking to reorganize themselves and their message: liberty.  Rosett notices that no one talked about it during the 2008 campaign, and wonders when Repu
Frum thinks he knows who that small, bitter person is, but the fact that he has his own issues with her colors the assessment.  Meanwhile, an important footnote to last night’s fingerpointing speculat
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Virginia Thomas joins us to talk about her new position at Hillsdale College.  Mrs. Thomas will leave her position at Heritage Foundation to launch the Allan
After the second straight losing cycle, Republicans want new leadership in the party — and they may well get it.  In 2007, the House Republicans replaced most of the leadership positions, with a promi
The time for a Fairness Doctrine has passed, two Congressional Democrats tell CNS News in an interview today.  Senator Ben Cardin and Rep. Chris Van Hollen, both from Maryland, appeared skeptical that
“Change”, in this case, consists of missile deployments on the frontiers of NATO.  Russian president Dmitri Medvedev announced the move yesterday in a speech that never once mentioned the new American
Over the last few administrations, presidents have chosen a token appointment to their cabinets in order to put a veneer of bipartisanship on their policies.  Ronald Reagan appointed then-Democrat Bil
While some Democrats celebrate what they see as a game-changing election, others have decided to start scaling back expectations already.  Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid both said yesterday that they had
Robert Novak tries to make an argument that Barack Obama’s victory yesterday did not amount to a mandate, the somewhat illusory concept that Americans debate every four years after the elections concl
Unlike the first clip, this one does corroborate some of the details in the Newsweek report — sort of.  Newsweek claims Palin appeared to McCain’s aides in a bath towel; Cameron says it’s a bathrobe.
Earlier, I wrote that Minnesota has a good, solid voting system based on the optical-scan ballot.  The system allows precincts to remove human intervention in the count, electronically transmitting th
Dick Armey writes in a Wall Street Journal column today what most conservatives understood for the past several years — that “compassionate conservatism” was just another name for Big Government.  The
Baldilocks offers an open letter to Senator John McCain in response to the trashing of his running mate, Sarah Palin.  As one retired member of the military to another, Juliette calls on McCain to dem
Intriguing.  Will that be in lieu of or in addition to the three months of compulsory civil defense training Rahm Emanuel wants 18-to-25-year-olds to do?Presumably, the penalty for being a 20-year-old
Chris Cillizza notices that the Republicans managed to avert disaster at the gubernatorial level on Tuesday, re-electing the Republican governors targeted by the DNC in key states.  Despite losing Ind
The Guardian reports that speculation has Arnold Schwarzenegger going from Governator to Energy czar in the incoming Obama administration.  Yesterday, we speculated on which Republicans might find the
Jim DeMint wants Mitch McConnell to force Ted Stevens out of the Senate soon, and if the Minority Leader doesn’t do it himself, DeMint will.  DeMint argues that the longer the GOP tolerates the now-co
Submitted for your approval and/or skepticism.  Either she’s not the backbiter Kristol, Frum, et al. insist she is or else she’s a particularly brazen liar, willing to slobber over Palin for the Today
During the campaign, Barack Obama had to fight off assertions that Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae had him in their pocket while the two GSEs committed fraud and declined to their collapse.  Obama didn’t h
Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS continues apace, and the New York Observer notes that the discovery process has already uncovered some gems.  After the Killian memos turned out to be forgeries, CBS a
John Boehner offers the (Republican) party line in an oddly flat column in today’s Washington Post.  Instead of offering specifics about how Boehner plans to change the GOP to rebuild voter trust — or
UCI may lose a research professor who garners millions of dollars in grants for the university, thanks to a California law that requires him to undergo sexual harrassment prevention training.  Alexand
Better late than never. Nothing yet from Steve Schmidt, but foreign policy guru Steve Biegun and spokesman Tracy Schmitt — among others — are on the case.Biegun is the one who approved the prank call
The Lord Chief Justice of Britain says that courts may have to change the way they present information to juries in the age of the Internet.  Lord Judge of Draycote said that Internet-proficient young
We have all complained about the pro-Obama tilt in this election cycle.  News media consistently gave John McCain much harsher treatment while refusing to perform the same kind of investigative journa
Democratic moderates in the House have begun to assert themselves in their caucus, two years after giving Nancy Pelosi the majority.  Blue Dogs issued a call to see moderates in key leadership positio
Voters weren’t the only people counting on Barack Obama to keep his campaign promises.  Terrorists in Iraq want to see whether Obama will abide by his pledge to get American troops out of their way so
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT.  If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or
“Some conservatives who are gluttons for punishment are getting a head start on ensuring a 2012 drubbing by prescribing peculiar medication for a misdiagnosed illness. They are monomaniacal about medi
Earlier today, I took my wife to see Fireproof, a movie produced with an explicitly Christian message about marriage and faith.  Kirk Cameron has focused more on Christian evangelization than on his f
Politico reports that estimates of voter turnout continue to decline in this year’s national election.  At first, some predicted a turnout of 137 million.  Now the estimates have declined to the point
Barack Obama wants to find ways to make his mark quickly in the opening days of his presidency and reverse the legacy of George W. Bush.  Obama will focus his efforts on the list of executive orders t
Well, Georgia, Minnesota, and Alaska, as it turns out, but only the Peach State has to do another election to straighten out its Senate seat.  Saxby Chambliss won a plurality last Tuesday, but Georgia
Or, as Dr. John Lott explains in his latest column, Minnesota may avoid the distinction of being the latest poster state for voter fraud if elections officials can take control of the process quickly.
Their words, not his.Ruffini wrote a smart post back in July about the perils of being a losing VP, which I think would have held true this time for everyone except Palin.  She’s so remote geographica
Howard Dean, who turned a successful presidential campaign into a national joke, will retire as DNC chair after making the same journey in reverse.  Dean will exit as one of the most successful DNC ch
No matter which candidate won the election, the detention center at Guantanamo Bay for captured terrorists would have closed.  Both Barack Obama and John McCain had pledged to shut down the controvers
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough and I will once again explore the intersection of faith and politics.  We’ll talk about what comes next in an Obama administration, and how
LGF’s all over it but I’m leery of the fact that the only reports thus far are from Middle Eastern media I’ve never heard of.  Plus, it’s unlikely that Obama’s first move vis-a-vis Israel would involv
In the wake of its second straight defeat in national elections, the Republican Party needs leadership that can lead it out of the political wilderness.  They may want to look at the last man to accom
The Chicago Tribune wants assurances that Barack Obama will keep at least one of his campaign promises.  Patrick Fitzgerald, as a political appointee, serves as US Attorney only as long as it pleases
The New York Times’ Eric Lichtblau takes a look at a potential Attorney General nominee in the nascent Barack Obama administration — and it’s a familiar face.  Jamie S. Gorelick may be on Obama’s shor
We’ve had Vero Possumus and the Barackopolis in the run-up to Barack Obama’s election.  Now we have people attempting to get a national holiday for Obama before he has even taken the oath of office. 
An Arab newspaper in London has reported that al-Qaeda intends on launching an attack on the US that would “outdo by far” the 9/11 attacks.  Al-Quds al-Arabi also reported that their Yemeni contact wi
Barack Obama’s election has given the Left a new license to talk redistributionism.  Rep. Jim Moran (D-VA) indulges in the celebration of government control of capital in this clip explaining how Repu
His three bullet points about what to do going forward are boilerplate, unfortunately.  The more interesting stuff comes halfway through when he talks about supporting Obama and using the states — mom
Utopia cometh.Some of it’s attributable to a honeymoon period that’ll wear off next year, but eyeball this graph at the Standard to see how many subgroups skewed at least 10 points more heavily Democr
Dude?It is distinctly odd that he and the ‘Cuda have been in contact regularly, by her own admission, yet he hasn’t thought to speak up publicly in her defense until tonight’s tete-a-tete with Leno.
Normally, I’d add this response as an update to my earlier post on AIG’s Squaw Peak conference, but I received several e-mails objecting to it from AIG employees before AIG’s media relations group sen
Why would they want to audit Obama?  The biggest fundraising operation in political history, infused with hundreds of millions of dollars from contributors whose names the campaign refuses to reveal,
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’ll focus on the Senate.  In the first half, we’ll speak with Vin Weber, former Minnesota Congressman and Republican Party activist.  He’ll talk through th
Not so Changey.He and Dubya do have a lot in common, the Wash Times wryly observes.  Actually, though, the boldface part most closely reflects the thinking of yet another president — namely, Clinton,
Former Lt. Governor Michael Steele and Newt Gingrich have apparently locked horns in the effort to chair the RNC after two straight successive national-election fiascos.  One might wonder why anyone w
Helen Jones-Kelley initiated an investigation into Joe Wurzelbacher on his tax records and potential child-support payment issues when his question to Barack Obama threatened to derail Obama’s electio
For the past seven-plus years, the Left has suffered from Bush Derangement Syndrome.  Well, actually, the rest of us have suffered from their embrace of BDS, which one might think would inoculate us f
Late last night, I received this e-mail from an election judge in Hennepin County:I spoke directly with this election judge, who elaborated on this information.  The county actually knew about the fai
Remember when Democrats insisted on pay-go rules in 2006 as evidence of their fiscal responsibility?  Recall how they scoffed when George Bush used the 9/11 attacks and the economic damage done by the
Two Israeli newspapers print the claim from Hamas today that Barack Obama’s team met with the terrorist group before the elections.  The Jerusalem Post and Ha’aretz both report that Hamas says it met
Want to know what an insurance company does with a brand-new bailout check of $150 billion in taxpayer money?  Throw a big party, of course!  AIG execs only had one rule for their big shindig in Phoen
Military and diplomatic officials expected the voter registration effort in Afghanistan to produce violence and intimidation by the Taliban.  At the least, they expected to fight apathy among Afghans
Minnesota Secretary of State Mark Ritchie made a couple of announcements today, one of which has Norm Coleman’s campaign hopping mad, and the other of which has to please them.  We’ll start with the g
The money bit (pun intended) comes at 1:15.  It seems the Troubled Asset Relief Program will no longer involve, er, troubled assets, but rather injecting capital — which, per Slublog, sounds like a go
Yesterday, my good friend and NARN colleague John Hinderaker of Power Line appeared on Hannity & Colmes to square off against former Clinton lawyer Lanny Davis about the election shenanigans in Minnes
I like it, but Steele embodies “change” a lot more than Fred does and Change is, after all, the order of the day.Whether he’s really considering this or whether it’s his fans trying to draft him by bu
The story of Hennepin County and the election continues its curious path today with a new revelation about the transmission process.  Yesterday, I spoke with an election judge in Hennepin County who t
A notable non-answer around three minutes in to Lauer asking if she’s interested in replacing Stevens when, inevitably, he’s expelled from the chamber: “I’m not planning on that.”  Alaska law requires
Even before Barack Obama takes the reins in January, his party plans to start issuing health-insurance mandates to the American people — and pay for it with expanded entitlements.  Max Baucus (D-MT) w
Catholic bishops issued a call for fierce opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) from their annual national conference.  They offered olive branches to the incoming Barack Obama administration
After months of seclusion, noted philanderer — er, philanthropist — John Edwards made his first public appearance last night in Indiana University.  His Bloomington speech focused on the poor, and spe
During the campaign, some critics of Sarah Palin ridiculed her efforts to thin the wolf population by shooting them from helicopters, painting her as cruel and anti-nature.  The Anchorage Daily News r
CIA Director Michael Hayden says that Osama bin Laden remains alive more than seven years after the 9/11 attacks, but that he’s not enjoying it much.  American military and intelligence efforts have l
The NRSC continued with its plan to roll out a new web ad every day between now and the runoff election in Georgia for the Senate.  Jim Martin, the Democratic challenger, has quite a history, and the
To no one’s great surprise, foreclosures exploded over the past year, increasing 25% over October 2007.  The number is still lower than the peak hit in August when over 300,000 homes went into foreclo
Saying that American security interests will suffer significant damage if missile defense gets derailed, Air Force Lt. Gen. Henry Obering called on Barack Obama to maintain the programs in place. Ober
California has a whopping $28 billion dollar deficit, thanks to their inability to control spending.  When Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger first took office on a platform of fiscal responsibility, the
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have two great topics for you!  Jonathan Bruel, author of Operator’s Manual for the New Administration.  Bruel is the Executive Director of the IBM Center
There’s enough confusion on this point that I feel obliged to throw Campaign Carl a lifeline, even though he probably doesn’t deserve it.  What is true: “Martin Eisenstadt,” the McCain advisor who cla
Al Franken’s campaign now says that they intend on winning the election by pursuing the “undervote”:We first heard about “undervotes” in the controversy over the election results in Florida in 2000. 
Iran has spent the last two years demanding unconditional, direct talks between themselves and the US before negotiating on their pursuit of nuclear power/weapons.  Now that the US has elected a Presi
RNC chair Mike Duncan held a conference call today to discuss the lawsuits it has filed to challenge the constitutionality of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), better known as McCain-Feingold
Oil continues to drop to lows not seen in almost two years as the global markets plumb the bottom of the financial collapse.  Yesterday’s trading closed below $55 per barrel despite OPEC warnings of p
Those of us on Barack Obama mailing lists have wondered why the masters of fundraising haven’t stopped pushing for more donations.  After all, Obama won … last week.  Recounts won’t affect the substan
We already know that Alaska has vast energy reserves of oil and natural gas locked away in places that Congress dares not go — like the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, for instance.  They also have a
Rahm Emanuel’s remarks about the civilian defense corps shows a blindness to a potential political cliff that fellow community organizers are about to lead Democrats over like lemmings.  The danger he
So reports Matt Lewis, per Steele’s conference call this afternoon with bloggers.  And that’s not the money part:David Harsanyi says he was more explicit than that:Having him up top could reduce the A
The much-delayed status-of-forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the US may move forward, thanks to Nouri al-Maliki’s endorsement of the latest version.  Maliki calls it a “withdrawal agreement” th
The NYT read my post yesterday and somehow concluded that I’d rather see Kerry or Richardson in the position.  On the contrary: My strange new respect for Hillary is a matter of public record, and my
Today’s entry in the Los Angeles Times by James Rainey on the Fairness Doctrine presents a confused and contradictory dismissal of the concerns raised by Democratic members of Congress talking about i
For a man who ran on change and the future, Barack Obama looks more like a president with a yearning for yesterdays.  His early appointments lean heavily on Clintonistas, returning to the inside-the-B
Eh. If there’s any truth to it, I’d say Ambinder is a lot closer to the real reason than the AP is.Taking on the ‘Cuda is a fool’s errand only if two things occur: (1) the economy recovers, leaving Mi
Over a period of several years, a Dallas school district fraudulently issued Social Security numbers in order to employ bilingual teachers.  Despite previous warnings, the DISD continued this practice
“We never committed terror,” he assures us, noting that (a) the Weathermen didn’t kill anyone, which is true if you exclude the occasional cop or two (a point Chris Cuomo doesn’t raise) and (b) even t
If someone said that the best way to restore health would be to cut off an arm and a leg to make the torso more pure, would you sign up for that surgery?  Or would you send that adviser off to either
Michael Steele officially threw his hat in the ring for the RNC chair, a position that has already generated a lot of speculation after the second straight Republican defeat in national elections.  St
Al Franken’s campaign hit a new low when they tried to argue that they should get all of the personal information connected to rejected absentee ballots in order for them to determine the legitimacy o
Mormons have been under attack in California since the passage of Proposition 8.  The LDS church backed the winning measure that restored the “one man, one woman” definition of marriage to the state c
Earlier today, I noted that Barack Obama’s team has started hinting that they will move back towards John McCain’s position on interrogation techniqiues.  Now supporters of Obama who have criticized t
To put the old song on its ear, everything new is old again.  Remember when Barack Obama said this?They may not have funded his campaign, although that’s highly questionable, but the Washington Post r
After seeing Paul Ryan take a pass at challenging John Boehner for caucus leadership, most people thought that the current Minority Leader had dodged a bullet.  Predictions of smooth sailing turned ou
One of the few points of agreement between the two presidential candidates came on the issue of interrogation techniques.  Both Barack Obama and John McCain want to have greater restrictions on the us
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT.  If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or
Kroft: There’s been talk on Capitol Hill and a number of Democratic congressmen have proposed programs that are part of sort of a new New Deal. The possibility of reviving agencies like the Home Owner
A South Carolina priest who sent a letter warning parishioners who voted for Barack Obama that they may have placed themselves outside of the communion of the Catholic Church has received the backing
Has Charlie Rangel transformed into a Laffer Curve, free-market thinker?  Not quite.  Bloomberg reports that Rangel has agreed with John McCain on reducing the corporate tax rate, but Rangel plans to
Barack Obama has decided to base his diplomatic approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on the Saudi peace plan, the Times of London reports today.  A “senior Obama adviser” tells the Times that
The golden age begins, my friends.The main stumbling block, supposedly, is the risk of governments trying to buy influence by donating to Bill’s charity, but (a) the public’s already assumed that risk
Two months ago, I noted how a September 1999 article in the Los Angeles Times praising the Clinton administration’s enforcement efforts of the Community Reinvestment Act inadvertently showed how they
Note the line about mythmaking.  Media apologists will dismiss the euphoria as a reaction to progress in race relations, but what’s noteworthy about Kurtz’s examples is how few of them view Obama thro
We heard over and over again during the election that the youth movement propelled Barack Obama to victory.  That turns out to be somewhat overblown, Pew Research concludes, but Republicans shouldn’t
In keeping with the Geraghty Axiom of Barack Obama, the expiration date of the President-Elect’s opposition to missile defense appears to be January 20, 2009, at least according to Time.  Mark Thompso
Via Ace, who laments the Bay-ification of Roddenberry’s dream.  I’ve never been a Trek fan but I know enough to appreciate that (a) it’s not about the FX and (b) campiness is central to the charm.  Th
Senate Democrats will vote on whether Joe Lieberman should retain the chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee, a panel he largely created by drafting legislation for the Department of Homeland
A desperately needed fix of campaign drama during this post-election interregnum detox. Just give me a little hit of score-settling to get me through the day, bro. Just one hit.Ah, that’s the stuff:Ku
Thomas Donilon, named by Barack Obama as an adviser to his transition team, oversaw lobbyist efforts to undermine OFHEO’s regulatory efforts over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.  ABC News reports on Donil
George Orwell, please call your office –stat.  Today’s Washington Post report on the proposed auto bailout bill has the humorous oxymoron of taxpayer protection embedded in loans to an industry whose
Barack Obama has selected Gregory Craig as White House counsel, a move that will recall some controversial legal cases over the last few years.  Craig has plenty of experience in politics as well as t
Mark Sanford has an unusual request, at least these days, in his Wall Street Journal column over the weekend.  He asks the federal government not to bail out South Carolina, the state he governs.  San
When would anyone expect Investors Business Daily to agree with Robert Reich?  On the issue of auto-industry bailouts, IBD commends Bill Clinton’s Commerce Secretary.  If Congress passes a bailout, wh
The Senate Republican Caucus also met today to cast some votes, secret or not, and selected its leadership for the 111th Congress.  Mitch McConnell returns as Minority Leader “by acclamation”, accordi
Have you wondered what happened to Rep. William “Cold Cash” Jefferson?  The Louisiana Democrat remains in Congress despite the discovery of almost $100,000 cash in his freezer and evidence of bribery
Strike another hope of the Left from the incoming Barack Obama administration.  Associated Press reports that Obama will not pursue criminal investigations into the interrogations of terrorist detaine
Via Weasel Zippers, I had to read the story twice to figure out what the objection is.  Students being forced to say the pledge?  No, that’s been unconstitutional for 65 years.  Atheists objecting to
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have plenty of fun and controversy for viewers.  First, talk-radio host John Ziegler makes his first appearance on TEMS to talk about his new project, How
The Washington Post continues a rather dishonest meme regarding the status of forces agreement (SOFA) with Iraq in today’s edition.  They claim that an agreement on withdrawal contradicts “years of pr
As Joe Gandelman says, anyone in the media or politics should know better than to engage in a rant while riding on public transportation.  Chris Matthews, rumored to be considering a Senate bid in 201
Jim Martin has never met a tax he didn’t like — and didn’t like to increase.  Yesterday, the NRSC pointed out Martin’s support for increasing income taxes on people earning less than $75,000.  Today,
Piracy in the Indian Ocean just took a significant turn for the worse.  A Saudi tanker holding the equivalent of 25% of the nation’s daily output got seized by pirates, presumably from Somalia, far ou
How does one even begin to explain the continued existence of Salon?  They spent the election season redefining puerile, with a nadir in September’s exploration of Sarah Palin’s “doability” by Gary Ka
A necessary step in the resolution to the Minnesota Senate race will take place this afternoon when the state Canvassing Board will certify the election results and declare Norm Coleman the winner.  T
I’m sure we’ll all be linking to this video today.  John Ziegler interviews Obama voters to gauge their knowledge of various issues that came up during the election, and gets very … entertaining resul
This will come as no surprise to anyone following the last Senate race left to voters in the nation this year.  The National Rifle Association has endorsed Saxby Chambliss for re-election against Jim
“Everyone” in this case being Jonah Goldberg and the amens that greeted these two shots fired from the Corner at her latest.  Count me in, albeit reluctantly: If you think her martyr complex is irrita
An attempt by German Academia to provide outreach to moderate Muslims may have significantly backfired, with its leading light becoming an apostate.  Muhammed Sven Kalish has written a paper asserting
Syria denies that the site hit by Israel in September 2007 had anything to do with nuclear work, but the IAEA says it looked and quacked like an atomic duck to them.  Inspectors on the ground report t
The good news?  Ken Timmerman’s still on the case.  The bad news?  This one’s mostly a rehash of his earlier report.  If you read that at the time and have been following the story since then at HA —
The Bush administration has decided to push last-minute rule changes in the lame-duck period that would strengthen protections for health providers with religious objections to abortion and contracept
I missed one of the NRSC web videos produced in the Saxby Chambliss race, so I’ll combine them into one post.  In the first, Jim Martin seems to like increasing all kinds of taxes.  We’ve already cove
If you can imagine Ayman al-Zawahiri singing The Banana Boat Song, perhaps you’ll get an idea of the irony — and the insult — of his message today to Barack Obama.  Zawahiri called Obama a “house slav
Laser pointers aren’t just for classrooms or suspected terrorists any longer.  A Colorado Buffs fan tried blinding Oklahoma State quarterback Zac Robinson with a laser last Saturday, forcing Robinson
If industry leaders need to convince Congress that their plight is so desperate that they need $25 billion in taxpayer cash to rescue them, what mode of transportation would best underscore that crisi
Why are you worried about bailouts, anyway?  Don’t you know it’s not your money, but that it belongs to Congress?  If I asked which party produced the Congressman who gave that assessment, you might b
Eighteen months ago, the capital of Iraq worried more about whether it would survive than traffic control. Now that victory over terrorism and sectarian violence has all but arrived, Baghdad has big p
On Monday, John Ziegler launched his website, How Obama Got Elected, and came under a deluge of criticism after demonstrating the ignorance of politics and Obama’s positions and statements among Obama
Doesn’t mean they’ll have a bomb tomorrow but it does mean they know what they’re doing well enough that they’ll soon be where Japan is: Without a nuclear stockpile but with enough technical know-how
After stirring up controversy over whether Obama voters got sufficiently informed by the media about the campaign and the policies, Zogby has curiously declined to conduct the same poll among McCain v
Two editorials in the past two days have attempted to shift blame for two successive election losses onto someone who has never run for public office.  Both Mort Kondracke and Karen Harper blame Rush
Perhaps not so much of a bailout compromise but a retreat by Democrats.  Instead of coughing up an additional $25 billion in loans, the bipartisan group of Senators will propose that the $25 billion i
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Grover Norquist and Cathy Ruse join us to discuss the future Obama administration on specific policy fronts.  Grover will explain his demand to return the $7
Did I say “likely”?  That’s because this CNN story cited sources last night claiming that Penny Pritzker was in fact the pick.  And now, come the morning, all references to her have been scrubbed and
During the primaries, Barack Obama derived energy from the anti-war Left of MoveOn and Code Pink, criticizing the Iraq War and defending his inexperience as secondary to the poor judgment shown by tho
One of the major stumbling blocks to offering Hillary Clinton a Cabinet post, especially State, has been the unanswered question of who donates to Bill Clinton’s foundation.  Ever since establishing i
Signs abound that Barack Obama will keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense for a significant period of time in his administration.  Negotiations have reportedly reached the point where they’ve begu
After the spectacle of the Big Three’s CEOs flying on private jets to talk about how badly they need cash, Harry Reid made a wise move in canceling a vote today on a bailout proposal.  Congressional b
They’re baaaa-aaack. The same people who engineered a global financial meltdown with bad loans covered by government backing have begun exploiting the Federal Housing Administration in the same manner
This has to be a first.  In explaining why he believes Al Franken will prevail in the recount, a lawyer volunteering for Team Franken says that Franken voters are less educated and therefore more igno
The NRSC has another in its series of web ads in the Saxby Chambliss/Jim Martin runoff race for the Senate seat in Georgia.  Today they take a closer look at Jim Martin’s record on guns:As I noted bef
All the more reason to demand her appointment. With the sole exception of the ‘Cuda, she’s the only inexhaustible supply of blogworthy drama on the political landscape.  Four years of Hot Air content
embedSWF(9, 0, 0, "widget", "recent")Helen Jones-Kelley will get a month off without pay for her unauthorized snooping into the records of Joe Wurzelbacher after the states’ Inspector General called h
Despite a couple of reported agreements on bailout packages for Detroit’s three automakers, Congress has sent their CEOs with homework assignments instead.  Once Harry Reid realized the level of hosti
Do you blame him? With Steele pushing hard and insiders like Katon Dawson and Saul Anuzis in his way, he probably figured it was a long enough shot as not to be worth gambling his cachet on.  Besides,
“It’s a secret ballot, thank the Lord,” Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), about keeping her vote on the Dingell-Waxman caucus election secret.John Boehner highlighted this quote as one reason the House Re
Share my joy at the realization that this is now a running feature, ensuring days’ worth of easy peasy content to come.  The new ballots are up top at the link; my answer sheet follows.  But first, a
Danny Glover at Eyeblast reveals a nine-year-old NPR interview with Eric Holder regarding how the government needs to regulate Internet communications.  The rumored front-runner for Attorney General t
Michael Mukasey argues that the habeas corpus requirements for terrorist detainees has created a patchwork of inconsistent decisions in the federal courts, which resulted in the order to release five
If a job application included a question about religion, especially for a government position, First Amendment advocates would rightly go ballistic.  The ire of Second Amendment activists is easily un
Two successive national-election losses still hasn’t clued Republicans into the need for dramatic change in their direction.  The House GOP caucus rejected a plan by John Boehner and Eric Cantor to im
Glenn Reynolds’ Army of Davids concept has a new version: a Border Patrol of Davids.  Think of it as a virtual neighborhood watch, in which the state of Texas pays for its border control with advertis
We all knew the pick would pay big drama dividends, we just didn’t know it would start paying before she’s even been formally named.  Christmas does indeed come early this year.Doesn’t sound like the
They’re asking whether various candidates should run, not who the nominee should be, but it’s a fair proxy for enthusiasm.  67 percent say yes to the ‘Cuda, 62 to Romney, 61 to Huck.  No one else crac
Zimbabwe has refused entry to Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan for a humanitarian mission intended on estimating the amount of intervention needed to stave off a famine in the breadbasket of Africa.  Along
I’m always amused by people who decry the slaughter of animals for food as some barbaric practice, as if people haven’t been eating meat for the entire history of homo sapiens.  Where, exactly, do peo
To no one’s great surprise, California joblessness has increased to 8.2%, and most economists figure it will get even worse in the months to come.  The state now ranks third in the nation for unemploy
The Pakistanis may not like the Predator attacks in the lawless frontier territories, but the US continues to prove their effectiveness.  They scored a big hit this morning when a drone-launched missi
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT.  If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or
Michael Steele has embarked on an assertive campaign for the RNC chair, and he’s already giving a taste of what he has in mind for new leadership.  At his new website, Steele offers a way for people t
Do the editors of the New York Times’ opinion pages ever exercise editorial control over their content?  I missed Gail Collins’ ignorant and obtuse entry yesterday while traveling, but it’s worth high
I’m in Southern California for the next nine days for Thanksgiving with the family and the annual Notre Dame/USC game, and as I usually do, I took a book to read on my travels.  I don’t get time to do
The last couple of months in a presidential term usually holds little interest, as the lame-duck executive rarely has enough clout to push through any part of his agenda in his final hours.  The one a
As a bailout proponent, I confess, the only statement I’ve heard over the past six weeks asserting that the original $700 billion for TARP has done tangible good came from Paulson himself.  Like Megan
If the Republican Party wants to rebuild itself into a competitive national party, it has to accomplish three tasks.  First, it has to focus on a positive agenda for change that will unite the dispara
During the campaign, Barack Obama often bragged about how his campaign got funded by small donors rather than the usual big-money activists in both parties.  Indeed, he used that justification for bre
Broken by Radio Equalizer, confirmed by Fox News.Commenters in the Headlines item are demanding “Malkin & Powers.”  Odds are fair that they’ll get half their wish.  Hannity could carry the show himsel
I’m on semi-vacation this week, blogging from the ancestral Morrissey homes in Southern California, so I want to give folks a chance to see the Best of the Ed Morrissey Show.  Today, I’m replaying my
AIG and Citi will get billions in taxpayer money in order to keep from failing, but they’ll still pay millions of dollars to keep their names on sports stadiums.  Brian Ross reports that taxpayer subs
I’m exaggerating.  He also concedes that she has better hair.Er, what is the major difference between her and Huck, aside from the fact that he has much more executive experience than she does?  He’s
The German government claim that they can’t find a good reason to keep Christian Klar behind bars, so they plan to parole him.  Klar led the Red Army Faction, otherwise known as the Baader-Meinhof ter
Now that the election has safely gone to Barack Obama, the mainstream media can finally admit what most of us knew all along.  Mark Halperin at Time Magazine put it in perhaps the strongest terms at a
Yesterday, Barack Obama’s surrogates fanned out across the talking-head shows to promote Barack Obama’s new jobs program.  Obama promises to create 2.5 million jobs in the next two years through gover
When Barack Obama ran for president, especially in the primaries, he relied on a group of foreign-policy advisers that included radical leftist thinkers like Robert Malley, Susan Rice, and Samantha Po
The presidents of both Georgia and Poland heard gunfire as their motorcade approached the disputed province of South Ossetia, nominally Georgian territory.  Russia denied firing on the motorcade, but
So says Tapper, greatly surprising no one.  If any Bush cabinet member deserves to be held over, it’s Gates, but I’m ambivalent all the same.  Will he have any major responsibilities beyond leaving Re
Global-warming skepticism has apparently gone mainstream enough to get the attention of Politico.  On the cusp of getting the most progressive Congressional leadership in history, the science used to
Barack Obama supported the Employee Free Choice Act, otherwise known as Card Check, as a means to get vigorous union support in the general election.  The Democratic Party wants it passed to gain a st
The strip-club industry astonished British lawmakers in Parliament this week by insisting that lap-dancing isn’t sexual.  The claim intended to blunt efforts to heighten licensing requirements for est
The Times cites two sources “close to the network” but FNC exec Bill Shine claims they’re blowing smoke.  Another unnamed exec tells TV Newser in an update:Colmes supposedly started talking about leav
Thomas Jocelyn provides an excellent analysis of the effort pledged by Barack Obama to close the terrorist detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.  Obama has reiterated his promise to shutter Gitmo
Jeremiah Wright apparently has no intention of going away quietly.  The former pastor of president-elect Barack Obama tells the Chicago Tribune about the hurt feelings from the presidential campaign a
With more than three-quarters of the ballots recounted, it looks like Norm Coleman has held his edge on Al Franken for the Senate seat he currently occupies.  The number of ballot challenges has toppe
Melinda Henneberger looks at the threat the Freedom of Choice Act poses to Catholic health-care centers that want no part of abortion, and concludes that the legislation would probably strip them of t
The problem with having a short attention span is the assumption that everyone else must have one, too.  That’s the kind of thinking that goes into short-term stimulus plans, and the reason they fail.
Hugo Chavez may have just seen his hopes to make himself President-for-Life dissipate in his latest election loss.  Opposition parties made major inroads among previous Chavez supporters, including th
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the convictions of three terrorists convicted prior to 9/11 of working with al-Qaeda to attack American interests.  The three-judge panel ruled that the requ
It looks like the Georgia Senate run-off may get as close as the general election — and the latest Politico poll puts the two candidates in roughly the same position.  Saxby Chambliss leads Jim Martin
The US has released Salim Hamdan, Osama bin Laden’s former driver, to serve out the rest of the sentence he received from a military tribunal earlier this year.  Hamdan helped change the direction of
It’s a testament to how hated she is, in fact, that I’ll bet half our readers guessed who I mean straightaway from the headline.Wired has everything you need, including background on precisely what Dr
Paul McCartney famously remarked to his soon-to-be nemesis Allen Klein, “If you are screwing us, I don’t see how.”  Conservatives may have the same feeling about Barack Obama’s appointments, which hav
Awful, and doubly worrisome in light of the FBI alert issued this morning for the NYC subway system.  According to CNN, they hit the airport, two hotels, a cafe, a railway station and a gas station —
And you can get a tour of the cockpit and bring guns onto the airplane!  I just love stories like this when I’m between flights.  I’ll blame Jules Crittenden for noticing the fact that no one bothered
It’s true, isn’t it?  Palinmania’s always had a perverse “strange bedfellows” dynamic insofar as the base is convinced she’s the savior of conservatism while the left’s convinced she’s the ruin of it.
We’ll start with the good news in the Minnesota Recount, at least from Norm Coleman’s perspective.  The expected gain for Al Franken in the heavily DFL counties of Hennepin (Minneapolis) and Ramsey (S
Nothing says Hope and Change like the return of the Clintons to Washington, does it?  Apparently, if you really want change, we need to go beyond appointing Hillary to run the State Department — we ne
The FBI believes that a recent Somali immigrant to Minneapolis returned to his homeland to carry out a terrorist suicide bombing in Northern Somalia.  That’s not the extent of their concern, either. 
According to MS-NBC, appointing Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State would cause Barack Obama to violate the Constitution.  Does this mean that the Impeach Obama movement has its smoking gun?  As it
I’ve got 20 browser tabs open to stories on different aspects of what’s happening but it’ll take too long to digest them all at once, so let’s start small and then I’ll follow with updates.  For the m
On behalf of everyone at Hot Air, I want to wish all of you a very happy and safe Thanksgiving.Thanksgiving has two qualities for me, a combination of contemplation and Americana that makes it one of
Stephen Roach believes that the painful economic contraction we’re about to experience will remind Americans of some basic truths about consumption.  In today’s New York Times, Roach says that the per
The standoff at the Jewish center ends predictably, with the rabbi and his wife — both from New York — gunned down.  Two other Americans, a father and his 13-year-old daughter visiting on a meditation
The wages of Franken.A Quinnipiac poll in August put him within five points of Specter, with 55 percent saying they don’t know enough about him to form an opinion yet.  That sounds absurdly high for a
I worked for several years in retail and then for two decades in retail-related security, and have no intention of participating in the longest, roughest day in American shopping.  In all of those yea
With the Mumbai terrorist attacks looking more and more like a Pakistan-based operation, Islamabad is now moving quickly to limit the political damage.  The government announced this morning that it w
The Iraqi National Assembly approved the status-of-forces agreement yesterday that will keep American troops in Iraq for the next three years.  The pact will change the nature of the US operations and
Today I’ll be at the Los Angeles Colisseum watching the annual battle between the USC Trojans and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.  I wish I could be more optimistic about Irish chances in this game, bu
Police in Valley Stream have begun reviewing videotape from the Wal-Mart store in which an employee died as hundreds of people stampeded into the store.  They want to identify the people who trampled
The setback at the Canvassing Board has forced Al Franken to face the fact that he didn’t get enough valid votes to beat Norm Coleman in Minnesota’s Senate Race.  With the rejection of his bid to get
James Richardson tosses out the gauntlet at his new blog, The Skepticians, in discussing a recent ruling in Florida that overturned a ban on gay couples adopting children.  Richardson worked at the RN
The GOP looks to its future after two successive defeats in national elections, and once again tries to find the next Ronald Reagan.  The Washington Post suggests that Republicans could also find its
The moment of arrest.  Accounts vary on how it went down: Sky says he and another jihadi were trying to escape in a stolen car when the tires were blown out while the Journal claims they stopped volun
Well, aren’t we all.  To think, without the ‘Busters, this moment of glory might have been lost to history:No video, alas.  Er, who are the “many” who thought jihadists would be giving The One a honey
The national media likes to fashion itself as a bulwark against the power of government, with the power of free speech to reveal the truth and keep our governing class honest.  However, what happens w
Sure he did, but you can’t hold him to things he said in the heat of battle.  Remember, this is a guy who lied repeatedly on the stump about a pillar of American trade policy and then climbed down as
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough joins us again to talk about the latest in politics!  I’ll be doing my show from the Western offices of TEMS, while Kevin joins us from his
ABC will broadcast an interview with George Bush that begins nine weeks of valedictory messages from the outgoing President — and he has a few things to get off of his chest before Barack Obama takes
Hu Jintao told China’s Politburo that the rough economic times will mean even rougher waters for China.  With global demand for consumer products declining, the engine of China’s economic boom will st
One might think that an attack like Mumbai just suffered, in which as many as 300 died, might tend to focus the minds of Indians on the true definition of terrorism.  Not according to Bollywood, India
That may sound like a football team, but it may better describe a State Department headed by Hillary Clinton with Samantha Power working as a liaison to Barack Obama.  According to reports, Obama will
Robert Mugabe owes his position and his life to his armed forces, which have not only kept the Zimbabwean dictator safe from overthrow but also suppressed his opposition.  They’ve remained loyal so fa
Of course not.  O’Reilly, we’re told, is a shameless political partisan whose shrieking demagoguery offends journalism.  Surely liberals wouldn’t embrace someone like that at 8 p.m.  Better pull Stewa
Two young pols, one with presidential ambitions, the other the daughter of the man her rival beat to become governor, vying to inflict a career-ruining defeat upon her rival.  It’s not a primary race;
You know what the Minnesota recount really needs?  A bunch of uncounted ballots appearing out of thin air.  A Maplewood precinct discovered 171 ballots that didn’t get counted on Election Night:There’
According to the AP, pirates attempted to hijack an American cruise liner in the Gulf of Aden earlier today.  The ship outran the pirates in their skiffs after the pirates opened fire on the passenger
Robert Kagan argues that nations in the 21st century have to earn sovereignty, and that Pakistan has failed to do so.  In the wake of the attacks in Mumbai and their years-long recalcitrance to act ag
Al Franken’s campaign will withdraw “more than dozens” of ballot challenges over the next few days in an attempt to rid his portfolio of ridiculous challenges that never should have been included.  Th
In the wake of the stock market collapse, one theme emerged almost immediately — that derailing George Bush’s reform and privatization plans for Social Security saved retirees from disaster.  People s
In America, elections have consequences.  In Canada … not so much.  Despite losing the last national elections to Stephen Harper’s Conservatives, the other three parties have agreed on a ruling coalit
Ambinder wonders.Follow the link for extensive handicapping, noting the potential pitfall for Steele in his coziness with a centrist Republican group.  It’s no mystery whom the new, self-appointed “RN
Do you think Islamabad may have wanted a face lift for diplomatic purposes on their efforts to fight terrorism?  The timing of this attack — and its public-relations promotion — suggests that the Gila
He claims he’s from Pakistan, Pakistan claims there’s no proof.  Much depends on the answer, needless to say.Police have reason to believe he’s from somewhere called Faridkot, but it turns out there a
Tom Friedman asks in his New York Times column today why we haven’t seen Muslims protesting in the street after the Mumbai attacks:I can provide an answer: apathy and rationalization, and not just fro
This shouldn’t shock anyone who pays attention to the price of gasoline, but it raises plenty of questions about the next administration’s ambitious agenda.  Barack Obama won’t impose a windfall-profi
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Rob “NZ Bear” and Jim Geraghty return to bring us up to speed after a lengthy vacation.  We’ll talk about Project Valour-IT and other Kithbridge projects wit
Ed Rendell stuck his foot firmly in his mouth when he chatted with the press at the National Governors Conference yesterday.  He gave his reasons for supporting Janet Napolitano as Secretary of Homela
Remember when we used to brag about Minnesota’s election system?  It seems to have developed a few blemishes since then.  The state has now launched an investigation as to how 171 ballots suddenly mat
Evan Newmark has seen the latest business plan from GM, a requirement for their bailout request, and he’s confused.  The Wall Street Journal columnist knows this is a business plan because that’s what
Apropos of nothing in particular …I returned from my semi-vacation in Southern California late last night, having left temperatures in the 70s to arrive in a lightly falling snow and below-freezing te
Republicans around the nation breathed a sigh of relief at Saxby Chambliss’ re-election yesterday, but no one could have predicted its scope.  Chambliss barely missed winning a majority four weeks ear
When John Ziegler first launched his website, How Obama Got Elected, his poll showing that Obama voters appeared ignorant of the campaign issues touched off a heated controversy over the results.  Zie
“Another side effect has been white people contacting me to say that I should be proud to see a black man become president. Could there be a comment that is more condescending, more insulting, than th
This is a trick question, of course.  Thanks to dark threats of relocation, NFL owners have extorted billions from cities, counties, and states for publicly subsidized but privately owned stadiums.  S
Steve Breen of the San Diego Union-Tribune found himself expelled from school at the age of 38 over a political cartoon that sharply criticized the teachers union in California.  Breen had been invite
Something to kick around in the comments on the slowest news day evah.The ballsy choice? Mumbai, although realistically there’s no way he’d antagonize Pakistan like that.  Abe Greenwald notes, correct
In fairness to The One and as duly noted by the Times, he’s always distinguished between combat troops, whom he insists will be withdrawn within 16 months, and residual forces, whose deployment would
With the three opposition parties attempting to override the plurality of Conservatives in Parliament, Canadian Prime Minister fought back by forcing an adjournment of Parliament until the end of Janu
Should Israel attack Iran, or should we just blow one of their missiles out of the air during the mullahcracy’s next test?  We may be able to do that now, after the Air Force scored another impressive
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we have a great show in store for you.  First, we’ll talk with former New York Sun managing editor Ira Stoll about his new book, Samuel Adams: A Life.  Next,
Maybe if the UAW had acted before this, we wouldn’t have the Big Three automakers panhandling on Capitol Hill.  Of course, if the executives had curtailed their bonuses, sold off their private jets, a
The US military reported the lowest level of casualties in both theaters of war in over five years of fighting.  The news from Iraq comes as no surprise, as violence has rapidly declined since the sur
The Chicago Tribune briefly revives the Obama-birth-certificate kerfuffle in an update today, if only to throw more cold water on it.  Tomorrow, the Supreme Court confabs over whether to grant a revie
According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel has begun planning for a strike on Iran’s presumed nuclear-research sites without cooperation from the US.  Sources tell the JP that they’d prefer to partner wi
Is it 2010 already? No, but in order to defeat an incumbent, challengers have to start early.  California Assemblyman Chuck DeVore wants to get an early jump on the Senate race in which Barbara Boxer
“Sachs’ testimony was striking in that he gave no ground when lawmakers complained that their constituents would be ‘mad’ with them for helping the auto companies.‘They are going to be very mad when u
Skip ahead to 4:10 or try to endure Eugene Robinson if you dare.  As hard as it is to take Document Dan seriously, especially on matters involving Bush, there are virtues to this.  A four-month interr
The Supreme Court announced that they would hear an appeal from Qatari national Ali al-Marri, a case that may again change the way the nation protects itself.  Marri has been held without charges for
With Hillary Clinton resigning from her Senate seat for an appointment as Secretary of State, speculation has already begun as to whom New York Governor David Paterson will appoint to replace her.  Bi
Surprise fireworks as FNC’s most combative anchor tries to explain the First Amendment to its most combative commentator.  Good luck, Megyn!My knowledge of FA jurisprudence is rusty, but isn’t the cru
Seventy-five years ago today, the nation amended the Constitution to end Prohibition after a disastrous experiment in banning alcohol.  Ethan Nadelmann uses the event to ask Americans whether the time
After the last election, many conservatives understood that the movement had not progressed in its adoption of communication technology.  Already, some in the movement have begun working on grass-root
Consider this the answer to the notorious Bill O’Reilly meltdown clip, courtesy of the Jawa Report.  Instead of on-air talent screaming at the producer, this time we get an MS-NBC producer screaming a
How well did Stephane Dion’s attempt to unseat the plurality Conservative government play with the Canadian electorate?  About as well as his fumbled speech.  A new poll shows that a majority of Canad
Charlie Rangel already faces some serious questions about his taxes, and now he may face even more about the use of his campaign donations.  Politico reports that Rangel directed over $80,000 of contr
From Baba Wawa’s “10 Most Fascinating People of 2008″ special.  I assume it’s his new contract and the lure of big ratings from righties that led ABC to put him on the list. Otherwise, the logic of sa
Can’t say I’m terribly sad to see that a California judge has issued an injunction against the makers of the Bratz doll line to stop selling their product and pull them off the shelves.  MGA lost a ni
Barack Obama announced the creation of a massive new public-works program aimed at updating the nation’s infrastructure while creating millions of jobs.  This comes as no surprise, as Obama and Joe Bi
We couldn’t (or wouldn’t) kill him when he tried to go to war against our military, but Moqtada al-Sadr has all but managed to commit political suicide.  At one time, Sadr commanded tens of thousands
Sixty-seven years ago today, the Japanese conducted a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor that changed the nation, and the world, forever.  The clip below combines footage from the Japanese Imperial Navy, th
Hey, at least this week, Notre Dame didn’t lose … but it didn’t play, either.  Charlie Weis gets to keep his job another year despite another non-winning season, and now he has Ty Willingham defending
In the new asymmetrical wars we fight, the concern over chemical warfare has heightened, and the US military has tried to prepare for that danger.  They now issue a resin powder that absorbs deadly ch
Condoleezza Rice increased the pressure on the Yousef Gilani government in Pakistan by telling Fox News Sunday that evidence showed that the Mumbai attacks involved groups in Pakistan.  The outgoing S
In a shocker only because it involves New Orleans, incumbent Democrat William Jefferson lost his Congressional seat to a Republican upstart in a raced delayed by Hurricane Gustav.  Anh “Joseph” Cao ha
The state of Minnesota has apparently given up the search for the allegedly missing 133 ballots in a Minneapolis precinct.  The precinct itself never reported the ballots missing, but instead told the
Robert Cox reports on a curious outbreak of missing pages from a New Rochelle High School library.  The same pages disappeared from every copy of the book Girl, Interrupted, which explores author Susa
Actually, he’s already confessed — to 9/11 and so much more — but now he’s ready to do it at his trial so that military prosecutors won’t have to dally with proof.  He’s begging for martyrdom, in othe
The New York Times, itself in precarious financial position, reports that media giant Tribune Company may soon default on its obligations.  Falling circulation and overextension on sports assets has T
Maybe, maybe not.  But that’s a sexier lede than the real point of the story, which is that Romney’s using his PAC not so much to get Republican challengers elected as to keep himself out in front of
Sure you will, pal.If the GOP votes against the bailout but foregoes the filibuster, they spend the next two years pounding Obama and the Dems for showering taxpayer cash on a wrecked industry to the
Maybe everyone got fooled in this election.  The Right believed as the Left did that the nation elected a man who would pull American policy in as sharply a liberal direction as anything since the Car
A footnote to what Obama mega-shills like Sullivan and Joe Klein insist was the dirtiest campaign evah, yet somehow not so dirty that it would resort to a line of attack deemed legitimate by Obama him
I’m half-tempted to Twitter this, but I think I’ll just keep this as an open post which I’ll update as things happen … or don’t.  I got here at a little after 8 am CT to find that the county was runni
Senator Chris Dodd wants the head of GM as a bounty for approving the auto bailout on Capitol Hill.  Dodd told Face the Nation that Rick Wagoner had to leave as a condition of getting billions in taxp
Pakistan has taken its first substantial action against the terrorist group suspected of masterminding the Mumbai attacks that left almost 200 people dead.  Its army conducted a mission against a camp
Not too much to report on the recount today in Minnesota for the US Senate race between Al Franken and incumbent Norm Coleman, except that the Coleman campaign has reduced its challenges to more or le
The boss is cheered by Ensign hopping aboard the bandwagon, but I’ll believe this when I see it.At least 10 Democrats are still undecided, claims Politico.  Aren’t we just going to end up with the sam
Or, as the New York Times puts it, “trash has crashed”.  The economic downturn has hammered the recyclables markets, dropping the price of trash so low that it has once again become junk.  No one want
No foolin’.  It’s all about the “wherewithal.”Believe it or not, this is only the second most offensive pro-Caroline pitch of the day; Ruth Marcus’s ineffably humiliating tribute to the “fairy tale” a
Unions expect the Obama administration and the Democratic Congress to pass the Employee Free Choice Act within the first few months of 2009.  They claim that employees can’t organize effectively with
I’m on jury duty today and probably in court all day long, as voir dire begins on the case to which my panel has been assigned — so no last-minute reprieve today for TEMS like yesterday.  Instead, I’l
“A truly new low,” he calls it, and after eight minutes of dramatic readings you won’t disagree.  The absolute lowlight?  Blago trying to shake down a children’s hospital for a $50,000 kickback in exc
I’m waiting for a call to the courtroom here on jury duty, after slogging my way through sloppy roads from last night’s snowstorm in Minnesota.  I don’t have too much time for in-depth blogging, so I’
“Staggering.”Fitzmas arrives early this year.  I haven’t followed the Blago saga, but it’s as old as Hot Air is: The investigation’s been active for three years and his cronies have been rolling over
When people come to visit us in Minnesota, we like to point out the quaint nature of a couple of surviving blue laws in our fine state.  Liquor stores have to close by 8 pm every night, and they must
When the Supreme Court denied cert to Leo Donofrio, most of us thought the issue of Barack Obama’s status as a citizen was put to rest.  Not so fast, as Dave Weigel reluctantly notes.  Justice Antonin
How bad is the current recession?  Bad enough for at least one broadcast network to consider cutting hours and days off of its prime-time schedule.  Jeff Zucker, NBC’s CEO, says that all options remai
Ted Kennedy has used his chairmanship of the Judiciary Immigration subcommittee for years to get a comprehensive immigration-reform bill passed into law.  Now Kennedy has decided to focus on health ca
OK, OK, he didn’t explicitly say that, but that’s what frightens Harry Reid about a special election for Barack Obama’s open Senate seat.  In a letter to the beleaguered governor of Illinois, Reid urg
On Monday, I wrote about a New Rochelle school that assigned Girl, Interrupted as required reading and then crudely censored the book by ripping out pages after receiving a few complaints about object
The situation in the former Soviet republic of Georgia remains tense, as European observers discovered today as they traveled in the Gori area today.  Two gunmen in cammo jumped out from the bushes an
A snippet from the noon presser on filbustering; behind him are Ensign, DeMint, Vitter, and Coburn, “five true mavericks” in the boss’s words.  I maintain that she’s setting herself up for disappointm
Better and better. Yesterday he was shocked, shocked to find influence peddling going on.  Today? Meet “Senate Candidate 5″:Fancy that: Another Democratic politician whose cronies allegedly took it up
We have taken a considerable amount of pride in Minnesota’s electoral processes, but as usually happens when tested, we’ve discovered some uncomfortable gaps.  While rules for determining voter intent
Yesterday, President-elect Barack Obama tried to distance himself from Governor Rod Blagojevich after his arrest on corruption charges related to his pending appointment to Obama’s now-vacant Senate s
I doubt too many people around Barack Obama would have any criticisms for US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald or offer any defenses of Illinois politics now.  In 2005, however, Obama’s chief political advi
Last week, we noted the attack on a passenger cruise ship sailing through the Gulf of Aden to the Indian Ocean by pirates, an attack that failed due to the superior speed of the ship.  Cruise passenge
The Chicago Tribune reports today that it had the story on Governor Rod Blagojevich’s full spectrum of corruption but held off on reporting key elements at the request of US Attorney Patrick Fitzgeral
In the wake of the arrest of Governor Rod Blagojevich for attempting to sell the open US Senate seat to the highest bidder, a question remains: how does the opening get filled?  As of this moment, Bla
It’s been a while since we’ve given out a Captain Louis Renault award, but we have a classic winner today.  Dee Dee Myers professes shock and indignation at the manhandling of a Hillary Clinton cardbo
An auto in every pot, and a car czar to nationalize an industry.  Aren’t we glad we have a Republican administration running things?  The White House reached an agreement with Congressional Democrats
The Senate just held its long-awaited vote on cloture for the auto bailout bill, and it failed 52-35.  Good.A few surprises: The Maine Sisters voted to end debate and not to support the filibuster, bu
Via Breitbart, he might be right.  Or, we might have riots if the bailout doesn’t pass and unemployment inches up towards double digits, as Obama staffers are predicting. How lucky do you feel?Wonder
No surprise.  A refresher on the timeline: Sources told the NYT this would happen as far back as November 24, prompting a formal denial by Fox exec Bill Shine the next day followed by a shot across th
Take a look at the latest effort from Al Franken to wheedle the Canvassing Board into exceeding its legal mandate and involve itself in the county decisions on absentee ballots.  Despite a ruling from
I didn’t get it when Krauthammer proposed it, I didn’t get it when Hillary proposed it, I don’t get it now.I made this point in the posts linked up top: How is this policy preferable to helping Israel
How serious has this scandal tarnished the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), one of the largest public-sector unions in the nation?  Badly enough to gain the notice of the New York Times. 
Or, Why I’m Eating McDonalds For Lunch Today.  The AFL-CIO and SEIU have launched a campaign against McDonalds for the fast-food giant’s efforts to defeat Card Check.  Not only do the unions miscalcul
He never spoke to Blagojevich personally, he insists, and is “absolutely certain” there was no dealmaking by anyone on his team, which is quite an assertion when the facts haven’t been gathered yet.
Reid and Pelosi were counting on him to bring Republicans around, of course, which means the bill’s probably dead.  The plan now is to let the Senate vote on alternative Democratic and Republican comp
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Jim Geraghty returns to talk about the latest in politics — and this week, that can only mean the arrest of Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and the shock w
Bill Bennett and John Cribb hosted a conference call to discuss their new book, The American Patriot’s Almanac: Daily Readings on America, which they describe as an effort to present the positive case
After all, he insists, he wouldn’t want to dishonor the memory of his father.  As the mountain of shame disappears into the clouds, Tapper wonders if there isn’t something darker going on here than ro
Senator Jim DeMint held a conference call to discuss Card Check with bloggers, and he called it the most important subject — because it’s mostly flown under the radar.  DeMint feels that the push for
Barack Obama has gone out of his way to make his incoming administration Clintonesque.  Not only has he built 63% of his transition team from Clinton administration officials, he even picked Hillary C
The US would like to release some of the detainees at Guantanamo Bay, but have a big problem to resolve: where will they go?  Some of the home countries won’t take back suspected terrorists, showing a
The center-right party currently governing Greece may soon find itself in an election and in poor shape to win it, thanks to six days of rioting stemming from the death of a teenage boy at the hands o
How much larger will the scandal surrounding Rod Blagojevich grow?  According to a footnote in the affadavit filed by US Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, the sky could be the limit.  Convicted political f
In response to the financial crisis of 2008, the United States has responded by nationalizing industries and electing a president who promised to raise taxes on entrepreneurial efforts.  China, the no
Yesterday I expressed some skepticism over two reports from KHQA that put Barack Obama and Rod Blagojevich in a meeting to discuss his Senate successor a day after winning the presidential election, o
If the West expects to defeat radical Islamist terrorism, it cannot rely solely on the language of secularism, Elizabeth “The Anchoress” Scalia argues in a Pajamas Media column today.  To the extent t
But of course that was asking too much, because evidently the UAW prefers the risk of bankruptcy and mass layoffs to further pay cuts.  Their excuse:Would the union have agreed to Corker’s plan if the
Al Franken won a round at the Canvassing Board in Minnesota’s recount today.  While they don’t have the authority to order counties to reconsider absentee ballots, they issued a recommendation for the
Investors got surprised this week by the news that the American trade deficit expanded in October by seven percent while the economy began to slow overall.  Almost half of that deficit came from oil i
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’ll take a look at the past week with Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson of the Hugh Hewitt Show.   Duane and I will focus on the ongoing meltdown in Illinois
Illinois’ Attorney General moved today to disconnect Governor Rod Blagojevich from executive power through the judiciary today, rather than wait for the legislature to act.  Lisa Madigan filed a motio
The leading Republican in Illinois state government drew a line in the sand in the debate over the open Senate seat that led Governor Rod Blagojevich into a pay-to-play scandal that resulted in his ar
It may be difficult to grasp the scope of a $50 billion fraud on Wall Street, so think of it this way: it’s three times the size of the loan that the Big Three automakers tried squeezing out of Congre
Maybe the UAW should take note of the SEIU’s belated recognition of the economic situation in California.  After blowing up a potential compromise on the auto bailout last night by refusing to comprom
Doing the right thing doesn’t necessarily mean that no negative consequences will arise, and the world markets have delivered those this morning after the failure of the automaker bailout package last
The Chicago Tribune reports this morning that a group of Chicago businessmen met to plan a fundraiser on the final weekend of the campaign.  Did they raise money for favorite son Barack Obama, or perh
The attempt by President-elect Barack Obama to distance himself from the scandal erupting in Illinois took a big hit last night with this exclusive report from Chicago’s Fox affiliate.  Sources within
Beleaguered by scandal and isolated after the resignation of his chief of staff and alleged partner in corruption, Governor Rod Blagojevich has seen his options rapidly decrease since his arrest last
The categorical denials coming from Barack Obama on the Rod Blagojevich pay-to-play scandal took another hit today from the Chicago Tribune.  Two sources confirm that Rahm Emanuel, Obama’s new chief o
Five years ago tonight, the United States military acted on a tip and peered into a narrow hole in the ground to find a cowering dictator hiding from the disaster he had wrought on his own country.  
A little over a week ago, Canada’s three opposition leaders tried staging an almost-unprecedented takeover of the government from the Conservatives, which have had a plurality in Parliament for over t
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT.  If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or
“What I found this year was a far cry from complacency. The ranks of line executives and engineers are thick with members of the Obama generation, who barely remember when GM was fat and happy. They a
The opponents of Card Check have seized on the discussions noted in the complaint against Rod Blagojevich between the disgraced governor of Illinois and an apparently high-ranking official of the SEIU
No, not the automobile brake — that came at the same time as the horseless carriage, even if the people behind you on the freeway don’t seem familiar with it.  Volvo now has an automatic braking syste
A fire broke out at the Wasilla Bible Church yesterday while a group of women worked on crafts inside, all of whom escaped without injury.  The church itself sustained an estimated one million dollars
“RUSH:  Talk about the incoming administration for just a second in one regard.  One of the unfair, to me — maybe I’m wrong about this — one of the unfair criticisms is that you and the President have
We really should consider setting aside a permanent seat for the Kennedys, and I say that as someone who wants to see less of them in public life, not more.  Give them their own spot, fully inheritabl
Drill Here, Drill Now may suffer a body blow in the next administration.  The Denver Post reports that another freshman Senator from Obama’s class will get appointed Secretary of the Interior.  Ken Sa
Catholics and Christians in Mexico have expressed outrage over Playboy’s latest cover.  The shot feature a model wearing a white head covering and nothing more in front of a stained-glass window, an o
Indiana Attorney General has launched an investigation into Planned Parenthood after an undercover UCLA student exposed practices of obstruction of justice.  Lila Rose posed as a 13-year-old girl and
Looks peaceful and placid, right?  Not when you have to shovel the driveway and the wind is gusting up to 20 MPH.  In order to get the barrels out this morning for the trash pickup, I had to clear the
According to Bloomberg, federal investigators have begun an investigation into Bill Richardson’s connections to a consultancy already linked to a pay-for-play scandal in Alabama.  Richardson, selected
I seem to recall a time in Rod Blagojevich’s life when an open Senate seat was a “f*****g valuable thing” and “golden”, but apparently that time has passed.  The Chicago Sun-Times has learned that Bla
For decades, lawmakers in the US have tried showing solidarity with the working class by championing the minumum wage and demanding increases in it.  In the 110th Congress, Democrats could point to th
When Ezekiel spoke of wheels within wheels, he might have had a vision of Illinois state politics in 2008.  The legislature returns to Springfield today to sort out the mess created by Governor Rod Bl
People gauge charities by the overhead used to get the dollars to the targeted problem.  Some charities lose only a small percentage of their revenue in costs, while others soak up a majority of contr
The end of the year approaches, and with it the inevitable list-building that sells millions of magazines and launches dozens of TV specials.  Young Americas Foundation and Jason Mattera have a list t
A useful piece by Bret Stephens, not because of its central argument but because of the vivid details it supplies that undermine its central argument, especially as potentially applied to Iran:The the
It didn’t take long for Lila Rose and Live Action Films to get results from the release of their second undercover video at Indiana Planned Parenthood clinics.  After LAF published Lila’s investigativ
Fox News interviewed Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan today after the lower body voted unanimously to pursue impeachment.  Madigan explains the process at length in this clip, and includes a few
Via the Newsbusters, Joe Scarborough belatedly discovers the vast difference in how the media treated Barack Obama and Sarah Palin in this election.  As I mentioned a number of times, the national med
Florida Democrats have some embarrassing questions to answer after the Palm Beach Post published the voice mails left by a state legislator linking committee assignments to fundraising.  It’s the thir
When Barack Obama selected Rahm Emanuel as his chief of staff, critics booed Obama’s apparent move towards the kind of bare-knuckle partisan politics for which Emanuel is known.  Others theorized that
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), we’re thrilled to welcome back Mary Katharine Ham.  MK and I will talk about the latest developments in the Blago-Rahma scandal, the Joe Scarborough takedown
Curiouser and curiouser.  ABC Chicago claims he’s been working with investigators since last summer on Blago’s attempt to trade state funding for an airport Jackson was championing in exchange for con
Mark Sanford continues to add to his conservative credentials.  After penning a refusal to request bailout funds, Sanford has written the White House to add his voice to those opposed to a bailout of
In which a conservative, Murdoch-owned paper peers into New York City’s talent pool and decides we can’t do better than a relic of Camelot.  Disgraceful.Yes indeed, appointing Caroline because she’s a
Rod Blagojevich had better contact a moving company soon, because Pat Quinn may shortly move into the governor’s mansion soon.  The Illinois House voted unanimously to begin impeachment proceedings ag
Rush Limbaugh counts himself flattered and amazed that so much attention comes his way from supposedly Republican reformers like Colin Powell, but also just a little confused.  Rush wonders which pers
Yesterday, the Indiana Attorney General announced a criminal investigation into a Planned Parenthood clinic that got exposed in attempting to thwart child-abuse notification laws.  Today, the AG may h
We thought the ban on trans-fats in New York City restaurants was bad enough, but now New York Governor David Paterson has apparently decided to one-up Mayor Michael Bloomberg.  Paterson has proposed
If you look closely at the Washington Post, waaaaaaay back in Section D, page 10, you’ll find out that a majority of American adults oppose efforts by the Democrats and the White House to subsidize th
Everyone in the Twin Cities knows that the Minneapolis Star-Tribune has hit some very hard times, and that started when the economy still boomed.  Two years ago, the paper sold for half of its sale va
He means it, too: Matthews, incredulous, offers him a menu of horribles and Smerc orders everything on it.  I can’t remember ever watching a torture debate like this, pitting an absolute opponent like
Republicans in Illinois want a special election to fill Barack Obama’s empty Senate seat, and yesterday’s move by Democratic leadership in the state legislature to block a bill authorizing one has the
Sounds good, but if we do it, let’s do it the right way — by electing a completely different Democratic ticket, having the VP resign and Caroline appointed to replace him, and then having the presiden
Marc Ambinder believes Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln has announced her opposition to Card Check, the legislation that would remove the secret ballot from union organizing elections.  The report to
ABC’s Matthew Jaffe reports that Rod Blagojevich plans to hold a press conference this week to take questions about his arrest and the pending impeachment probe in the Illinois state legislature.  Leg
Minnesota’s Canvassing Board began reviewing ballot challenges yesterday, working its way through some of the 440 ballots challenged by the Al Franken campaign.  At the end of the day, though, Norm Co
Remember that global-warming wet kiss from the AP to climate-change activists and Barack Obama earlier this week?  Even scientists who believe in global warming couldn’t quite believe their eyes.  The
For those still on Microsoft Internet Explorer, perhaps now would be a good time to consider other options.  Hackers have found a hole in IE’s security that stretches through versions 5 through 8 beta
Up to now, the only member of the incoming Obama administration worried about ties to Rod Blagojevich was Rahm Emanuel.  Today, the Chicago Sun-Times reports that another key appointment by Barack Oba
As I wrote earlier, we have had political families in America for as long as we’ve had America.  Two of our first six presidents were father and son (the Adamses), the Lodges had a seat in the Senate
No, I’m not going to get all statist and start demanding that the government approve people for reproduction … but sometimes that option doesn’t sound all bad.  Plenty of parents hang atrocious names
Howard Kurtz, one of my favorite media analysts, makes one good point about name-brand politics and misses another completely in his column today.  The building of dynasties in American politics does
Barack Obama has selected Admiral Dennis C. Blair to as Director of National Intelligence, the super-executive overseeing all of the US efforts at clandestine information gathering.  The choice again
Via the College Politico, he’s totally learned his lesson and he’d like to go home.I.e. he’s hoping a judge will let the guy off with a wrist slap so that he doesn’t have to get involved.  What happen
Shoe-flingers may scoff, but the incident in Baghdad underscores Claudia Rosett’s point in her Forbes column today: regime change works.  Rosett looks at the successful transition to democracy in Iraq
Right, but diversity’s always been circumscribed to exclude extremist elements.  There won’t be any Klan representation at the inaugural in the interests of “outreach,” for instance, nor should there
How effective are Pakistan’s prisons?  That question may have an answer in the latest terrorist plot uncovered by Pakistani intelligence.  The man behind the brutal murder of American journalist Danie
If the Left finds its panties in a bunch over Rick Warren’s participation in Barack Obama’s inauguration, they’ll absolutely flip over the latest recommendations for troop withdrawals from Iraq.  Gene
The Left fell in love with a reporter who threw shoes at a man who couldn’t (and wouldn’t) take retribution against his protest.  What about supporting a protester who actually put his neck on the lin
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), John Cribb, co-author of the new book The American Patriot’s Almanac: Daily Readings on America, joins us to discuss the book that’s currently #70 on Amazon’
For ten years, Bill Clinton resisted calls to make public the donors to his charitable foundation.  Under pressure from Barack Obama for Hillary’s appointment to State, Bill finally agreed to the rele
I’ve been writing about the early and colder winter that has hit the Twin Cities, but let’s face it – below-zero temperatures and huge snowdrifts in Minnesota don’t exactly make headlines, even if the
Who knew that CNN could get so much mileage out of two shoes?  After a journalist for a Cairo news agency chucked two shoes at President Bush earlier this week, CNN reporter Zain Verjee tries telling
For those who think America has hearkened back to Great Depression economic solutions, cheer up — it could be worse.  While Barack Obama seems to want to become the next FDR, his counterpart in Russia
At first blush, Rod Blagojevich’s promise not to appoint a replacement for Barack Obama’s Senate seat might put some minds at ease in Springfield and Washington DC.  However, under the circumstances,
Oil hit a four-year low in yesterday’s trading, dipping slightly below $40 per barrel before rising slightly to finish at $40.06.  Prices fell almost ten percent, $3.54, as global demand declined in t
What do George McGovern and Al Sharpton have in common, besides a lifelong devotion to liberal policies and the Democratic Party?  As it turns out, an attachment to the secret ballot.  In a shocker, S
Either there really are doomsday indicators circulating in Democratic circles or they’re coordinating exceptionally well to panic the public into giving The One whatever he wants, because we’re hearin
They warned her twice to break it off, once in front of witnesses, but evidently God’s healing love requires a ritual shaming in front of the entire congregation.  Which, incidentally, includes her ki
Today brings us a couple of notable anniversaries.  The one everyone probably already knows is that today is the tenth anniversary of the second impeachment of an American president.  The House offici
280 and counting.  Not only is this fantastically depressing, it’s fantastically confusing: Franken’s picking up votes by the hundreds because the board’s currently examining ballots challenged by Col
A crowd-pleasing awakening, just six weeks too late. To quote Sandler, this information really would’ve been more useful yesterday.He must be telling the truth because this sure doesn’t fit the new an
Barack Obama has raided the heavily-Democratic Senate and governors for a record number of his appointments, and USA Today sees an opening for Republicans.  In 2010, the appointed replacements for the
The normally sensible Ed Koch indulged in some revealing Kennedy gushing yesterday to support the idea that Governor David Paterson should appoint a novice to the US Senate on the basis of her last na
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (special time: noon ET), we’ll take a look at the past week with Duane “Generalissimo” Patterson of the Hugh Hewitt Show.   Duane and I will analyze the brilliant offic
The source for Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein’s ground-breaking investigation into presidential wrongdoing died yesterday at his home in Santa Rosa at the age of 95.  W. Mark Felt, passed over for pr
Bailout mania continues.  George Bush will give the Big Three automakers a whopping $17.4 billion loan package from TARP funds in order to keep them limping along until March 31:So the government, alr
Federal investigators have filed motions to freeze funds in Rod Blagojevich’s campaign accounts, worried that the governor might try to hide the cash.  NBC’s Chicago affiliate reports on a little-disc
Ten days after Rod Blagojevich’s arrest on corruption charges, Rahm Emanuel’s sudden aversion to the press and cameras continues — and the Chicago Sun-Times may have the reason for his sudden allergy.
Paul Jacob had plenty of reason to celebrate a unanimous appellate court ruling yesterday that struck down an Oklahoma residency requirement for participation in political campaigns.  The 3-0 decision
That’s Senator Stuart Smalley to you.How can Franken predict victory when there are still 5,000 withdrawn challenges to count?  Because: (a) the Star-Tribune’s readers have been looking at and voting
Made possible only because Prop 8 passed so narrowly, of course.  Otherwise Moonbeam, who’s angling to replace Schwarzenegger in 2010, wouldn’t have dared.His point ultimately is that Prop 8 shouldn’t
The city of Brighton, Michigan have discovered an exception to free speech in the First Amendment.  People can exercise their right to assemble and speak — just as long as no one gets annoyed by it. 
In this season of Christmas, let us reflect on the parable of the Good Samaritan.  After a traveler had been assaulted and then ignored by the rest of the community, a Samaritan rescued him and helped
The Northern Alliance Radio Network will be on the air today, with our eight-hour-long broadcast schedule starting at 9 am CT.  If you’re in the Twin Cities, you can hear us on AM 1280 The Patriot, or
Today features two great games between the four top NFL teams, and we should expect epic battles in both cases.  The Steelers are coming off a great come-from-behind win in Baltimore that clinched the
Canada didn’t wait long to follow George Bush’s lead on bailing out the Big Three automakers and their operations in Canada.  PM Stephen Harper and Ontario premiere Dalton McGuinty combined forces to
George Stephanopolous reports for ABC that Barack Obama’s incoming team will reveal that Rahm Emanuel only had one direct contact with Governor Rod Blagojevich during the latter’s attempts to sell the
Glenn Reynolds highlights another instance of Name That Party in a political scandal report, and this time it’s triply egregious.  The AP report on former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann and his conve
When voters look at your Administration two years from now, in the off-year election, how will they know whether you’re succeeding?I think there are a couple of benchmarks we’ve set for ourselves duri
But no more money after this. Right?82 percent have a negative view of auto execs and 61 percent a negative view of union leaders; if the CNS story about the UAW’s country club starts circulating, the
A short clip but a useful one, and not just because of the egregious double standard in the media’s sudden willingness to take a candidate’s command of policy on faith.  I’ve been trying to figure out
I’m getting a few requests for updates today for the Minnesota recount situation, and the best I can tell you is that nothing much has changed — and even the changes people think have occurred are ten
I told Ed this morning that the only way we’re going to drum up even moderate interest in the site this week is to bait readers with posts about Palin or atheism.I guess I’ll start looking for atheism
As one might imagine, Christmas doesn’t get a lot of attention in Muslim nations, even those with significant Christian minorities.  In the Arab world’s first democracy, however, the holiday has provi
From yesterday’s interview with Wallace.  Any reason to believe he’s telling the truth?  Sure:1. It wouldn’t be the first time a Democratic leader privately approved a secret Bush policy reviled by th
Michael Portillo says that the British failure in Basra over the last five years exposes the UK as a paper tiger, unwilling to muster the political will to win when engaging its military.  He gives a
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Kevin McCullough joins us again to discuss the intersection of faith and politics.  Kevin and I will talk about the unfolding scandal in Illinois as well, an
Martin Fletcher reports on the deteriorating situation in Zimbabwe, where the currency has become meaningless and the nation has begun starving to death.  Even law enforcement personnel can’t get enou
The makers of the federal bailout trough appears to have taken a page from the movie Field of Dreams: “If you build it, they will come.”  The next interest group bellying up to the trough: real-estate
Shortly after being outed as the notorious Candidate #5 in the Rod Blagojevich pay-for-play scandal, Jesse Jackson Jr. tried offering an alternative explanation than what the federal complaint suggest
The Chicago Tribune gives both Rod Blagojevich and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr some bad news.  “Individual D”, the person pressured by the Illinois governor to cough up some cash for Jackson’s appointment t
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger told 60 Minutes last night that he wouldn’t mind a bit if Congress and the states amended the Constitution to allow non-native-born citizens the ability to become Presid
Barack Obama has promised a new era of transparency in his incoming administration, but don’t expect to see it in the transition.  According to Politico, the promised report on contacts between Team O
When the Bush administration first proposed the TARP bailout plan, it gave Henry Paulson absolute authority to spend the money without any oversight.  Congress eventually balked and forced the White H
I’m guessing no. But as with gay marriage, he’s sent enough mixed signals on the subject that his disciples can plausibly tell themselves that he secretly agrees with them and is prepared to act on it
Got an e-mail from Ed 20 minutes ago telling me to check SiteMeter.  On one of the most gruesomely awful traffic days of the year, with blog readers tuning out in droves to prepare for the holiday, we
I’ve lived in Minnesota for over 11 years, and one thing people get expert at in a hurry here is snow and traffic.  This area has snow abatement down to a science, and they use all the tools at their
No surprise.  He’s been the guest host for ages and there’s no other obvious choice in-house to handle hard news.  The only realistic alternative was Chris Wallace, but he’s already got a prestige gig
4:30 p.m. on December 23rd, when both he and Emanuel are literally thousands of miles away.  Well played, Messiah.Here’s the five-page PDF.  Updates coming.Update:  In brief: Obama talked to Emanuel a
For the second time this week, I’m forced to begin a post about McCain with that line from “The Wedding Singer”: This information really would’ve been more useful to us yesterday.The occasion is this
You’ll be saying that before you say, “Minnesota’s Senator is [fill in the blank],” according to Secretary of State Mark Ritchie.  The preliminary numbers that he will submit today to the Canvassing B
Rod Blagojevich must have hoped that Patrick Fitzgerald would decline to cooperate with the Illinois House’s impeachment panel while his investigation continued into allegations of pay-for-play involv
Yes, granted, it hasn’t traditionally been limited to nonbelievers.  Still: It’s a holiday about nothing popularized by a show about nothing and created explicitly out of antipathy to Christmas.  Toss
Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), I’m honored to have Sgt. Major Jeff Mellinger of the US Army.  Michael Yon wrote at length about Sgt. Major Mellinger in his series Walking the Line, and sin
Caroline Kennedy really wants to replace Hillary Clinton in the US Senate, but ambition has its limits.  While JFK’s daughter tries to make the case that she can campaign for the seat in two successiv
Perhaps the election year has dimmed the ardor of the usual War on Christmas debaters, having expended all of their energy on a tough and unique campaign pitting two non-incumbent Senators of two very
At the risk of draining even more “precious energy” from The One’s transition, I do find this rather highly nuanced.Ace can’t figure out what, precisely, Blago was being asked to do to ensure a “seat-
Mark “Black Hawk Down” Bowden says yes.  I think it’s a no-brainer, but for different reasons:Good points, although I’d argue it’s because the Iraqis are likely to cut Zaidi a break that Bush should c
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me: A terrorist Holocaust-denier invited by useful idiots to tell me why Jesus would want Iran to have the Bomb.Full transcript at the Times of Londo
We’re off for the holidays at The Ed Morrissey Show, but the next three days, I’ll offer classic TEMS episodes for viewers.  One of my favorite shows in the post-election period was last week’s interv
Michael Barone wants George Bush to issue a full pardon to Scooter Libby, currently appealing his conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice in connection to the Wilson-Plame leak.  Barone think
Politico headlines this article with “Obama’s five rules of scandal response,” but at least at first Kenneth Vogel and Carrie Budoff Brown exhibit a healthy skepticism of Team Obama’s self-exoneration
No, sorry, that’s not fair. Remember when she had that job with the NYC Department of Education that she, um, never showed up to?Two interviews today after weeks of silence, both aimed at quelling the
** Some spoilers **The First Mate pegged this as the must-see movie this Christmas season from the first time she saw the trailer in the theaters months ago.   The John Grogan book Marley & Me has lon
A point to ponder as you watch: In what sense is the “alternative Christmas message” alternative?  Literally it’s an alternative to the queen’s, but study the list of past presenters and you’ll find t
I’ve written often about my opposition to the BCRA, known better as the McCain-Feingold campaign finance reform passed in 2002 that created artificial categories of cash and stripped accountability fo
Ed Genson wants to play a game of chicken with the Illinois House and its impeachment panel.  The attorney for Governor Rod Blagojevich has demanded that the committee issue subpoenas to people connec
Joel Stein tries to plumb the differences in patriotism between the Right and the Left in his somewhat satirical column on loving one’s country.  He admits that he doesn’t love America in a blind mann
Jeb Bush ran Florida for two terms as Governor, leaving office with astronomic approval ratings, which makes him by far and away the Republican Party’s best bet to hold the Senate seat being vacated b
The patience of the Israelis reached its end today.  After taking more that 200 missile attacks in the past week, the IDF attacked every known Hamas security station in Gaza today, killing hundreds an
If Hamas expected to find more popularity among the Palestinians by provoking another war with Israel, they may have miscalculated.  Despite initial protestations over Israel’s attack on all Hamas sec
So says Time magazine.  I want to believe it’s disinformation, aimed maybe at buying Israel more time to do the job before the inevitable UN demands for ceasefire begin, but would they really choose a
In which I once again try to liven up a slow year-end news day with a religion post.  As I’ve said before, I’ve always thought Christianity was more lefty than righty in orientation.  So does this guy
Tapper reminds us of the song’s genesis in a lefty LA Times op-ed about conventions of authenticity, which the lyrics parody, and The One’s good humor in laughing it off when asked about it last year
Two possibilities. Either contempt for Congress has swelled to the point that voters figure she can’t be worse than the current crop — if we’re willing to stoop to electing Senator Franken, why not Se
I’m going to take today and tomorrow off from live shows so that I can spend some time with visiting family and help prepare for the addition of granddaughter #2, hopefully this week.  Instead of a li
The IDF has begun to get the hang of the Intertubes.  It has established a North American liaison to media and bloggers and started pushing out video to ensure that the Israelis can work around establ
If nothing else tells you that the Iraq War has been won, the exodus of American television media should confirm it.  The broadcast and cable news agencies have stopped staffing regular correspondents
I’m not sure how I managed to avoid the American Girl doll phenomenon for so long.  I have one son, the Mathemagician, and during his childhood mostly had to contend with Nintendos and Mario Brothers.
The AP’s Rukmini Callimachi gives a heartbreaking report on a phenomenon that has spread to the US and Europe but has not garnered much attention.  Wealthy immigrants from African countries have child
The Illinois House will not subpoena Rahm Emanuel and Valerie Jarrett to force them to testify at the impeachment hearings after Patrick Fitzgerald told them it might compromise his investigation.  Al
NBC reports on the strategy employed by Israel in its response to a week of attacks from Hamas in Gaza.  Instead of attacking Gaza’s infrastructure in general, Israel has selected its targets more pre
Remember that one?  It blew up in the middle of the primaries, alleging that McCain staffers were convinced he’d had a “romantic” relationship with her in 2000 and that he’d admitted to acting “inappr
A transmission from Bizarroland, where Blago’s only option to make sure Illinois has two Senators in January is to appoint someone himself rather than resign now and let the lieutenant governor make t
He’s facing impeachment and federal prison, and both the Illinois legislature and Harry Reid warned him not to make the pick.  His lawyer insisted that he wouldn’t.  What’s a delusional narcissist to
I’m still waiting for the latest addition to the Morrissey family, and so we won’t have a live show today while we do some running around.  Instead, I’ll replay a fun episode from two weeks ago with J
The status of forces agreement (SOFA) between Iraq and the US kicks into effect on January 1, and with it a significant shift in the relationship between the two countries.  Although US forces will st
David Schraub gives a thoughtful rebuttal to arguments from the American Left and Right on the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, trying to push beyond some of the slogans to find better ground.  He easily dis
This is making the rounds this week, from LGF to Right Wing News to Q&O, and what better way to end the year but with a photo-caption open thread that relies on the idiocy of protestors?  This comes f
The battle between Viacom and Time Warner has begun to look like a messy divorce.  Viacom wants a significant hike in its fees for cable companies to carry its channels, but Time Warner says they won’
One measure of a worthwhile film is whether it makes the audience think for longer than it takes to get out to the car.  Bad and mediocre films are easily dismissable, but good films — even those with
Peter Brown of Quinnipiac wants to balance out Time Magazine’s venerable Person of the Year award by recognizing abject failure and ignominy.  Brown launched his first annual Bumbler of the Year, reco
What do you get for the terrorist organization that has everything?  A French demand for a unilateral cease-fire.  The Israelis rejected the proposal from Sarkozy’s government for a 48-hour cease-fire
Rod Blagojevich has apparently decided to take the Illinois Democratic Party down in flames along with himself.  His appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama’s open seat in the Senate has out
Via LGF, they’re making it a roundtable of the big five — or, more precisely, the big four plus Fred.  I get the logic: Thompson’s outpolling Paul nationally by 10 points, but (a) this is, ostensibly,
This is from Hillary Clinton’s appearance on This Week, Dec 30th.  She gets nearly everything about the Pakistani political situation and upcoming elections wrong.  And by wrong, I am not saying that
TPM says yes.  Remember, it was sent out to local TV stations before Huck had his alleged eleventh-hour change of heart — although as Jim Geraghty noted this morning, the timeline appears to be somewh
Update 12noon Eastern: Wired ponders the YouTube effect on the caucuses tonight…”Iowa farmer Jerry Depew is fed up with criticism from outsiders aimed at his state’s caucuses, and so Thursday evening,
Interrupting post-Iowa caucus coverage for a depressing Lame Duck Watch bulletin…  Someone pinch me. Am I dreaming? Is it 2008…or 1993? Because the last time I recall the words “economic stimulus” waf
Photo: BarackObama.com  Ok. Now that Barack Obama has won  a resounding victory in 94.9 percent white Iowa, will the MSM and the Dems stop yammering about racist, un-diverse voters already? The bigotr
Rush Limbaugh calls in to Fox News.   Huckabee won’t have the same base in New Hampshire. He’s not going to be critical of McCain. I think the Republican race is long, long to be decided.  Who’s his c
I’M RUNNING ON 35 YEARS OF CHANGE!!!! AIEEEEEEEE!!!  Update: 11:20pm Eastern. Via Hot Air, here’s more fun debate vid of Chill-ary/Shrill-ary/Force Of Status Quo vs. the True Agents of Change.      Up
Update 9:16pm Eastern. Here’s the vid of McCain’s knock on Romney: “You’re the candidate of change.” And more vid highlights/lowlights here. Wire dispatch here.  Caption contest!   Mark Hemingway at T
Update: Romney wins.  Update: The first GOP presidential delegate goes to…Romney: “Mitt Romney won the first delegate elected to the Republican National Convention Saturday when Albany County chose Ta
Update 1/7 9:09am Eastern. Questions about one of those focus group members.  9:35pm Eastern. Wow. Interesting. Frank Luntz’s focus group was just asked about Romney. Only a few raised their hands to
The grandfather of all moonbats, George McGovern, dumps every last liberal grievance into the crockpot and produces an impeachment stew for the Washington Post. His BDS has been on slow cook for eight
Update 7:50pm Eastern 1/8. McCain grabs an early lead. Polls close at 8pm Eastern.  Update 6:14pm Eastern 1/8. Obama is scooping up with independents. New Hampshire is turning into “Blue Hampshire.”
Update: Follow-up question: Why didn’t the shock jock show staffers identify their affiliation to the Daily News? Was it a show-sanctioned prank or not?   Answer: See-Dub notes that another of the sho
Update 2:38pm Eastern. Rep. Hunter is staying in the race. He blasted “knucklehead, arrogant” TV execs at ABC and Fox for excluding him from the presidential debates this weekend.  Good on Rep. Hunter
Update 10:50pm Eastern. Here’s an explanation, sort of, from Luntz. The focus group is an “anthropological” effort, says Luntz, in which members often are invited back if they’ve changed their minds.
Update 12:50am Eastern: Some clues on how she did it. In short, she has soap opera watchers, retirees, and union members to thank.  *** As I mentioned earlier this evening, I filed my syndicated newsp
Update 10:56am. The day after…Let the sniping begin.  Update 12:00am. Blecchhh. Here’s the video clip of her self-congratulatory, voice-discovering moment.  Which gives me a good opportunity to remind
Update 11:08pm Eastern. I broke out liveblogging of Hillary’s exultation here.  Update 10:49pm Eastern. Obama takes the stage: “I am still fired up and ready to go. I want to congratulate Sen. Clinton
Hillary and Access Hollywood host Maria Menounos: Say cheese.  Women made up 57 percent of the Dem vote in New Hampshire. Turning around her Iowa loss, Hillary trumped Obama among the female folk this
Updated delegate count numbers at Power Line.  *** Just fyi, via AP:  NH Dems  Clinton – 9 Obama – 9 Edwards -4  NH GOP  McCain – 7 Romney – 4 Huckabee – 1  Overall numbers:  Dem  Clinton – 187 delega
Update midnight: Interesting post from Peter Robinson at The Corner…  Plus: A rightosphere temperature check from John Hawkins.   *** The Luntz focus group on Fox (no sign of that repeat dude) weighed
10:36pm Eastern. The debate is finished. (Here’s the AP’s take. Kind of fun to compare it with mine. Allah has post-debate focus group video and analysis.) Fred will be declared the clear winner. Ther
5:15pm Eastern update.  As promised, here’s a sample of the questions you want asked…  John Ansell: “Will they refuse campaign donations from La Raza?”  Jose: “If incursions by Iran are not acceptable
Yaser Abdel Said, the Eyptian Muslim cab driver wanted in the brutal murders of his two daughters in Dallas, is still missing. The Dallas Morning News continues to cover the story and offers new detai
So, the ACLU is busy mobilizing sympathy for Guantanamo Bay detainees. They’ve declared tomorrow–the sixth anniversary of the arrival of Gitmo detainees–a “Wear Orange” day in their continued bid to s
Thanks to a FOIA request from Judicial Watch, you can now get a clearer picture of the continued chaos at our southern border. GOP Rep. Tom Tancredo and other immigration enforcement activists have be
I seriously think we need to start sending all the presidential candidates little bottles of Johnson and Johnson’s baby shampoo. Because if there are any more tears on the campaign trail, Election 200
Photo via Yahoo! News  I told you yesterday about the anti-Guantanamo Bay “Wear Orange” campaign scheduled for today. It’s a worldwide event, with anti-American zealots using Gitmo as a pretext to ven
One of the questions I suggested for yesterday’s debate dealt with the Bush/Hillarycare for housing initiatives that have been in the works since last summer–and which I’ve been covering extensively.
Update: Hill gets a less-than-enthusiastic reception at the MLK event in NYC today.  ***  Over the weekend, Black Entertainment Television founder Robert L. Johnson took the stage next to Hillary Clin
Update 11:23am Eastern 1/16. Here’s the full transcript of the soporific debate. I get sleepy just thinking about it.  ***Update 11:08pm Eastern. Last update of the night: I mentioned the hard-out-her
Update 10:52pm Eastern. There’s some hoo-hah over the timing of Mitt’s victory speech and McCain’s concession speech. Make of it what you will. Yawn.  Update 10:35pm Eastern. Evangelicals vote for…Rom
As noted yesterday, unhinged lefties who read the New York Times are ready to  lynch Bill Kristol. But they and the paper’s ombudsman have nothing to say–nada–about the clear conflict of interests of
MakeStickers.com  Update: Reader T.W. e-mails: “I wanted to commend you for your piece concerning the mortgage mess and the politicians who are offering handouts for people who made poor decisions. I
Update: Hot Air has vid clips. I’ll repeat what I said in the comments section there: People are missing my point that it wasn’t just the drug allusion that Johnson made. It was the Tillie-esque deris
When I was on the book tour for Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild, critics predictably countered by playing the moral equivalence card. Show them how intolerant, racist, sexist, hateful, conspirat
Update: Romney unveils a $250 billion plan “centered on several permanent tax cuts…permanently reducing the rate for the lowest income tax bracket to 7.5 percent from 10 percent, retroactive to 2007.
You can’t pick up a newspaper in any part of the country without reading yet another sob story about a “poor” homeowner suffering through the subprime crisis. Well-off suburbs are clamoring for help –
Update: Hunter’s full statement…  We started this campaign a year ago right here, in San Diego Harbor, against the backdrop of American Naval power.  We launched a campaign emphasizing a strong nation
The bloody consequences of open borders, part 99,999,999:  Awaiting action in the Senate:  S.330 Title: A bill to authorize secure borders and comprehensive immigration reform, and for other purposes.
Update 10:03pm Eastern. McCain’s on stage. He’s all smiles. “It took us a while, but what’s eight years among friends…South Carolinians are never fair-weather friends…”  As for McCain, well.  Ugh. He
Update 10:55pm Eastern. I agree with every word of this:  As I noted below, Hillary’s answer to the question about whether she wants to end the war or win it (she channeled Cindy Sheehan’s “Bring the
I’ve been honored to know Ward Connerly since his first days fighting against racial preferences during the Prop. 209 fight in California. His autobiography is here. Connerly has not only battled the
Update: Bush says he can find “common ground” with Democrats on an economic stimulus. “Common ground” = Watch your wallets.  Update: Bush will meet with members of Congress at 2:40pm Eastern today. US
Earlier today, I blogged the failure of the Democrat attempt to override President Bush’s S-CHIP expansion bill veto. I linked to the roll call vote, but it deserves a separate post. As covered here e
The right  side of the blogosphere is all over the clueless media coverage of a new “study” and database compiled by “two nonprofit journalism organizations” that purports to show that BUSH LIED to en
Update: What Arizona Republicans think of John McCain: “Arizona Senator John McCain may be doing well in national polls but the folks back home that know him best don’t seem to agree. According to a s
Update 11:25pm Eastern. In response to my Huckabee-McCain PDA Alerts, commenter BlameAmericaLast renames the Huckster: Suckupabee.  It fits.  Update 10:37pm Eastern.  This debate is over. It never beg
Update 6:00pm Eastern. DJN: “Lawmakers in the Senate defeated an initial attempt Thursday to strip immunity for telecommunications companies out of a bill reauthorizing the federal government’s warran
The BDS crowd is going on a therapeutic spending spree:  Who’s behind Americans United for Change? The usual suspects, union bosses, and political losers. Here’s background info from the WaPo publishe
Bruce Walker at the American Thinker notes that Sunday is the 10th anniversary of Hillary Clinton’s coinage of the infamous term we’ve come to wear proudly: “Vast Right Wing Conspiracy.”  Yes, it’s be
Follow the bouncing ball with me:  Shamnesty peddler John McCain taps former Mexican government official/shamnesty advocate Juan Hernandez as his presidential campaign Hispanic Outreach Director.  Her
Update: Hernandez is a “non-paid volunteer,” says the McCain campaign. Was he “non-paid” at the Reform Institute, too? And does McCain share his “Mexico First/” “Just A Region”/”Free Flow of People” v
Update: Reader Mary Jo e-mails: “Since Juan McCain has appointed Juan Hernandez to the position of Hispanic Outreach Campaign Advisor, perhaps someone should ask him who he is going to appoint as Amer
Last update: Video here, here, and here.  Scroll down for updates…Democrat Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sibelius responds blandly to SOTU…McCain skips out, gives advice from Florida…Sen. Jim DeMint gives cons
Scroll down for updates…4:44pm Eastern – cloture vote is underway…4:54pm Eastern…as anticipated by the nutroots, both Clinton and Obama have voted no on cloture (e.g., voted to block press on the Rock
Ugh. On the one hand, you’ve got to love reading the news of Billy Jeff pleading and whining with Uncle Teddy not to endorse Hill’s nemesis.  On the other hand, watching the spectacle of the Kennedy c
What I wrote here on Jan. 18: “As I’ve said repeatedly now, stimulation-palooza will inevitably be larded up with special-interest pork and other spending goodies in the tens of billions of dollars.”
Scroll down for updates…meanwhile: “Romney, McCain call each other ‘liberal’…   Meet Jerry Perenchio. He’s a National Finance Co-Chair of the McCain 2008 campaign and the billionaire founder of Spanis
Update 9:49pm Eastern. McCain’s speaking and rejoicing about his win in an all-Republican primary. McCain thanks Charlie Crist, who looks orange. McCain thanks “my dear friend, Mel Martinez.” Crist is
Today’s birds of a feather entry: Race-hustler Maxine Waters is set to endorse Hillary Clinton in a conference call today. Maybe Hill will put a little Selma-style flavor in her voice today to celebra
Scroll down for updates…most notable lowlights: John McCain Edwards playing Class Warrior–trashing the “greedy,” sneering about profits–in the House of Reagan…and here’s the video clip of McCain’s fli
Update: McSchwarzenegger is official. *** The Giuliani-McCain endorsement celebration is underway at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley. Vid here.  Rudy: “I had made it clear that if I had not decided
Update 3:08pm Eastern. Sen. Ensign is addressing the issue right now in the Senate Finance Committee. He says that the Congressional Research Service confirms that the tax rebates would go to illegal
My column this week, which I’ve reprinted below, continues the lonely drumbeat against the bipartisan stimulation-palooza disaster and the victim politics of foreclosure. Would that we had a GOP presi
Update 11:11pm Eastern. The Club for Growth joins what McCain’s defenders derisively and speciously label the “McCain Derangement Syndrome” crowd. Here’s the CFG’s statement tonight. You can dismiss i
Lovebirds  Scroll down for updates…Hillary plays identity card (We’re a woman and a black candidate!) against GOP (They’re white men): “Just by looking at us, you can tell, we will not be more of the
Update 2/2 . Internet undercover photojournalist Zombie has fresh photos of the Berkeley siege. Here’s how the anti-troop loons defaced the Marine recruitment center this time:    ***SFGate photo gall
The moonbats are upping the ante and pouring gallons of fresh fuel on their anti-military fire in Berkeley. Following on the heels of the Berkeley City Council’s move to grant them special parking pri
Last night, Wolf Blitzer asked the Democrat presidential candidates if they would consider each other for vice president. Hillary cackled  one of her six big cackles of the night.  So did I.  There’s
If you’re home this morning watching the presidential front-runners on the Sunday gabfests and want to vent here, feel free.  I’m watching McCain on Fox News Sunday. He forced some jovial giggles when
Update: The McCain camp goes after Romney for razzing Bob Dole–by hauling out the Absolute Moral Authority card. Geez.  *** A long, long time ago, I worked in the political videotape library at NBC Ne
Artwork from an anti-borders art contest held by the John McCain-staffed Reform Institute  The McCain campaign continues to perpetuate its Big Lie in the run-up to Super Tuesday. And thanks to MSM ena
It gets heated around here. It’s bound to get even more heated. We’re in the middle of a contentious presidential campaign season. There are deep and fundamental fissures in the Republican Party. Some
If there’s one thing we’ve learned in this presidential season so far, it’s that nothing is a sure thing. John McCain says he “assumes” he’ll get the nomination and that he’ll have it wrapped up by Su
Scroll down for updates…2/6 morning update…Obama claims delegate lead…  12:20am tally….  MCCAIN: AZ, CA, CT, DE, IL, MO, NJ, NY, OK HUCKABEE: AL, AR, GA, TN, WV ROMNEY: CO, MA, MN, MT, ND, UT  CLINTON
Scroll down for updates…interactive results map here…West Virginia GOP convention on second vote (Huck voters to throw to McCain?) 2:02pm McCain concedes defeat in WVa…WVa goes to Huck…    Scott at El
It’s one of those rare moments when I can bring you a bit of good news from the Beltway. Senate Republicans banded together to block the Democrats from larding up the already bloated stimulus package.
I’ll be on Fox in a few minutes to talk about the Super Tuesday results and the GOP with Linda Chavez, who argues that John McCain is the “ghost of Ronald Reagan.”  I can think of a lot of words. “Gho
Update 1:10pm Eastern. McCain to conservatives: “Calm down.”  ***  CPAC: It’s the must-attend event for grass-roots conservatives. There’s much at stake for the GOP presidential candidates. And it all
Update 6:15am Eastern 2/8. President Bush will undoubtedly get a kind reaction to his speech this morning at CPAC, but there’s widespread unhappiness with Bush among Republicans. The latest AP/Ipsos p
CPAC attendee not on board with McCain  Update 8:15pm Eastern. Oy. Sen. John Cornyn endorses the man who cursed him out.   Just for the record: I am not convinced. One CPAC speech and a bunch of robo-
2:34pm Eastern. The main ballroom is full again in anticipation of John McCain’s speech. An attendee just asked one of the panelists on the “Is the GOP Lost?” panel whether he agreed that McCain shoul
Video here. And N.Z. Bear has pics/vid from the foot of the podium.  Talked to a couple of Romney staffers. Plans are still up in the air over whether to attend the Lincoln Day Dinner event in Baltimo
Bryan Preston and I arrived at CPAC at 5:30am this morning–yes, bad time to give up caffeine for Lent–to set up the Hot Air camera and get through security. There’s a shortage of metal detectors and a
I filed an extra, post-Super Tuesday syndicated column this week. Felt like we needed a pep talk. Ignore John McCain. Don’t “calm down.” Get fired up!  ***  “Quo vadis,” conservatives? It’s the ancien
Back in November, when the latest Julie Myers fiasco broke out, I said I had no tears for her. She’s the crony DHS head of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau whose unpreparedness for the j
Dick Lamm (left); Mike McGarry of the Colorado Alliance for Immigration Reform (center) and me, Jan. 8, 2003, Denver, Colorado.  I have had the pleasure of speaking and debating alongside former Color
A reader asked me to check into information that President Bush was pushing a massive foreign-aid package to Mexico to help them secure their southern border against the flow of illegal aliens from Ce
McClatchy reporter James Asher has a new piece out detailing how DHS is clearing massive application backlogs by skipping the background checks. Before we get into the meat of that story, let me refre
What’s going on this week at one of America’s most prestigious institutions of higher learning? Why, it’s Sex Week, of course!   Yale undergrad Jake McGuire sends e-mails:  Gail Dines adds a critique
Scroll down for updates…Md. gets 90 extra minutes to vote due to weather/traffic…closure time at 9:30pm…8:33pm: Eastern Fox, CNN call Va. for McCain…9:32pm Obama, McCain take Maryland…Huckabee will “p
Update 5:33pm Eastern. A picture that will warm your heart. The pro-troops protesters this morning in Berkeley. Video here.    Update 5:28pm Eastern. A Hill staffer sends the following partial transcr
You’ve read by now that Hezbo killer Imad Mughniyeh is reportedly dead. May he rot, rot, rot in hell. If you look at which blogs are buzzing about this very significant event, you won’t find many libe
The most anti-conservative rhetoric against conservative talk radio these days is coming from supposedly free-market conservatives. It’s disgusting.  Author Mark Helprin’s grenade in The Wall Street J
Two years ago, the Mohammed cartoon conflagration consumed the world and the blogosphere helped lead the way in fighting back. Longtime readers will remember that this site hammered  the issue in supp
Unrepentant in Berkeley (Photo credit: Zombie)  The pro-Marines protesters came, saw, and conquered in Berkeley last night–despite massive chaos, anarchy, and police neglect. The City Council partiall
The GOP is under fire by the nutroots over the drama on the House floor that led the Tom Lantos memorial service to be disrupted.  The left-wing narrative: Cruel, evil Republicans couldn’t wait to dan
Waiting for the Romney endorsement of McCain. Shep Smith on Fox quips: “That’s like oil endorsing vinegar.”  Romney – oil.  McCain – vinegar.  What does that make Huckabee?  Stand by for the liveblog…
Update 11:24am: Fresh photos for the Valentine’s Jihad (via Snapped Shot). Call it heartburn:   *** Remember this photo from two years ago? First, they came for the cartoonists. Next, they came for Va
Update 10:35am Feb. 16.  This is the president’s radio address this morning. Maybe Nancy Pelosi will read it on her Blackberry during her social appointments this weekend.  RADIO ADDRESS BY THE PRESID
You’ll be glad to know that not all elected officials are willing to allow a foreign leader to land on American soil and trash our nation’s immigration laws and the character of its citizens.  You won
John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting will probably kill me, but I rewrote the lyrics to his famous ballad, “Superman (It’s Not Easy)” to capture Hillary Clinton’s plight. (The latest: Clinton Camp May R
Iran and its bloodthirsty minions are ramping up the pretextual Mo Cartoon outrage. While Iranian lawmakers call for cutting off trade and political ties to Denmark and Netherlands over republication
Scroll down for updates…9:39pm Eastern…Obama’s speaking…will anyone faint?…Here’s the McCain speech vid…and here’s the Obama/Hillary upstage moment…  Wisconsin and Hawaii  are up for grabs tonight in
Update 11:03am. Cuban exiles in Miami react… “‘I hope this is the beginning of the end of the system, but we have to wait,’ said 35-year-old chemist Omar Fernandez, who left Cuba for the U.S. six year
Scroll down for updates…  If you lie down with MSM dogs, you wake up with stories like this.  ***  Allah’s got the latest involving the McCain camp’s claim that The New Republic pressured the NYTimes
Barack Obama–the guy who effectively mocked the Clintons for not saying what they mean–is now trying to spin his wife’s comments by explaining that she, uh, didn’t really mean what she said.   I give
Scroll down for updates…here’s the “change that you can Xerox” video… “Lifting whole passages from someone else is not change you can believe in, it’s change you can Xerox.” Who wrote it? Knowing Wash
The local Fox affiliate in the Twin Cities finally confirms what the local papers didn’t seem to want to mention about the horrible school bus accident that killed four children. It didn’t have to hap
Last June, I noted the mortifying open-borders debacle in the California Republican Party. Michael Kamburowski, an Australian immigrant who served as the California Republican Party’s chief operating
I wrote about Move America Forward’s new ads pressuring the Berkeley City Council on its anti-Marines stance here. Joe Wierzbicki of MAF sends along this local news report from NBC 11 in the Bay Area.
Scroll down for updates…video and anti-war babbling added below…plus: a Gulf War vet responds…  Who’ll stroll the red carpet in an Obama t-shirt? How long until the first outbreak of BDS is spotted? W
If looks could kill…  Scroll down for updates…Cringeworthy video of Hillary’s whine and failed SNL reference here…“Maybe we should ask Barack if he’s comfortable and needs another pillow”…and vid of H
My column this week reflects on the death of young British artist Emma Beck and her unborn twins.    ***  The suicide of Emma Beck and Silence No More Copyright 2008 Creators Syndicate  She didn’t hav
You knew it was coming. Just like I warned here and here and here and here. Washington is on the borrow-spend-repeat cycle–and Democrats don’t want to get off. Harry Reid has proposed a “foreclosure p
Scroll down for updates…  I mentioned this in the Friday night open thread, but it’s worth a separate post. Boeing lost  a major mega-contract on an air tanker to Airbus/Northrop. Lots of buzz in mili
Scroll down for updates…Honolulu Advertiser reports on YouTube vid investigation by Marines…possible ID on Marine…  *** Tons of left-wing Digg users today sent me the video Allahpundit  posted at Hot
Update: The View on Steinem’s gynocentric views…     *** The polls show Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama neck-and-neck in Ohio and Texas leading into “Super Tuesday II” tomorrow. Will Hillary be put o
Scroll down for updates…  Photo on the McCain website.  Photo via Yahoo! News.  I’m opening up a new nighttime thread as we await the results of “Alamo Tuesday.”  Ed and Allah are liveblogging at HA w
Scroll down for updates…  Well, people, it’s Super Tuesday II. Or “Alamo Tuesday,” as Amanda Carpenter has dubbed it. Can you feel the excitement and electricity in the air? Somewhere buried under lay
Well, I had to weigh in on Gloria Steinem’s politics of gynocentrism. Here’s my syndicated column out today. Enjoy!  ***  The death cry of Gloria Steinem Michelle Malkin Copyright Creators Syndicate 2
I heard from a Senate source a few days ago about two very promising initiatives from conservative Senate Republicans committed to comprehensive immigration enforcement.   Not shamnesty.   I repeat: C
The NYPost asked me yesterday to cover the controversy over an episode of NBC’s TV show, “Medium,” in which a character playing an Arizona state senator/POW turns out be a…murdering cannibal. Here’s t
Scroll down for updates…Bloomberg weighs in: “The fact that this appears deliberately targeted at the recruiting station insults every one of our brave men and women in uniform stationed around the wo
Scroll down for updates…    Ideas have consequences. Inaction has consequences. For the past several years, I’ve chronicled the Left’s escalating war on military recruiters–and the apathetic, weak-kne
I have an amusing set of e-mail exchanges to share with you. But first, check out this nice profile that Jonathan Pitts at the Baltimore Sun wrote about my life as a blogger, tee-vee talking head, and
Over the weekend, the Associated Press ran a fear-mongering story headlined, “Water Makes US Troops in Iraq Sick.” The article made sweeping claims about a DoD inspector general’s report purporting to
Scroll down for updates…3:00pm Eastern Spitzer is expected to resign…Wow. This is an astounding turn of events for a ruthlessly ambitious, self-styled crusader against corruption. Proverbs 16:18, anyo
Last month, I urged  dispirited conservatives to take an active role in supporting the candidates, officeholders, and issues that reflect our views and values. One of the campaigns I mentioned was my
Scroll down for updates…NYPost reporting Spitzer used the escort service at least six years and possibly for more than a decade…”…Spitzer does deal-making before the resignation…  ***Don’t miss this c
Cross-posted at Hot Air…scroll down for updates…    Grab the popcorn. We’ve got another joint YAF/Hot Air TV production for you, just in time for the anti-war confab known as “Winter Soldier II” that
Responding to my reporting  on the Left’s escalating war against military recruiters, a source sent me the following unclassified memo issued this week warning military personnel and civilian employee
My reaction to the Spitzer statement: The words did not match his still-defiant attitude. The continued emphasis on “private failings.” The continued lack of humility. The continued emphasis on his co
Oklahoma’s been getting some bad press lately.  First there was that weird criminal appeals case where they had to free that pervo peeping tom  who was looking up 16-year old girls’ skirts at Target.
You remember these stickers?   Yeah, they used to go up in your tragically hip pockets of suburban anomie across the country.  Whereever disaffected stoners and skaters would gather, they’d slap up th
Scroll down for updates…2:27pm Eastern…just received from Melanie Morgan…here’s a pic of one of the Code Pink disrupters–ew–who crashed the MAF press conference on anti-recruiter violence….more below…
Update: Via The Autonomist…  Maybe Obama will argue that he was nodding off to sleep and didn’t hear.  *** I’ve been tied up on a business trip (thank you to See-Dubya for guest-blogging this afternoo
“How could one of America’s greatest bluegrass banjo pickers stoop so low?”, I wondered, scanning the headlines in the Wall Street Journal.  Then I realized that no, See-Dub, this isn’t about the blue
Update 3/19 5:20pm Eastern: Via F/R, the 14th and L recruiting station in D.C., which has been targeted multiple times by anarchist thugs, is under attack again.  Update 3/19 3:02pm Eastern. Jonn Lily
10:57am Eastern.  10:40am Eastern…Waiting for Obama…has he ever used so many American flags?  Scroll down for updates…10:22am Eastern Waiting for Obama to speak…Drudge has the speech text…Obama refuse
Unlike Chris Matthews’ leg, I didn’t tingle upon hearing Barack Obama’s speech yesterday. My syndicated column today addresses his same old, same old talk.  What we call B.S. the MSM calls “bold.” Wha
Scroll down for updates…Bottom line: State Department won’t name contractors involved in breaches; employee who accessed Obama and McCain files is still employed; at least 3 supervisors failed to send
The New York Times published a piece today about parents choosing not to expose their children to certain vaccines. This prompted blogger condemnations of those parents as “Bobo socipaths” and a recom
Thanks to reader Robert M., here’s the video of Chelsea Clinton’s Tuzla remarks that I mentioned this morning. You’ll find the exchange in the last two minutes of the WISH-TV clip. Indeed-ly doodly, j
I’ve got more Hillary in Bosnia reader photoshops for you (first batch here)–and this week’s column on the Clintons’ Truth Deficit Disorder. Allah  points out that in my brief laundry list of top Hill
Scroll down for updates…    Readers are sending the Liveleak English version of Geert Wilders’ Fitna, which has just been posted.  (Be patient, may be a little slow to load.) It’s 15 minutes with scen
Yesterday afternoon, a bunch of screeching left-wing radicals invaded  the Bear Stearns headquarters in Manhattan demanding aid for homeowners. As you know, I oppose federal bailouts of every make and
Yesterday afternoon, I noted that the LA Times was launching an internal investigation into “the authenticity of documents used in a story last week asserting that the newspaper had uncovered new evid
Pulled from Liveleak, but still available all over the Web…The genie is out of the bottle already. You can get the Torrent downloads here and a gazillion other places. Wilders’ point has been proven–a
Scroll down for updates…    Bush’s HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson is expected to resign this morning. The WSJ says the resignation “will deal a blow to the Bush administration’s efforts to tackle the
The Senate is on its way to passing yet another massive mortgage boondoggle. It would pile billions of dollars more in stimulus-palooza spending on top of the $152 billion already passed into law and
[Guest post by See-Dubya]  Hey, since we’re talking about radical clerics making spectacles of themselves today, check out Obama’s new buddy getting some face time.  Allah’s got a short clip of the Re
[Guest Post by See-Dubya]  Ed Driscoll’s made a great ten-minute video about the trendy fascism and boutique socialism in the background of one of America’s elite architects, Philip Johnson.  Though h
[A guest post by See-Dubya]  Who are the jihadist media consultant geniuses who came up with this one?  Al Qaeda’s Number Two solicited questions over the internet and filmed an interview in which he
When last I covered the environmental zealots in my old stomping grounds of Seattle, Mayor Greg Nickels was terrorizing the kids at Christmas time with tales of Santa and the reindeer drowning if they
Members of the US Senate are patting themselves on the back over their agreement on a housing bill yesterday. If you want to see a photo that should send shivers down your spine, check out the pic  of
I’ll put my cards on the table:  I’m no fan of the Olympics.  The bizarre North Korean mass-games style ceremonies, the corruption, the fakey universalist cosmopolitan brotherhood-of-man sentiments, t
[Guest post by See-Dubya]  I started following the case of the Gitmo lawyers way back here and here, and quite the epic it is.    Well, the government has raised the number of detainees it will seek t
[Guest Post by See-Dubya]  I think Michelle’s on to something with her Cheesesteakgate post below.  Not only did Obama turn down a chance to eat regular-people food with regular people, he instead wen
I’m flying out of Harrisburg, PA this morning, but I just had to pop in as a Philly-born girl to say my peace about Barack Obama dissing the cheesesteak.  Yes. Dissing the cheesesteak. Yo. What is he
{A Guest Post by See-Dubya}  I was discussing the Obamessiah’s radical minister troubles with a friend over dinner, and he mentioned reading here that the Democrats had appointed a minister to be the
Scroll down for updates…Absolut’s blog response is here…more photoshops here…Weekend update: The Associated Press spins…4/6 A new, “genuine and sincere apology” from Absolut   You know what has been h
{Guest post by See-Dubya}  This week the ATF arrested a fellow named Victor Varela at a border crossing in New Mexico.   CNN articles are here and here.  They claim he’s a gunrunner who’s fueling some
(Guest post by See-Dubya)    There are some amazing admissions in this article if you wade through the sob stories.     One of the stories they tell makes a fair point–some naturalized citizens don’t
I had a raucous time last night at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The College Republicans and YAF sponsored my lecture on immigration and CRs from across the state were there in conjunction with
{Guest Post by See-Dubya}  Conservative blogs have occasionally touched on the ongoing leadership crisis at Dartmouth.  It’s summarized nicely by Powerline’s Paul Mirengoff, himself a Dartmouth alum.
{A guest post by See-Dubya}  I sense a bit of a split among conservatives about the results of the recent NATO summit.  I’m rather frustrated with several of our NATO partners for failing to pull thei
{Guest post by See-Dubya}  Pardon the name dropping, but I once sat next to Michael Ramirez at a dinner and he was every bit as cool and witty as you would expect from reading his cartoons.  He told m
{Guest post by See-Dubya}  One of the world’s most dangerous terrorist groups is setting up a fundraising base inside the United States, the Wash Times reports.  It’s somewhat mitigated by the fact th
{Guest Post by See-Dubya}    Karl at Protein Wisdom caught New York Times theater critic turned editorial writer Frank Rich in a humdinger, apparently confusing “the majority of Americans” with “the m
{Guest Post by See-dubya}  The gall of this man.  Here’s a clip from my post from Thursday, where’s he’s talking tough on guns for urban Democrats in Philly and Pittsburgh:  But then Politico looked a
I arrived in Hattiesburg, Mississippi over the weekend and will be speaking this morning at Jones County Junior College in Ellisville. The weather’s fab here and my gracious hosts took me to Angus Jac
Scroll down for updates/liveblogging of hearing…2:45pm Eastern. I’m adding some of the key slides Gen. Petraeus used in his testimony (thanks to Jack Holt). Click to enlarge:               ***    ***
{Guest Post by See-Dubya}  If you don’t recognize A.Q. Khan’s name, you should.  Hailed as a hero in Pakistan, he’s done more to put nuclear weapons in the hands of tyrants and terrorists than anyone
{Guest post by See-Dubya}  There’s just no getting around the fact that employer verification (they cover some of the same ground on Arizona’s E-Verify that I did the other day) and enforcement is hav
Law-abiding citizens of all colors are uniting against the targeting of innocent black residents of Los Angeles by illegal alien gangs. The parents of murdered high school student Jamiel Shaw met with
{See-Dubya here}  The United States Senate’s longest-serving member is slowing down a bit at age 90, and the political sharks are circling.  People are saying he’s a little out of touch for one of the
See-Dubya’s foreign policy roundup:    There’s a very important catch in the Weekly Standard by spy-dude Elbridge Colby, who notes a crucial change in our plans to respond to terrorist use of WMD’s.
A lot of you are exercised over Elton John’s comments lambasting America as “misogynist” for refusing to coronate Queen Hillary Clinton.  I’m mad at Elton John, too…  ..for searing this hideously awfu
{Post by See-Dubya}  Good to see someone on Wall Street take on bailouts big and small, both for housing and for big corporate belly-flops like Bear Stearns:  Well said.  That’s Ethan Penner, former C
Typical liberal elitist: Obama serves up another gutterball  Before I get to Barack Obama’s snobbish, condescending, and arrogant comments about small-town Pennsylvania, I wanted to share a little mor
{Guest post by See-Dubya}  Are the Feds  catching a clue?  Sounds good to me.  There’s some discussion of the cost of the initiative (a billion) and also a secure-borders guy claiming that hardened cr
It’s like turning around the Titanic, but there’s finally a Los Angeles politician attempting to make the first common-sense change to the city’s decades-old illegal alien sanctuary law in the wake of
I didn’t watch the show this week, but reader Ricky e-mailed that during the American Idol charity special on Wednesday night, eight finalists performed Darlene Zschech’s Christian-pop crossover hit “
{Post by See-Dubya}  There’s something about General Petraeus that brings out the most quotable in liberals.  Most recently it was LA Times wine critic Matthew DeBord who must have been auditioning fo
{Post by See-Dubya}  A French company, Cryostar, pled guilty this week to a plot to smuggle cryogenic pumps from the U.S. into Iran.  The pumps were manufactured by a U.S. corporation called Ebara, wh
I’ve had such a wonderful, unplugged Sunday with my family. Hope you did, too. Now, I’m looking at Hillary Clinton’s mug on CNN. It’s the “Compassion Forum.” She’s babbling about God and democracy and
The mainstream media has a reputation for being incurably left-wing. Because the MSM is  left-wing. So whom did the National Association of Broadcasters invite to keynote its annual convention in Las
The Politico is touting an article about an academic paper written by Barack Obama’s father (currently featured on the front page of the website with a big photo–no need to link, I’ll let you look it
You know Obama’s trailing smoke when even George Will piles on and says Obama’s on his high horse:   It’s a good little review of late-twentieth-century liberal intellectuals, but dude:  George Will i
{Post by See-Dubya}  Fool, Britannia:  Note that this isn’t DD and AS’s first hearing; this is the government’s appeal after a prior loss.   They were in the news a year ago for that and apparently Br
Doing some multi-tasking tonight, I half-listened to coverage of the annual media lovefest-the Washington Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Comedy Central’s Mo Rocca gave a cringe-worthy performanc
Scroll down for updates/liveblogging…It’s Gaffe-a-paloooza: All lies, botches, and loons on the table–from Jeremiah Wright to the Tuzla lies to William Ayers to Bill Clinton’s terrorist pardons to Hil
We’ve all had fun with the Snob-ama story the past week (ARUGULA!). The thing is, my friends (as a certain McSnob likes to say), the GOP has a snob problem, too. When Obama derided small-town Pennsylv
No fetuses were conceived or destroyed in the creation of Aliza Shvarts’s assignment, they assure us, and shame on us for believing that they were:  Don’t worry, wingnuts, she was just using menstrual
I’m all for faith-based initiatives.  But…not for nuclear proliferation:  John Bolton is quoted there as well, justifiably outraged at what he says is an administration in “full retreat”.  He saw this
Low-hanging fruit from Fox News–people are so panicked about global warming that they’re freaking out and unable to cope with daily life.  The new part to me was the notion that they’re seeking out “e
Barack Obama’s performance was so awful last night, I gave short shrift to his cringe-inducing comparison of convicted terrorist Bill Ayers with GOP Sen. Tom Coburn. Let’s go back to the transcript  t
Scroll down for updates…update: one sick joke…blechhh!   It sounds like the sickest kind of Onion parody and perhaps part of it will turn out to be fabrication, but there’s no question that Yale art s
Oh, the left-wing bloggers are in high dudgeon over the Democrat debate.   How could ABC News do it?  Behold the teeth-gnashing. And hair-pulling. And foot-stomping.  How dare the ABC moderators ask q
I’m as anxious to be done with Aliza Schvarts and her various outputs as you are.  But in the NY Sun’s newest report on the she said/Yale said/she said controversy includes an interesting, and cringew
Though the Mexican government infamously provides prospective illegal immigrants with maps of the Arizona desert, there are occasionally voices that take a different view.   One of them is an indigeno
During his visit this week, the Pope has made repeated comments critical of immigration enforcement efforts–such as they are–in the U.S. His primary concerns are not the sovereignty and security of ou
The other day I criticized Catholic church leaders for their long-standing, radical, open-borders policies.  Some are now calling me “anti-Catholic”  and likening me to left-wing Christian-hater Bill
The LA Times is doing its best to help Barack Obama sweep Bill Ayers under the rug.  And now Bill Ayers’ brother has entered the fray, accusing Hillary Clinton of McCarthyism.  Excellent.    See, this
The discussion over Jamiel’s Law and of the LAPD’s Special Order 40 isn’t dying down, and the LA Times is doing something useful and covering the controversy in detail.  Their “full coverage” page is
I noticed yesterday that David Boren, former Democratic Senator from Oklahoma and current President of OU, had joined Sam Nunn in endorsing Obama.  I thought that was odd, because Boren was known as a
If you’ve followed the coverage of Crackerquiddick (and Arugulagate and Cheesemistake) , you might have seen the name Thomas Frank mentioned.  He’s the guy who wrote What’s The Matter With Kansas?  I
President Bush will be in New Orleans today for his final summit with Mexican president Felipe Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The main focus is NAFTA. But free trade isn’t the on
You know, I hear about all these obscure terrorist groups that support Obama, and I hear about Hillary doing favors for some others, and it just leaves me scratching my head.   FALN? FARC?  Weathermen
Hillary’s theme song tonight: Ha, ha, ha. Stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive…  Scroll down for updates…  Polls close at 8pm Eastern in the Keystone State.  I’m waiting in the studio to do a Fox News segment
Conservative campus speakers have long endured the threat of pie-throwing, shoe-wielding, salad dressing-tossing nutballs (see below). MSM types have barely batted an eye.  Now, enviro-nitwits have be
In laying out the case against Bush’s faith-based North Korean nuclear policy, I asked this question:    Well, the LA Times says the CIA is going to brief Congress (keeping the details classified) on
Big news on the war front this morning: Gen. Petraeus has been tapped as the next commander of U.S. Central Command.  Reuters: “U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Wednesday will recommend the top
The blogosphere and talk radio are turning up the heat on the Obamas’ cozy relations with Weather Underground terrorists Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.  Hugh Hewitt and Power Line have 2007 audio of
My column this week looks at the Dems’ Dhimmi Carter problem. Even the left-wing SF Chronicle is advising him to stay home. The Palestinians deride the Postman. Samuel Segev fills in the blanks of wha
I’ll confess I’m at a loss about how to respond to the WSJ’s Jason Riley, who is coming out with a new book called “Let Them In:The Case for Open Borders”.  His column today argues against what sounds
Scroll down for updates…   Howard Dean smells an opening.   Seizing on the heavy-handed response of John McCain and the RNC to the completely unobjectionable anti-Obama ad by the North Carolina GOP I
Whoa.  Just, whoa:  Again I say, whoa.  I know when to shut up and lay off the penny-ante analysis and throw fair-use to the wind:  I will quote more, in case you haven’t already clicked over there, k
Fascinating story in the Asia Times about Al-Qaeda’s and the Taliban’s successes and failures in Afghanistan.   They were having a great deal of success raiding NATO’s supply lines in the Khyber area.
Wow, it looks like we’ve seriously misunderstood the depth and importance of Hillary Clinton’s religious faith:  As the “American Papist” site notes, she’s very ecumenical, too:  Yet despite her since
Scroll down for updates…   Despite what you may have read or heard, the North Carolina GOP is not  pulling its anti-Jeremiah Wright ad.  The conservatives there are not caving in to John McCain’s dema
Better:    We’re not there yet.  A shifting “emphasis” doesn’t reassure me much, but we’ll at least be pressuring the Norks in the right direction.  I’ll trust J-Bo to let us know if this is a meaning
Shame on every enabler who has aided and abetted Al Sharpton’s campaign to mainstream, enrich, and advance himself as a “civil rights leader” for decades despite his lying, poisonous, police-hating, c
Recently I’ve noted the “alarming” success of cracking down on employers who have illegal aliens on their payroll.  There’s another investigation brewing that, though it may not be intended to do so,
…the Reverend Jeremiah Wright is speaking tomorrow in Detroit, at the NAACP’s  53rd Annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner in the Cobo Conference Center downtown.   The evening’s theme?  “A Change is Go
Did you know that John McCain lambasted the North Carolina GOP’s anti-Obama/Jeremiah Wright ad  without having seen it?  Yes, this noxious little tidbit was tucked into an AP story three days ago when
What a weekend it was for Jeremiah “AmeriKKKa” Wright.  The jet-setting race-monger has now been proclaimed “hottest brother in America.” Today he fulfilled his self-appointed roles as campaign manage
Since I was blogging about money laundering today, I looked up a case I’ve been following for a while now.  Woo-hoo!  Remember Mauricio Celis?  This might jog your memory:  Well, back in January they
Though it’s a familiar story, I find this development pretty alarming:    I don’t know whether or not this part means they’re tough, but it’s gross:    Anyway, Mexico is rightly alarmed at the militar
Scroll down for liveblogging of Wright’s NPC rant (update: here is the full transcript, but you really had to see it to absorb the full, nasty experience). Is he working for the Hillary campaign? Is h
Good morning, people. I’ll be on Fox and Friends at around 8:15am to talk politics. Today’s engine-starter is The American Digest’s post on Jeremiah Wright’s racial brain theories.  Do you remember nu
First Britney. Then Lindsay. And now: Miley Cyrus. Do they ever learn?  By “they,” I don’t mean the girls. I mean their parents. Where are they? What the hell are they thinking?  I don’t know how many
I almost feel sorry for Obama these last few days, as he’s undergoing a Howard-Dean-like implosion.  Here’s another little story (h/t: commenter AJMontana) about Obama’s over-enthusiastic and off-targ
Scroll down for press conference blogging…Allah’s got vid clips here  What, pray tell, could Barack Obama possibly say now to undo the damage of his two decades of bad judgment about Jeremiah Wright?
The Times of London has done a bit more peeking into the 77-ton shipment of arms from China to Zimbabwe that was turned away at the docks recently, and finds an interesting twist on it.  Apparently Mu
Many veterans and bloggers are e-mailing about the DNC’s latest anti-war ad against McCain, which features a scene with two soldiers standing in the foreground as an IED goes off. The ad implies that
Well, well, well. Looks like the speech-squelchers in Canada want to back off their bullying of Mark Steyn and Maclean’s. Too little, too late:  THE CANADIAN ISLAMIC CONGRESS PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCE
On Thursday, the reconquista militants, illegal alien lobbyists and lawyers, multicultural mau-mau-ers, and assorted anti-border goons will turn out across the country for another May Day open borders
Scroll down for update…  When the Marines come to town, good things start to happen:    Helmand province is an interesting choice because that’s the center of the opium industry that’s keeping the Tal
Mark Morford of the San Francisco Chronicle’s website is one of the MSM’s most unhinged, hate-filled columnists. Today he earns his pay by railing against Laura Bush because she isn’t an obnoxious, le
My syndicated column today deconstructs Barack Obama’s pitiful performance yesterday. Try as he might, he simply cannot disown the un-disownable preacher of hate. That press conference yesterday rende
Have to admit, I snickered heartily at the video clip of Hillary Clinton struggling to operate the coffee machine at a South Bend gas station mini mart yesterday. Via Allahpundit:    When the phone ri
1:40pm Eastern. The illegal alien march in Chicago is underway. His t-shirt says: “I’m illegal. So what?” (Full photo at the Chicago Tribune site.) Live video coverage here.   Scroll down for updates…
Good report, with video, by Fox’s Adam Housley about a new threat in the waters.  It’s actually not that new, given that small submarines were used back in the Revolutionary War, but this new batch is
Scroll down for updates…  An old video snippet (I believe it’s from The War Room documentary) of Bill Clinton campaign operatives Mickey Kantor, George Stephanopoulos, and James Carville gloating abou
Back in January, I noted the troubling trend of home borrowers in California simply walking away from their mortgages–abandoning their promise to pay their loans and undermining the stigma of default.
The other day I linked a surprising piece in The Australian quoting a respected analyst who believes that America’s dedication to winning in Iraq has strengthened our world position.  It’s the sort of
It takes a special kind of man to make his debut into the national spotlight by asking a war hero whether he once called his wife a you-know-what.  A special kind of person to stand up with the camera
I love it.  The merchandise is a little tacky, but its effect on preening Euro-weenies is priceless:  They even have a…gasp, sputter, harrumph…a “Wal-Mart supermarket” for the base personnel.  Wal-Mar
Sweet Mother of Gaia on an organic soy cracker:  Sure, you vegans thought yourselves so morally pure.  But according to the Swiss government, your hands are stained with the chlorophyll of innocent be
This is pretty juicy, I think.  It’s in the Wall Street Journal news pages, but you have to get there through Google News.   You know that Obama.  He’s always looking for small-government solutions.
The John McCain campaign celebrated Cinco de Mayo today by launching a Spanish-language version of its website–and announcing that McCain will speak at the annual conference of the National Council of
Michelle noted below that the Obamessiah switches cars like the FBI was tailing him, trading his stylin’ Chrysler 300 for a Ford Escape Hybrid because of political mileage concerns.  He must really lo
Scroll down for updates…  Got your popcorn or arugula salad? At the end of tonight, neither candidate may be closer to closing the deal than before the beginning of the day.  Which is going to make an
This item is a few days old now–I saw it at Mary Katharine’s place–but it’s worth your time to read.  I’m looking for a house and I read it and thought, yep, how true it is:  “Frank” is Robert H. Fran
Shenanigans in New Mexico.  Good, dense article here.  Hmmm…why would illegal aliens from all over the country travel out to New Mexico for this particular service?  It’s possible that these illegal a
I told you yesterday about John McCain’s plans to speak to the National Council of La Raza (The Race) in July. Here are the top 10 reasons he should repudiate the radical open borders, speech-squelchi
The judicial debate will heat up this morning on two fronts: At 10am, McCain addresses the subject at Wake Forest University. Minutes later, GOP Sen. John Cornyn will speak on the Senate floor. Sen. C
You know that popular blog “Stuff White People Like?” It’s a humorous site that keeps a running list of, well, stuff that white people like. The mainstream media went ga-ga over the site and a NY publ
Hey, I love an absurdly-extended Godfather metaphor as much as any blogger out there  (Peggy Noonan’s not a blogger), but Mitchell Hulsman in the LA Times has just stretched this one till it snaps.  H
With Barack Obama on the verge of sewing up the Democrat presidential nomination, my syndicated column this morning looks at his biggest general election liability: The Missus. I’ll be on Fox and Frie
Scroll down for updates…10:50am Eastern A bit of chaos on the House floor as Repubs and Dems scrap over procedural rules…  There is no constituency for fiscal responsibility, thrift, and restraint. As
Liberals are trying to pre-empt our 527s in this election cycle by targeting their fire on one of the best-funded conservative organization’s financial backers.  Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is operat
For what it’s worth, the New York Times reports that the U.S.’s designated new commander in Pakistan, General James Hood, has not been allowed to take up his new job.  He had served as commander of Gi
[***This post is written by regular guest-blogger See-Dubya, not by Michelle. Send your suggestions to goseedubgo-at-gmail.com.***]  Let’s say, hypothetically, that a blogger was going to be moving in
I overlooked this article in the WSJ about ties between Chavez and FARC, thinking that the WSJ’s editorial page had already hashed this out months ago.  But it turns out there’s a whole lot of worthwh
Your parents or your grandparents probably have some of Eddy Arnold’s records up in the attic.  Give ‘em a spin, or take a tour through his Last.fm page, because Eddy’s no longer with us.    Sorry to
The open-borders media has been AWOL on John McCain’s decision to speak to the radical racialist group, La Raza/The Race in July. He has been allowed to skate on the issue in several recent sit-down i
i.   Good morning! Love you. Love you, too. Love you thiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis much.  ii.  Make sure you brush your hair. Did you brush your hair? Gimme the hair brush. No, I’m not doing it too hard. You do
The droll Sean M. wonders why the press continues to cover that guy who takes pictures of large crowds of naked people.  Spencer Tunick is his name, working the media is his game.  He’s like Christo,
It’s the elephant in the room: How much has illegal immigration contributed to the current mortgage mess?  No one in Washington wants to talk about it–even as lawmakers pushed to include a now-dead $2
John McCain kicks off his “climate change tour” in Portland today. The Associated Press regurgitates the McCain emphasis on how he will push “free-market principles” to reduce global warming, which he
Take a look at this fellow before Putin gets to him and the dioxin scars set in.      No, it’s not Vincent D’onofrio; that’s Serbia’s president, Boris Tadic.  Some of you may remember some other recen
Scroll down for updates…10:04pm Eastern: Results coming in…it’s neck and neck with Democrat Childers maintaining a slim lead…Update 10:25pm Eastern…The Democrat wins dirty…11:28pm Eastern…see my react
Abu Omar.  Heard of him?  Here’s a quiz:  Abu Omar, also known as Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, was:  A–  An Egyptian imam whose abduction by the CIA and rendition to Egypt in 2003 led to an ongoing tri
Hey, boys and girls, it’s time for another Pulitzer fishing expedition by the Washington Post.  I just finished wading through the paper’s hype-inflated series on the federal immigration detention sys
If you thought the soft-porn image of Disney teen queen  Miley Cyrus—wearing nothing but ruby-stained lips and a bedsheet—in Vanity Fair magazine was disturbing, you ain’t seen nothing yet.  Pop diva
I make no secret of how impressed I am with both Fred Thompson’s grasp on big-picture ideas and his ability to communicate them.  Looking back, I think one of the main wellsprings of support for his c
You’ll have to forgive me for not getting all worked up about John McCain’s BVT (Big Vision Thing) speech this morning in Columbus, Ohio.   The fatal flaw lies in McCain’s persistent belief, shared by
Quin Hillyer identifies the “Worst Republican Senator” in The American Spectator online.  He’s almost right; there’s one worse.  Hillyer’s choice is Lindsey Graham, and his devastating concatenation o
Scroll down for updates…  The McCain campaign holds weekly blogger conference calls with its candidate. There are many questions I know you’d like asked, but I’ve never been able to ask them because I
With most countries, if someone from there is dealing drugs, you don’t automatically assume that the government is in on it.  However, in a police state with total control over the means of production
It suddenly occurred to me what this latest Obama outburst–all the Obamessiah’s disciples assuming that Bush was talking about Big O when the word “appeasement” was mentioned–reminds me of.  I used to
I’m writing this hunched over because my laptop has slammed deep into my intestines.  The slamming was the work of the energetic fellow in the plane seat ahead of me, probably a linebacker  or defensi
If you put yourself out there as the presidential candidate most in touch with The People, if you put yourself out there as the champion of the environment, and if you put yourself out there as the ca
A long piece by George Packer about the death of conservatism graces this week’s New Yorker.  You can tell it’s hard-hitting because he interviews such movement luminaries as pro-choicer David Frum,
Does Barack Obama understand the concept of asymmetric warfare? Barack Obama complains that no one wants to talk about the “issues.” Well, his abject ignorance of warfare in the 21st century is an iss
A D.C. source sends photos of an ice cream social that took place on the Hill today.  The event was held by the ONE Campaign, a popular Hollywood celebrity charity started by rock musician Bono that a
Scroll down for updates…  Well, hell, why not?  As I noted earlier this month, Jose Canseco did it.  And as I told you back in January , more and more Californians were doing it.  So now comes word, t
Pretend for a second that we’re all wrong about Iran.  Think like a liberal.  Assume that Iran tells the truth when they say that they just really want some nuclear energy, and that’s why they’ve star
Here’s my syndicated column this week. Hardly a comprehensive list–and sure to grow.  ***  Barack Obama: Gaffe machine Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2008  All it takes is one gaffe to t
One of my daily reads is the Jawa Report, and not just because I did some guest blogging-there once upon a time.   There’s always some good jihad-busting action, and Dr. Rusty Shackleford and co. do m
I’ve been thinking about this tragedy all day and ask you to set aside politics again for a moment. Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Steven Curtis Chapman’s five-year-old adopted daughter, Mar
Just to bring you up to date: Democrat Calif. Rep. Laura Richardson yesterday denied a Capitol Weekly report that she had walked away from her half-million-dollar-plus, second-home mortgage. Mounting
Credit: Red Planet Cartoons  Today on the Hill, lawmakers in both parties get a second chance to strut and tut-tut as they harangue oil company executives about high gas prices–and display their abjec
The Beltway insiders at the Washington Post are suddenly shocked, shocked to find a lobbyist leading John McCain’s campaign.    Charles Black is McCain’s chief strategist, and he’s a smart guy and, I
On the eve of the new Raiders movie, Victorino Matus has an interesting look at the shortcomings of the character of Indiana Jones.  He’s a fan, but his article in the Weekly Standard takes you throug
Sigh. You all know I’ve been a fan of Dunkin Donuts for quite some time–and have touted their strong position in favor of immigration enforcement.  Charles Johnson notes, and many readers have e-maile
If I had read this story on a conservative parody site like Scrappleface or The Nose on Your Face, I’d think, “come on, guys, that’s a little heavy-handed.”  But, it’s real:  If any one story sums up
I know this is fragile.  I know this level of violence is still far from acceptable. I am under no illusions that Iraq has been transformed into a peaceful, enlightened Liechtenstein.   And I know thi
They called him “Sure Shot”, and he’s been fighting for the FARC since Goldwater ran for President.  And now he’s dead, struck down in the prime of life at 78, or maybe 80.     “Inside FARC” they say
An odd topic for a day focused on American sacrifices, I know, but this is a neglected issue.  The Church of England is a rich and wonderful institution grown feeble and decrepit, sunk in relativism a
There’s an interesting question posed in this David Ignatius WaPo article about the strategic side of the National Counterterrorism Center–what happens when we beat Al Qaeda?  That excerpt makes it so
Many commenters in my post about the recent ICE Agriprocessors raid in Iowa suggested it was nothing but Kabuki theater designed to placate border security advocates and make them think that something
Here’s another installment in the deadbeat Dem/defaulting Hillary superdelegate chronicles of Congresswoman Laura Richardson (D-Calif.) in case you missed it over the holiday weekend. It’s getting sme
Caution: Liberalism at work.  The same folks who proclaim to support a color-blind America are aggressively pushing to stop non-black families from adopting black children in the name of preserving th
I’ve been following the wrapup of the AQ Khan case and his plans to sell nuclear technology to America’s enemies all over the world.  It’s part of what I call the “international nuclear bazaar“, a sha
I’m telling ya, I need to turn Unhinged  into an encyclopedia set.  The Memorial Day holiday brought out the BDS crazies this weekend.   In case you missed it, the NYTimes used Memorial Day to bludgeo
The defense and intelligence sections of our government rely on the assistance of private contractors for a lot of their work.  Part of this was explained to me by an acquaintance in the military as a
My syndicated column today examines the keffiyeh kerfuffle with Dunkin’ Donuts and Rachael Ray that I noted on the blog last week. As you’ll recall, I linked  to an item by LGF’s Charles Johnson about
I’m a big fan of the Proliferation Security Initiative, which I think will go down as a great diplomatic and security success of the Bush administration (and of John Bolton, who gets much of the credi
Melanie Phillips runs down a shocking story from the conference of the “University and Colleges Union”, which represents university professors in Britain:  The motion she describes passed the UCU’s bo
The floodgates of enviro-litigation are wide open. Blame the Bush administration for capitulating to global warming alarmists. After successfully mau-mauing the government into listing the polar bear
Barack Obama doesn’t want to go to Iraq and re-evaluate the situation there.  John McCain has invited him along on an Iraq junket, where he could meet with Prime Minister Maliki and some troops as wel
This is buried deep within a (worthwhile, if creepily non-judgmental and incomplete) piece about the merchandising of Che Guevara’s image, but I was pleasantly surprised to see the LA Times make the c
Keeping you up to date: I told you this morning about the Lieberman-Warner “climate change” boondoggle. At 6:25pm Eastern tonight, the Senate voted on the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on t
More video of Rev. Michael “Vanilla Ice” Pfleger’s race-baiting sermon last week at Trinity United Church of Christ has emerged on YouTube. Boy, was he on a roll. If you thought his bug-eyed, Jeremiah
Scroll down for updates…9:03pm Eastern CNN/AP report Obama has “effectively clinched” the nomination…McCain delivers speech ploddingly…better read than said…9:36pm Eastern Hillary takes the stage…9:53
Hey, it’s a city full of Jewish retirees.  Give Farrakhan the police powers and let him watch out for them:  Okay, the Peacemakers are not exactly the same as the Nation of Islam.  They just share a t
Californians get to vote today, and two of the propositions on the ballot are clamoring petulantly for attention.  Prop 98 and Prop 99 both claim to put an end to the eminent-domain outrageousness of
I have an entire blog category devoted to assassination chic. It’s a staple of the unhinged Left, whose writers, playwrights, artists, documentarians, and politicians can’t get enough of BDS-infused m
My syndicated column this week turns the spotlight on the nefarious business practices of the government-funded, billion-dollar Planned Parenthood empire. Congress has interrogated banking, energy, to
UPDATE:  After you read this, if you’re wondering where this “Lightworker” snake oil came from, go check out Mrs. Peel who may have found the secret fount of Morford’s theology.  It’s good for a laugh
I think Dianne Feinstein is definitely the less insane of my state’s Senators.  She’s actually seeing a government-run program that’s losing money hand over fist (and has been for years–this isn’t jus
NOTE:  As I write this, I see Charles reporting that the whole MyBarackObama site has been taken offline.  For maintenance?  Will it return, or is it going under the bus?  ________________ A few blogg
First Lady Laura Bush made a surprise visit to Afghanistan over the weekend to push for more world aid for the war-torn country and to lobby for women’s rights/education. She met with Afghan president
Scroll down for updates…10:07am Eastern: Reid is on the Senate floor whining about GOP obstruction…McConnell: Carter windfall profits tax was a “miserable failure” and would be again…See Ben Lieberman
Okay, I want to hear the White House response to this, but it looks like twice in twenty-four hours I’ll be agreeing with a Democratic congresscritter.  This time it’s Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democ
Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch’intrate  Breathe a bad word about Michelle Obama and you’ll be cast into the fiery bowels of hell, says Reverend Dick Durbin.  Here’s my hell-baiting Fox segment on Mich
This plan laid out in the NY Sun is worth thinking about:  Supposedly we could get some international support for this plan, and it looks like Germany is on board.  (Good, none of those vast German oi
I have yet to hear a single member of Congress question the ongoing financial and ethics scandal involving deadbeat, defaulting Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson. How much more dirt has to be dug up befo
Scroll for updates…2:55pm Eastern breaking…Jim Johnson off of Obama veep committee…another one under the bus…stay tuned for more…See-Dubya knew it was coming and was ready to deploy the jacked-up Obam
In other words, he pretty much wanted to ban gun stores.  Five miles from a school is pretty much exiling gun stores to the rural hinterlands, outside of most city limits.  (I wonder what Obama’s pret
I’ve been following the financial and management travails of the National Republican Congressional Committee regularly here (just search “NRCC“). And I know they’ve been hearing an earful from you. To
What’s that sound? The thunder of left-wing lawyers and Gitmo detainees jumping up and down for joy at the Supreme Court’s ruling this morning. Brace yourselves. Dissenting Justice Antonin Scalia warn
It’s a private school that gets its money from Saudi Arabia, so they can teach whatever they want, right?  And if they’re not state-supported, they’re free to use Saudi textbooks that teach stuff like
He was 58.  Reports coming in from the NYPost and NYTimes.  He was a fixture of Beltway political journalism, good on the entitlement crisis, and by all accounts, a good-humored guy. One small persona
The ogling Obamedia is so incorrigibly predictable I can’t even get mad about this crap anymore.  They took a break from staring at Barack’s loins and weeping over his nomination to blame Rush Limbaug
Well, well, well. I guess we won’t be hearing Barack Obama fuming about these cozy home loan deals, either. Portfolio has the scoop on special Countrywide loan arrangements received by Democrat Sens.
I would be remiss not to mention Fightin’ Jacksonian Colonel Obama’s rhetorical venture to the armaments cabinet.  And I wouldn’t want to be remiss.  (Not really sure what “remiss” means, now that I t
The Weekly Standard’s Noemie Emery disputes the media’s facile, predictable racial interpretation of Obama’s poor showing in Appalachia.  It’s not because of race, but rather reflects a deep national
Have you heard? John McCain wants to hold a town hall debate with Barack Obama at the La Raza/The Race convention in July, where both are scheduled to deliver suck-up speeches to the pro-illegal immig
Scroll down for updates…McCain now bashing Obama on windfall profits tax, releases new global warming alarmist ad, Dems support nationalizing oil industry…  Just a recap: McCain was AWOL on the windfa
Okay, it’s a perfectly reasonable and informative article about the threat of arrest faced by political bloggers around the world. Except for the last sentence, which is also the caption they pulled f
Well, the LA Times said this weekend that the NRA was past its prime and losing its clout.  But like most of America, CNN wasn’t reading the LA Times.  Here’s their article, and here’s their video rep
Time  lies. The NYTimes slimes. AP distorts. ABC News, the Guardian, and the blithering Bob Beckel have all now piled on, too. They are at it again. Smearing conservative bloggers and talk radio. Beca
(Photoshop credit: The Ugly American)  The Internet firestorm over the Associated Press’s heavy-handed attempt to bully bloggers over fair use article excerpts has been absolutely schadenfreude-liciou
Via the Jawa, the Hudson Institute’s Nibras Kazimi has drilled into the story of Chicago Iraqi-American Ayham Alsammarae,  who as the Iraqi electricity minister brokered deals in Iraq for Tony Rezko.
Update: Protest Shooter has photos.  More than a year ago, I told you about the property rights violators in Berkeley who’ve been living in trees on the UC campus to protest scheduled renovations and
*Video highlights, lowlights, and suck-uplights at Hot Air.*  She’s baaaaaaack. On the front page of the NYTimes. On The View at 11:00am Eastern with Barbara Walter’s gabbling gals.  But don’t you dar
(Photoshop: Sanctuary)  My syndicated column today recounts how the Haditha smear merchants from John Murtha to the NYSlimes to the world media hanged the Marines before a single formal charge had bee
Here’s an odd item: a plane crash over Afghanistan in 2004 killed three U.S. soldiers, and their widows are suing military contractor (and perennial moonbat bugaboo) Blackwater.  The NTSA says Blackwa
These guys are awful narcoterrorist bastards and I’m glad their head guy is going to jail for a long time.  You’ll notice that the BBC is careful to identify them as “right wing” and “anti-communist”
Just six more days ’til the awesome event I told you about over Memorial Day weekend. “From the Frontlines” is a joint project of Melanie Morgan’s Move America Forward, UStream.TV, and Hot Air. On Jun
The radical left-wing, government-subsidized group ACORN uses your tax dollars to engage in voter fraud, enrich itself as part of the mortgage counseling racket, and serve as an activist branch of the
Rep. Jane Harman no longer believes the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty protects us from rogue states with nuclear weapons:  Well, admitting we have a problem is good.  What does Rep. Harman want to
For such a wonderfully media-savvy candidate, Obama’s graphic artists keep sending up clunkers.  Frightening, presumptuous clunkers.  Here’s the campaign’s latest, though I don’t know whether Shepard
Mary Katharine Ham wonders when, amidst the thorough coverage of Scott McClellan’s chronic bouts of weaseldom, the media might deign to remind us that it was a fellow named Richard Armitage who origin
I’ll send you through Allah’s writeup.  Like hell I’ll  link these worthless blackhearted anti-American ass-grommets.  Here’s their justification for revealing, despite pleading by the government, the
Okay, this is very odd.  I’m still having trouble piecing together exactly who is being held where, and why, and who these armed soldiers are that are supposedly going to bust this Cuban-American immi
Anthony Kennedy and the leftists on the Supreme Court ruled this morning that what child rapist Patrick Kennedy did to his 8-year-old stepdaughter is a crime that should not be punishable by death.  T
My syndicated column today spotlights the whistleblower report on ACORN, which I’ve been blogging about (here) and which deserves more attention in the media and in Washington–especially in light of t
There’s this political consultant for the Democrats named David Saunders, who goes by “Mudcat”, and he’s full of, well, he’s full of a lot of stuff, but he’s no doubt an interviewer’s dream because he
Every time an immigration enforcement proponent loses a seat in Congress, the open-borders Wall Street Journal and their ilk use it to argue that Republicans need to support shamnesty to maintain poli
If you thought this was bad, wait till you see this.  Full tactical gear, AR-15s, 50-100 rounds burped off at the victim’s house (who was suspected to be a marijuana dealer) and alleged plans to “ambu
Before I tell you about the latest outrage from the Mexican government, bear all this in mind for context:  President Bush pushed for the $1.3 billion Merida Initiative to help our “friends” in Mexico
Scroll down for updates…10:13am…YES! The D.C. gun ban has been overturned…Scalia authors majority opinion…There is an individual right to bear arms…McCain weighs in…”Unlike Senator Obama, who refused
(Screen grabs courtesy Tim Sumner)  I’ll be in beautiful Mountain View, CA all day today for “From the Frontlines,” our ground-breaking web-a-thon for the troops. Move America Forward’s Melanie Morgan
One nation, under arugula:  So it’s not merely a ban on fried food–it’s affirmative action for food!  As I said yesterday, they’re patriotic, it’s just…a different kind of patriotism.  Not surprisingl
While I was stuck in traffic on the way to UStream’s Mountain View offices for the From the Frontlines web-a-thon yesterday, I tuned into the Gitmo interrogation hearing by the House Judiciary Subcomm
I loves me some Lonesome Dove, though it’s been a long time since I’ve seen it or read it.  It’s a great American story, and whether or not it’s “literature” I think it’s worth thinking about a little
Don Surber has re-written the Beach Boys’ Fun Fun Fun into a pro-second amendment anthem–here’s a taste:  It puts me in the mood for a little Skeet Surfing Safari:    Some conservative commenters here
They’re not your dollars, actually; the $500K  Macarthur Genius Grants are sponsored by a private foundation.  And apparently the recipients put the money toward vital research projects like…tracking
Very interesting look at the problems of the Mexican oil industry over at Townhall.  It’s not really their usual format–not that there’s anything wrong with their usual format, they’ve got a top-notch
Hope you pay close attention to what San Francisco’s illegal alien sanctuary policy has wrought. Over the weekend, the SFChronicle reported that open-borders radicals in the city’s juvenile probation
North Korea blew up the cooling tower at its Yongbyon nuclear plant the other day.  This was in response to a Bush administration diplomatic initiative which offered to remove the DPRK from the list o
You maybe saw where Christopher Hitchens submitted himself to waterboarding and got a videotape made and wrote an article about in Vanity Fair.  He says, yep, it’s torture.  He seems to have recovered
CNN says America feels safer from terrorist attacks than we have since 2001.  Now the catch there is that “next several weeks” figure, which sounds a bit vague to me.  Do I think we’ll be hit in the n
Here’s my syndicated column this week. Enjoy!  ***    Let us not, on this Independence Day weekend, dwell on the political pretenders to patriotism rushing to out-proclaim their love of country. Nor l
While the Chronicle’s been covering San Francisco’s Honduran crack dealer municipal shuttle service, they’ve also spared some space to write about the gubernatorial ambitions of San Fran’s mayor.  Gav
First things first. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Jaxon Van Derbeken has done excellent work this past week exposing the abject stupidity, recklessness, and fecklessness of SF Mayor Gavin Newsom’s ope
FARC’s ace in the hole is their stable of 700 hostages.  Oops, make that 685–after an impossibly gutsy helicopter rescue by the Colombian Army freed 15 of their most high-profile prisoners, including
Running the Taliban is an expensive proposition–one funded largely by the manufacture and trafficking of opium and heroin.  But manufacturing heroin involves more than just scraping the residue out of
Don Surber notes that it’s always things liberals dislike, things freighted with consumerist guilt, that the green left protests against the loudest.  Meanwhile arugula…doesn’t, though it should.    I
Whose idea was it to send John McCain down to Mexico the day before Independence Day and have him grovel for Latino votes south of the border by visiting the Basilica de Guadalupe–a famed Catholic shr
Mrs. See-Dub likes to watch the WSJ editorial board go at it on Fox News, and she mentioned to me that Dan Henninger had an especially good point.  I don’t see a transcript of the show up on the archi
I’ve noted the phenomenon of Big Nanny pediatricians quizzing parents about whether they own guns before.  The AMA, of course, is notoriously filled with gun-grabbing activists.  Read Shawn shares ano
My friend and frequent tipster Ol’ Shootin’ Buddy never steers me wrong, but…is this for real?  I think they’re serious.  The Washington Times thinks they’re serious.  The Lamperd product concept vide
It’s not actually that important a question that MSN asks, since they acknowledge it’s impossible logisitically and furthermore I don’t think anyone’s seriously calling for mass roundups and cattle ca
Yesterday’s lead story on this site was the Obamas’ decision to parade their daughters in front of Access Hollywood’s cameras during a family birthday celebration.  On the Today Show this morning, Bar
With the La Raza twins scheduled to speak at the National Council of La Raza this Saturday, I devoted my syndicated column today to telling the truth about “The Race.” I’ve blogged these points before
Sure, San Fran Nan’s floundering around begging President Bush to release oil from the strategic oil reserve–anything but drilling any new wells, anywhere, I guess–but back in April 2006 she was blami
Great post at Protein Wisdom pointing out the contrast between the rhetoric of “domestic spying” and the reality of FISA–that tapped phones on international calls can save lives, stop terrorists, and
Dawn Eden found an archived interview of Planned Parenthood founder and eugenicist Margaret Sanger from 1957, after she’s supposed to have mellowed.  Hardly.  Here’s a little drop of her poison:  It’s
Heartbreakingly sad news this morning. Tony Snow has died. He was 53. He was a true mensch, multi-talented–and one of the kindest people I had the honor to meet in the news business.  Tears:  Indeed,
La Raza twin powers…activate! Barack Obama takes the podium at the National Council of La Raza/The Race tonight. John McCain will Hispander, as Mickey Kaus puts it so well, tomorrow.  It’ll be an open
The other half of the La Raza twins is set to speak today at 12:45 Pacific time. While John McCain’s lips move this afternoon during his speech to the Race’s open-borders lovefest, let me serve as you
Barry,  So, you found this satirical New Yorker cover art “tasteless and offensive.”  Welcome to public life.  Guess what? In Washington, political cartoonists and caricaturists spare no one.   *Updat
As expected, John McCain’s appearance at the annual convention of La Raza/The Race yielded no Hermana Souljah moments. Ed Morrissey points to McCain’s mild, almost apologetic rejoinder to open-borders
My syndicated column today looks at Barack Obama’s dopey, dangerous views on ending jihad with “understanding.” He shouldn’t be protesting cartoons. He is a walking, talking cartoon.  ***  Diplomas wo
Update: Top news this morning…”The American Physical Society, an organization representing nearly 50,000 physicists, has reversed its stance on climate change and is now proclaiming that many of its m
It’s a cliche on the level of “throwing someone under the bus”: generals are always “fighting the last war”:  Wow, what a profound insight–in 1993.  Now it’s a tired old nostrum thrown out there to pa
In the Boston Museum of Fine Arts hangs a painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner.  Like many of Turner’s paintings, this one is a brilliant seascape.  The subject matter is a little different than
Traveling home from Austin, TX, yesterday, I spent most of the short flight in tears–punctuated by frequent chuckles. I’m sure the lady sitting next to me thought I was a basket case as I sobbed into
What’s this?  An informative, well-researched article in the NY Times about intelligence that doesn’t reveal sensitive information or undermine our war efforts?  It must be opposite day.  Seriously, i
These stories of preventable violence by illegal aliens are increasingly horrifying, and yet I suspect many of us have almost grown numb to them.  But the San Francisco Chronicle’s Jaxon Van Derbeken,
Update: 12:24am. Obama is heckled at the Western Wall. Photo-op ruined. But will the slavering American media report it? The Times of London has the story: “The US presidential nominee was heckled as
My syndicated column today spotlights the upstart candidacy of Republican newcomer Bill Russell, who is challenging corruptocrat John Murtha in Pennsylvania. I’ve been writing about Bill since last fa
I basically get a good vibe from T. Boone Pickens–he’s a Republican oilman, and he backed up the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth with a million-dollar pledge to anyone who could prove them wrong (he has
I love everything about my new state of Virginia so far, except for Gerry Connolly, the mosquitoes, and the absurdly molasses-like speed limits.  I swear, well-maintained, limited-access four-lanes th
We stopped our unpacking today to host a longtime friend who was visiting from Europe.  She’s an unusual sort–an academic, a conservative, and a Christian.  I took her through the NRA museum up in Fai
Patrick Poole’s summary of the tragic case of Ashraf Al-Jailani and his three children, whom he refuses to return to their mother’s custody, makes for very uncomfortable reading.  Actually, “tragic” i
Michael Bates posts excellent news from T-Town: Jamal Miftah’s lawsuit against the Tulsa Islamic Center has survived a motion to dismiss, and is proceeding.  If you’re not familiar with the Miftah mat
The Chicago Tribune reports that veteran columnist, author, and TV commentator Robert Novak has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. He’s suspending his legendary journalistic work for the time being, b
So I picked up that issue of People magazine with the photo-ready Obama family on the cover over the weekend. You know–the cover featuring the young daughters whose privacy Barack and Michelle so sanc
“He touched me!”  So squealed a journalist attending Barack Obama’s speech yesterday to UNITY, the conglomerate of racial/ethnic identity-obsessed news associations for blacks, Asian-Americans, Hispan
Over the past year, I’ve blogged repeatedly about true maverick and civil rights pioneer Ward Connerly’s Super Tuesday for Equality campaign to end discriminatory government race/gender preferences ac
What’s a disgruntled conservative blogger to do this election?    A: open up the five hundredth “Lesser of Two Evils” should-I-actually-vote-for-that-squish-McCain debate, or  B: Look around for some
MakeStickers.com  I’ll get to the extreme stupidity of the “victims” of the “Extreme Makeover” home foreclosure in just a moment.   But first, a reminder: If you go through my entire archive of subpri
Update: Obama now says he wasn’t race-baiting with his dollar bill comments. Horse-hockey!  *** How moronic is Barack Obama’s latest, bogus whine about Republicans emphasizing his funny name and how “
Keep scrolling for updates…Waiting for 4:30pm…Tourists are fired up in the gallery…Rep. Hoekstra reports them chanting “Vote! Vote! Vote!”…Culberson and other GOP House revolutionaries livestreaming o
Scroll for updates…4:05pm Eastern…Pelosi moving to crackdown?!…2:00pm Eastern. 40 GOP congressmen come to the floor. Pence: “We’re prepared to stay here as long as we can”…Live Twitter updates from Re
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Rush Limbaugh’s talk radio career.  Huzzahs, hooahs, and congrats!  Be sure to tune it at high noon and check out the festivities at RL’s website, including a speci
The Los Angeles Times broke the story this morning of Bruce Ivins, who worked at Fort Detrick for 18 years and had been informed of an FBI investigation and impending DOJ prosecution against him in th
Switching down from the macro scale of the previous immigration post, here’s a micro look in the Ontario, CA Daily Bulletin at a healthy trend in ICE enforcement–doing an end run around sanctuary city
The independent (but pro-enforcement) Center for Immigration Studies estimates an eleven percent drop in the number of illegal aliens in America from last August to this May.   Though I believe enforc
Okay, this is ridiculous on many levels.    What, wasn’t the OKC Hooters hiring?  This plaintiff is fighting to preserve her modesty while going to work for a company that’s injected more soft porn in
You might ask yourself: Could the illegal alien sanctuary debacle in San Francisco get any worse?   Any worse than the triple murder of an innocent father and his two sons at the hands of an illegal a
Scroll down for updates…10:00am Eastern Monday 8/4…GOP Rep. John Culberson is Qikking the Revolt, Pt II now…go here…Mike Pence right now: “What you are about to witness is the beginning of a sustained
Barack Obama wants us all to turn down our thermostats, get rid of our SUVs, and monitor each other’s tire pressure to conserve energy and rescue the planet. How about going after the lavish consumpti
My syndicated column today compares Nancy Pelosi’s sanctimonious self-help advice for America’s daughters to her obstinate inaction on energy policy and feckless refusal to allow up-or-down votes on G
Mexican soldiers holding a Border Patrol agent at gunpoint on American soil is a big deal, and some more statements and commentary are starting to come down about it.  Whereas yesterday the State Depa
Photoshop: Ray D.  The Bookscan figures are in and they confirm what we’ve known all along:  Nancy Pelosi is a complete and abject failure.  As Speaker of the House. And as an author.   2,737 measly c
Scroll for updates… “non-partisan” my you-know-what…Freedom’s Watch responds…  As noted by See-Dubya last night, the oh-so-tolerant leftists have launched a campaign to send “WARNING” letters to poten
Here’s a goofy one for a slow Friday:  Brian Ledbetter has unearthed a wonderful new conspiracy theory video.   (If his embedded video doesn’t play–it hangs up after 30 seconds for me–check the YouTub
Get a load of these guys:  Free speech is cool with these guys, see, just as long as they approve of what you’re saying.  Otherwise, they’re going to attempt to shut you up.  They’re especially intere
Oh, my. The Obama groupies have come up with their own special sign language to signal their religion to each other. Here is the worshipful new gesture that its creators want to spread across the coun
Debra Saunders, who’s a (the?) conservative columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, is upset by conservative glee every time a dead-tree newspaper takes a hit:  She’s got a point there.  Remember t
I’ve said before  that America needs to take up for her allies.  It keeps the world safe:  Unless I’m mistaken, we’ve signed no security guarantees with Georgia.  But we are discussing bringing them i
When I first glanced at ABC News blogger Jake Tapper’s post this morning calling on his readers to count the number of young, white women in the latest McCain ad — because, you know, showing Obama wit
Come on, Nan. Time’s a wastin’.  Blunt: If Speaker is Serious, Bring the House Back into Session for a Vote on Energy  WASHINGTON – House Republican Whip Roy Blunt (Mo.) issued the following statement
While waiting to do a segment with Neil Cavuto on Nancy’s Big Wind Boone-doggle, I watched John McCain’s press conference on the Russia/Georgia conflict. He was looking pretty strong and presidential,
Update: More horrible news. Arkansas Democrat Party chairman Bill Gwatney has died of the gunshot wounds.   Statement from the DNC: “Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean, DNC Vice Chair
Ready for your morning chuckle? A California Democrat lawmaker listened to the global warming testimony of a black pastor and couldn’t take it anymore. After a few minutes of meandering talk by Rev. R
My syndicated column today looks at Do-Nothing Nancy’s financial interests in pushing T. Boone Pickens’ quixotic Big Wind dreams, as spotlighted here, at #dontgo, and first by Jason Gillman at Michiga
People magazine puts Elizabeth Edwards on the cover this week to spotlight her anguish over Silky’s adultery. We learn that there was much “tension” behind the scenes.  I remember that tension breakin
Here’s some snort-worthy handwringing collected in the WSJ’s Political Perceptions blog.  The Dems know they’re getting whipped like cheap margarine on this issue, and they’re looking for new ways aro
Why is there this rush across the free world to rehabilitate Moammar Khaddafy?  I do not understand this:  Oh, wonderful.  I was wondering when we’d be all friendly with the Dictooter (last item)once
The good news: Team America won all-around gold and silver yesterday.  The bad news: the ChiComs will get away with their cheating ways and the fecklessness of the IOC will be given a pass.  My second
I’ve been griping about the Gitmo lawyers for over a year now–I first started noticing the problem back in this post when I first guest-blogged for Michelle back in January 2007.  Back then I quoted R
Here’s something I’ve had on the back burner for a while now, about the Gitmo Lawyers and their not-so-pro-bono crusade.  The initial groundswell of elite outrage directed at the efforts to detain and
So, now it’s okay to put America first?   So, now it’s okay to be a “nativist,” ultra-patriotic protectionist?  So, now it’s okay to bitterly cling to the nationalist idea that our country is superior
No, really. The Obama camp and its media water-carriers are seriously accusing John McCain of “cheating” in his appearance over the weekend at Rick Warren’s Saddleback church forum because he was in h
It’s no longer on the joebiden.com website, but you can dig up Joe Biden’s classic slam of his potential running mate Barack Obama on The Wayback Machine. I know, I know. The snort factor of Biden com
Just received in my e-mailbox. Maybe they can make a trip to McCain HQ next:  DENVER, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Colorado Right to Life and American Right to Life will stand with black leaders
My syndicated column today delves into the Democrat Party platform and exposes how untold amounts of taxpayer funding would be steered to militant, George Soros-backed left-wing groups. Welcome to Bar
This is not a joke. Just arrived in my e-mailbox via Democrats.com. Seriously:  Dear Democrats.com Member,  When you pay your mobile phone bill each month, you probably don’t give a lot of thought to
Photoshop: Tennyson Hayes  We’re trapped in the Obama campaign’s Cone of Stupidity and we can’t get out. The latest Obama ad razzes McCain for not remembering how many houses he has. (But at least he
Here is the latest RNC radio ad for John McCain. Message: McCain fought harder for illegal alien shamnesty, so Latinos should vote for him!   Just another reminder, my friends, that the GOP establishm
There’s much more to the story of Obama’s amended campaign finance reports than what Obama and the Obamedia will tell you. I will fill you in on what’s missing in a moment. What we have here, essentia
My second syndicated column of the week takes a break from the campaign trail to expose a joint effort by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch to Abu-Ghraib-i-fy America’s schools. You won’t be surprised t
Scroll down for updates…vid added…  DENVER — I attended the abortion protest at the new Planned Parenthood mega-facility here in Denver this morning.      The pro-abortion presence was measly. I count
Scroll for updates…3:03pm Eastern Obama takes the stage in Springfield IL as U2’s “Oh, You Look So Beautiful” plays…so humble…Obama: “Joe Biden is that rare mix. He has brought change to Washington, b
Denver – Well, I’m happy to report that the anti-capitalists failed in their effort to defy gravity and levitate the U.S. Mint. The wizard hat and magic wands weren’t working.  The protest was an abys
Scroll down for updates…latest McCain VP rumors…pick before Friday?    I have obtained an advance, annotated text of Michelle Obama’s convention speech tonight. As her water-carriers in the press have
Scroll for updates…  I can’t really take much more of it — and it’s only the second night of Democrat speechifying.  Mark Warner’s delivering the keynote. Hillary’s much-hyped healing moment/catharsis
Scroll down for updates…  I noted this morning that the Obama campaign’s Chicago-style thug effort to shut down the independent ad on Bill Ayers is part of the larger effort to intimidate conservative
Here is the ad Barack Obama doesn’t want you to see. Pass it on.  I cannot stress how outrageous the Obama campaign’s attempt to silence the creators of the Ayers ad is. Mr. Hope and Change is applyin
Scroll for updates…liveblogging the parting of the heavens for the surprise appearance of The One…    The roll call theater is over. Billy Boy prepares to strike the impossible balance between Clinton
Just obtained the latest counterpunch from American Issues Project, the independent group running the ad about Bill Ayers that the Obama campaign doesn’t want you to see. (Embedded again at the end of
The Chicago bully tactics aren’t going to work. While Obama sics his lawyers and Kossack minions on TV stations that dare to air an independent ad about his close relationship with Weather Underground
My second syndicated column of the week sums up the Recreate ‘68 flameout. We’ve been having fun mocking the motley assortment of clowns and cads here in Denver for the week, but I’ll add this caveat:
The serfs are restive. Bruce Springsteen blaring on the speakers will mollify them only so much. On with it! The prepared text that The One will read from his teleprompters is here.   9:49pm Eastern.
Scroll down for updates…  First, they came for TV stations daring to air an independent ad about Barack Obama and unrepentant Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers.  Next, they came for GOP donors.
A while back I was seriously concerned about the possibility of a VP Lindsey Graham or a VP Joe Lieberman.    I’m still quite concerned about a Secretary of Labor Linda Chavez or a SecState Richard Ar
Scroll down for updates…vid of the announcement at HA…      The announcement from Dayton will start any minute. There’s a new rock star in town. Conservatives are full of Hope that Alaska Gov. Sarah P
Photoshop credit: Bob Owens  My second syndicated column this week looks at the chilling trend of left-wing political speech-squelching and reports on the total apathy of the AWOL ACLU and fairweather
Ace of Spades has been using a great investigative tool for any blogger–Sitemeter.  What brings visitors to your site?   Right now it’s people searching for pictures of Sarah Palin in a bathing suit.
Obama knows he’s weak on guns.  Real weak.  He’s setting up a bunch of “lifelong Republicans” and astroturf Zumbos* like the American Hunters’ Arms Are For Hugging to vouch for him, but he’s not fooli
Pay close attention to how GOP Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is working ’round the clock to prepare his state for Hurricane Gustav. As the nutroots wish ill on conservatives and pray to God for our demi
Andrew Sullivan, who once gave me a “Malkin Award” for “excitably” asking questions about the Obama-Ayers connection, is chasing down the TRUE FACTS ABOUT TRIG PALIN like Alex Jones shambling after a
I hate to spend any more time or blog real estate on such grabastic buffoons who are digging up–well, making up–crap about Governor Palin, but let me add a comment to the second item Michelle mentione
Scroll for updates…RNC opening night cancelled…McCain via Bloomberg: “We are facing a great national challenge,” McCain said in remarks sent by video from St. Louis to Republicans gathering in St. Pau
Every major Democrat presidential candidate has attended the Yearly Kos convention. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid keynoted the nutroots’ annual gathering two years ago. Dick Durbin appeared via sa
Photoshop: David Lunde  We noted the nutroots’ deepening Palin Derangement Syndrome over the weekend, topped by a diarist at the Daily Kos who’s been spreading disgusting, bottom-of-the-barrel rumors
We don’t subscribe to the Journal anymore but Mrs. See-Dub misses the weekend edition, so I picked one up for her.   Instead of movie reviews and wine columns, this week’s has a must-read piece by Rob
The next time you’re waiting at the grocery stands and tempted to buy Us magazine, stop and think again. Unless you’re buying it for oppo research, you may not want to put money in the pockets of rabi
Scroll down for updates…  President Bush will address the RNC tonight by satellite.  Also on tap in prime time slots:  First Lady Laura Bush.  Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson.  And Democrat Sen. J
Amid the chaos of Hurricane Gustav and the feeding frenzy over Gov. Palin, Republicans passed their party platform yesterday. I blogged last week about some of the face-saving maneuvers the GOP was ta
Photoshop: David Lunde  In observing the P.D.S.-induced mania about Gov. Sarah Palin’s work/family life, I was reminded of a very sympathetic piece in the Washington Post from last July on female poli
Some of you commenters have noticed that I’ve begun adding a disclosure statement to the bottom of my posts, noting that the opinions were solely my own, and that the posts were written on my own time
Scroll for updates…10:24pm Eastern Rudy is having fun…he’s got more energy tonight than he did during his entire presidential run…excoriates sexism against Palin: “How dare they do that?” 10:29pm East
My syndicated column today takes a broader view of those suffering from Palin Derangement Syndrome and assesses the longtime signs and symptoms of progressive Conservative Female Abuse by the Left. Ye
Scroll for updates…anti-war loons disrupt McCain’s speech…full text added below…Memorable line: “I’m not running for president because I think I’m blessed with such personal greatness that history has
I wrote a special column today for the NYPost on how Barack Obama must do more to fight the smears — originating with members of his own team and extended family of slavering supporters — against Sara
One of the best moments of Wednesday’s GOP convention — and there were many — was Rudy Giuliani’s jab at Barack Obama’s days as a “community organizer.” The follow-up from Gov. Sarah Palin was icing o
Photoshop: David Lunde  Palin Derangement Syndrome strikes again. This time it’s hysterical librarians and their readers on the Internet disseminating a bogus list of books Gov. Sarah Palin supposedly
Scroll down for updates…transcript added…the Associated Press gives two thumbs up, naturally…  Obama’s Viacom thugs strike.  Reader M.G. writes that the MTV Awards show was the latest venue for viciou
Scroll for updates…severance for CEOs?  What I wrote in July:  Well, welcome to the MOAB nightmare come true.  Taxpayers will be on the hook for $200 billion — with a “B” — in capital and credit lines
I scanned the pages of Us Weekly magazine over the weekend.  As if there were any doubt about how much of an Obama propagandist vehicle Us has become, behold: “Michelle’s Campaign Style.” We learn tha
The state of our broken borders on the seventh anniversary week of the 9/11 terrorist attacks is unsound.  Border security was not mentioned once in John McCain’s RNC speech. If, as McCain has grudgin
Just received from reader Jeff: The latest, desperate plea from Obama’s Palin-bashing backers at Us Weekly magazine to stop the bleeding. (You’ll recall that on Sep 5., I posted the first groveling mi
You know my favorite part of Barack Obama’s response to the lipstick bungle? It’s this obnoxious phrase, which hasn’t been remarked upon much today:  “I don’t care what they say about me but  I love t
My syndicated column today picks up on Obama official Howard Gutman’s odious comments on the Laura Ingraham show last week and applies his standard to working mothers in the liberal media elite.  ***
You know, I was going to call it a night. And then I saw the story about John McCain’s appearance at the 9/11 Columbia University forum earlier this evening.  Every time you grit your teeth and defend
It’s a small gesture, but gestures matter at the hallowed grave site of so many murdered innocent Americans.  Barack Obama flings a memorial rose at Ground Zero like he’s a kid tossing pennies into a
Scroll for updates…Is ABC doing some West Coast whitewashing?…Wow, Even the LA Times sees Gibson’s distortion…  Charlie Gibson had a chance to show that he could be fair, balanced, and P.D.S.-free wit
Seven years ago, the official notification of crash of United 93 into a field at Shanksville, Pa. was received at 10:15am Eastern.   Reader Jeffrey sent me a pic and e-mail this morning: “[The photo i
Now marks the third moment of silence to mark the crash of American Airlines Flight 77 into the Pentagon at 9:37:46.  From the 9/11 Commission report:  The Hijacking of American 77  American Airlines
Seven years ago, murderous jihadists crashed United Airlines Flight 175 into the South Tower of the World Trade Center at 9:03:11am Eastern.  From the 9/11 Commission report:  The Hijacking of United
Seven years ago today, at 8:46:40 am, murderous jihadists crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the North Tower of the World Trade Center.  From the 9/11 Commission report:  The Hijacking of Americ
Lan astaslem: Arabic for “I will not submit/surrender”    Remember: The 2,996 Project.  Remember: “Let’s roll!”  Remember: The angels on loan from God.  Remember: The 9/11 babies.  Remember: Falling M
Scroll for updates and breaking news…  Map via Wunderground  Thoughts and prayers go out to the residents of Houston, Galveston, and other parts of Texas getting slammed by Hurricane Ike. The Weather
Scroll for updates…    Obama says he wants to talk about Important Issues.  So, here’s his latest ad attacking McCain.  The serious, deep, important issue?  Obama uses a computer. And John McCain does
My second syndicated column this week ties two revealing world polls together — one on the globe’s opinion about who’s to blame for 9/11 and another on the globe’s favorite presidential candidate.   I
Just heard sad news. Los Angeles TV newsman and talk radio legend George Putnam has died. He was 94. George showed me great kindness, championing my book Invasion and inviting me on his show frequentl
Scroll for updates…Atlantic to apologize to McCain for Greenberg…will not pay for photos, considering lawsuit…      I don’t feel sorry for The Atlantic magazine.  They are quite upset after discoverin
Photoshop: David Lunde  Left-wing bloggers have unearthed a new, Deep Important Issue to wield against Sarah Palin:  The personal tanning bed she installed at the governor’s mansion in Alaska.  She bo
The predictable response from the Gawker smear machine to my criticism of their decision to publish illegally obtained photos of the Palin children?  Slime, false moral equivalence, and more lies.   H
Scroll for updates…Wired News confirms…McCain camp responds: “This is a shocking invasion of the Governor’s privacy and a violation of law. The matter has been turned over to the appropriate authoriti
Photoshop: David Lunde  My syndicated column today lambastes the hypocrisy of Hollyweird Palin-bashers who’ve been hysterically pounding the Scary Book Banner meme.  Some books are more equal than oth
Just call them the Associated (With Hackers) Press.  A reader e-mailed AP reporter Ted Bridis yesterday after Bridis’s article on the Palin e-mail hacking disclosed that the AP was refusing to coopera
The Hill’s Chris Good reports that the House will move forward with an investigation of Democrat Rep. Charlie Rangel’s personal finances. Hmmm:  Sure looks like a fox and henhouse set-up to me.  Meant
He has unleashed his lawyers on TV stations airing ads he doesn’t want the public to see and GOP donors he doesn’t want participating in the political process.  He has tried to shut down investigative
My second syndicated column of the week looks at Barack Obama’s Call to Strong Arms. Looks like the “in-your-face” brigade has already struck — and vandalized GOP offices in  Indiana and Florida. Expe
Scroll for updates…10:54am Eastern Bush speaking now…bailout will be “grease for the gears”… “we expect this money will eventually be paid back”…HA-HA-HA…    Bush Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson just
Hmm…See-Dub back out of retirement for a second, writing one of those very rare posts about rutabagas I mentioned in my valedictory post.  But first, I have a problem.  THE PROBLEM:  Retired guest-blo
Ugh.   Sorry to spoil your Monday morning, but John McCain is off to a cringe-inducing start this week. While Sarah Palin is galvanizing the conservative base and attracting tens of thousands to her r
Paulson with his ChiCom friends  Both parties in Washington are about to screw us over on an unprecedented scale. They are threatening us with fiscal apocalypse if we don’t fork over $700 billion to T
Scroll down for updates…Response from Ethan Winner  Follow the disappearing YouTube account…  The blogosphere is doing the job the MSM thinks no one else can do.   A collaborative investigative effort
The Biggest Lie of the bailout pimps is this: Give us $700 billion of your money and we promise we’ll give it back someday.  The Second Biggest Lie of the bailout pimps is this: Give us $700 billion o
My syndicated column today tackles the bailout angle no one wants to talk about: Open borders and the home loan debacle. You’ve heard a lot about Fannie/Freddie and the minority lending shakedowns, bu
Just heard from several readers that Lindsay Grahamnesty told Fox that the Mother of All Bailouts includes a reported $100 million more in funding for the left-wing housing entitlement thugs and heavi
I’m giving it to McCain — and you know I’m a tough grader on him.   He was slow out of the gate — a broken record on earmarks and spending — but Obama failed to turn the bailout debacle against him. M
Scroll down for updates and liveblogging…Obama hammers Bush-McCain theme, McCain emphasizes — sigh — fighting against “climate change…with Sen. Clinton”…McCain hits his stride on the war, foreign poli
My syndicated column today updates what used to be one of my favorite Aesop’s fables: “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” It’s been revised over the years (most famously by Jim Quinn in the 1990s), but the
Scroll for updates…9/29 liveblogging the House floor debate here…   I listened in on a phone conference this evening with anti-bailout conservatives, congressional staffers, and other Hill insiders. W
The House website is down.   I’ve uploaded the most recent bailout draft bill right here:  Click.  ***  Via N.Z. Bear, here’s a quick-and-dirty, section-by-section analysis of the latest draft going a
I’ve just given the draft bailout bill a first read (link here; there’s apparently a more recent draft posted at the House Financial Services cmte website, but it’s currently inaccessible).  There’s a
Scroll for updates…Thanks to N.Z.Bear/Porkbusters for a link to the 108-page draft bill…updated version here…  It’s full steam ahead for the trillion-dollar-plus bailout boondoggle. Washington is euph
Scroll for updates…roll call vote added…   The votes have been tallied.  228 NAY.  205 YEA.  The Crap Sandwich goes down in flames. (My liveblog of the floor debate is here.)  Still no official announ
Scroll for updates…the vote is close…at 1:47pm Eastern, it’s 224 NAY, 202 YEA, 7 not voting…stay tuned…1:50pm Eastern…the Crap Sandwich fails at end of allotted 15-minute recorded voting period…still
Scroll down for updates…race card-playing Gwen Ifill did not inform the debate panel about her book…    My first syndicated column of the week, filed this afternoon, shines light on PBS anchor Gwen If
Scroll for updates…liveblogging the final hours…  Conservative stalwart GOP Sen. Richard Shelby is speaking on the Senate floor against the Bush/Pelosi/Reid/Frank/Dodd/Paulson Crap Sandwich. Thank you
Oh, dear Lord. We are so screwed. Watch this:    The guy promoting the free taxi program to register the homeless in Ohio exults: “It’s a perfect opportunity for them to come in, register at a tempora
Look, I’m pessimistic about many aspects of the economy. Anyone who has followed my coverage of the subprime crisis and stimulus-palooza over the last year knows that. But the out-of-control rumor-mon
First, I would like to see all the Sarah doubters and detractors in the Beltway/Manhattan corridor eat their words.  Eat them.  Sarah Palin is the real deal. Five weeks on the campaign trail, thrust o
Are you ready? I’m praying and pulling for Sarah Palin. I know you are, too. Let’s go.  8:01pm Eastern. Will Gwen Ifill disclose or won’t she?  Nothing.  The candidates walk out. Sarah looks lovely an
Enjoy the e-mail exchange of the day. It’s triple-snort-worthy:  From Gail T. in Alexandria, Virginia…  Michelle Malkin:  Let me begin by saying that I know you won’t reply to this, probably won’t rea
The blogosphere and the punditocracy made much hay yesterday over Sarah Palin’s inability to name a Supreme Court case other than Roe v. Wade with which she disagreed. Does it bother me? Yes. But not
An Ivy League prof responds to the Gwen “Age of Obama” Ifill controversy, no doubt with a tinge of regret in his voice, in an interview with the Boston Herald:  “Fully even-handed.”   As opposed to th
The massive, unprecedented trillion-dollar-plus (remember, they just pulled the figure from thin air) Bailout Crap Sandwich With Sugar On Top returns to the House. A vote is expected on Friday. I keep
Scroll down for updates…11:44am Eastern Flip-flop count = 2 3 4 (R’s: Wamp, Biggert, Coble, Barrett) 5 (D: Edwards) 18 (see below for full list as of 12:29pm Eastern)…and make sure you scroll down for
Ok, it’s back to the beastly bailout business at hand and there is no time to waste. Crap Sandwich 2.0 is coming back to the House — and the MSM is heralding flip-floppers who are being bought off wit
Scroll down for updates…still no response from NBC/SNL…the vid clip is currently up on YouTube…watch below before it goes down…10/7 5:20pm Eastern…SNL is editing the skit…        Over the weekend, I w
HAW. HAW. HAW.   I am going to break 8.0 on the LMAO Richter Scale.  President Bush just gave a brief statement on the Dow and had the nerve to say this:  “We don’t want to rush into the situation and
Reader Cheryl watched a fresh Palin Derangement Syndrome outbreak on The View this morning: “Barbara Walters said on today’s View (October 6th) that Sarah Palin having her baby at the debate ‘bothered
Scroll down for updates…McCain’s April 15 remarks added below…Economist Martin Feldstein pitched the plan in the WSJ…see response below…   I can’t underscore enough what a rotten idea John McCain’s AC
I don’t have any prizes to give away, but you get Special MM.com Bonus Points if your insipid question suggestion gets asked tonight.  As for drinking game proposals, I recommend taking a swig every t
Here we go again. Tonight’s second presidential debate will be moderated by another left-leaning journalist, Tom Brokaw. More significantly, the format will be a town hall. Brokaw will pick the questi
I wrote a special column for the NYPost today about how ACORN snagged a piece of the bailout pie. Although House Republicans stripped an overt subsidy to Barack Obama’s left-wing housing entitlement a
NBC is furiously erasing its tracks. Any attempts to upload the forbidden SNL bailout skit skewering George Soros and his left-wing subprime schemer friends Herbert and Marion Sandler will likely be s
The Saturday Night Live re-write crew has now cleansed and re-uploaded its Soros/Sandler-bashing bailout skit — not only by removing the caption “People Who Should Be Shot” under the Sandlers, but als
My syndicated column today spotlights all of the latest ACORN voter fraud outbreaks, including yesterday’s ACORN office raid in Nevada. I filed the column before authorities had released those outrage
Remember what I wrote last month?   “Watch Ohio.”  Well, there’s news breaking tonight — and it’s good news for election integrity. A federal district court judge has found Democrat Secretary of State
Update…here’s the vid via Allah…  I am away from my office, so haven’t seen the video of this yet. But several readers are reporting on a frustrating exchange John McCain had with a passionate support
Obama’s ties to ACORN run long and deep.  At last, the McCain camp informs the public:    Too bad they didn’t use reader Blind Mule’s appropriately redesigned ACORN logo. ACORN stands for Association
RAAAAACISM!  My second syndicated column of the week today mocks Obama’s frightened supporters in Washington and in the media who see the specter of racism everywhere they turn. Jim Treacher’s “Wacism
The Obamedia is attempting to set yet another false narrative: The narrative of the McCain “mob.” McCain-Palin rallies are out of control, they wheedle. Conservatives are mad! They’re yelling mean thi
Early this morning, I told you about the suspicious houseful of out-of-state Democrat activists studying abroad who registered to vote, received absentee ballots, and in some cases, voted despite dubi
No, there weren’t any knockout punches.  But John McCain was still standing at the end of the night — doubts about his fortitude adequately quelled — and Barack Obama ought to be wiping the smirk he b
It begins at 9pm Eastern.  Liberal Beltway fixture Bob Schieffer moderates. I noted in 2004 that he asked a question about immigration during one of the 2004 debates. Wouldn’t it be novel if the subje
My first syndicated column of the week builds on my weekend post challenging the Left’s “McCain Mob” narrative. Michael Barone has related observations here.  Fresh rage:  Republican campaign signs to
Something smells at 2885 Brownlee Avenue in Columbus, Ohio.  I strongly recommend that the Ohio Republican Party get on the case before it’s too late. Today’s the last day to challenge voters who regi
Scroll for update…Eisenstadt is a hoaxer…  That’s been the left-wing blogger obsession all day. It started with a post from GOP blogger Martin Eisenstadt, who says that Joe Wurzelbacher the Plumber is
This is going to send the Joe The Plumber Derangement Syndrome sufferers into further outrage. Brace for more attacks on Joe.    ARLINGTON, VA — Today, McCain-Palin 2008 released its latest web ad, en
Yesterday, I told you about the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s decision to feature Weather Underground terrorist Bill Ayers as a keynote speaker for its 100th anniversary celebration (link).  There’
Scroll for updates…McCain defends Joe the Plumber…  Photoshop: David Lunde  My syndicated column today reports on Team Obama and the Obamedia’s mission to tear down Joe the Plumber. Yes, we are in the
Come out, come out, wherever you are…  The intrepid young reporters from Palestra are on the trail of several elite scholars studying abroad at Oxford, who are among more than a dozen Democrat activis
Gravitas.  The media’s in a tizzy over Colin Powell’s Meet the Press endorsement of Barack Obama this morning.  It’s not a surprise to anyone who’s paid attention to his pro-Obama murmurings over the
Scroll for updates…the publisher of the New Jersey Law Journal responds…an apology…and now…someone’s impersonating me…    I thought you’d get a chuckle and a snort out of today’s hate mail of the day.
Here. We. Go. Again.  Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke was on the Hill yesterday clamoring and yammering about the need for yet another stimulus package.  Remember how these Spreaders of Wealth c
October 23, 1983.  On that day, 241 U.S. Marines, soldiers, and sailors were murdered as they slept by truck bomb jihadists — who were waging a war on us long before we woke up and started fighting th
A heartbeat away…  My syndicated column today takes you through a tour of all the latest Joe Biden gaffes that aren’t getting replayed endlessly on the nightly news and comedy shows. I said yesterday
Scroll down for updates…”Police planned to administer a polygraph test to Ashley Todd, 20, because her statements about the attack conflict with evidence from the Citizens Bank ATM where she claims th
As markets plunge and bailout-mania rises again, Arlo Guthrie’s timing is just right.  He’s got a new ditty that sums it all up: “I am changing my name to Fannie Mae.” (It’s a takeoff on Tom Paxton’s
My column this week revisits the Murtha/Russell match-up. As I’ve mentioned before, I saw Bill Russell at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in May — and he’s a rock-solid conservative on everythi
There is something in the water in Ohio.  They’ve got a fraud-friendly Secretary of State, infestations of out-of-state students and Obama workers  sabotaging electoral integrity, and now…government e
I’ll take Sarah over the Arugula Snob and Smirky any day:    Redneck Woman by Gretchen Wilson  Well I ain’t never Been the barbie doll type No I can’t swig that sweet champagne I’d rather drink beer a
Higher purpose…blahblahblah…Change We Need…blahblahblah…Every American must play a role…Take care of one another…blahblahblah…  Just doing a little pre-liveblogging of the Obama-mercial, which begins
Video added…    Oh, my. Can you just imagine if Sarah Palin or John McCain made a crack like this and botched up their pop culture references to famous black comedy shows?  Can you just imagine the hi
In the tank.  My syndicated column today takes you on a brief tour of some of the most shameful Obamedia moments of 2008. Topping the list: The Los Angeles Times’ suppression of the Obama/Khalidi/Ayer
From a Hill source, here’s an e-mail from a Senate Democrat interior decorator who’s already measuring the drapes and gathering office design suggestions. Your tax dollars at work:  From: Rainey, Judy
Photoshop: David Lunde  My syndicated column today spotlights the silence of the left-wing privacy champions who care more about protecting suspected terrorists than Barack Obama’s critics. Earlier th
I predicted the totally predictable last night. And so it has come to pass: The left-wing fairweather friends of privacy are all over the leak of Aunti Zeituni’s immigration info — while Joe The Plumb
Scroll for updates…Obama to return donations…for once  Well now.  Turns out Aunti Zeituni Onyango, one of Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama’s many relatives made famous in his memoir, is an
Over the weekend, the Associated Press reported that Barack Obama’s beloved Aunti Zeituni Onyango   — a Boston public housing resident — was an illegal alien deportation fugitive who was ordered to le
Well, it’s official. Barack Obama has been elected President of the United States. Fox and NBC have called the race.  It’s a historic moment.   Congratulations.  Here’s my promise to you: As long as I
Photo credit: reader Dane  I’m starting a fresh thread for the night. Just a reminder that you can catch me on PJTV  sometime during the 8pm-9pm Eastern slot.   Scroll for rolling updates…  Tidbits:
So, will Michelle Obama be calling our country “downright mean” again at the end of the night? Or will she and The One get the chance to “transform” the constitution, the military, the schools, and ev
I’ve felt a renewed purpose among the defenders of ordered liberty and limited government these last few days.  I think the tide is turning, and if there were a few more days like we’ve had here latel
Scroll down for updates…1:29am Eastern Palin holds press conference in Anchorage after arriving late on her flight from Arizona…refuses to comment on gossip spread by unnamed sources and “small, bitte
Reader J. is a Naval officer serving in Afghanistan. He e-mailed me today:  Michelle,  I’m sitting in Afghanistan watching the news.  First, let me say thank you for your efforts throughout the campai
My syndicated column today looks at how both parties in Washington have fueled our out-of-control bailout mania and entitlement culture. The ethos is embodied by Peggy the Moocher — the Obama supporte
Photo credit: Protest Shooter  If we live in such a racist country, as the friends and fellow travelers of Barack Obama have argued vehemently throughout this campaign season, how did AmeriKKKa end up
There is no time to lick wounds, point fingers, and wallow in post-election mud.  I’m getting a lot of moan-y, sad-face “What do we do now, Michelle?” e-mails.  What do we do now? We do what we’ve alw
This is ghastly. If you are a parent with elementary schoolchildren, you will hit the roof. A teacher in Cumberland County, N.C. near Fort Bragg (NOTE: she is no longer in Asheville) was caught on tap
There is a new national slogan/anthem catching on among America’s youth. It’s a popular rap song, a t-shirt, and a taunting chant.  It is this: “MY PRESIDENT IS BLACK.”  Go ahead and Google it. They’r
Scroll down for updates…reader Patrick e-mails: “The Office of the President-elect comes from the Presidential Transition Act of 1963. Stephanopoulos signed letters back in 1992 from the ‘Office of th
My syndicated column today takes on the cowardly character assassins in the McCain campaign who are trying to kneecap Sarah Palin. More than 10,000 people signed the petition yesterday expressing than
Government domain names (”.gov”) for websites are supposed to be restricted to eligible government organizations and programs.  Does Barack Obama’s transition website, www.change.gov — which is basica
Scroll down for update…    Any of you watching the Eagles-Giants game? A friend e-mailed me that our illustrious Vice President-elect Joe Biden was booed by Philly fans.  He’s the silver lining on the
The official message for the Marine Corps commandant:     UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY MESSAGE – 10 NOVEMBER 2008   Date Signed: 10/10/2008 ALMAR  Number: 042/08 R 082000z OCT 08 ALMAR 042/08 M
Scroll down for updates…    My syndicated column today reports the rest of the deportation fugitive Aunti Zeituni Onyango story that both Barack Obama and George Bush would prefer to keep covered up.
Three GOP Senators have sent Treasury Secretary Hank “Never mind” Paulson a “joint letter of concern.” I’ll have more on this abominable subject in my syndicated column tomorrow.  Joint Letter of Conc
From reader Bill:  My father in the last years of his life needed to go south to warmer weather because of his health problems. While renting in Florida in the late 70’s my Mom & Dad ran into many aut
Didn’t have time to post an alert beforehand, but I did a brief segment on Fox& Friends this morning on the mega-auto bailout. Reader Alan e-mailed about his experience in the industry:  Dear Michelle
Didn’t sleep much last night, so I was already feeling queasy when I tuned in to watch a bit of the Good Morning America interview with Barack Obama’s good family friend, Bill Ayers. Now, I’m really f
My syndicated column this week rips Hapless Hank Paulson and his flock of sheeple in Washington. The latest headlines suggest that the auto bailout is in trouble. But don’t get your hopes up too high.
While Republican strategists and Beltway blowhards convene VIP retreats and meetings and save-the-party parties, the road to GOP redemption starts right now. There is opportunity to be seized right no
The Hispanic National Bar Association has just sent out a press release gently reminding Barack Obama that he owes them — and they are not going to let him forget it:  HNBA Congratulates President-Ele
One of my favorite conservative heroes in the Senate, GOP Sen. Jeff Sessions, tries to rouse lame duck President Bush from his stupor and urges him to exercise his constitutional duties.  It’s an exer
I watched as much of the Hill hearings with Barney Frank, Maxine Waters, Naked Emperor Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Sheila Bair as I could stand.   Kabuki theater gives me a headache.  Most reveali
My first syndicated column of the week today chronicles the insane rage of the anti-Prop. 8 mob that’s not on your newspaper front pages or nightly news. The lawsuits are piling  up: “Four Bay Area co
Almost three years ago, I started blogging about beautiful Haleigh Poutre. She’s the miracle child who was nearly beaten to death by her barbaric stepfather. Hooked to a ventilator in a comatose state
Scroll down for updates…    So, this is “progress?” eHarmony, a Christian-targeted dating website, gets sued by a gay man demanding that the business match him up with a same-sex partner. The New Jers
Random musings:  *I picked up multi-talented radio/TV phenom Glenn Beck’s “The Christmas Sweater” tonight after bawling my eyes out the other day listening to him talking about it with his callers. He
Scroll down for updates…    Gov. Sarah Palin pardoned a turkey at a local farm in Wasilla and then took questions from a reporter about the event and her Thanksgiving wishes.  Palin said with a smile:
My syndicated column today expands on yesterday’s eHarmony post (link).  As I note, eHarmony will be forking over $5,000 to the gay plaintiff and $50,000 to New Jersey’s Civil Rights office. Here’s th
Compare:  “I’d rather entrust the government of the United States to the first 400 people listed in the Boston telephone directory than to the faculty of Harvard University.”  – William F. Buckley, Jr
Before Attorney General Michael Mukasey collapsed during his Federalist Society speech on Thursday night, someone in the audience disrupted the remarks. The heckler reportedly shouted “Tyrant!” Lawyer
Scroll for updates…Citicorp’s $306 billion + $20 billion bailout agreement reached…Treasury/FDIC/Federal Reserve issue statement…Bottom line: We’re Screwed ‘08!   (Thanks to BT for the photoshop.)  Cr
Over the past several years, I’ve had fun participating in the annual Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute calendar. CBLPI  is a terrific organization run by tireless Michelle Easton, who leads the grou
Let’s start your Monday morning off with a triple-snort.  It was ratings sweeps week last week and NBC’s Today Show decided to dispatch its celebrity journalists to all the corners of the Earth to sho
Scroll for update…Sanders confirms…    Over the weekend, I wrote about Washington state Supreme Court justice Richard Sanders, an old friend of mine from my days in Seattle who had been identified on
Reader Tara e-mails: “My daughter’s preschool teacher calls Indians/Native Americans ‘1st Americans.’  I guess that’s the NEW PC term.  I just hope I’m not calling my kids ‘Last Americans!’”  On a rel
(Thanks to BT for the photoshop.)  Terrific: Bailouts for Citibank, rate hikes for their cardholders.  Reader Elizabeth e-mails:  Dear Michelle,  I have been a Citibank cardholder since 2002.  I have
My syndicated column today examines the fascinating change of heart over Gitmo by some Obama liberals mugged by War on Terror reality. Better late than never, I guess. Perhaps they’ll all have a deepe
I hope you all have  a wonderful Thanksgiving! My syndicated column today expresses appreciation for those who live that time-tested virtue: Self-reliance. The reader whose life I write about today is
President Obama’s Chicago machine is kicking into high gear to plan and fund his massive, unprecedented inaugural festivities. He just appointed an inauguration planning committee that includes his ho
Several weeks ago, I spoke with GWU law professor Jeffrey Rosen about my curious experiences with YouTube’s mystery censors. Longtime readers will remember the battle over “First, They Came.” For the
Update: Not true?  Bling.  I have just a few comments about the Michelle Obama Thank You Ring thing (assuming it’s true), and then I’ll get out of the way and let you have at it.  1) Remember when Mic
Here’s your quote of the day in case you missed the press conference this morning. Responding to reporter Peter Baker’s question about his mockery of Hillary Clinton’s tea-sipping foreign policy inexp
It’s the ‘Cuda vs. Luda.  Sarah Palin traveled to Georgia to help GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss in his tight re-election bid. The runoff’s tomorrow. Thousands turned out for her today. Let there be no doub
It’s runoff day in Georgia. The lines at the polls have been short, which is probably good news for GOP incumbent Sen. Saxby Chambliss.   The bad news is that a lot of conservatives aren’t happy about
Reader Dave forwarded me the e-mail he just sent to Harry Reid:  I recently read this quote of your… “My staff tells me not to say this, but I’m going to say it anyway,” said Reid in his remarks. “In
I’ve alerted you many times to the invaluable investigative work of Lila Rose. She and her team are back with another inside look at the predators of Planned Parenthood — subsidized with your tax doll
My column this week looks at the new moochers in town: newspapers. Here’s an overview of the battered industry. And here’s background on the Connecticut papers looking for a rescue.  On a semi-related
(Photo credit: Zoe Stagg)  This afternoon, Zoe Stagg at the SFChronicle alerted me to a blog post by editor-at-large Phil Bronstein  noting that San Francisco is holding an “Obama-themed” holiday tree
Every time I read about a new Hank Paulson save-the-economy initiative (there’s a new one every day!), I think of Dory the fish from “Finding Nemo.”  Except when Dory sings “Just keep swimming, swimmi
Truthers to the left of me, truthers to the right by Michelle MalkinCreators Syndicate Copyright 2008  Did you know that Sarah Palin-haters are still trying to prove she didn’t give birth to her young
Well, this helps take the sting out of the re-election of corruptocrat Jack Murtha. Republican upstart Joseph Cao defeated Bill “Cold Cash Jefferson” in the runoff for Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional di
Clunker.  I knew it sounded familiar.   GM thinks we are all Gigantic Morons. The failing company published a two-page letter to American taxpayers today admitting that it made crappy cars and ran its
Your sob story of the day comes from the Boston Globe, which profiles a neighborhood panhandler who begs in the middle of traffic to earn money for his next crack cocaine fix.  The Globe calls him “co
Extra! Extra! Read all about it!  Newspaper companies are in crisis. Layoffs.   Possible closures.  Some are calling for a newspaper bailout.  Investors have noticed. The  market capitalization of the
Act I of Kabuki Auto Bailout Theater is over. The House tonight passed the UAW bailout bill 237-170, with 1 voting present and 26 not voting.  Here are the Republicans in the House who voted yes — 32
Last night, I blogged about Dong Yun Yoon, the extraordinary American who lost his wife, toddler daughter Rachel, infant daughter Grace, and mother-in-law in the military jet crash in San Diego.  Read
House Republicans have come up with a no-bailout alternative for the automakers. Take a look and tell me what you think:  House GOP Leaders Propose No-Bailout Alternative for Auto Industry  WASHINGTON
My syndicated column today looks at how the Democrat “culture of corruption” boomerang has returned to smack the donkeys right back in the face.   Snort-worthy: Guess what big national event is taking
Scroll for updates…10:15pm Eastern. Latest word from the Hill: Talks between UAW and Corker fall apart. Excellent news for bailout opponents…more below…McConnell and Reid on floor discussing timing of
Act II of Kabuki Bailout Theater begins.  GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell finally discovers that subsidizing failure is a bad thing.  His Senate floor statement today (should I make it Duh of the Day?):    “
My syndicated column today puts the screws on Clintonite Carol Browner, rumored to be Obama’s choice for energy czar. She’s not so fresh and so clean. And conservatives should raise their voices for,
An unhinged Iraqi journalist fulfills the dream of every MSNBC anchor and NYTimes editorial columnist by throwing his shoes at President Bush during an impromptu news conference in Baghdad.  Watch.  T
First, they hand us our Obama-approved tire gauges.  Next, they police our odometers. Fresh from North Carolina, here’s the latest Nanny State proposal: Monitoring our odometers and taxing us accordin
Meet Patty, Rita, and Anita.  My column today profiles the women of Blago-gate. Meanwhile, Barack Obama is acting like a girl when asked blunt questions about the scandal. Allah’s got the vid. Take a
John Boehner just issued a statement expressing dismay at President Bush’s UAW bailout. He called the use of TARP funds for the bailout “regrettable:”  “The action today is disappointing news for auto
My column today responds to the latest attempt by the Lindh family to drum up sympathy for their convicted Taliban helper son.   Bill Roggio:  “Given what he could have been charged with, he should co
I’ve obtained documents sent to a reader in response to his FOIA request regarding the creation of Barack Obama’s Change.gov website. It gives you the rest of the story. You’ll recall last month that
It started long before September 11. It started long before W. Never forget:  Memorial stone at Lockerbie, Scotland  Arlington National Cemetery  The Lockerbie Cairn, through its 270 blocks of red Sco
My Christmas Eve column today brings together several unforgettable stories over the past year that will be familiar to readers of this blog. It’s enriching, inspiring stories like these that keep me
Bay Area officials are rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of tens of billions of dollars in tax subsidies for a high-speed rail line from Oakland to Los Angeles. This is so wrong on so many
Chris Matthews won the Media Research Center’s quote of the year with his Obamedia-topping Leg O’ Thrill and Tingle remark. But Matthews only took first honors because Washington Post reporter Eli Sas
Oh, give me a super-sized break.  Leftie ’60s leftover/songwriter Peter Yarrow at the Huffington Post  fumes over the “Barack the Magic Negro” parody that has RNC candidate Chip Saltsman in hot water.
Two weeks ago, I told you about the UAW’s gold-plated golf course. Now, the rest of the story. As required by federal law, unions must file yearly disclosure documents with the Labor Department. I loo
It’s hard to believe given widespread, grass-roots conservative discontent over illegal immigration and spending gone wild, but Rasmussen is reporting an uptick in the number of Americans self-identif
Update: The NH Attorney General is seeking help…  Update: John Hawkins says it’s the push poll story.   *** For the most part, the GOP presidential candidates have waged clean, substantive campaigns.
Update 1:02am Eastern. I’m giving the last word to Paul Mirengoff at Power Line, who sums up tonight’s results with the perfect blend of pith and sarcasm:  “Iowa has given its seal of approval to (1)
Perino Falsely Claims Congress Has ‘Not Moved Forward’ On Bush’s ‘Good’ Judicial Nominees  					The LA Times reports today that the current 110th Congress has approved more of Bush’s nominees than did
Edwards Finally Gets On Board Strategic Reset Plan; Will Others Follow?  					The New York Times reports today that former Senator and current Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is calling
Romney Labels Bush A Bad Manager After Condemning Others For Calling Bush ‘Arrogant’  					 When former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee sharply criticized President Bush’s foreign policy — calling it
Huckabee Commends Bloggers Supporting Him: ‘You’re Doing The Lord’s Work’  					 Yesterday in Des Moines, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee hosted an event thanking “roughly 700 bloggers who, he
ThinkFast: January 2, 2008  Former 9/11 Commission Co-Chairman Thomas Kean and Lee Hamilton write in The New York Times today that the CIA “obstructed our investigation” when it destroyed interrogatio
Live Iowa Caucus Updates  					FINAL UPDATE: Barack Obama delivers his victory speech:  11:18 PM: Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE) has also announced that he is dropping out. He received 1 percent of the delegat
Our torturous vice president.  					Yesterday, Attorney General Mike Mukasey announced a DoJ probe into the CIA’s torture tape destruction. The Washington Post’s Dan Froomkin raises the question of wh
Bush Puts ‘Immunity’ For Iraqi Government Ahead Of Bonuses For American Troops  					In November, the Bush administration threatened that if Congress didn’t pass the Defense Authorization Bill, it wou
Pat Robertson: God told me who will win ‘08 election.  					Each year, Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson “goes off alone with the Lord and then comes back to share with us what the Lord has shown hi
‘El Rushbo’ Endorses Himself For President: I Have ‘The Qualifications’ As Clinton’s ‘Real Co-President’  					Yesterday, Rush Limbaugh returned to the airwaves after his holiday break. Rather than en
Rudy Floats Dick Cheney For Vice President Again  					In an event in New Hampshire last night, Rudy Giuliani suggested that — if he were to be elected president — he would like to choose someone like
Bush Administration Misses Deadline To Respond To KBR Rape Questions  					 Last month, ABC News reported that a former Halliburton/KBR employee, Jamie Leigh Jones, had been gang-raped by her co-worke
ThinkFast: January 3, 2007  The Wall Street Journal writes that tonight’s Iowa caucus presents “the first test of whether a populist message can resonate in the 2008 campaign. In the frantic closing d
Media Talking Heads Gush Over McCain Loss In Iowa: ‘Big Hero,’ Maverick,’ ‘Babe Ruth’  					In yesterday’s Iowa caucus, Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) finished fourth — behi
Critics Blast Fox News’s ‘Ideological’ ‘Censorship’ For Banning Ron Paul From NH Debate  					Last week, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) revealed that Fox News is excluding him and Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) from
McCain Suggests Lieberman As Possible Secretary Of Defense  					 In his semi-weekly blogger conference call today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) heaped praise upon Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), who has endors
Administration Presses Saudi Government On Imprisoned Blogger, Ignored Gang Rape Victim  					On Dec. 10, Saudi officials arrested Fouad al-Farhan, a popular “outspoken” blogger who writes about socia
McCain Flip Flops Again: 100 Years In Iraq ‘Would Be Fine With Me,’ Even ‘A Million Years’  					During a town hall meeting in Derry, New Hampshire last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told a crowd of
ThinkFast: January 4, 2007  A “wide-open race in both parties sparked a record turnout” in last night’s Iowa caucuses. Turnout for Democrats exceeded 220,000, compared to 124,000 who participated in 2
Romney Claims He ‘Never Supported A Timed Withdrawal,’ Forgets About His Secret Plan  					During tonight’s Republican presidential debate, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney sharply attacked f
Robertson: ‘I’m Not Sure I Heard From The Lord,’ ‘If I Did, I Hope I Heard Wrong’  					Earlier this week, Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson said God told him who will win the 2008 presidential elec
Bush Reappoints Mine Safety Chief Who Bungled Crandall Canyon Disaster  					 The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) came under severe criticism for its mismanagement of August’s Cra
McCain Falsely Claims He Has ‘Never Asked For A Single Earmark Or Pork Barrel Project’ For His State  					In tonight’s Fox News GOP presidential forum, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attempted to argue that
McCain: ‘I Dont Think Americans Are Concerned’ If We Stay In Iraq For ‘10,000 Years’  					Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said it “would be fine with” him if the U.S. military stayed in Iraq for “
Media Torn Over Whether To Cast Clinton As ‘Weak’ Or ‘Calculating’ For ‘Emotional’ Display  					Today at a campaign event in New Hampshire, Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY) “eyes welled up with tears” a
FLASHBACK: In 2004, McCain Said ‘We’re Going To Be In Iraq For Five Or Six Years’  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has spent the last few weeks saying that in order to ensure the stability of Iraq, the U
O’Hanlon Mourns That Obama Was Right On Iraq  					Brookings fellow Michael O’Hanlon continues his abysmal record of staking out the wrong positions on Iraq in an article in this morning’s Wall Street
White House Spokesman: No One Is ‘Predicting A Recession’  					 Today aboard Air Force One, a reporter asked presidential spokesman Tony Fratto if the Bush administration was at all worried about a r
New Health Care Ad: ‘Every American Deserves CheneyCare’  					Last month, the California Nurses Association and the National Nurses Organizing Committee ran ads in Iowa newspapers advocating for a si
ThinkFast: January 7, 2008  With the push to close the GuantÃ¡namo stalled, “a similar effort to scale down a larger and more secretive American detention center in Afghanistan has been troubled by po
Live New Hampshire Primary Updates  					FINAL UPDATE: Hillary Clinton delivers her victory speech:  11:36 PM: Talking with Tom Brokaw, Chris Matthews lamented the fact that the pollsters and pundits
Ron Paul’s Old Newsletters Filled With Bigotry And Conspiracy Theories  					Beginning in 1978, Rep. Ron Paul’s (R-TX) name graced newsletters that were released on a seemingly monthly basis: Ron Paul
Pentagon Official: Surge Has No More Than A ‘50-50′ Chance Of Success  					In a news conference today, President Bush said that he now sees political progress in Iraq that is “matching” the security
Rudy ‘Speak English’ Giuliani Releases Campaign Ad In Spanish  					Like many of the other GOP presidential candidates, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani had tried to portray himself as tough o
Pentagon Inspector General Refuses To Probe KBR Rape Case  					Last month, after ABC News reported that former Halliburton/KBR employee Jamie Leigh Jones had been gang-raped by her co-workers while w
ThinkFast: January 8, 2007  “[I]n a marked shift from his usual upbeat economic assessments,” President Bush “conceded…that the nation faces ‘economic challenges’ due to rising oil prices, the home mo
McCain Calls For ‘Respect’ In Political Dialogue, Ignores Time He Called Fellow Senator An ‘A–hole’  					 Today at a campaign event in Michigan, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) promised to clean up the polit
Paulson Contradicted By His Former Company Goldman Sachs On Economic Recession  					On Monday, President Bush said the United States currently has “a resilient economy,” an attempt to counter growing
Giuliani: New York City Survived 9/11 Attacks Because Of Me  					In a Wall Street Journal op-ed today on homeland security, Rudy Giuliani references September 11 nine separate times. In one of those
ThinkFast: January 9, 2008  President Bush “had a powerful effect” on New Hampshire’s Republican primary. Roughly half of GOP voters “had a negative opinion of the Bush administration, and those voter
White House Predicts ‘Remarkable Shift’: Bush Will Leave Office With 45 Percent Approval  					Bush’s job approval numbers may be mired in the low 30s right now, but U.S. News’ Washington Whispers rep
Embattled Rep. Doolittle Retires Under Pressure From GOP ‘Weasels’  					 For months, Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA) has resisted his fellow GOP lawmakers’ calls for his resignation. In September he defia
81 Percent Of South Carolina GOP Voters Want To Tackle Climate Change — Will Candidates Listen?  					Conservative presidential candidates have expressed varying degrees of commitment to fighting glob
Pentagon Backtracks On Naval Confrontation With Iran, Says Threat May Not Have Come From Iranians  					Earlier this week, the Pentagon said that three of its Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz had be
Big Pharma Front Group Launches Anonymous Blog To Publish An ‘Enemies List’  					 Washington DC Councilmember David Catania has been pushing a bill to require the licensing of pharmaceutical represen
Despite Failure To Meet Bush’s Original Goals, McCain And Lieberman Declare ‘The Surge Worked’  					One year ago today, in an address to the nation, President Bush announced his new “surge” strategy
Is Olmert ‘Bush’s new poodle’?  					The Washington Post reports on President Bush’s visit to Israel, commenting that Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert may be “auditioning to replace Tony Blair as Ge
ThinkFast: January 10, 2008  President Bush predicted today that there “will be a signed peace treaty” to turn the West Bank and Gaza Strip into a Palestinian state “by the time I leave office.” USA T
Threatening voice from Iran incident may be famous heckler.  					The recent controversy over an incident in the Strait of Hormuz involving five Iranian speedboats was punctuated by an allegation that
Goldberg: ‘Conservative Groups’ Don’t Try To Dictate What Sexual ‘Positions You Can Be In’  					In an interview today with Salon about his new book, Liberal Fascism, National Review’s Jonah Goldberg
Worldwide Protests Mark Sixth Anniversary Of Guantanamo Bay  					Six long years ago today, “the first orange-clad, shackled and blindfolded prisoners arrived at Guantanamo’s Camp X-Ray.” Since that “
Ricks: Baghdad Only Seems ‘Peaceful’ Because 2006 Was ‘Pure Hell’  					Discussing the one-year anniversary of President Bush’s call for the “surge” on MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann last nigh
Bush Rejects McCain’s ‘100-Year’ Occupation Of Iraq: ‘That’s A Long Time’  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has spent the last few weeks saying that in order to ensure the stability of Iraq, the United St
Paul Warns Against Rush To War With Iran, All Other GOP Candidates ‘Ready To Attack’  					Last night, Fox News anchor Brit Hume kicked off the network’s South Carolina GOP debate by asking the candid
ThinkFast: January 11, 2008  President Bush wrapped up his visit to Israel yesterday, promising to return in May to “continue pressing the Israelis and Palestinians into reaching a peace agreement.” A
Mitch McConnell: I Am The ‘Godfather Of Green’  					Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has released a new ad for his 2008 re-election campaign, heralding himself as a “Godfather of Green”
Snow Shrugs Off Post-War Failures: ‘Everybody Gets It Wrong At The Beginning Of A War’  					On Friday, former White House spokesperson Tony Snow was interviewed on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.  M
Bush Disowns U.S. Intel, Tells Israelis Iran NIE ‘Doesn’t Reflect My Own Views’  					After the recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iran was released, Israel publicly challenged the U.S. intellig
McCain Declares Victory In Iraq: De-Baathification Law Means ‘We’re Succeeding Politically’  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) repeatedly and misleadingly labels any gains in Iraq as breathtaking victories
Perino Falsely Claims Bush Has Never Expressed ‘Anything But Support’ For Iran NIE  					 Today during a White House teleconference, a Fox News reporter asked whether President Bush “fully accepts” th
Washington Times Names Controversial Reporter John Solomon As New ‘Executive Editor’  					Matt Drudge is reporting that former Associated Press reporter and current Washington Post “star” John Solomo
Right Wing Propagates New Smear Against Obama, Says He Is Muslim ‘Apostate’ Who Will Be ‘Executed’  					Last month, neocon Daniel Pipes published an essay titled “Was Barack Obama a Muslim.” Pipes, a
Mullen: ‘I Have Not Seen’ Iran Act So Provocatively, But Admits ‘I Haven’t Seen The Full Video’  					Last Friday, Admiral Mike Mullen, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to reporters at
ThinkFast: January 14, 2008  Officials in Vice President Cheney’s office saw the Iran NIE “as a death blow to their Iran policy,” reports the Wall Street Journal. The report’s authors “knew how to pul
Former Attorney General: Ashcroft’s No-Bid Contract Was ‘As Wrong As It Can Be’  					Last fall, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Chris Christie awarded his former boss, John Ashcroft, a lucrative no-bid cont
Huckabee Calls For Immigration ‘Hiatus’ From Terror-Sponsoring States, Then ‘Rapidly Backtracks’  					Today on the stump in South Carolina, Mike Huckabee said “we ought to put a hiatus on people who
Glenn Beck Poll: ‘Who Would You Like To See Waterboarded?’  					 On his radio show today, conservative talker Glenn Beck attacked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for his belief that waterboarding is torture,
Romney Uses Sham Front Group To Slam McCain For Confronting Global Warming  					 Last weekend, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) previewed some of the right-wing attacks on global warming
Bush’s empty talk on Middle East freedom.  					One day after delivering an address in the United Arab Emirates about the need for the Middle East to live in “free and democratic” societies, President
Fox News Reverses Course After Initially Calling For U.S. Navy To Blow Iran Boats ‘Out Of The Water’  					On January 7, the media reported that five Iranian speedboats had harassed three U.S. warship
Fratto’s FISA Fearmongering: In 3 Weeks, Terrorists ‘Can Be Free’ To Make Calls Without Surveillance  					On Feb. 1, the Bush administration’s broad expansion of its surveillance powers in the hastil
ThinkFast: January 15, 2008  Tonight’s Republican presidential primary in Michigan is “this election year’s first clear referendum” on the economy, state voters’ top concern. Conditions have left Mich
Lott Contradicts Story About Leaving Senate To Lobby With Breaux: ‘Seemed Like It Was Time’  					When former Mississippi senator Trent Lott announced last November that he was retiring from the Senat
Rove Chides Clinton For ‘Hiding’ Documents While He Refuses To Turn Over Documents To Congress  					In an address to a group of state GOP executive directors at the Republican National Committee’s wi
Bachmann: I’m ‘Proud’ That ‘We Have People Working Two Jobs’ And ‘Longer Hours’  					 Topping Congress’s agenda as it returns this week is a plan to “jump-start the economy and try to shorten the slo
New Huckabee Adviser Called For ‘A Cop In Front Of Every Mosque’ Just ‘For Safe Keeping’  					Earlier this month, Newsday columnist and Fox News contributor James Pinkerton joined former Arkansas Gov
Chertoff Permanently Installs Hand-Picked DHS Staffers, ‘Overextending His Influence’ After 2008  					 Since its establishment in 2003, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been plagued by i
ThinkFast: January 16, 2008  “Economic stimulus proposals favored by Democrats, including tax rebates [and] extended unemployment benefits…are cost-effective ways” to boost the economy, according to t
Fratto: ‘We Have Absolutely No Reason To Believe Any E-mails Are Missing’  					The White House is currently under fire for allegations that it violated the Presidential Records Act by failing to arch
NYT’s Roger Cohen: On Iraq, McCain Is ‘Less Wrong Than Most,’ ‘Too Honorable To Dismiss’  					“Nobody’s been right all the time on Iraq, but Senator John McCain has been less wrong than most,” writes
John Gibson Celebrates Increase In ‘Anglo’ Birth Rate, Asks ‘Do You Still Think I’m A Racist?’  					In May 2006, Fox News host John Gibson sparked controversy when he claimed on air that “twenty-five
Bush Further Distances Himself From Iran Intelligence: My Job Is Not To ‘Defend Our NIE’  					When the intelligence community concluded that Iran had halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, White
ThinkFast: January 17, 2008  After hearing testimony from CIA Acting General Counsel John A. Rizzo, Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-MI) indicated yesterday that CIA official Jose A. Rodriguez Jr. “ordered the
Don’t Buy The Right-Wing Hysteria On China  					Our guest blogger is Nina Hachigian. She served on the staff of the National Security Council in the Clinton Administration and is co-author of The Nex
Right Wing Defends Thompson’s AIDS Callousness: It Is A ‘Good Conservative Reflex’  					In a column titled “Callous Conservative” in today’s Washington Post, former Bush White House aide Michael Gers
O’Reilly Admits There Are 200K Homeless Vets, Still Says Edwards ‘Is A Liar’ Who Owes ‘An Apology’  					Recently, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly attacked former senator John Edwards for noting the 200,0
Right Wing Furious Over Snub Of Radio Host Who Called African-Americans ‘Savages’  					 On Wednesday, radio industry magazine Radio & Records Inc. withdrew its 2008 Lifetime Industry Achievement Awar
McCain: ‘The Issue Of Economics Is Not Something I’ve Understood As Well As I Should’  					The New York Times’ Paul Krugman noted recently that, in a moment of candor, John McCain admitted economics
Following Podhoretz’s Lead, Right Wing Continues Push For ‘Bombing Campaign’ Against Iran ‘Now’  					In the June 2007 issue of Commentary, neoconservative icon Norman Podhoretz laid out “The Case for
ThinkFast: January 18, 2008  The House Oversight Committee announced yesterday that it will hold hearings on missing White House e-mails. Responding to White House claims that there is “no evidence” o
Surge Architects Tout ‘Success’ Of De-Baathification Bill As Reason To Stay ‘Heavily Engaged In Iraq’  					 Today in a Washington Post op-ed, surge advocates retired general Jack Keane, AEI  scholar
Pentagon Report On ‘Real Toll’ Of Iraq War: 1 In 5 Vets Are Affected By ‘Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries’  					On the Chris Matthews Show this morning, Time magazine Managing Editor Richard Stengel dis
Romney Airs Spanish-Language Ad, Despite Insistence That ‘English Must Be Spoken In America’  					Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney has released a new Spanish-language campaign ad in Florida
Romney Compares Diplomacy In The Middle East To The ‘Accommodation’ Of Hitler  					In a speech to the Republican Jewish Coalition of Florida this morning, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney co
No Questions On Global Warming Asked At CNN’s Coal Industry-Sponsored Presidential Debates  					In Democratic presidential debate last night, CNN once again failed to ask any questions about global w
Petraeus: I Need Another Six Months To Determine Whether ‘We’ve Reached A Turning Point’  					In the past few months, conservatives such as Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) have been
Bolton: ‘Pressure’ Is On Israel To Strike Iran Because NIE Made U.S. Attack ‘Highly Unlikely’  					In December, after the new NIE on Iran was released, former US Ambassador to the United Nations John
Will Fox News Attack Fred Thompson As Unable To ‘Face Al Qaeda’ For Skipping Its GOP Debate?  					 Fox News is reporting that Fred Thompson has “no plans to attend Thursday’s Florida debate” sponsore
Conservative Talker Michael Medved: Hate Radio Is The ‘Big Loser’  					Last June, Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) noted “hate radio” had hijacked the political discourse on immigration with “xenophobic,
ThinkFast: January 22, 2008  “The federal investigation into the firing of nine U.S. attorneys could jolt the political landscape ahead of the November elections.” Congressional investigations “appear
Perino Dismisses CPI Study: Truth On How We Sold The Iraq War Is Not ‘Worth Spending Time On’  					A new study by the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism found tha
John Gibson Mocks ‘Weirdo’ Heath Ledger’s Death: ‘He Found Out How To Quit You’  					Opening his radio show with funeral music yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson callously mocked the death of actor
Bush Appointee Overruled EPA Staff In Order To Deny California Waiver On Emissions  					 In December, EPA administration Stephen Johnson rejected “California’s long-standing request for a waiver from
FLASHBACK: Economists Predicted That A Prolonged U.S. Presence In Iraq Could Lead To A Recession  					In yesterday’s press briefing, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Dana Perino about the
Mukaseyâ€™s Tap Dance On Torture: Two Months Later, Still Can’t Say If Waterboarding Is Illegal  					Throughout his October confirmation hearings, Attorney General Mike Mukasey denounced the use of t
With Recession Looming, McCain Offers Happy Talk: ‘Underpinnings Of Economy Are Strong’  					Unwilling to take accountability for the last seven years of mismanagement over the nation’s economy, cons
ThinkFast: January 23, 2008  A new study by the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism found that President Bush and his top officials issued 935 false statements abou
Bush: Bin Laden Will Be ‘Gotten By A President’ (But Probably Not This One)  					It has been 2,326 days since 9/11, and the chief mastermind behind those attacks, Osama bin Laden, has not yet been ca
Gibson Defends His Mockery Of Ledger’s Death: ‘No Point In Passing Up A Good Joke’  					On his radio show yesterday, Fox News host John Gibson responded to ThinkProgress’ criticism of his comments mo
Boxer Chastises EPA Administrator For Redacting Documents With Duct Tape: ‘I’m Worked Up’  					In December, EPA administrator Stephen Johnson rejected “California’s long-standing request for a waiver
Morning Joe Hosts Blast Gibson’s Ledger Comments: ‘Sick,’ ‘Unconsciable,’ ‘Mean-Spirited’ And ‘Hateful’  					Yesterday, ThinkProgress reported that Fox News host John Gibson callously laughed at the
Ari Fleischer Blasts CPI Study: ‘They’re Only Attacking Republicans’ For Pre-War Iraq Lies  					Yesterday on Fox’s Hannity & Colmes, co-host Alan Colmes interrogated former White House press secretar
ThinkFast: January 24, 2008  Americans United for Change plans to spend $8.5 million in an effort to “make sure President Bush’s public approval doesn’t improve as his days in the White House come to
Sen. Reed: The Surge Has ‘Stopped The Bleeding’ In Iraq, But Has Not ‘Repaired The Deep Wounds’  					Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI), a senior member of the Armed Services Committee and former Army Ranger, jus
Perino Baselessly Claims 2007 Was Year Of The ‘Do-Nothing Congress’  					During the White House press briefing today, a reporter asked spokeswoman Dana Perino if the reason President Bush’s final Sta
Bush mistakenly compares himself to a horse bandit.  					As Texas governor, President Bush admired a 1916 painting by W.H.D. Koehner hanging in his office. In 1995, Bush wrote a memo to his Texas sta
Fox News: Bush Is ‘Really Reflecting On His Place In History,’ Trying To ‘Equate Himself’ With Lincoln  					Fox News reporter Bret Baier “was granted unprecedented access by George W. Bush” to put to
Bush Would Never ‘Cease To Be Bold,’ But Now ‘Will Skip Bold Proposals’ In State Of The Union Speech  					Last year, just days before President Bush delivered his annual State of the Union speech, re
Huckabee: Iraq’s WMD Were Hidden Like ‘Easter Eggs’ And Then Moved To Jordan  					During the Republican presidential debate last night, Mike Huckabee suggested that Iraq did have weapons of mass dest
Bush’s Iraq plan may be unconstitutional.  					In November, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki outlined a “long-term relationship” for the United States to defend Iraq’s security
ThinkFast: January 25, 2008  79 percent: Americans who believe that a recession is likely within the next year, according to a LA Times/Bloomberg poll. Ninety-two percent of people earning more than $
Bush threatens veto of 30-day FISA extension.  					“The White House told Democratic congressional leaders” today that President Bush would veto “a 30-day extension of an expiring eavesdropping law an
Leahy And Cornyn: White House Trying To ‘Eliminate’ FOIA Office  					 In August, the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government reported that “current government handling of FOIA requests is deteri
Olbermann: I’d Sacrifice My Personal Success For A ‘Responsible Presidency’  					This morning on CNN’s Reliable Sources, Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz interviewed Keith Olbermann, host of MSN
Huckabee: Iraq Probably Had WMD, But ‘I Don’t Have Any Evidence’  					During the Republican presidential debate last Thursday night, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee suggested that Iraq had weapons
SOTU: Veterans Health Care Has Gotten Worse Under Bush  					Bush said: “Over the past 7 years, we have increased funding for veterans by more than 95 percent. As we increase funding, we must also ref
SOTU: Abstinence Policies Hamper AIDS Efforts  					Bush said: “And our Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief is treating 1.4 million people [in Africa].  We can bring healing and hope to many more. So I ask
SOTU: Bush Continues To Seek Warrantless Wiretapping Power Without Any Oversight  					Bush said: ” The Congress must pass liability protection for companies believed to have assisted in the efforts t
SOTU: Temporary FISA Extension Will Not Put Any Americans In Danger  					Bush said: “One of the most important tools we can give them is the ability to monitor terrorist communications.  To protect A
SOTU: Bush’s Surge Has Not Worked  					Bush said:  “While the enemy is still dangerous and more work remains, the American and Iraqi surges have achieved results few of us could have imagined just 1
SOTU: Al Qaeda, Taliban Are Regrouping In South Asia, Increasing The Terrorist Threat  					Bush said: “Thanks to the courage of these military and civilian personnel, a nation that was once a safe ha
SOTU: Bush Administration Has Conducted Politically Motivated Immigration Raids  					Bush said: “We must also find a sensible and humane way to deal with people here illegally. Illegal immigration is
SOTU: Bush Has Neglected Hurricane Reconstruction  					Bush said: “Tonight the armies of compassion continue the march to a new day in the Gulf Coast. America honors the strength and resilience of th
SOTU: Bush’s Policies Have Catered To Energy Interests  					Bush said: “Let us fund new technologies that can generate coal power while capturing carbon emissions. Let us increase the use of renewabl
SOTU: Bush’s ‘Pell Grants for Kids’ Plan Is Vouchers In Disguise  					Bush said: “To open the doors of these schools to more children, I ask you to support a new $300 million program called Pell Gran
SOTU: Health Savings Accounts Offer Americans No Meaningful Savings  					Bush said: “The Congress must also expand health savings accounts.” FACT — HSAs MAY INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNINSURED: “While 3
SOTU: Standard Deduction Will Increase Taxes While Leaving Millions Uninsured  					Bush said: “We share a common goal: making health care more affordable and accessible for all Americans. The best wa
SOTU: Federal Earmarks Have Exploded Under Bush And GOP-Led Congress  					Bush said: “The people’s trust in their Government is undermined by congressional earmarks — special interest projects that a
Embargoed: State of the Union Text  					We’ll start respecting White House embargoes when they start telling the truth. Here is President Bush’s FINAL State of the Union address: EMBARGOED UNTIL DELI
Bush To Appoint Coal Industry Champion To Head Consumer Safety Commission  					Throughout Bush’s presidency, the White House has used the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to put business int
Perino Inaccurately Cites Iraq National Flag Law As Sign Of Political Progress  					Last Tuesday, the Iraqi parliament passed a law temporarily changing the Iraqi national flag to eliminate the flag’
Huckabee Supports Preacher Who Pledges To ‘Fight Dirty’ With Congress Over Ethics Charges  					 Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is currently investigating
Bush, Congressional Conservatives Fearmonger On FISA: ‘The American People Should Be Frightened’  					Last week, Senate Republicans refused to allow votes on any amendments to Senate Intelligence Com
O’Hanlon Grades Bush On Iran: ‘I Would Give Him A Gentleman’s B’  					In 2003, Iran sent the White House a detailed proposal for comprehensive negotiations to resolve bilateral differences, including
Hansen: White House ‘Reviews And Edits’ All Testimony By Government Scientists  					 In 2006, the government’s top global warming researcher, James Hansen, revealed the government’s efforts to muzzle
FBI agent: Saddam viewed bin Laden as a threat.  					Last night, CBS’ 60 Minutes aired an interview with FBI agent George Piro, the man who was charged with interrogating Saddam Hussein over the cour
ThinkFast: January 28, 2008  This afternoon, “the Senate will vote on whether to cut off debate about reauthorizing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-NV) is w
Scarborough: McCain’s Platform Is ‘Less Jobs And More Wars’  					During the coverage of this evening’s Florida primary results, MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough discussed the impact of John McCain’s victory w
Casey blasts Bush’s Iraq signing statement.  					Today on the Senate floor, Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) sharply criticized President Bush’s signing statement on the Defense Authorization Act, which waives
Bolton: ‘The Mullahs In Tehran’ Want A Democrat To Win The Presidency In 2008  					Since the National Intelligence Estimate on Iran said the country halted its nuclear weapons program in 2003, former
Giuliani Scrubs Facts To Defend His Risky Placement Of NYC’s Emergency Command Center  					On CNN’s American Morning today, host John Roberts asked former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani about rece
Bush Issues Signing Statement On Defense Act, Waiving Ban On Permanent Bases In Iraq  					 President Bush yesterday signed the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act after initially rejecting Congre
Feingold: Iraq is ‘eviscerating our economy.’  					Today, ThinkProgress attended a briefing with Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), at which he said that the war in Iraq is “eviscerating our economy and our
Republican Crusade on Earmarks Undermined By Republicans  					This week, conservative leaders went on a retreat to discuss an earmark reform plan led by Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) that “may include a m
Matthews To McCain: ‘The President Gave Your Speech Tonight’  					“You know you’re in my heart,” said MSNBC’s Chris Matthews last night as he opened the network’s post-State of the Union coverage wit
ThinkFast: January 29, 2008  Scott Bloch, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, wrote Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey last week, claiming that the Justice Department had repeatedly “impeded”
Mukasey: ‘I Don’t Know’ Whether Bush Has Violated FISA  					In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Attorney General Mike Mukasey refused to answer whether Bush had violated the Foreign Intell
24 Hours After Touting Clean Coal In SOTU, White House Drops Ambitious Clean Coal Project  					 President Bush has long touted clean coal technology as a potential solution to global warming. In 2006
Key 9/11 Commission Staffer Held Secret Meetings With Rove, Scaled Back Criticisms of White House  					A forthcoming book by NYT reporter Philip Shenon — “The Commission: The Uncensored History of th
Matthews Ditches His ‘Perfect Candidate’ Rudy Giuliani After Drop-Out Announcement  					Last year, MSNBC host Chris Matthews declared former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani to be the “perfect candi
Bolton: Cheney’s Increased ‘Power’ As Vice President ‘Is Entirely A Positive Development’  					In an online chat with the Washington Post today, former UN Ambassador John Bolton — who is “known to be
Did Immigration Cost Romney Florida?  					Our guest bloggers is Henry Fernandez, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund.  Did immigration Cost Romney Florida? Sure looks like
Mukasey Refuses To Brief Congress On Legality Of CIA Torture Program  					In December, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) asked Attorney General Mike Mukasey for his analysis of the legality of the CIA’s inte
Right Wing Attacks Khalilzad For Not Defending Bolton’s Honor: ‘A Lack Of Testicular Fortitude’  					Last Saturday, Zalmay Khalilzad, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, participated in a panel di
Mukasey On Waterboarding: ‘I Would Feel That It Was’ Torture ‘If It Were Done To Me’  					In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) asked Attorney General Michael Mukasey
ThinkFast: January 30, 2008  “Rep. Don Young (R-A”), who is under FBI investigation and faces a tough reelection fight, opened a legal defense fund earlier this month, according to House filings. The
Glenn Beck’s Rants Against ‘Juan McCain’ Would Not Be Welcome At RedState.com  					Discussing last night’s GOP debate on his radio show today, Glenn Beck and fill-in host Pat Gray mocked Sen. John Mc
Hours After Siding With States On Emissions Waiver, Romney Flips And Backs The White House  					 Last month, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson denied California a waiver that would have allowed 16 st
State Dept. Official: Prioritizing Wars Is Like Choosing ‘Which One Of Your Kids You Like Best’  					Last month, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said, “In Afghanistan, we do what we can. In Ir
ABC Publishes Hit Piece Against Bill Clinton, Peddles Right-Wing Misinformation On Global Warming  					This morning, ABC’s Jack Tapper published this sensational headline: “Bill: ‘We Just Have To Slo
State Dept. Official On Afghanistan: ‘Nobody Can Tell Me It’s Not Going In A Positive Direction’  					In a Senate hearing today on Afghanistan, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia
Chafee bashes GOP and Dems who voted for Iraq war.  					In his upcoming memoir, titled Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President, former Rhode Island senator Lincoln C
Cheney Pushes For Telecom Immunity: ‘We Haven’t Violated Anybody’s Civil Liberties’  					 Yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney appeared as a guest on Rush Limbaugh’s radio show and used the opportun
ThinkFast: January 31, 2008  A new poll finds that Americans have “a decidedly dour view of how things are going in the country” and “great expectations for the next president’s ability to get things
Gates Spins Increased Violence In Afghanistan As A ‘Manifestation’ That The Taliban ‘Has Lost’  					In two major reports released this week, retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones concludes that “prog
Global Warming Denier Group Funded By Big Oil Hosting Climate Change Denial Conference  					From March 2-4, right-wing climate-denier group The Heartland Institute will host what it calls a ‘Climate
O’Reilly Snubs Homeless Vets, After Promising To Take Care Of Them  					Earlier this month, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly claimed that there aren’t “many” homeless veterans, challenging John Edwards fo
Boehner Places Political Loyalty Over Principles, Donates To Doolittle’s Legal Defense Fund  					 House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) has consistently touted reform, claiming he wants to impose
CPAC Organizers Dump Ann Coulter From This Year’s Speaking List  					On February 7-9, conservatives from around the country will gather in Washington, D.C. for the Conservative Political Action Confe
ThinkFast: February 1, 2008  A federal grand jury subpoenaed New York Times reporter James Risen this week, seeking “to force him to reveal his confidential sources for a 2006 book on the Central Inte
Does John ‘100 Years’ McCain Agree With Bush’s Signing Statement On Iraq?  					Earlier this week, when President Bush signed the 2008 National Defense Authorization Act, he issued a little-noticed si
McCain Claims Iraq ‘Casualties Are Coming Down,’ But Casualties Actually Increased In January  					On Fox News Sunday today, when Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked about his claim that 100 years in I
As It Guts Medicare And Medicaid, White House Claims U.S. Has ‘The Best Health Care In The World’  					In 2000, the World Health Organization ranked the United States  37th in health care out of 191
Bush’s Budget: $688 Billion For War  					Today, the White House submitted its fiscal year 2009 federal budget request of $3.1 trillion. President Bush has asked Congress to approve $515.4 billion in
White House Civil Liberties Oversight Board Vacant As Bush Pushes For More Surveillance Powers  					In 2004, the 9/11 Commission recommended the establishment of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Overs
Rice Was ‘Uninterested In Advising The President’ Before 9/11, Wanted To Be His ‘Closest Confidante’  					 Tomorrow, New York Times reporter Philip Shenon will release his book The Commission: The Un
ThinkFast: February 4, 2008  The New York Times writes that the Sunday morning public affairs shows “are careless about bias.” Their “experts are supposed to be impartial, but it is left to viewers to
VIDEO: The Conservative Agenda For 2008 — A Third Bush Term  					On issue after issue, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee have shown themselves eager to carry on President Bush’s legacy. The
Bush Cuts Funding For Democracy Initiative, One Week After Touting Program In SOTU Speech  					 In 2002, President Bush announced the creation of the Millennium Challenge Account to “expand our fight
Paulson: $70 Billion War Budget Is A ‘Placeholder,’ Will Need ‘Unknowable Amount’ Later  					In announcing his new budget yesterday, President Bush proclaimed that it “achieves balance by 2012.” Cong
McConnell: When I Said Waterboarding Is ‘Torture,’ I Meant I Personally Don’t Like ‘Water Up My Nose’  					In an interview with the New Yorker last month, Director of National Intelligence Mike McCon
Perino Brushes Off Powell WMD Anniversary: ‘I Didn’t Realize It Was Today, Glad You Keep Tabs’  					Today marks the fifth anniversary of Colin Powell’s presentation on Iraqi WMD before the United Nat
Anti-War Candidates Are Top Recipients Of ‘08 Donations From U.S. Troops  					 Conservatives opposed to redeployment in Iraq have consistently claimed that U.S. troops are on their side:  President B
Bush Administration Plans To Install Black Box Sensors On Private-Sector Computer Networks  					[Our guest blogger, Peter Swire, is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and served as t
ThinkFast: February 5, 2008  Yesterday, right-wing radio host Rush Limbaugh spent his entire program trashing John McCain. Limbaugh said it is ludicrous for McCain to claim the mantle of national secu
McCain Caves To Far Right, Skips Vote On Economic Stimulus That He Promised To Support  					John McCain (R-AZ) has been repeatedly claiming on the stump that passing an economic stimulus package is a
Super Tuesday’s Biggest Loser: Hate Radio  					 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) may have emerged with the most GOP delegates after yesterday’s Super Tuesday contests, but according to Brian Maloney at The Ra
White House: We ‘Definitely Want To Consider’ Using Waterboarding Again  					In congressional testimony yesterday, CIA director Michael Hayden confirmed that his agency used waterboarding on three al
Condi’s Double Standard: I Can Chat With Iranians But Khalilzad Can’t  					On January 27, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, UN Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad participated in a panel dis
White House Claims It Will Abandon Long-Term ‘Security Guarantee’ With Iraq  					In November, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki signed a non-binding “Declaration of Principles f
ThinkFast: February 6, 2008  In the “biggest day of U.S. presidential voting before the November 4 election to succeed President George W. Bush,” Barack Obama won 13 states and Hillary Clinton took ei
DeLay: ‘Man Is Not Causing Climate Change’  					In an interview with MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay railed against Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) for acknowledging the proble
In Defense Of ‘Progressive’  					[Our guest blogger is John Halpin, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress focusing on the foundations of progressive thought, communications, and public
Anderson Cooper Insists He Hasn’t Covered Britney In ‘A Long Time,’ Despite Segment Last Week  					Last night, filmmaker Michael Moore was a guest on CNN’s Larry King Live. At one point, King checked
FBI And Pentagon: We Stand By Our Decision Not To Waterboard  					After acknowledging for the first time publicly that the CIA waterboarded three prisoners, CIA Director Michael Hayden “left open the
McCain Skipped Stimulus Vote, Other Senators On His Plane Returned To The Floor In Time  					 Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) skipped the Senate’s vote on the economic stimulus package, which fell
Bush Holds Up More Than 84 Nominees Over Torture Advocate: ‘It’s Bradbury, Or Nobody’  					The White House has repeatedly blamed Congress for the large number of executive vacancies, even though Pres
ThinkFast: February 7, 2008  Influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has ordered his Mahdi Army “to maintain its six-month ceasefire as members of the militia clashed with U.S. and Iraqi soldiers in
Bolton Backs McCain Because He Is ‘Stronger’ Than Bush On Iran  					In remarks yesterday to CPAC, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked Democrats for allegedly not recognizing “the threat posed by an Iran
O’Reilly On Waterboarding: ‘The Far Left Is Putting Us All In Danger’  					Earlier this week, the Bush administration admitted that it has waterboarded at least three al Qaeda detainees since 9/11. Y
Discovery Channel Drops Plans To Air ‘Taxi To The Dark Side’ Because It Is Too ‘Controversial’  					Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary about an innocent Afghan taxi driver tortured to death by U.S.
ThinkFast: February 8, 2008  The American public “can barely stand the thought of President Bush” anymore. His approval rating is now at just 30 percent, according to a new AP-Ipsos poll, “including a
Romney’s Fearmongering Speech Ignores Bush’s History Of Retreats In War On Terror  					Announcing the suspension of his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination, former Massachusetts Gov.
Brown-Waite Refuses To Apologize For Referring To Puerto Ricans And Guamanians As ‘Foreign Citizens’  					Last week, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) issued a press release attacking the proposed econom
Bush: ‘The Experts Will Tell You We’re Not In A Recession’  					 In January, the U.S. economy lost nearly 17,000 jobs, “the first time in nearly 4-1/2 years that U.S. payrolls shrank.” The report of
Bush: If Candidates Are ‘Talking About Me,’ Republicans ‘Have A Better Chance Of Winning’  					In an interview with Fox News, President Bush argued that if his agenda and record are made central issu
Five More Advertisers Abandon Michael Savage’s Hate-Filled Radio Show  					In November 2007, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) kicked off a campaign urging “radio listeners of all fait
Right Wing Anoints Mitt Romney The New ‘Face Of Conservatism’  					 Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney may have dropped out of the GOP presidential race, but the right wing hasn’t given up on
O’Hanlon: Obama and Clinton ‘Both Fail On Iraq’  					It’s grading season for Brookings analyst Michael O’Hanlon. Just a few weeks ago, he gave President Bush a “gentleman’s B” on Iran and a “B+” on t
Bush’s 2009 Budget Is ‘As Good As It Gets For Defense Contractors’  					Last week, President Bush submitted his $515.4 billion defense spending budget for FY ‘09. Contained within that budget is a wi
Snow Reveals ‘80 Percent’ Of Bush’s Advisers Opposed Iraq Surge  					When announcing the Iraq “surge” last January, President Bush emphasized that he and his advisers led a “comprehensive” review of
ThinkFast: February 11, 2008  In Baghdad today, Defense Secretary Robert Gates “publicly endorsed the concept of ordering a pause in troop withdrawals from Iraq this summer” after the removal of five
Britain ‘Concerned’ Over U.S. Use Of Torture Evidence In 9/11 Trials  					 Yesterday, military prosecutors announced that they have filed death penalty charges against six detainees for their roles i
Rove: Media Are To Blame For Why The Economy ‘Stinks’  					Recent polls have shown that a large majority of Americans think the economy is in bad shape. Indeed, stock markets are volatile,  the mortg
McCain: ‘Anyone Who Worries About How Long We’re In Iraq Does Not Understand The Military’  					Speaking to reporters in Richmond, VA last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked “anyone” who points
Right Wing Succeeds In Campaign To Bring Down Progressive College President  					 Gene Nichol, the President of the College and William and Mary, resigned today in protest of a politically-motivated
Scalia Defends Torture: It’s ‘Absurd’ To Say The Gov’t Can’t ‘Smack’ A Suspect ‘In The Face’  					 Today in an interview with BBC Radio’s Law in Action, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia defe
Charles Swift: Use Of Waterboarding Evidence In Court Unheard Of Since ‘Spanish Inquisition’  					Military prosecutors announced yesterday that they have filed death penalty charges “against a former
ThinkFast: February 12, 2008  A Department of Veterans Affairs analysis finds that “National Guard and Reserve troops who have fought in Iraq and Afghanistan make up more than half of veterans who com
Maverick Fails The Test: McCain Votes Against Waterboarding Ban  					Today, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill to the floor, which contained a provision from Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Perino On Permanent Bases: It Depends On How You Define ‘Permanent’  					In recent weeks, the administration has gone on a PR offensive claiming they do not seek permanent bases in Iraq, even removin
Bush Administration Hides More Data, Shuts Down Website Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators  					The U.S. economy is faltering. Family debt is on the rise, benefits are disappearing, the deficit is sky
Kristol: ‘I’m Ambivalent’ And ‘A Bit Of A Squish On Torture,’ But I Support Bush’s Use Of It  					On the Daily Show last night, host Jon Stewart asked Weekly Standard editor and New York Times column
A Test For The Maverick: Will McCain Vote Against Waterboarding Today?  					Today, at 10:30 a.m. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is expected to bring to the floor the Intelligence Authorizat
ThinkFast: February 13, 2008  Steven Spielberg announced yesterday that “he was withdrawing as an artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, after almost a year of trying unsuccessfully
White House: Congress Caving To ‘The Fantasies Of Left-Wing Bloggers’  					The White House has experienced difficulties moving its ill-conceived national security priorities through Congress. Yesterd
White House: U.S. Troops Need Army Field Manual Because They’re ‘Young’  And Can’t Legally ‘Drink’  					The White House has confirmed that President Bush plans to veto legislation prohibiting the CIA
Coal Industry Exploits Kids To Spout Coal Propaganda  					 Americans For Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) — the coal industry front group that has sponsored multiple presidential debates and whose memb
House Republicans Stage Walkout, Refuse To Vote On Contempt Charges  					Today, House Democrats attempted to hold a vote on contempt charges for White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten and former Whit
Rice Lies To Wexler About Making False Statements Before The Iraq War  					Last month, the Center for Public Integrity and the Fund for Independence in Journalism released a study finding that the Bu
Mukasey: If Bush Issues Signing Statement, He’ll Have To ‘Virtually’ Do The Waterboarding Himself  					 Yesterday, the Senate joined the House and voted to “prohibit the CIA from using waterboarding
Washington Times: ‘McCain Refuses To Pander’  					Today, The Washington Times has a headline declaring, “McCain refuses to pander“:  Perhaps The Washington Times missed yesterday’s Senate floor actio
ThinkFast: February 14, 2008  Steven Bradbury, the acting head of the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, will testify today that, “The set of interrogation methods authorized for current us
Lindsey Graham Says He Would Have Voted Against Waterboarding Ban  					Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), a member of the Air Force JAG Corp., has repeatedly broken with his party’s ranks in the past, conde
Lieberman: McCain ‘Almost Always Right On The Big Issues Of Foreign Policy Over The Last 20 Years’  					On the 2/12 edition of Bill Bennett’s radio show, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) explained that he w
McCain: I Have ‘An Extensive Background And Knowledge’ On The Economy  					Last night during an interview with CNN’s Larry King, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) tried to make the argument that, among the rem
Lieberman Defends Waterboarding: It’s ‘Not Like Putting Burning Coals On People’s Bodies’  					 Yesterday, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) “reluctantly acknowledged” that he doesn’t believe waterboarding i
ThinkFast: February 15, 2008  In the Washington Post today, Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell badgers the House to accept without reservation the Senate extension of the Protect America
In Radio Address, Bush Hypes Consequences of Wiretapping Law Expiration  					In his weekly radio address, President Bush not only blames Congress for tonight’s expiration of the Protect America Act,
Bush Wonâ€™t Expess Opinions On Genocide Olympics: ‘I View The Olympics As A Sporting Eventâ€™  					During a recent interview with the BBC, President Bush boasted that the United States is the “only
Kristol: It’s ‘Unbelievable’ That Congress Won’t Give Bush ‘The Benefit Of The Doubt’ On Spying  					Today on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol mourned that an “emboldened” Congres
New McCain Rips Old McCain’s Argument That Bush Tax Cuts Benefit The ‘Wealthy’  					On ABC’s This Week today, host George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about Democratic proposals to pr
McCain Embraces Third Bush Term: ‘I’d Be Honored To Be Anywhere With Him’  					The New York Times writes that Sen. John McCain will ask George W. Bush to fundraise for him, but does not “want the pre
Bush Dismisses Iraq Recession: The War Has ‘Nothing To Do With The Economy’  					This morning on NBC’s Today Show, President Bush denied that the there’s any link between the faltering U.S. economy a
Straight Talk Needed: What Programs Will You Cut, Senator McCain?  					This weekend, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) announced his “goal” of balancing the budget in his first term. “It has to be our goal, be
Evolution To Be Taught As Scientific ‘Theory’ In Florida Because Of Right-Wing Campaign  					Today, Florida’s Board of Education voted 4-3 to change standards for teaching science in Florida’s public
Buckley: McCain Is ‘A Bit Of A Girlie-Man’ On Torture  					In the New York Times this morning,  Christopher Buckley — the son of National Review founder William F. Buckley — defends Sen. John McCain
Border Fence To Bypass Property Of Wealthy Oilman Who Donated $35 Million To Bush Library  					 In October 2006, President Bush authorized the construction of a 700-mile border fence between the Unit
Glenn Beck: ‘Nancy Pelosi Will End Up Killing Americans’  					On his CNN Headline News show last night, conservative talking head Glenn Beck fumed about the House leadership’s decision to let the Pro
Bob Corker Refuses To Say That McCain Is ‘Temperamentally Suited To Be President’  					Last night on Hannity & Colmes, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) coyly suggested that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) does not hav
ThinkFast: February 19, 2008  Due to “ailing” health, Cuban President Fidel Castro is stepping down, “ending one of the longest tenures as one of the most all-powerful communist heads of state in the
McCain’s unethical relationships.  					The New York Times reports on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman during his first run for the GOP nomination in 2000, which often
Richard Perle Claims We’ve ‘Already Won’ The Iraq War But It’s Also ‘Far From Over’  					Exploring the question “Iraq: What if we win?” in the latest issue of The American Interest, neoconservative I
House Conservatives Attempt To Revive Iraq Study Group To Help McCain Campaign  					In 2006, the Iraq Study Group (ISG) recommended a gradual troop withdrawal from Iraq, reporting that “sustained inc
Fox News Ignores Judicial Analyst’s Criticism Of Bush’s Warrantless Spying  					 In a Los Angeles Times op-ed last week, Fox News senior judicial analyst and former New Jersey Superior Court judge, A
McCain Sides With Bush On Torture Again, Supports Veto Of Anti-Waterboarding Bill  					Last week, the Senate brought the Intelligence Authorization Bill — which contained a provision banning waterboa
Big Coal Tries To Bribe Kansas Legislature To Approve New Coal Plants  					Ever since the Kansas Department of Health and Environment denied air quality permits for two 700-megawatt coal-burning powe
Would McCain Have Authorized The Strike That Killed A Senior Al Qaeda Commander Last Month?  					In Wisconsin last night, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attacked Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), calling him “an in
Gonzales ‘Repeatedly’ Compares Himself And Bush Administration To Lincoln Presidency  					 Yesterday, former attorney general Alberto Gonzales gave a speech at Washington University, for which he was
ThinkFast: February 20, 2008  A new Brookings Institution report warns “that widening gaps in higher education between rich and poor, whites and minorities, could soon lead to a downturn in opportunit
McCain Campaign Cites McCain’s Lawyer As An ‘Objective Observer’ To Vouch For McCain  					Today, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign manager Rick Davis sent an e-mail to supporters attacking the New Y
Kristol Walks The Tightrope: Tries To Defend Both McCain And The New York Times  					Today on Fox News, right-wing pundit and New York Times columnist Bill Kristol discussed the New York Times’s dama
Limbaugh Spins NYT Story As Hate Radio Victory: McCain Should ‘Understand Who His Friends Are’  					 Rush Limbaugh and other hate radio talkers have aggressively attacked the candidacy pf Sen. John M
McCain: ‘I’m The Only Candidate That The Special Interests Don’t Give Money To’  					At a townhall meeting in New Hampshire last November, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told the audience that he’s never al
Tucker: ‘I Instinctively Jump To The Defense Of Anyone Whose Private Life Is Violated’  					After the New York Times released a bombshell story on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) cozy ties to a telecommuni
Facing Public Pressure, Bush Administration Will Continue Site Tracking U.S. Economic Indicators  					On Feb. 13, ThinkProgress reported that facing a faltering U.S. economy, the Bush administration
ThinkFast: February 21, 2008  In a letter to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) this week, Federal Election Commission Chairman David Mason says the presidential candidate “can’t drop out of the primary election
HBO Agrees To Air ‘Taxi To The Dark Side’ After Discovery Drops It For Being Too ‘Controversial’  					Taxi to the Dark Side, a documentary about an innocent Afghan taxi driver tortured to death by U.
Coburn: ‘I Think It Was Probably A Mistake Going To Iraq’  					During a town hall meeting in Muskogee, Oklahoma this past weekend, Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) admitted that it was “a mistake” for the Unit
White House Defends McCain: NYT Took ‘Incredible Leaps’ To ‘Drop A Bombshell’  					 In a press gaggle this morning, the White House weighed into the New York Times’s explosive story on Sen. John McCa
Rep. Rick Renzi Indicted For Extortion, Wire Fraud, Money Laundering And Other Crimes  					 Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) “has been indicted for extortion, wire fraud, money laundering and other charges rel
Defending McCain, O’Reilly Threatens To Peddle ‘Longstanding Rumor’ Against Unnamed Democrat  					Last night on his Fox News show, Bill O’Reilly called the New York Times’s damaging story on Sen. Joh
ThinkFast: February 22, 2008  “Not since the Depression has a larger share of Americans owed more on their homes than they are worth,” reports the New York Times, as Congress weighs various proposals
Uber-Lobbyist Who Serves As McCain’s Chief Political Adviser Considers McCain His ‘Client’  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is fond of presenting himself as a true enemy of Washington, D.C’s lobbying cul
Former FCC Chairman Cited By Black As Exonerating McCain Says ‘He Shouldn’t Have Been’  					On CBS’s Face The Nation this morning, uber lobbyist Charlie Black — who serves as Sen. John McCain’s chief
Kristol: ‘I Recommend The Politics Of Fear’  					This morning on Fox News Sunday, New York Times columnist Bill Kristol recommended that Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) employ the “politics of fear” to a
Perino Attempts To Defend Wiretapping Spin, Eventually Admits ‘I’m Not A Lawyer’  					Over the weekend, the Bush administration went full throttle in attacking Congress for not granting “telecommunic
Anti-War Coalition Launches ‘Iraq/Recession’ Campaign, Tying Cost Of War To The Economy  					Today, a coalition of progressive groups — including MoveOn, the Center for American Progress Action Fund
SMU Profs: Bush Library Will Be A ‘Censored Library’ And Will ‘Cheer-lead’ For The President  					 In Nov. 2006, President Bush launched “an eye-popping, half-billion-dollar drive for the Bush presid
McCain: ‘The War Will Be Over Soon’  					In a townhall meeting today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked about the status of the situation in Iraq. McCain, who notoriously said last month that U.S. tr
Coal Front Group Pulls Website Using Kids To Spout Industry Propaganda  					 On Feb. 14, ThinkProgress reported that Americans for Balanced Energy Choices (ABEC) — the coal front group that has spons
Interview: Ousted Arizona U.S. Attorney ‘Satisfied’ Renzi Indictment Moved Forward  					 Last week, a federal grand jury indicted Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) on 35 charges of corruption, including extorti
60 Minutes Report On Rove’s Dirty Politics Blocked In Parts Of Alabama  					Last night, CBS’s 60 Minutes aired its long-awaited report on Alabama’s incarcerated former governor Don Siegelman, featuri
ThinkFast: February 25, 2008  “A year after a scandal erupted over the long-term treatment of soldiers at the hospital, the Army has turned to Disney for help. ‘Service, Disney Style‘ is newly require
Davis: DoD General Counsel ‘Leaned On’ Me To Rush Detainee’s Trial Ahead Of Australian Elections  					In March 2007, Australian native David Hicks, who was a detainee at Guantanamo Bay, became the fi
McCain: ‘It Doesn’t Matter’ If Indicted Congressman Renzi Is Still Part Of My Campaign  					Last Friday, Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ), who is a member of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) National Leadership Team
Perino To Reporters: ‘From Where I Stand And The Questions I Get,’ You Are Clueless About FISA  					During today’s White House press briefing, spokeswoman Dana Perino announced that the Bush administ
EPA Staff Urged Administrator To Resign If He Denied California Emissions Waiver  					 In December, EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson denied California a waiver that would have allowed 16 states to i
Rove Becomes A ‘Critical Resource’ In Pushing ‘The Vision Of The President’ At Bush’s Library  					 With Southern Methodist University in Dallas set to house the George W. Bush Presidential Library,
Beck: ‘Rick Santorum Is A Winston Churchill’  					 This morning on NPR, host Steve Inskeep asked right-wing pundit Glenn Beck who the “rising star” is in the conservative movement. Beck’s response? D
ThinkFast: February 26, 2008  Over two hundred 9/11 First Responders, family members, and supporters will be rallying on Capitol Hill today. The rally is being conducted to draw attention to the healt
FLASHBACK: Five Years Ago, Wolfowitz And Rumsfeld Were ‘Off The Mark’ On Troop Levels  					In the run-up to war in Iraq in early 2003, General Eric Shinseki testified to the Senate Armed Services Com
McCain Rated As America’s Worst Senator For Children  					Today, the Children’s Defense Fund Action Council released its 2007 Nonpartisan Congressional Scorecard. CDF reports some positive news, part
GOP Engages In ‘Political Extortion,’ Draws Up Hit List Of Democratic Lawmakers  					 In 2007, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pushed forward on her pledge to run the most ethical Congress in histo
Right Wing Attacks Washington Post Op-Ed Calling For Iraq Withdrawal  					In an op-ed published yesterday in the Washington Post,  John Podesta, Ray Takeyh, and Lawrence Korb noted that President Bus
Broder finally repudiates Bush ‘comeback’ column.  					Last February, Washington Post columnist David Broder wrote a column arguing that President Bush was “poised for a political comeback.” Over the
Bush Aired Telecom Amnesty Attack On Congress, Despite Knowing It Was False  					Since the Protect America Act lapsed one week ago, the White House and congressional conservatives have gone into full
Hate Radio Upset That John McCain Doesn’t Hate As Much As They Do  					In Ohio yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appropriately apologized after right-wing talk radio host Bill Cunningham opened his
ThinkFast: February 27, 2008  With oil prices at record highs, the cost of gasoline could hit $4 a gallon by spring. “The effect of high oil prices today could be the difference between having a reces
FLASHBACK: In 2000, Bush Criticized McCain For Lobbying On Behalf Of Campaign Contributor  					 Last week, the White House weighed into the New York Times’s story on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) ethics
McCain ‘Very Honored’ By Support Of Pastor Preaching ‘End-Time Confrontation With Iran’  					 Yesterday, hard-line conservative Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, endorsed Jo
McCain ‘Responsive’ To Oil And Coal Interests Of Right-Wing Governors  					 During this week’s National Governors Association meeting, Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) proposed modest goals for states to red
White House Smears Nobel Economist: ‘Lacks Courage’ For Ignoring ‘Cost Of Failure’ In Iraq  					In a new book titled The Three Trillion Dollar War, Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz and L
Turkey Adopts Bush’s Rhetoric, Says Troops Will Stay In Northern Iraq ‘As Long As Necessary’  					 Throughout the Iraq war, President Bush has consistently rejected calls for setting a timetable for
Bush: I’m ‘focused’ on gas prices but unaware of $4 gas.  					During his press conference today, a reporter asked President Bush what his “advice” would be to the “average American” who is “facing th
GOP ‘Griping’ That They Haven’t Seen ‘The Financial Gravy Train’ From Telecoms  					In the fight over retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies who participated in the administration’s wa
Dobbs challenges Goldman Sachs chairman to a duel.  					On his CNN show this week, host Lou Dobbs discussed the new Economy.com report that 8.8 million American homeowners are now “underwater” — mean
ThinkFast: February 28, 2008  A Marine regiment is heading to Iraq for its fifth tour. Yesterday, the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment based at Twentynine Palms, California, reportedly became the fi
Despite Claims That America Is ‘Open To Attack,’ GOP Rejects Yet Another PAA Extension  					Two weeks ago, the hastily-passed Protect America Act (PAA) expired after the Bush administration and its s
Poll: Majority Of Americans Support Mandates Requiring The Purchase Of Health Coverage  					When Medicare was being created in 1964, Ronald Reagan said, “I think we are against forcing all citizens,
Ellen: ‘We must change’ our country’s attitudes towards gays.  					In a segment that airs today, talk show host Ellen DeGeneras speaks about the murder of 15-year-old Lawrence King, who was killed by
Bush’s Censored Library May Have Secret Foreign Donors  					Southern Methodist University in Dallas announced last week that the university will be home to President Bush’s $200 million presidential
ThinkFast: February 29, 2008  After months of a consensual international media blackout, Matt Drudge revealed that Prince Harry has been “in Afghanistan for more than two months” — “to the fury of the
FLASHBACK: McCain Repeatedly Lobbied FCC On Behalf Of Campaign Contributors  					 Since The New York Times’s explosive story on Feb. 21, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has been under intense scrutiny for hi
Matalin Blames The Media For Americans’ Economic Insecurity  					Today on NBC’s Meet the Press, host Tim Russert pointed to a new CNBC poll showing that 83 percent of the American public rates the U.
Rove: Iraq Redeployment Would Cause Oil Prices To Skyrocket To $200 A Barrel  					This morning on Fox News Sunday, former White House adviser Karl Rove claimed that redeployment from Iraq would cause
Ahmadinejad Received In Baghdad By Honor Guard, Protested By Sunnis in Fallujah  					Arriving Sunday at the Baghdad airport, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “descended the stairs of his preside
Army Falsely Claims That Lowering Recruitment Standards Has Not Affected Troop Quality  					 The U.S. Army’s chief of Training and Doctrine Command, Gen. William S. Wallace, claims that lower recruit
After Smearing Obama For ‘Embracing’ Iran, Will Bush Criticize Iraqis For ‘Hugging’ Ahmadinejad?  					Last week, President Bush sharply attacked Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) argument that the president
Whitehouse Explains Caging: An ‘Especially Nefarious Voter Suppression Tactic’  					Last week, the Senate Rules Committee held a hearing on the voter suppression tactic known as “caging.” Its first w
McCain Hosts His ‘Base’ For A BBQ: The ‘Maverick’ And The Press Are Back Together Again  					Soon after the New York Times published an article exploring Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) unetheical relation
Fox Trumpets Global Warming Denier Conference: ‘We Should Be Worried About Global Cooling’  					This morning, Fox and Friends trumpeted the Exxon-funded Heartland Institute’s global warming skeptics
McCain Backtracks From ‘No New Taxes’ Pledge, Ditches His Social Security Plan In Favor Of Bush’s  					Two weeks ago, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took the “Read My Lips” plunge, proclaiming that as presi
ThinkFast: March 3, 2008  College students nationwide “will begin to see higher costs for loans this spring, while others will be turned away by banks altogether as the credit crisis roiling the U.S.
Bush Appoints Loyalist Fran Townsend To ‘President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’  					On Friday, the White House issued an executive order revamping the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB
White House Refuses To Disagree With Views Of Global Warming Deniers  					Hundreds of people who don’t believe that humans contribute to global warming are currently congregated in New York City for
Bush: Americans ‘Ought To Say Thank You’ To Telecoms For ‘Performing A Patriotic Service’  					The Bush administration has launched an aggressive campaign to pressure the House into passing retroacti
Despite Broad Coverage Of Global Warming Deniers Conference, Right Wing Slams Media For ‘Ignoring’ It  					Last night on his CNN Headline News show, Glenn Beck exclaimed that he’d be covering the Hea
The economic costs of war.  					The New York Times’ Bob Herbert writes: The war in Iraq will ultimately cost U.S. taxpayers not hundreds of billions of dollars, but an astonishing $2 trillion, and pe
McCain Hasn’t Changed Website To Reflect His Embrace Of Bush’s Plan To Privatize Social Security  					In an interview published in the Wall Street Journal yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) abandoned
ThinkFast: March 4, 2008  Right-wing radio host Melanie Morgan — who once called for the editor of The New York Times to be “sent to the gas chamber” — has been fired from her job at KSFO 560 AM, but
Bush: ‘America Is In The Lead’ On Climate Change  					This morning, President Bush gave this keynote address at the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC), a ministerial-level c
Satterfield Won’t Say Whether It’s ‘Constitutional’ To Commit Troops Without Congressional Approval  					During a House Foreign Affairs hearing yesterday on future U.S. commitments to Iraq, Rep. Gary
Bush May Fire CentCom Chief Adm. Fallon, Replace With Commander More ‘Pliable’ To War With Iran  					Defense Secretary Robert Gates has called CENTCOM commander Adm. William Fallon “one of the best s
Bush: McCain ‘Is Not Going To Change’ My Foreign Policy  					At the White House today, President Bush threw his support behind Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). In a press conference after a private lunch, a
ThinkFast: March 5, 2008    “Voters in two southern Vermont towns passed articles Tuesday calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney for violating the Constitution. More sy
POLL: Over Half Of Americans Say They Do Not Trust The Press  					A new Harris Interactive poll finds that over half of Americans — 54 percent — say they tend not to trust the press, “with only 30 pe
Perino Attacks Congress On Wiretapping Using A Factually Inaccurate Slide  					During today’s White House press briefing, a reporter asked spokeswoman Dana Perino about the “prospects” for the Protec
Kondracke: McCain ‘Seeking Ways To Separate’ From Bush To Avoid Looking Like Third Bush Term  					During the “All-Star Panel” segment on Fox News’s Special Report last night, Roll Call Executive Edit
Perino: ‘Don’t Know’ If White House Will Seek Congress’ Approval Of Permanent Iraq Occupation  					Earlier this week, State Dept. Coordinator for Iraq David Satterfield refused to say whether it was
AEI Awards Loyal Bushie John Howard With Its Annual ‘Irving Kristol Award’  					 While in office, Australian Prime Minister John Howard was one of President Bush’s “staunchest allies,” supporting the
KBR Dodges $500 Million In Social Security And Medicare Taxes In Cheney-Backed Scheme  					 No private contractor has financially profited from the Iraq war more than Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), whic
Perino: McCain and Bush have always been ‘buddies.’  					On Fox and Friends this morning, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino called President Bush’s anointment of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as his
ThinkFast: March 6, 2008  Yesterday, the House passed the The Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 which “would help end the stigma of mental illness and create greater access
Perino: ‘White House Has Been Very Forthcoming In Putting Forward NIEs’  					A new National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq is scheduled to be completed this month. Yet intelligence officials are
McCain Courts Secret Radical Religious Conservative Group For Support In Presidential Bid  					Last month, hard-line conservative Pastor John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel, announced
Zelikow ‘Made It Clear’ To 9/11 Commission That Richard Clarke ‘Should Not Be Believed’  					New York Times reporter Philip Shenon’s new book — The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Inve
Obama Adviser: I ‘Strongly’ Believe Telecoms ‘Should Be Granted Immunity’  					 Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has consistently spoken out and voted against granting retroactive immunity for telecoms that
Fox’s Oliver North Blames Times Square Bombings On Pelosi And House Democrats  					Yesterday, a “shadowy figure on a bicycle” planted a small bomb that shattered the glass facade of the military recr
ThinkFast: March 7, 2008  “Employers slashed jobs by 63,000 in February, the most in five years, the starkest sign yet the country is heading dangerously toward recession or is in one already. The Lab
The Hateful And Divisive Record Of Bigot Steve King  					In comments typical of his xenophobic and hateful record, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) recently told a local Iowa radio station that al Qaeda would
Rove touts McCain’s adopted daughter he smeared in 2000.  					Last night on Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor, Karl Rove discussed Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) “compelling” life story. In addition to his t
McCain: ‘Very Likely’ America Is ‘In A Recession’  					New Labor Department numbers show that employers slashed jobs by 63,000 in February, “the most in five years, the starkest sign yet the country
Former DIA Director Responds To Bush’s Torture Ban Veto: ‘I’d Fire Mike McConnell’  					 Today in his radio address, President Bush announced that he had vetoed the Intelligence Authorization Act, wh
Bozell Ignores Iraq War, Falsely Claims Clinton ‘Devastated’ The ‘Military Infrastructure’  					In the Washington Post today, Brent Bozell, the president of the conservative Media Research Center, ar
King Digs In Deeper: ‘Of Course I Stand By My Remarks’  					Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who recently declared that al Qaeda would be “dancing in the streets” if Barack Obama were elected President “becau
FLASHBACK: McCain Called Chalabi ‘A Patriot’ With Iraq’s ‘Best Interests At Heart’  					 Iraqi exile leader Ahmad Chalabi was one of the most sordid figures in the run-up to the Iraq war. Paid by the
Steve King: ‘I Reject McCain’s Disavowal’ Of Me  					Rep. Steve King (R-IA) told a local Iowa radio station recently that al Qaeda would be “dancing in the middle of the streets” if Barack Obama were
Anti-Immigrant Zealots Lose Hastert’s Seat For Conservatives  					[Our guest blogger is Henry Fernandez, a Senior Fellow at the Center For American Progress Action Fund working on state and municipal
Shenon: Zelikow Designed Bush Administration’s Pre-Emptive War Doctrine In 2002  					In his new book, The Commission: The Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, New York Times reporter Philip
Global Warming Denier Group Set To Recycle Attacks on Al Gore  					Tomorrow, the ultra conservative Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will launch a new round of television ads attacking former V
McCain Says America Is Both ‘In A Recession’ And Has A ‘Strong’ Economy On The Same Day  					On Friday, new Labor Department numbers showing that employers slashed jobs by 63,000 in February offered
Rove: ‘I Fully Expect To Be Indicted By The End Of The Year’  					Karl Rove, former senior aide to President Bush, spoke to a hostile crowd at the University of Iowa yesterday evening. Students and l
McCain Compares Himself To Progressive Icon Teddy Roosevelt  					[Our guest blogger is Robert Gordon, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.] In a trippy new web video, John McCain incl
ThinkFast: March 10, 2008  “Signaling a significant departure from the Southern Baptist Convention’s official stance on global warming,” 44 Southern Baptist leaders, including its current president, “
The Bush Debt: $7.7 Trillion  					Today, lawmakers took to the Senate floor and blasted President Bush’s wasteful spending. To fully illustrate the impact, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), brought up
McCain Attacks Bears, Twists Facts On Earmarks In Speech Against ‘Wasteful Spending’  					One of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) favorite examples of government abuse is a multimillion-dollar study of the
GAO Comptroller: ‘Significant’ Amount Of U.S. Funds For Iraq Funneled To Sunni And Shiite Militias  					During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today on waste, fraud and abuse in Iraq, GAO C
McCain Defends Hagee: ‘He Said That His Words Were Taken Out Of Context’  					On Bill Bennett’s radio show this morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he repudiates “any comments” by hard-line conserv
Breaking: CentCom Chief Admiral Fallon Resigns  					Secretary Robert Gates has announced that Centcom commander Adm. William Fallon has submitted his resignation. Fallon was subject of a recent Esqui
CEI: Fixing Climate Change Will Cause ‘Death On A Massive Scale’ In The Developing World  					Today, the right-wing think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) launched its new round of ads att
Pentagon IG has just one Arabic-speaking auditor.  					In a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing today on waste, fraud, and abuse, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) questioned two Iraq watchdogs on how ma
Searching For Media Hypocrisy, Doocy Falsely Claims Vitter Prostitute Scandal Led To ‘06 Losses  					On Fox and Friends this morning, host Steve Doocy pre-emptively claimed media bias in the coverage
O’Hanlon Fawns Over McCain: ‘He Has Been Vindicated In His Support Of The Surge’  					In a USA Today op-ed today, Brookings Institution analyst Michael O’Hanlon — who is often  inaccurately labeled a
Prior To Iraq War, McCain Political Adviser Charlie Black Helped Chalabi Push WMD Claims  					 ThinkProgress recently reported on Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) long friendship with Iraqi exile leader Ahm
Beck: ThinkProgress = ‘liberal hacks.’  					On his radio show last week, right-wing pundit Glenn Beck mocked ThinkProgress for noting that he recently asked controversial pastor John Hagee if Sen. Ba
ThinkFast: March 11, 2008  The Justice Department announced guidelines Monday to prevent “conflict-of-interest accusations” that followed its steering of a major private contract to John Ashcroft. U.S
Bush: People Will ‘Look Back’ At ‘This Moment In Economic History’ And Say ‘Tax Cuts Work’  					 In remarks to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today, President Bush continued his rosy rhetoric
Pentagon Dismisses KBR Contaminated Water: Troops Should ‘Just Drink Bottled Water’  					On Sunday, the AP reported that contractor KBR has been providing “unmonitored and potentially unsafe” water t
Will McCain Specifically ‘Repudiate’ Hagee’s Anti-Gay Comments?  					In February, when controversial Pastor John Hagee endorsed Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), he called the senator “a man of principle” who
Rep. Broun twists facts to fear-monger on immigration.  					Last week, the House Homeland Security Committee held a markup of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2008. Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA)
Right Wing Jubilant Over Fallon’s Resignation: It’s ‘Good News’  					Yesterday, CentCom commander Adm. William Fallon submitted his resignation on the heels of an Esquire article reporting that he ha
Escalation Architect Fred Kagan: Ethnic Cleansing In Iraq Is A ‘Magnificent Myth’  					 On the PBS NewsHour last night, AEI scholar Fred Kagan (one of the main architects of the surge strategy, thoug
Spitzer resigns as New York governor.  					Today, Eliot Spitzer announced that he is stepping down as governor of New York state, after his involvement in a high-end prostitution ring was revealed ea
New Acting CentCom Commander Opposed Surge, Is A ‘Fan Of Transition’ In Iraq  					Yesterday, CentCom commander Adm. William Fallon resigned — a day before an Esquire article that points out stark pol
ThinkFast: March 12, 2008  On the heels of the deadliest day in months for U.S. troops, violence killed at least 42 people in Iraq yesterday. Despite security gains last fall, “bloodshed has increased
FLASHBACK: Last Month, House GOP Said ‘Secret Session’ On FISA Was A ‘Stalling Tactic’  					Today, House conservatives announced they would go into a “secret session” to discuss classified portions o
Is Petraeus ‘The Man Most Responsible’ For Adm. Fallon’s Resignation?  					When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced CentCom commander Adm. William Fallon’s resignation on Tuesday, he told the
Fox News Refuses To Identify Karl Rove As McCain Adviser  					Former Bush political adviser Karl Rove recently confirmed that he has made a financial contribution to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) preside
Bush ‘Intervened At The 11th Hour’ To Kill Climate Protections  					Yesterday, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson decided to modestly tighten smog standards, a decisi
Dr. Laura stands by her man comments.  					This week, Dr. Laura Schlessinger made headlines when she blamed former governor Eliot Spitzer’s wife for her husband’s unethical behavior, saying, “I hold
Bush: Telecoms ‘Should Be Thanked For Their Patriotic Service’  					Today, all three networks carried President Bush’s address to the American public bashing the House’s compromise wiretapping legisl
ThinkFast: March 13, 2008  The rapidly falling dollar “marked a milestone in Japan as it fell below 100 yen for the first time in 12 years” amid growing concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
AP Says McCain Is A ‘Man Of The People’ For Taking Train Despite Noting He Rode First Class  					Earlier this month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) hosted a “thank you” Sunday cookout for over 40 reporters
Rep. Steve King Cites Contractor Immunity As Argument For Why Telecom Immunity Would Be A Success  					Today, the House passed an amendment to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that provides
White House: Confusion Over Long-Term Agreement With Iraq Resulted From A Sloppy Arabic Translation  					 In November, President Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki signed a non-binding “De
Cheney Five Years Ago: ‘We Will, In Fact, Be Greeted As Liberators’  					This Sunday will mark the fifth anniversary of Vice President Dick Cheney’s disastrous and uninformed prediction that U.S. tro
McCain Admits That He Will Cave To Sean Hannity On Immigration, But Ignore Public On Iraq  					Last night, Fox News’s Hannity and Colmes aired an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). During the se
Korb: Don’t Let Petraeus Testify Alone  					Last September, when Gen. David Petraeus was asked whether his strategy in Iraq was making America safer, he responded, “I don’t know, actually,” adding th
ThinkFast: March 14, 2008  Gen. David Petraeus said yesterday that “Iraqi leaders have failed to take advantage of a reduction in violence to make adequate progress toward resolving their political di
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One Year Later, Market Where McCain Strolled ‘Freely’ Is Controlled By Sadr, Too Unsafe For Americans To Visit  					On April 1, 2007, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) strolled through the open-air Shorja mark
Schumer: ‘The President Is Indeed Behaving Like Herbert Hoover’  					As the economy spirals downward into what many economists view is already a recession, President Bush delivered a speech this week
Perino Defends Administration’s Intervention For Wall Street Instead Of Main Street  					This weekend, the Federal Reserve extended a $30 billion credit line to finance the takeover of near-bankrupt
Cheney: Was There ‘A Link Between Iraq And Al Qaeda? Seems To Me Pretty Clear That There Was’  					Before the Iraq war began, Dick Cheney was among the most prominent messengers of the false claim th
Fox News VP: ‘Of Course’ We Hired Karl Rove To Give ‘Republican Spin’  					In his “Media Notes” column today in the Washington Post, Howard Kurtz focused on Karl Rove’s “second act” in politics as a
John McCain’s War Cabinet  					QUESTION: Who said these things?  “The [Iraq] war itself will clarify who was right and who was wrong about weapons of mass destruction. [...] History and reality are a
Kristol issues a correction: ‘I regret the error.’  					In his New York Times column today, Bill Kristol asserted that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) “was in fact in the pews” when pastor Jeremiah Wright b
Bolton Says Cheney Has ‘Enormous Credibility’ In Iraq, But Iraqis Suggest Otherwise  					As the Iraq war’s fifth anniversary approaches, Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Baghdad today on an unan
Five Years Later, Iraqis Still Lack Basic Services, Believe Surge Has Made Security Situation Worse  					 This week marks the fifth anniversary of the U.S. invasion in Iraq. While security has improv
Introducing A New ThinkProgress Blog — The Wonk Room  					 Today, ThinkProgress is proud to announce the launch of a new sister site — The Wonk Room. The new blog is intended to provide rapid respons
ThinkFast: March 17, 2008  JPMorgan Chase agreed yesterday to buy Bear Stearns for $2 a share, less than one-tenth the firm’s market price on Friday. The bank and the Federal Reserve “will guarantee t
After ‘Proudly’ Endorsing Him, McCain Now Claims Ignorance About Jim Oberweis  					Republican congressional candidate Jim Oberweis recently lost Dennis Hastert’s seat for conservatives in part becaus
Campaign denies McCain’s Iran/al Qaeda ‘gaffe.’  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that Iranian operatives are “taking al-Qaeda into Iran, training them and sending them back” — despite the fac
In 2007, Fox News Featured Most Celebrity Coverage, Fewest Stories On Iraq War  					Yesterday, the Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) put out its annual report on the “State of the News Media
Cheney: The Longer We’re In Iraq, The ‘Better’ Iraqis Feel About America  					 Today, Vice President Cheney spoke to U.S. troops at the Balad Air Force Base in Iraq. During the speech, he defended th
McCain Conflates Shiite Iran And Sunni Al Qaeda, Needs To Be Corrected By Lieberman  					 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has spent a majority of his presidential campaign trying to convince voters that he i
Bremer: Iraq War Architects Are ‘Running Away From Their Building’  					In a CNN interview on Sunday, former Iraq occupation governor L. Paul Bremer responded to criticisms from Richard Perle and Dou
ThinkFast: March 18, 2008  “My life has been flushed down the drain,” said one Bear Stearns employee. Bear Stearns had always encouraged its 14,000 employees, “from secretaries to top executives, to b
Perino Falsely Claims Bush Never Warned That Al Qaeda Could Gain ‘Access To Iraq’s Oil Resources’  					During today’s White House press briefing, a reporter noted that earlier in the day, President B
Iraq Timeline: Five Years Of War  					 Five years ago today President Bush launched the invasion of Iraq. To mark the anniversary, ThinkProgress has updated its timeline chronicling major events over
HHS Secretary: OB/GYNs With Objections To Abortion Should Not Have To Refer Patients To Other Doctors  					 In November, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued new ethi
After Five Years In Iraq, Richard Perle Claims ‘We Can’t Turn This Thing Around Overnight’  					Earlier this week, Iraq war architect Richard Perle defended the 2003 invasion, writing in the New York
Cheney On Two-Thirds Of The American Public Opposing The Iraq War: ‘So?’  					This morning, on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, ABC’s Good Morning America aired an interview with Vice Pres
ThinkFast: March 19, 2008  “At the outset of the Iraq war, the Bush administration predicted that it would cost $50 billion to $60 billion to oust Saddam Hussein, restore order and install a new gover
Defending Cheney, Perino Says Americans ‘Had Input’ On Iraq War In 2004  					In an interview with Vice President Dick Cheney yesterday, ABC News’ Martha Raddatz noted that “two-thirds of Americans sa
McCain Campaign Omits Inconvenient Odierno Quote From ‘Fact Sheet’ On Iran/Al Qaeda Claims  					This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has come under intense criticism and scrutiny for making multiple fa
Bush Appoints Gen. Peter Pace To Intelligence Advisory Board  					 On Feb. 29, President Bush issued an executive order revamping the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB), “a nonpartisan bo
Webb: McCain Refuses To Co-Sponsor GI Bill For Post-9/11 Veterans  					On his first day in office in January 2007, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of
‘Astonished’ McCain Ignores His Multiple Al Qaeda/Iran Gaffes, Claims ‘I Just Simply Misspoke’  					In an interview yesterday with NBC’s Kelly O’Donnell, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) dismissed criticism o
ThinkFast: March 20, 2008  “As the economy sours, voters are increasingly demanding immediate government relief,” which is a problem for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), “whose focus has been on longer-term s
Rove: A ‘Win’ After More Years In Iraq ‘Will Rally The Muslim World To Us’  					On Fox News’s The O’Reilly Factor last night, former Bush adviser Karl Rove defended the invasion of Iraq five years ag
Bush Falsely Claims Iran ‘Declared’ It Wants A Nuclear Weapon ‘To Destroy People’  					During a recent interview with Radio Farda, a U.S. government-run radio service that broadcasts into Iran in the
Fox’s Chris Wallace Takes Fox And Friends ‘To Task’ For ‘Two Hours Of Obama Bashing’  					On Fox and Friends this morning, hosts Steve Doocy, Brian Kilmeade, and Gretchen Carlson spent multiple segme
ThinkFast: March 21, 2008  Following weeks of oil prices hitting over $100 a barrel, Vice President Dick Cheney met Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on Friday “for talks that will include discussions on c
Kagan Disagrees With Petraeus: ‘The Situation In Iraq Today Is Not That Fragile’  					Asked on PBS’s The Charlie Rose Show earlier this week about “how fragile” the surge in Iraq is, surge architect
Anonymous Republican Senator Places Hold On Top Justice Department Nominees  					The Bush administration has repeatedly attacked the Democratic Congress for stalling on the President’s executive nomi
Chuck Todd: Media Will Let McCain ‘Get Away With’ Al-Qaeda/Iran ‘Gaffe’  					This morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, host Tim Russert asked NBC political director Chuck Todd if Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ
Hagel: A Defense Of The Surge That ‘Dismisses’ Over ‘900 Dead Americans’ Is Wrong  					Earlier this week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said he “will be glad to stake my campaign on the fact that [the surg
Cheney On 4,000 Troop Deaths In Iraq: ‘The President Carries The Biggest Burden, Obviously’  					Across the country today, memorial services will be held to honor the 4,000 U.S. troops killed in Iraq
McCain Claims ‘No One’ Believes Iraq ‘Diverted Our Attention’ From Quest To Catch Bin Laden  					 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) continues to deny that the Bush administration’s turn to Iraq in late 2001 ha
Torture Architect John Yoo Hypocritically Blasts Democratic Party For Violating Constitution’s Intent  					 In today’s Wall Street Journal, former Justice Department official John Yoo blasts the Demo
O’Hanlon Gripes About His Waning Influence: I Now Get ‘Less Than One’ Interview Request Per Day  					Earlier this month, the National Security Network reported on Brookings analyst Michael O’Hanlon’s
Matthews: ‘Maybe We Should Elect’ McCain To End The Iraq War  					Seeming to argue for a U.S. withdrawal from Iraq during MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, Hardball host Chris Matthews asserted that terrori
O’Donnell: 76 Percent Of Americans ‘Want A Candidate Who Has Policies Different Than President Bush’  					On NBC’s The Chris Matthews Show yesterday, Matthews and his guests discussed how Sen. John M
ThinkFast: March 24, 2008  According to Merrill Lynch, at the end of 2007, “36 percent of consumers’ disposable income went to food, energy and medical care, a bigger chunk of income than at any time
Perino Spins Renewed Violence In Iraq: ‘The Surge Created New Opportunities’ For Iraqi Security Forces  					Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) launched a major combat operation in the southern city of Basra
McCain Now Claims He ‘Had No Confidence’ In Bush Before The Surge  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has long held that he was the “greatest critic” of Donald Rumsfeld’s strategy in Iraq. Now, as he moves
The Washington Times joins defense of Saddam-al Qaeda link.  					On March 13, the Pentagon released a detailed study (pdf) confirming “no direct link between late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and the
McCain Promises A Series Of ‘Meetings’ To Solve Housing Crisis  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Orange County Hispanic Small Business Roundtable in California on solving the nation’s
Graham Forced To Retract Troop Level Prediction After Petraeus Contradicts Him  					On CBS’s Face The Nation this past Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-AZ), who recently returned from a taxpayer-funded
Cheney: staying in Iraq is like pardoning Nixon.  					Recently, in an interview with ABC News, Vice President Cheney defended his administration’s refusal to heed the public’s desire to get out of Ir
Kevin Drum: Where does McCain’s media cred come from?  					Referring to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) repeated false claim that that Iran is training Al-Qaeda, last Sunday on Meet the Press, NBC politica
ThinkFast: March 25, 2008  What was supposed to have marked the countdown to China’s Olympics “began Monday with a statement against China’s human-rights policies and crackdown in Tibet.” Protests are
Graham Claims McCain ‘Has Never Said That This War Would Be Easy’  					Yesterday on Fox News’ Hannity and Colmes, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) claimed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) never said that th
Will McCain Abandon His Past Efforts To Regulate Tobacco In Order To Pander To Conservatives?  					In 1998, while pushing his bill that would increase cigarette taxes by $1.10 over five years, Sen. J
McCain Claims Federal Government Shouldn’t ‘Reward’ Irresponsible Banks — Except Bear Stearns  					Aided by “a large flat screen monitor and two side panel teleprompters,” Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) yes
FLASHBACK: As McCain Calls For Collegiality With Allies, He Forgets His Condescending French-Bashing  					In a speech before the Los Angeles World Affairs Council today, Sen. John McCain will argue “
Text of McCain’s speech to the Los Angeles World Affairs Council.  					REMARKS BY JOHN MCCAIN TO THE LOS ANGELES WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY Wednesday, March 26, 2008 ARLINGTON, VA
ThinkFast: March 26, 2008  Heavy fighting continued for a second day in two of Iraq’s largest cities as Iraqi security forces clashed with militias connected to Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr. In the s
Hagel Slams Cheney’s Callous Iraq Comments: Not ‘Out Of Character,’ Has A ‘Credibility Gap’  					Last week, Vice President Cheney made notorious comments exemplifying his distance from the situation
EXCLUSIVE: McCain’s Foreign Affairs Speech Plagiarizes 1996 Address By Adm. Timothy Ziemer (UPDATED)  					CORRECTION: As a blog that strives to maintain credibility and transparency, we would like to
Bush: Rebate Checks Will Make Economy ‘Stronger Than Ever Before’  					Yesterday, President Bush visited a small business in Virginia and discussed his plans for reviving the economy. To make  the ec
Krauthammer: McCain Has ‘Hidden Agenda’ To ‘Kill The United Nations’  					Yesterday in an foreign policy address in Los Angeles, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) called for the United States to create and lea
Bush: Iraq’s Resurging Violence ‘A Very Positive Moment’  					Violence continues across southern Iraq today, as radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is threatening to end his crucial cease-fire by c
ThinkFast: March 27, 2008  “Behind the Pentagon’s closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush they are worried about the Iraq war’s mounting strain on troops and their families.” In the me
Rice Has Let Her ‘Interest’ In Running For VP ‘Be Known Discreetly Within Top GOP Circles’  					 Earlier this week, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended Grover Norquist’s weekly “powerhouse g
Bush: ‘Troops Are Coming Out’ (And Staying) Because ‘We’re Successful’  					In a press conference today, President Bush was asked to explain how his views on Iraq fit with new Australian Prime Minist
McCain Changes His Taxes Position Again, Back On The ‘No New Taxes’ Talking Point  					In February, ABC News’s George Stephanopoulos asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) if he was a “‘read my lips’ candidat
Rice Concedes She Didn’t Think Iraq ‘Would Be This Tough,’ Blames Iraqis For Continued Violence  					Speaking to a group of journalists yesterday, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice admitted that sh
ThinkFast: March 28, 2008  Yesterday, Iraqi Security Forces continued their offensive against Shiite militias in Basra, as U.S. forces battled Mahdi Army fighters in Baghdad’s Sadr City and “tens of t
Fox’s Chris Wallace Echoes White House Spin, Claims Basra Violence Is ‘Good News’  					On Thursday, President Bush declared that the violence currently engulfing the southern Iraqi city of Basra is “
U.S. airpower deployed in Basra.  					Time reports: Despite having been initiated by the Iraqi government, the offensive by Iraqi security forces against militiamen in Basra is increasingly drawing i
Bush Gives Out Wrong Phone Number For Homeowner Help Hotline  					Yesterday, President Bush visited Novadebt, a credit counseling service in New Jersey, to promote his Hope Now Alliance, which is int
Krugman On Bush-McCain Response To Housing Crisis: ‘It’s Like Katrina’ To Say ‘Let People Suffer’  					Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to the Orange County Hispanic Small Business Roundtable
Lieberman Falsely Claims McCain Doesn’t Support Privatization Of Social Security  					On ABC’s This Week today, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) falsely claimed that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) “is not for the
Graham: We Must Defeat Militias ‘Backed By Iran’ By Siding With Militia Backed By Iran  					The U.S. has stepped up its involvement in the intra-Shiite militia fighting in southern Iraq in recent day
Schwarzenegger Aide: McCain’s Climate Plan Gets An ‘F’  					Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) bragged about his environmental record while campaigning in California. He insisted that reigning in gre
Hayden Dismisses Waterboarding As ‘Uninteresting For The CIA,’ Calls Torture ‘A Legal Term’  					According to a November 2007 CNN poll, 69 percent of the public believes waterboarding is a form of to
Harman: women in military ‘more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than killed by enemy fire.’  					In today’s LA Times, Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) sheds light on the staggering number of sexual ass
McCain Re-Embraces Supply-Side Theories That Are ‘Beyond The Reach Of Economic Science’  					In 2000, while he was first running for president, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) broke from conservative orthodo
O’Hanlon’s Griping Pays Off: CNN Calls Him ‘To Tell Us Why Voters Continue To Care About Iraq’  					According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ)
CNN Scrubs Dobbs’ Racially Charged Comment From Transcript  					Referring to Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) recent speech on race while speaking with a group of journalists last week, Secretary of State
Jackson Gets Evicted: White House Officials Questioned His ‘Ability To Continue To Lead The Agency’  					Today, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced his resignatio
ThinkFast: March 31, 2008  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson — who has come under widespread criticism for cronyism and corruption with
Murtha: The Military Has Been ‘Dishonored’ By The ‘Untruths’ Of The Pentagon’s Propaganda Program  					Two weeks ago, the New York Times revealed a secret Pentagon program that uses retired military
Rove: Saying ‘McCain Is George Bush’ ‘Lacks Credibility With A Wide Number Of Americans’  					Appearing on Fox News today, former Bush adviser Karl Rove was asked about Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) simi
Washington Post Editorial Board Attempts To Erase Its Pre-War Rush To Invasion  					Today marks the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Linco
In 2003, McCain Claimed ‘Mission Accomplished’ In Iraq, Now Claims ‘I Thought It Was Wrong At The Time’  					Speaking in Cleveland earlier today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) defended President Bush, sayi
Emanuel: On baseball and Iraq, Bush is ‘0 for 2.’  					Today, Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) took to the House floor to mark the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” speech
Inhofe Quietly Withdraws Support From 21st Century GI Bill  					On Tuesday, around 100 veterans and a dozen congressmen gathered on Capitol Hill to rally in support of Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Cen
Murtha: McCain’s Age Makes It ‘Very Difficult For Him To Become A Good Commander-In-Chief’  					Rep. John Murtha (D-PA) recently said Sen. John McCain may be too old to be President. “It’s no old man
McCain Says He No Longer Objects To Earmarks, Just The ‘Process’  					 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has repeatedly pledged that if elected president, he “will veto every bill with earmarks.” But in recent
Don Young warns of ’slippery, slippery road.’  					Yesterday, the House voted overwhelmingly to request a federal criminal investigation into a controversial $10-million earmark by Rep. Don Young (R-
ThinkFast: May 1, 2008  Today marks the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s infamous “Mission Accomplished” moment aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. Editor and Publisher takes a look at the back at
Sen. Kyl Still Convinced Of Saddam/Al Qaeda ‘Link,’ Says ‘Facts Are Stubborn Things’  					Washington Post reporter Dana Milbank recently took Iraq war architect Douglas Feith to task in his “Washingt
‘Senior U.S. Official’: McCain’s Plan To Kick Russia Out Of The G8 Is ‘Impossible’ And ‘Just A Dumb Thing’  					In his March 26 speech on foreign policy, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) laid out what Newswee
O’Reilly: ‘It’s Bull’ That Torture Doesn’t Work  					Last night, in an interview with Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly praised the Bush administration “for doing a good job protec
Sen. Whitehouse On EPA Politicization: ‘It Looks Like Déjà Vu All Over Again’  					The Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson noted recently that the Environmental Protection Agency under current Administrator Ste
Rove’s Lawyer On Subpoena In Siegelman Case: It’s All Dan Abrams’s Fault  					Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee threatened to subpoena former White House adviser Karl Rove, unless he agrees by
United Methodist Church Votes To Refer Petition Rejecting Bush Library At SMU  					President Bush’s presidential library, which is set to be housed at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, has rec
‘Recent friction’ with White House led to Doan’s ouster.  					On Tuesday evening, controversial General Services Administration chief Lurita Doan e-mailed her colleagues announcing that she was stepp
ThinkFast: May 2, 2008  Yesterday, Vice President Cheney’s office agreed to let chief of staff David Addington testify about the administration’s interrogation policies if he is subpoenaed by Congress
KBR Ignored Warnings Of Unsafe Electrical Wiring That Led To Deaths Of U.S. Troops  					 In March, House Oversight Committee chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA) announced that he was investigating the accid
House members press Pentagon for propaganda investigation.  					Yesterday, Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and 40 other lawmakers sent a letter to the Pentagon’s Inspector General demanding an investigation
Graham: ‘John [McCain] Is His Own Guy. Good Luck Making Him George Bush.’  					This morning on CNN’s Late Edition, host Wolf Blitzer asked Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), “Where would Sen. McCain change
Another Iraq Contractor Avoiding Millions In Taxes Through Off-Shore Havens  					Last March, the Boston Globe reported that KBR — one of the top profiteers of the Iraq war — has avoided paying more t
McCain Aides Say Hagee Endorsement Was The Result Of ‘Poor Vetting’  					In addition to having previously referred to Catholicism as “The Great Whore,” controversial pastor John Hagee said on NPR in
Washington U. to honor anti-feminist Phyllis Schlafly.  					Washington University in St. Louis has announced that it will award right-wing activist Phyllis Schlafly an honorary degree at its upcoming
Boot: Both Decrease And Increase In Troop Deaths Prove The Surge Is Success  					Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Max Boot is one of the most vocal supporters of a neocon foreign policy. He
Kyl Shackles Justice Department Watchdog To Bush Administration’s Whims  					 On April 23, the Senate unanimously approved the Inspector General Reform Act (S. 2324), a bill meant to enhance the inde
McCain Supporter Jon Kyl: ‘We Must Never Make It Appear As If We Went Into Iraq For Its Oil’  					On Friday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) raised eyebrows when he implied that the U.S. invaded Iraq for oil
After Voting To Declare English As The National Language, McCain Launches Spanish-Language Website  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) launched a Spanish-language campaign website, greeting voters wi
Bolton: Striking Iran ‘Is Really The Most Prudent Thing To Do’  					Yesterday morning, Fox News interviewed former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton to discuss whether America is close to striking Iranian
Pentagon Backs Plan To Build U.S. ‘Zone Of Influence’ Of Hotels And Resorts In Baghdad  					The White House has repeatedly insisted that the United States has “no desire for permanent bases” in Iraq.
ThinkFast: May 5, 2008  In remarks broadcast on Israeli television today, Adm. Michael Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, dismissed any near future war with Iran, saying that because of U.
Gore: It Is ‘Obscene’ That Bush Has Dismissed ‘George Washington’s 200-Plus Year Prohibition On Torture’  					On April 9, ABC News reported that in 2002, President Bush’s most senior advisers approve
Glenn Beck Brings On Caller ‘Honky Whitesville’ For Attack On Michelle Obama  					On his radio show yesterday, CNN’s Glenn Beck devoted a 15-minute segment to making fun of Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) a
Laura Bush’s Katrina Amnesia: Slams Burmese Govt. For Ignoring ‘Warnings’ Of Impending Natural Disaster  					In an “unusual foray into foreign policy” yesterday, First Lady Laura Bush admonished the
FBI Agents Raid Special Counsel’s Home, Office In Corruption Investigation  					 Today, FBI agents raided the home and office of federal Special Counsel Scott Bloch, seizing computers and documents i
Pentagon Warns Of ‘Harm’ From Webb’s Effort To Give Educational Benefits To Soldiers After ‘Only’ 2 Years  					There are currently 56 senators –including 10 Republicans – who have joined Sen. Jim Web
Media Overlook Limbaugh’s Ethnically-Charged Insult Against LA Mayor  					 Yesterday, as ThinkProgress reported, Rush Limbaugh went on Fox News and insulted Los Angeles’s Hispanic mayor Antonio Villa
Having Flipped To ‘Securing Our Borders First,’ McCain Flops Back To ‘Comprehensive Immigration Reform’  					Speaking on the Senate floor in March 2006, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) argued for comprehensi
ThinkFast: May 6, 2008  If the election season’s voting patterns “hold today in the Indiana and North Carolina primaries, voters under 30 are headed for increases not just in turnout but also in their
Max Boot Compares Walled Baghdad Neighborhoods To American Gated Communties  					Today, Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow Max Boot continued to cheerlead for the “success” of the surge in Ir
Kirchick gets his facts wrong on the ‘reality-based community.’  					In a Politico op-ed yesterday, Jamie Kirchick accused liberals of embracing “religious extremism.” Kirchick opened his argument by
Pence Derides Torture Critics As Advocating ‘Oprah Winfrey Methods’  					Yesterday, the House Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the Bush administra
McCain’s Big Idea: Create A Human Trafficking Task Force (That Already Exists)  					In Rochester, Michigan earlier this morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) delivered a speech outlining his “vision for d
Russert: ‘In Time,’ McCain Will ‘Receive The Same Scrutiny’ From The Media As Obama And Clinton  					In a New York Times/CBS News poll released earlier this week, 28% of Americans said that the media
Law Professors: Only Jack Bauer Believes In The ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ Scenario For Torture  					One of the right wing’s favorite talking points to defend torture is that it could be useful in a so-call
Soltz: Pentagon’s Spin On GI Bill Is ‘Offensive Nonsense’ That ‘Insults The Intelligence’ Of Soldiers  					Our guest blogger is Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org and veteran of the Iraq war.  Yeste
Get Your Facts Right, Karl Rove  					 During today’s Washington Post online chat, Karl Rove chastised a questioner who brought up his infamous prediction that Bush’s poll numbers would rebound:  Colu
McCain on equal pay: ‘I don’t think you’re doing anything to help the rights of women.’  					Last month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) skipped the vote on the Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which would have made
KBR Rehired Employee With Child Pornography Fetish  					Yesterday, Ira Waltrip, an employee for Iraq contractor KBR, was formally charged with possession of child pornography. According to a court af
Washington Post Identifies Rove As ‘Informal McCain Adviser’ — Why Won’t Fox News?  					In March, the Politico reported that a “top adviser” to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said former Bush aide Karl Rove
Joint Chiefs Chairman Mullen: Military Ready To Accept Repeal Of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’  					 For quite some time, U.S. troops have supported repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) po
ThinkFast: May 7, 2008  “The Bush administration has not found disaster recovery files for White House e-mails from a three-month time period in 2003…raising the possibility that messages sent before
Rumsfeld blames the generals for poor pre-war planning.  					In February 2003, Gen. Eric Shinseki famously predicted that “several hundred thousand” troops would be needed for post-war hostilities in
Only Two News Networks Willing To Explain Their Role In Pentagon Propaganda Program  					On April 20, the New York Times published a blockbuster exposé revealing a secret Pentagon program that used r
Latest KBR scandal: contractors accused of sexual harrassment at British Embassy in Iraq.  					The latest in a long, long line of scandals plaguing Iraq contracting company KBR, today the Times of Lo
Cayman Islands Subsidiary Allows Pentagon Contractor Assisting War In Iraq To Avoid Millions In Taxes  					The Boston Globe recently revealed that two Defense Department contractors operating in Iraq
FLASHBACK: O’Reilly Said That Not Disclosing Pundits’ Political Ties Was A ‘Collapse Of Ethical Standards’  					Yesterday, Karl Rove appeared on Fox News’s O’Reilly Factor where he was greeted by hos
Elizabeth Edwards: ‘Most Preventable Cause Of Unnecessary Suffering’ Is Lack Of Health Insurance  					Conservatives love to crow that the United States has “the best health care in the world.” Yet th
Hagee Reneges On Retraction Of His Katrina Comments: ‘God Always Punishes Unconfessed Sin’  					Two weeks ago, controversial Pastor John Hagee reiterated his prior belief that Hurricane Katrina struc
ThinkFast: May 8, 2008  Marriott International is considering opening a hotel in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in response “to a request from U.S. government officials who are eager to help revive Ir
Bond Proposes Rewriting Army Field Manual To Expand Interrogation Options  					 Sen. Kit Bond (R-MO) hasn’t been known for criticizing the Bush administration’s interrogation techniques. In fact, his
Anti-Pork McCain Speaks At New Jersey Museum Funded By Nearly $1 Million In Earmarks  					One of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) signature campaign pledges is to “do away” with the “pork-barrel-laden bills
New CBO Report Proves McCain Is ‘Full Of It’ In His Opposition To Webb-Hagel GI Bill  					 Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and the Pentagon have voiced their opposition to the bipartisan Webb-Hagel GI Bill b
Cheney: Bagdad’s Disneyland-Style Amusement Park Is Evidence That Things Are Going ‘Swimmingly’ In Iraq  					 Today, Vice President Cheney appeared on The Paul Gallow Show in Mississippi. During the
McCain Stays Silent On Hagee’s Homophobic Slurs  					Earlier this week, right wing pastor John Hagee, a supporter of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), re-embraced his oft-repeated belief that Hurricane Katrin
Republicans vote against Mother’s Day.  					On Wednesday, the House took up the seemingly uncontroversial H. Res. 1113, “Celebrating the role of mothers in the United States and supporting the goals
ThinkFast: May 9, 2008  As gas and crude oil costs jumped to record highs yesterday, USA Today has released a survey showing that these increasing costs are pushing “Americans to drive less for the fi
Missouri Turns Back Anti-Civil Rights Initiative  					Our guest blogger is Glenn Burleigh, ACORN’s statewide lead organizer on the Missouri voter education campaign. While the struggle for the Democr
Reid: On Six-Year Anniversary Of 9/11, Bush Again Declared, ‘Bring ‘Em On’  					On July 2, 2003, President Bush cavalierly dismissed violence in Iraq when he infamously proclaimed, “There are some wh
Harwood: McCain ‘Has Benefited From Very Friendly Press Coverage For Many Years’  					During a discussion of the possible presidential general election match-up between Sens. Barack Obama (D-IL) and
Blunt: McCain ‘Would Be’ A Third Bush Term On Economy, ‘And I Think That’s A Good Thing’  					On CNN’s Late Edition today, former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-MA) claimed that the argument that John McCain wo
Sands: Bush’s Architects Of Torture Are ‘Weaseling Out’ Of Responsibility For ‘Crimes’  					In his new book, Torture Team, renowned international lawyer Philippe Sands documents the fact that Bush’s
Bloch dismissed Office of Special Counsel probe of Siegelman case.  					Last September, the  U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) opened an investigation “into whether partisan politics were a factor
Conservatives Lash Out At Administration Guidelines On Terrorism Language: It’s ‘McCarthyism In Reverse’  					UPI’s Shaun Waterman reports today that congressional conservatives are riled up over new
Former State Dept. Official: Amb. Crocker Is Either ‘Negligent’ Or ‘Intentionally Misleading’  					Today, the Democratic Policy Committee held a hearing on the U.S. reconstruction effort in Iraq and
Fox News: ‘Blame Al Gore For Your Rising Food Prices’  					Yesterday on Fox News’s Hannity’s America, host Sean Hannity attempted to blame Al Gore for skyrocketing global food prices: But how did the
Kristol Suggests McCain Adopt ‘A Reformist Surge’ To Change ‘The Whole U.S. Government’  					Yesterday on Fox News Sunday, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that since wrapping up the Republic
Lieberman: Airstrikes in Iran are ‘a distinct possibility.’  					This morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, where Pat Buchanan asked him whether he believed “the United
American Legion Backs Webb GI Bill: This Bill Would ‘Encourage’ Young People To Join The Military  					 The Bush administration has come out strongly against Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) efforts to dramati
Lieberman Dismisses Iraqis Who Oppose A McCain Presidency  					On CNN’s American Morning earlier today, Kyra Phillips reported that during a recent trip to Baghdad “dozens of Iraqi soldiers and dozen
ThinkFast: May 12, 2008  While “the number of Americans being secretly wiretapped” or having their records reviewed by the government continues to increase, “the number of terrorism prosecutions endin
Pentagon said O’Reilly, Malkin had ‘thoughtful’ views on Guantanamo.  					Last month, the Pentagon released a document collection on its military analyst propaganda program. In a July 2006 e-mail bet
U.S.-Backed Head Of Iraqi Anti-Corruption Agency Now A ‘Destitute’ Undocumented Immigrant In U.S.  					After the 2003 Iraq invasion, Coalition Provisional Authority chief Paul Bremer created a major
McCain Adviser Misleadingly Cites CBO Report, Says Webb’s GI Bill ‘Does Nothing To Address Reenlistment’  					On Fox News’s America’s Election HQ yesterday, Nancy Pfotenhauer, a senior policy adviser
Charges Dropped Against ‘Dangerous’ Detainee Who Was Tortured At Guantanamo  					The AP reports today that the Pentagon has “dropped charges” against Mohammed al-Qahtani, a Saudi held at Guantanamo B
Feith Blames Public For Feeling Misled About Iraq: ‘I Think They Misremember A Lot’  					Last night, Iraq war architect Douglas Feith appeared on The Daily Show to discuss his war apologia, War and D
Hagee Promises ‘Greater Compassion And Respect’ For Catholics; Will He Do The Same For Gay Community?  					Since February, when Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) accepted the long-sought endorsement of controv
Washington University Law Professors: Rescind Honorary Degree For Anti-Feminist Phyllis Schlafly  					 Washington University recently announced that it would be awarding right-wing activist Phyllis S
How The Pentagon Propaganda Machine Worked: ‘are you telling me to tell a lie???? surely not! ;)’  					The Pentagon document dump on its propaganda program reveals this interesting insight as to how
ThinkFast: May 13, 2008  A House Judiciary Committee deadline passed yesterday “with former White House adviser Karl Rove standing by his refusal to testify about allegations that he pushed the Justic
Bush’s golf story ‘doesn’t hold water.’  					In an interview with Politico’s Mike Allen, President Bush claimed he gave up golf after UN envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello was killed in Iraq. “I remember w
Bush’s ‘Buddies’ Miss Out On E-Mails From Their ‘Pal’ George Because He Fears ‘Record Requests’  					Yesterday during an interview with Politico’s Mike Allen, President Bush said that the one thing h
Cindy McCain sells off $2 million in Sudan investments.  					In an April 24, 2007 speech on energy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) criticized China for
Congress to Rove: ‘No justification’ for refusing to testify on Siegelman case.  					Today, House Judiciary Committee leaders sent a letter to Karl Rove’s laywer, Robert Luskin, rejecting Rove’s offe
Boehner’s ‘New’ GOP Strategy: Same Policies, ‘Refurbished’ Message  					Last week, an ABC News poll found that 82 percent of the public thinks the country is on the “wrong track.” Conservative candid
GOP Uses GI Bill As A ‘Political Gimmick’ On Senate Floor To Thwart Passage Of First Responder Legislation  					Today, the Senate debated the Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007 (
Washington University refuses to back down on Schlafly award.  					Today, Washington University chancellor Mark Wrighton finally responded to the intense criticism the school has been receiving over
Lieberman Says Bombing Iran ‘Has An Appeal To It’  					On right-winger Bill Bennett’s radio show this morning, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) expressed his openess to bombing Iran, saying that there is “a
McConnell’s Farm Bill Priority: Tax Breaks For Thoroughbred Race Horse Owners  					This week, Congress is expected to take up a $300 billion farm bill, which President Bush has vowed to veto. The AP
ThinkFast: May 14, 2008  By an eight-point margin, Democrat Travis Childers won a GOP-held House seat in northern Mississippi yesterday, “leaving the once-dominant House Republicans reeling from their
Iraq Veteran: Why Is McCain ‘Fighting To Kill’ ‘My One Hope And Dream,’ To Go To College After War?  					Today, nine members of Iraq Veterans Against the War testified before the Congressional Progre
Chris Matthews Stumps Right-Wing Radio Host: ‘Tell Me What Chamberlain Did?’ ‘I Don’t Know’  					On MSNBC’s Hardball tonight, right-wing radio host Kevin James attempted to defend President Bush’s co
McCain: Bush ‘Exactly Right’ On ‘Appeasement’ Remark, Praises Reagan’s Handling Of Iran Hostage Crisis  					Referring to President Bush’s notorious comments, MSNBC’s Pat Buchanan asked this morning:
Lawmakers Respond To Bush: ‘Bullsh*t’ And ‘Malarkey’ That Is ‘Beneath The Dignity’ Of The Oval Office  					In strong terms today, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations C
Perino: Bush’s Comments Were Not ‘Aimed’ At Obama, But Do ‘Include’ Him  					 During today’s press gaggle, reporters pressed White House Spokeswoman Dana Perino about President Bush’s comments implyi
Lieberman On Bush Comparing Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers: ‘The President Got It Exactly Right’  					Delivering an address before the Israeli Knesset today, President Bush said that Sen. Barack Obama (
In Speech Before Israeli Parliament, Bush Compares Democrats To Nazi-Appeasers  					While delivering an address before the Israeli parliament commemorating the 60th anniversary of Israel, President B
ThinkFast: May 15, 2008  Solicitor General Paul Clement, “the government’s voice at the Supreme Court, resigned Wednesday, a sign that the Bush administration’s legal agenda is fading as it prepares t
After Endorsing Bush’s Comments, McCain Camp Claims ‘We Never Used The Term Appeasement’  					While speaking to the Israeli Knesset yesterday, President Bush compared those who advocate speaking dire
Washington Post Reporter Complains In Online Chat: ‘Oy, What’s With All The McCain Questions?’  					Earlier today, Washington Post reporter Jonathan Weisman opened up an online chat with readers by s
Neoconservative McCain Adviser: ‘At Some Point,’ ‘You Might Want To’ Talk To Iran  					Robert Kagan, adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and brother of Iraq surge architect Fred Kagan, is a prominent
Bush Once Again Fails To ‘Jawbone’ King Abdullah At His Horse Ranch Into Increasing Oil Production  					 During the 2000 presidential campaign, President Bush criticized the Clinton administration fo
Conservatives Dismiss CA Gay Marriage Decision By Falsely Attacking ‘Unelected Judges’  					Responding to the California Supreme Court’s decision yesterday overturning the state’s ban on gay marriage
Rubin: McCain’s Rhetoric On Hamas Is ‘The Ultimate Flip-Flop’  					Sen. John McCain (R-Z) has criticized Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) by disingenuously claiming that he “approved” of negotiations with Ha
ThinkFast: May 16, 2008  Yesterday, VoteVets and CREW released an email showing attempts by the VA employees to refrain from diagnosing veterans with PTSD. VA Secretary James Peake responded by claimi
Pelosi’s reception in Iraq ‘nicer’ than Rice’s.  					House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is in Iraq this weekend on a “surprise” visit to pay “respects to our troops and at the same time learn more abo
McCain excludes Malkin from blogger conference calls.  					Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign has begun an effort to reach out to both liberal and conservative bloggers, perhaps attempting to repair
McCain’s finance co-chair resigns after conflict-of-interest allegations.  					Recently, two aides to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) were forced to resign because of ties to a firm that once represented the
Webb: Bush Would Be First President In History To Veto Benefits For Vets  					On NBC’s “Meet the Press” this morning, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) discussed his 21st Century GI Bill, which would dramatically
White House: Pentagon Propaganda Program Similar To Writing For A ‘Liberal Blog’  					Earlier this month, the Pentagon released a document dump in response to the New York Times’s expose on its milit
Gen. Odom: Military Analysts Can’t Defend Relationship With Pentagon ‘Because Of Its Conspiratorial Nature’  					On April 20, the New York Times published an extensive exposé of a secret Pentagon pro
Kristol’s Third Strike: Weekly Standard Editor Gets The Facts Wrong In His New York Times Column  					In his New York Times column today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol tried to find reasons for
Siegelman: ‘This Will Make Watergate Look Like Child’s Play’  					 In a new interview with the Anniston Star (AL), former Democratic Alabama governor Don Siegelman speaks out about Karl Rove’s involv
Bush Ducks Question On Whether ‘Appeasement’ Speech Was Aimed At Obama  					Last week, during a speech to the Israeli parliament, President Bush said, “As Nazi tanks crossed into Poland in 1939, an A
ThinkFast: May 19, 2008  The on-air feud between MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann and Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly “has triggered back-channel discussions” involving Rupert Murdoch, Roger Ailes, NBC chief executive
Doug Feith: ‘What We Found In Iraq Was A Serious WMD Threat’  					Yesterday, Iraq War architect Douglas Feith spoke to the National Press Club to promote his book, “War and Decision,” and its revisio
O’Hanlon Grades Himself On Iraq: ‘I Give Myself A Score Of 7 Out Of 10′  					In an op-ed in the National Interest today, Brookings analyst Michael O’Hanlon responded to Salon’s Glenn Greenwald’s crit
Gillespie: ‘It Is Beyond Me’ Why Republicans Won’t Boycott NBC  					Yesterday, Bush counselor Ed Gillespie sent an angry letter to NBC president Steve Capus demanding that the network run a correctio
While Attacking Obama, Romney Forgets That Bush Met With Putin ‘In His First Year Of Office’  					On Fox & Friends this morning, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney added to Sen. John McCain’s
Govt. May Have Massive Surveillance Program For Use In ‘National Emergency,’ 8 Million ‘Potential Suspects’  					 Last year, former deputy attorney general James Comey revealed that in 2004, he refus
Biden reacts to Kennedy’s diagnosis: ‘If anyone has the grit and determination to beat it,’ it’s him.  					In an interview with ThinkProgress moments ago, Sen. Joseph Biden (D-DE) — who has gone thro
On Fox News, Rove and Ingraham Criticize MSNBC For Blurring The ‘Line Between News And Commentary’  					Last night, Karl Rove appeared on Fox News’s “The O’Reilly Factor” to discuss President Bush’s
McCain’s New Iran Gaffe: If The ‘Average American’ Thinks Ahmadinejad Is In Control Of Iran, Then So Do I  					Yesterday, the Wonk Room’s Matt Duss noted that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) often incorrectl
ThinkFast: May 20, 2008  VoteVets Action Fund will launch a new ad today featuring veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, pressuring Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) to support the 21st Century GI Bill. “‘McCain
GAO: Interior Dept. Officials Politicized Endangered Species Decisions  					In May of 2007, Julie MacDonald, deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at the Interior Department, abrupt
Bush Family Planning Appointee Who Called Contraceptives Part Of The ‘Culture Of Death’ Resigns  					 Last October, President Bush appointed Susan Orr to oversee federal family planning programs at t
Webb: ‘People In The Administration’ Would Like To Strike Iran Before Leaving Office  					Last year, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) proposed legislation that would have required the President Bush to “seek con
Scheunemann lobbied McCain staff while working for campaign.  					USA Today reports that Randy Scheunemann, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) top campaign foreign policy adviser, “lobbied the Arizona senator
Detainee Reveals Potential Torture ‘Loophole’: ‘Water Treatment’ Is Different Than ‘Waterboarding’  					In February, CIA Director Michael Hayden confirmed that his agency used waterboarding on three
New York Times issues correction for Kristol column.  					Earlier this week, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol asserted in a column that he could not find “a single recent instance of a candidate w
Savage Mocks Robert Byrd’s Tears: We Should ‘Send In Orderlies In White Coats’ To ‘Remove The Old Man’  					Yesterday, upon news of Sen. Ted Kennedy’s (D-MA) diagnosis of a malignant brain tumor, “a
McCain’s lobbyist purge: ‘Everyone gets the joke.’  					Five lobbyists have resigned from the McCain campaign, causing many other Washington lobbyists to ask: “So this is the thanks we get?” Said one
Kristol: Lieberman’s Liberal Bashing Makes Him A Good Choice For Vice President  					On Sunday night, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) gave the Norman Podhoretz Lecture at the annual dinner of the Commentar
Biden: ‘Average Americans Don’t Want An Average American President’  					Blasting Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) in a speech Monday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said negotiating with Iran would make President
ThinkFast: May 21, 2008  Despite public pronouncements by members of the Bush administration expressing their interest in closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility, Defense Secretary Robert Gates
Santorum Mocks Gay Marriage: ‘I Love My Brother. Should We Call This Relationship Marriage Too?’  					 Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer column by former Republican senator Rick Santorum is a shrill rant
Methodist Ministers Launch PR Campaign To Stop Bush Library At SMU  					Earlier this month, at the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) Quadrennial General Conference, the UMC’s governing body, voted over
Odierno Rejects McCain’s ‘100 Years’: No ‘Need’ For Permanent Military Presence In Iraq  					In today’s confirmation hearing, Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) asked Gen. Raymond Odierno what the “end point” of U
Graham: If Republicans Vote Against The 21st Century GI Bill, ‘We Will Get Rewarded In The Next Election’  					Just over an hour ago, the Senate voted overwhelmingly — a veto-proof 75-22 — to approve
Petraeus A ‘Happy’ Participant In Pentagon Spin Effort  					 The Wonk Room reports that a Pentagon document dump reveals that Gen. David Petraeus was a “happy” participant in its military analyst pro
Hannity to Rove: ‘Are you now an unpaid adviser for the Hillary campaign?’  					Yesterday, Karl Rove appeared on Fox News’s Hannity and Colmes to discuss the presidential election. During the segment
Former Rove-Protege Tim Griffin Joining RNC Opposition Research Shop To Help McCain ‘Turn His Fire’ On Obama  					Last year, in the middle of the U.S. attorney scandal, former Karl Rove protege Tim G
McCain Tells Ellen DeGeneres: You Shouldn’t Have The Right To Get Married  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) taped an interview with Ellen DeGeneres, which airs today. Ellen, who recently announ
ThinkFast: May 22, 2008  The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that “the military cannot automatically discharge people because they’re gay.” The court “did not strike down the militar
McCain Camp Reassures Right Wing: Comprehensive Immigration Reform Comment Was ‘Poorly Worded’  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) spoke to a “friendly audience” of business leaders about immigra
Biden: ‘This Is The Worst Administration In American Foreign Policy In Modern History, Maybe Ever’  					Earlier this week, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed blasting the Dem
Dobbs Crumbles When Pressed On His ‘NAFTA Super Highway’ Myth: ‘I Reject You!’  					Last Wednesday, Media Matters Action Network issued a report, which found that cable news commentators Lou Dobbs, B
President Bush ‘Strongly Opposes’ 0.5 Percent Increase In Military Pay Because It ‘Is Unnecessary’  					 Yesterday, the House passed the Defense Authorization bill, which prescribes spending amounts
McCain Willing To Grant Telecoms Immunity After They Say They’re Sorry  					 In a new interview with Wired, Chuck Fish, a full-time lawyer for Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign, says that the senato
McCain: ‘I Received The Highest Award From Literally Every Veterans Organization In America’  					Yesterday, the Senate voted 75-22 to pass Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill, in a rebuke to
McCain aide’s lobbying firm still being paid by foreign governments.  					The Wall Street Journal reports today that the lobbying firm founded by Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) top foreign policy adviser,
ThinkFast: May 23, 2008  Gen. David Petraeus said he expects to recommend additional cuts in U.S. troop levels in Iraq this fall. The WSJ states that the move “could boost the electoral prospects” of
Toobin Calls Voter ID Laws ‘A Clear Attempt By Republicans To Stop Democrats From Voting’  					On April 28, the Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s voter ID law, which guards against supposed fraud by req
Bob Barr wins Libertarian Party nomination.  					The Libertarian Party on Sunday picked former Georgia Republican Rep. Bob Barr to be its presidential candidate. “I certainly have no intention of bei
Rove Issues Non-Denial Of Role In Seigelman Case: ‘I Read About It In The Newspaper’  					Last week, the House Judiciary Committee subpoenaed former White House aide Karl Rove to determine his knowle
Stephanopoulos Does What Fox News Refuses To Do, Identifies Rove As An Informal McCain Adviser  					On ABC’s This Week today, host George Stephanopoulos introduced Karl Rove as “President Bush’s form
Conservatives Spend Memorial Day Weekend Explaining Their Opposition To GI Bill  					In an editorial this morning, the New York Times chides President Bush for his resistance to the GI Bill, which he
Asia Times: Bush to attack Iran by August.  					Asia Times is reporting that “a retired US career diplomat and former assistant secretary of state still active in the foreign affairs community” are a
Memo to McCain:  You Can’t Put The Toothpaste Back In The Tube On Hagee  					Our guest blogger is Chris Korzen, executive director of Catholics United and co-author of A Nation for All:  How the Cath
McCain Backtracks On ‘Apology Requirement’ For Telecom Amnesty, Supports Retroactive Immunity  					Last week, as Wired Magazine reported, Chuck Fish, a lawyer for Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) campaign,
McCain Removes Calls For More U.S. Troops In Iraq From Website  					On Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) altered his campaign website to deemphasize his repeated calls for sending more troops to Iraq.
Fox News’s Kilmeade Says Vets Don’t Deserve Webb’s GI Bill Because They Volunteered To Serve  					After garnering 256 votes in the House, Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill passed the Senate
Barry Nolan: The Story Behind My O’Reilly Protest  					Our guest blogger is Barry Nolan, a veteran TV journalist who was recently fired by Comcast Cable’s CN8 channel in Boston for protesting an awar
ThinkFast: May 27, 2008  Despite his characterization of negotiation with difficult leaders as “appeasement,” President Bush “has spoken to or exchanged letters with” Sudanese President Omar Hassan al
MSNBC: White House Officals Are ‘Flat Out Angry,’ Calling McClellan ‘Traitor,’ ‘Benedict’  					When Scott McClellan resigned as Press Secretary on April 19, 2006, his White House officials colleagues
FLASHBACK: As Press Secretary, McClellan Called Bush A ‘Straight Shooter’ On Iraq  					In a memoir scheduled to be published next week, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan charges that
Bush Is ‘Puzzled’ By McClellan’s Book, Didn’t Think It Would Be So ‘Harsh’  					Earlier today, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino put out a statement bashing former press secretary Scott McClell
Loyal Bushies Smear McClellan: ‘Disgruntled,’ ‘Self-Serving,’ ‘Sounds Like A Left-Wing Blogger’  					In an explosive new memoir, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes that the Bus
McCain Adviser Phil Gramm Shaped McCain’s Economic Policy While Lobbying For Foreign Bank  					Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has repeatedly said he relies on his economic advisers, including former senator
ThinkFast: May 28, 2008  Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that the Iraq war was sold to the public with a “political propaganda campaign” led by President Bush
McClellan: Bush ’secrectly declassified’ 2002 NIE on Iraq to selectively leak to reporters.  					During his “Today” show appearance this morning with host Meredith Viera, former press secretary Scott
Conservatives Try To Quash Interest In McClellan Book: ‘I’m Bored,’ ‘More Concerned About American Idol’  					The right wing is trotting out a variety of counter-attacks to deal with the explosive al
McCain Reacts To McClellan: ‘Every Intelligence Agency In The World And Every Assessment’ Said Iraq Had WMD  					In his new book, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan charges that the B
Despite Claims Of Being A ‘Leader’ On The Issue, McCain Plans To Skip Vote On Landmark Climate Change Bill  					Earlier this month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sought to distance himself from President B
Wash. Post Reporter Says ‘No Way’ Secret Service Would Agree To McCain Plan To Visit Iraq With Obama  					Last Sunday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) suggested that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Barac
NY governor announces plan for state agencies to recognize same-sex marriages.  					Today, New York Gov. David Paterson (D) held a press conference announcing his directive for all state agencies to
VA Secretary: Vets’ Concerns About PTSD Are ‘Overblown’  					 Over the weekend, Veterans Affairs Secretary James Peake visited Alaska with Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK). While there, they met with Vietnam
Fox News Meme: Publisher ‘Got To’ McClellan, Forced Him To ‘Spice It Up A Little Bit’  					In response to Scott McClellan’s scathing new memoir criticizing the Bush administration’s deception, curren
ThinkFast: May 29, 2008  New York Gov. David Paterson (D-NY) “has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other juris
Conservatives Try To Smear McClellan By Calling Him A ‘Left-Wing Hater’ Reciting ‘Blogworld Talking Points’  					 The White House and its allies have gone out and attacked former press secretary Scot
Bartlett agrees with right-wing radio host: McClellan’s book hurts military families.  					Writing at Townhall.com, right-wing radio host Mike Gallagher argues today that former White House Press Sec
MSNBC: White House Has Had A Copy Of McClellan’s Memoir For ‘At Least A Month’  					MSNBC correspondent Jeannie Ohm reported breaking news this afternoon that former White House Press Secretary Scott
Perino Says White House Can Block McClellan From Testifying To Congress, But Won’t Say Whether It Will  					House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) today announced that he and his staf
McCain Campaign Responds To Senator’s Inaccurate Iraq Statements: ‘So What?’  					Yesterday at a townhall meeting in Wisconsin, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) claimed that troops in Iraq are already down to
McClellan: Take The Bush Administration’s Claims On Iran ‘Very Seriously And Be Skeptical’  					In his explosive new book criticizing the Bush administration’s Iraq “propaganda” campaign and its hand
Pentagon Pushing 9/11 Trial For 10 Days After McCain Receives GOP Nomination  					Despite the fact that defense attorneys for five suspected al Qaeda members being held at Guantanamo Bay have not yet
ThinkFast: May 30, 2008  Bowing to a court order, the White House released a long-delayed report yesterday on the “mainly harmful, impact of human-caused global warming in the United States.” Accordin
Rockefeller: Hayden’s ‘Upbeat Assessment’ On Al Qaeda ‘Not Consistent’ With Intel Reports To Capitol Hill  					During a recent interview with the Washington Post, CIA Director Michael Hayden said tha
Cheney Urges Conservatives Not To Run From Bush Administration’s Policies  					 With his approval rating hovering around 30 percent, Vice President Cheney nevertheless went to Virginia yesterday to r
Brooks: ‘No One’s Going To Care’ About McCain’s Troop Levels Gaffe  					Earlier this week, speaking in Wisconsin, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) falsely claimed that troops in Iraq are down to “pre-surge le
McClellan: Rove Is ‘Pretty Disingenuous’ When He Talks About CIA Leak, He Should Have Been Fired  					In his explosive new memoir, former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan claims that on Se
Romney Criticizes Obama For Visiting Iraq Only Once, Despite Having Visited Iraq Only Once Himself  					For over a week now, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and his right-wing allies have been criticizing Se
McCain ‘Nitpicks’ His ‘Verb Tense,’ Claims Troops Are Now ‘Drawing Down’ To Pre-Surge Levels  					Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) inaccurately claimed that troops in Iraq are already down to “pre-
McClellan Responds To Attacks: Critics ‘Trying to Shift The Focus’ Away From The Book’s ‘Key Themes’  					Last week, in response to Scott McClellan’s explosive memoir, former senator Bob Dole sent a
Cheney Offers False Excuse For His ‘So?’ Comment: I Meant, ‘What’s The Question, Martha?’  					In an interview on the fifth anniversary of the Iraq invasion, Vice President Cheney told ABC’s Martha R
Cheney: ‘I’m not going to read’ McClellan’s book, Bob Dole ‘got it about right.’  					Commenting for the first time on Scott McClellan’s new book, Vice President Dick Cheney said in an event at the N
McCain Mocks Idea Of Presidential Talks With Enemies, Despite Fact That Majority Of Americans Favor It  					Speaking at the America Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting today, Sen. John Mc
GOP Rep. Hobson Earmarked Millions For Projects Near His Own Properties  					Since 2001, Rep. David Hobson (R-OH) “has directed millions of taxpayer dollars to two Ohio projects near real estate he o
Kristol: Obama was rolling in the dough as community organizer.  					In his New York Times column today, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol expressed his disappointment at what Sen. Barack Obama (D-
ThinkFast: June 2, 2008  Australian troops “ended their main combat mission in Iraq on Sunday, handing over their responsibilities in southern Iraq to U.S. forces.” Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who was
After McCain Rejects Talks With Iran, Maliki Announces Meeting With Ahmadinejad And Ayatollah Khamenei  					Speaking at AIPAC yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) mocked the idea of direct talks with I
Sam Nunn Reconsiders DADT: ‘Times Change,’ May Be ‘Appropriate’ To Lift The Ban On Gays In The Military  					 As chairman of the powerful Armed Forces Committee in the 1990s, then-Sen. Sam Nunn (D-GA
Bush In ‘07: ‘Talking Is Not The Problem, We Can Talk To Iran’  					In a speech before the Israeli Knesset last month, President Bush sparked controversy when he attacked those who would “negotiate w
Furious O’Reilly Defends Bush, Slams McClellan For Meeting With ‘The Hate-Bush Press’  					When reports of former press secretary Scott McClellan’s new book surfaced last week, Fox News’s Bill O’Reil
Jonah Goldberg Falsely Claims McCain Has Been ‘Consistently Right About The War’ In Iraq  					In a Los Angeles Times op-ed today, National Review contributing editor Jonah Goldberg attacks Sen. Barac
118 Days Later, Fox News Finally Identifies Rove As Informal Adviser To McCain  					As ThinkProgress has noted with our repeated use of the “The Rove Watch” clock, Fox News has failed to properly ide
Waxman calls for release of FBI interviews with Bush and Cheney.  					In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey today, Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight
Swift Boat Vets PR Firm Now Pushing Abstinence-Only Education Campaign  					 On Sunday, the Washington Post reported that the National Abstinence Education Association (NAEA) is launching a $1 millio
ThinkFast: June 3, 2008  At Fort Benning in Georgia, the Army has assigned soldiers suffering from PTSD to housing located just 200 yards away from firing ranges. The “barrages from rifles and machine
Iraqi Parliamentarian: 70 Percent Of Iraqis Want Withdrawal, Huge U.S. Embassy Not A ‘Positive Signal’  					Today, the House held a hearing featuring two members of the Iraqi Parliament in order “to
Flashback: McCain Opposed Divestment From South Africa  					During his speech before the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) touted the success of America’s dive
After Failing To Protect 9/11 First Responders From Toxic Threats, Thompson Awarded Contract To Treat Them  					 Tommy Thompson served as President Bush’s Secretary of Health and Human Services from
Media Blindly Pick Up McCain’s Talking Point That Town Hall Meetings Are His ‘Strength,’ ‘He’s At His Best’  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sent a letter to invite Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) to joi
Rohrabacher: Torture At Guantanamo Simply ‘Hazing Pranks From Some Fraternity’  					Today, the House Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on detaine
McCain Falsely Claims He Has ‘Supported Every Investigation’ Into Katrina Failures  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) held one of his town hall meetings in Baton Rouge, LA. During this event, a repo
Report: In White House Meeting Today, Olmert Will Urge Bush To Attack Iran  					The Israeli press is reporting today, during a White House meeting today, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will urge
Veterans Groups ‘Didn’t Have That Much Input’ On ‘Very Partisan’ Graham-McCain GI Bill  					Last month, the Senate passed Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill on a veto-proof 75-22 vote. Steve
McClellan: Hagee Had Influence In Bush White House, Could ‘Quickly Get Someone On The Phone’  					In an interview on NPR’s Fresh Air on Monday, host Terri Gross asked former White House Press Secreta
ThinkFast: June 4, 2008  A new report finds that “U.S. companies’ planned layoffs rose 15 percent in May from April to the highest monthly total since December 2005. … May’s total was 46 percent highe
Iraq Report Undermines Bush’s Claim That He Is A ‘Credible’ Leader Because He ‘Reads The Intelligence’  					Today, the Senate Select Intelligence Committee released the final two sections of its pre-
DeLay On Obama: ‘Unless He Proves Me Wrong, He Is A Marxist’  					On right-winger Mike Gallagher’s radio show today, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX), who is currently facing charges of
Pipes: Bush Will Attack Iran If A Democrat Wins The White House  					Daniel Pipes, a far right-wing pseudo scholar who called the NIE report on the halting of Iran’s nuclear program a “shoddy, politi
Senate Intelligence Report Undermines McCain’s Claims That ‘Every Assessment’ Justified War In Iraq  					Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sought to excuse his constant and vociferous cheerleading f
Report: Bush Administration Negotiating ‘Secret Plan’ To Keep Troops In Iraq ‘Indefinitely’  					 Today, the UK Independent has a troubling report on a “secret plan” for U.S. occupation in Iraq alleg
‘Marginalized’ Southerners Clamor For Right To Display ‘World’s Largest’ Confederate Flag  					As ThinkProgress noted last weekend, the “world’s largest” Confederate flag will soon be flying over Tam
ThinkFast: June 5, 2008  Today, the Senate Intelligence Committee will release “the last in a series of reports” on the Bush administration’s use of false intelligence ahead of the Iraq invasion. “The
Labor Secretary Chao Blames High Unemployment Rate On America’s Youth  					 According to new Department of Labor data released today, the U.S. unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, w
Beck Dons Soviet-Style Hat With Obama ‘08 Logo  					Yesterday, CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck joined in on the right-wing meme that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) may be a Marxist. As proof, Beck showed
McCain Wouldn’t Vote For Everglades Because Of Pork But Will Fund Iraq At Any Cost  					During a conference call with reporters today, the McCain campaign tried to push back against Florida environme
Clarke On Iraq War Architects: ‘We Shouldn’t Let These People Back Into Polite Society’  					Noting that “prominent Democrats” had ruled out impeachment, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann asked former countert
Europeans View America As A ‘Force For Evil’ Under Bush  					Last April, President Bush traveled to Europe to attend his final NATO summit. While there, he openly advocated that the alliance incorpor
McCain Endorses Bush’s Illegal Wiretapping Program, Despite Saying President Should Not ‘Disobey Any Law’  					The New York Times’ Charlie Savage reports that in a recent letter, Douglas Holtz-Eakin,
ThinkFast: June 6, 2008  According to Department of Labor data released today, the unemployment rate rose from 5.0 to 5.5 percent in May, which is higher than the expected 0.1 percent jobless rate inc
McCain: It’s ‘Ambiguous’ Whether Bush’s Warrantless Wiretapping Program Was Illegal, ‘Let’s Move Forward’  					Yesterday, the New York Times’ Charlie Savage reported that in a recent letter, Douglas
NBC’s Engel: Permanent Bases Would Technically Be Iraqi With U.S. ‘Tenants’ As ‘A Face Saving Device’  					On Thursday, the UK Independent’s Patrick Cockburn reported on “a secret deal being negotiat
McCain Adviser: McCain’s Tax Plan ‘Will Bring The Budget To Balance By The End Of His First Term’  					Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) rhetoric on the budget has become increasingly muddled in recent month
Duffy: ‘White House Lawyers Are Concerned’ McClellan’s Book Will Reignite ‘The Valerie Plame Business’  					In his explosive new memoir, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan claims that
Graham: McCain’s Policies Would ‘Absolutely’ Be An ‘Extension’ And ‘Enhancement’ Of Bush’s  					In a widely-ridiculed speech last Tuesday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) noted that “you will hear from my op
Novak On McCain Adviser’s Claim That Obama Is 3rd Bush Term: ‘Silliest Thing I Have Ever Heard!’  					On Bloomberg TV this weekend, McCain policy adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin — attempting to fight off
McCain Adviser: The Press Want To ‘Convince Everyone That The Economy Is In Recession’ To Hurt McCain  					In his Bloomberg column today, Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute charges th
Rohrabacher Jokes About ‘Buffalo Farts,’ Says Anyone Who Believed Him On ‘Dinosaur Flatulence’ Was A ‘Fool’  					In February 2007, Congress held its first hearing on the landmark IPCC report on clima
Like Father, Like Daughter: Elizabeth Cheney Threatens ‘Military Action’ Against Iran  					The Washington Post notes today that Liz Cheney, daughter of Vice President Cheney and a former State Depart
After meeting with Bush, Olmert hints U.S. action against Iran is near.  					The Israeli press reported last week that during a recent meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was to urge Presiden
Medal Of Honor Recipient’s Father: Bush Must Sign The GI Bill If He Wants To Show Appreciation For Troops  					Last week, President Bush presented Tom and Romayne McGinnis with a posthumous Medal of
German Politicians Sound Off On Bush: ‘Definitely Made World Worse,’ ‘Disgrace,’ ‘Damaged America’s Image’  					 President Bush leaves today for Slovenia for his final U.S.-European Union Summit. USA
ThinkFast: June 9, 2008  President Bush “is increasingly drawing on selected events of the past to argue that history will vindicate him.” Unfortunately for the president, “many historians have alread
McCain Claims Lack Of Economics Knowledge Comments Were Taken ‘Out Of Context’  					During an interview yesterday, Fox News’s Carl Cameron asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) if it was a “mistake” for McCa
FBI special agent predicts ‘catastrophic attack’ in ‘revenge’ for torture, Abu Ghraib.  					Testifying at today’s Senate Judiciary hearing on coercive interrogation techniques, former FBI special age
Senate Conservatives Uses Rare Maneuver To Try To Close Down A Hearing On Torture  					Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the use of coercive interrogation techniques. Among othe
Top McCain Adviser Blatantly Lies About Obama’s Tax Proposals: ‘He’s Not Proposed One Single Tax Cut’  					On Fox News today, Carly Fiorina, who is a top economic adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ),
FBI General Counsel: Waterboarding Is ‘Clearly Not Permissible In The United States’  					During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing today, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) asked FBI General Counsel Valerie
McCain Adviser: McCain Opposes ‘Reckless Favors For Oil Companies,’ Will Eliminate ‘All Special Tax Breaks’  					In a conference call yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) top economic adviser, Dougla
McCain Campaign Agrees With CNBC Pundit: Americans Making $200,000 Are ‘Not Rich’  					Writing in Avenue, “a glossy, lifestyle magazine that chronicles the lives of Manhattan’s affluent and socially
McClellan: White House Officials Blocked Intelligence Report, ‘Continue To Bury Their Heads In The Sand’  					Yesterday, former press secretary Scott McClellan appeared on MSNBC’s Countdown to discus
ThinkFast: June 10, 2008  “The White House had stronger ties to disgraced superlobbyist Jack Abramoff than it has publicly admitted,” according to House Oversight Committee report. “President Bush him
In Debate Over Permanent Bases In Iraq, U.S. Seeks Authorization For War In Iran  					The ongoing negotiations between Iraqi leaders and the Bush administration over the future role of the military o
Lieberman: Iraqi Opposition To U.S. Security Agreement Is ‘A Sign Of Our Success In Iraq’  					 The Bush administration is currently trying to push Iraqis into accepting a long-term security agreemen
Coburn Places A Hold On HIV/AIDS Prevention Bill  					 The Senate has introduced a bipartisan bill tripling funding for President Bush’s program to fight HIV/AIDS. The $50 billion budget over five ye
O’Reilly Uses Heavily Edited Ambush Segment To Attack Moyers As ‘Rude,’ ‘A Fanatic,’ ‘A Crazy Guy,’ ‘Scary’  					Deploying one of his favorite tactics, Fox News host Bill O’Reilly sent out a “reporte
McCain On Whether Cheney Might Serve In His Administration: ‘Hell, Yeah’  					As Vice President Dick Cheney makes the rounds on “the GOP’s rubber chicken circuit” these days to raise funds for conser
McCain On When Troops Can Come Home From Iraq: ‘That’s Not Too Important’  					In an interview on NBC’s Today Show, host Matt Lauer asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) about his support for the war in Iraq
ThinkFast: June 11, 2008  Top Iraqi officials are objecting publicly to the United States’ effort to establish permanent bases in the country. “The Americans are making demands that would lead to the
Citing Policy Differences, Dozens Of Republicans Refuse To Publicly Back McCain  					The Hill reports this morning that “at least 14 Republican members of Congress have refused to endorse or publicly
McCain’s Long History Of Opposing Habeas Corpus  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) criticized to the Supreme Court’s ruling granting Guantanamo Bay detainees the right to challenge their detention i
Sen. Martinez Calls Out Dick Cheney’s Lie On Oil Drilling Off Coast Of Cuba  					In a speech before the Chamber of Commerce yesterday, Vice President Dick Cheney – the former CEO of the oil services
Scalia: Court’s Decision Restoring Habeas ‘Will Almost Certainly Cause More Americans To Be Killed’  					In a landmark decision today, the Supreme Court ruled that habeas corpus protections apply to
Bush To Award Gen. Peter Pace With Medal Of Freedom  					 The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civil award, awarded to individuals who have contributed to: 1) the security or nat
Iraq Vet: McCain’s ‘Not The Only Person Who Suffered In War,’ ‘He Doesn’t Get A Free Pass’  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) was asked on the Today Show whether he had an estimate of when troop
Hannity Admits He’s A ‘Surrogate’ For McCain  					In a revealing slip of the tongue last night on his Fox News television show, Sean Hannity acknowledged that he’s a “surrogate” for John McCain.  Whi
Supreme Court rules Gitmo detainees can challenge their detention.  					The Supreme Court ruled today that “foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay have rights under the Constitution to cha
ThinkFast: June 12, 2008  As Bush arrived in Italy yesterday for meetings with Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi and Pope Benedict XVI, he was greeted by hundreds of anti-war activists and other demon
CNN’s Ware: Iraqis Reject Security Agreement Draft, May ‘Go It Alone’ And ‘Take Over This War’ From U.S.  					The Bush administration is currently trying to push Iraqis into accepting a indefinite lo
Rove ‘talks fairly regularly’ with top McCain staffers.  					As ThinkProgress has often noted, former Bush political guru Karl Rove is an informal adviser to Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential ca
Cheney Acknowledges He Lied About China Drilling ‘60 Miles Off The Coast Of Florida’  					On Wednesday, Vice President Dick Cheney gave a speech to the Chamber of Commerce in which he claimed that Ch
McCain Doubles Down On His Social Security Privatization Bamboozlement  					Yesterday, despite his clear record on the issue, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) told a crowd in Nashua, NH that he has “never” be
FLASHBACK: In 2003, McCain Blasted Administration’s Indefinite Detention Of Detainees  					Yesterday, the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to challenge their detention
Engel: There Have Been Five Wars In Iraq And The U.S. Record In Them Is Just 1-4  					The Bush administration and its allies have repeatedly tried to claim that because of the surge, the United State
Drudge Uses Sensationalist Headline To Distort Report On Consequences Of Climate Change  					In the Center For American Progress Action Fund’s Progress Report yesterday, the Wonk Room’s Brad Johnson
ThinkFast: June 13, 2008  “The number of U.S. homeowners swept up in the housing crisis rose further last month, with foreclosure filings up nearly 50 percent compared with a year earlier,” reports th
Bush tells Brown not to withdraw from Iraq.  					This week, media reports indicated that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will soon announce a final timetable for the withdrawal of Britain’s remai
National Press Club Calendar Promoted Sinclair Smear Event As The ‘Truth’ About Obama  					A Minnesota man named Larry Sinclair has been going around the country spreading unfounded rumors about Sen.
Air Force Association Endorses Webb’s GI Bill  					In 1993, the Air Force Association (AFA) — “an independent, nonprofit, civilian education organization promoting public understanding of aerospace p
Williams Calls Hume and Kristol ‘Out Of Touch’ For Saying McCain’s Tax Plan Will Help Working Americans  					Earlier this week, the non-partisan Tax Policy Center released a paper showing that Sen. B
Kristol: McCain And Graham Plan To Introduce Legislation Undermining Supreme Court Decision On Guantanamo  					Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that Guantanamo Bay detainees have the right to chall
FLASHBACK: McCain Brushed Off Allen’s ‘Macaca’ Remarks, Praised Him For His ‘Courage’  					 During a press conference today, a reporter asked Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) if he was offended when, in Augus
Bush: Critics Of Gitmo, Abu Ghraib And Rendition Are ‘Slandering America’  					During an interview with President Bush on Britain’s Sky News yesterday, Sky political editor Adam Boulton noted that wh
Leading McCain VP Candidate Bobby Jindal Supports Creationism As Part Of ‘The Very Best Science’  					Yesterday on CBS’s Face the Nation, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich — who is currently advisin
ThinkFast: June 16, 2008  A new Pew poll finds that “Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture.” Nearly 30 percent of adults have “used
Crist Angles For VP Slot: Endorses McCain’s Plan For Florida Oil Drilling Despite Opposing It Last Week  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed lifting the federal ban on offshore oil drilli
Beck: ‘It Is Approaching Treason’ To Elect A Progressive Congress  					On his television show yesterday, CNN’s Glenn Beck invited conservative strategist Mary Matalin to discuss domestic drilling and
Rep. Darrell Issa politicizes Russert’s death.  					This afternoon, the House of Representatives took up a resolution honoring the life of Tim Russert. Following speeches by several speakers who issu
White House Derides Investigation That Exposed Drug Testing On Vets As ‘Irresponsible Reporting,’ ‘Awful’  					Today, the Washington Times reported on the results of a joint investigation with ABC, w
Hume Twists Quote From Obama’s Half-Brother, Claims He ‘Is Not So Sure’ Obama Is A Christian  					Last week, Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) presidential campaign launched a new website — dubbed “Fight Th
Does McCain Agree With His Blogger Who Doesn’t ‘Care’ If Bush Policies Are Increasing Terrorist Recruitment?  					In an interview with ABC News’s Jake Tapper yesterday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) argue
Jean Schmidt Refuses To Retract False Claim That China Is ‘Drilling Off The Coast Of Florida’  					On June 5, Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) took to the House floor and criticized Congress for refusing to
ThinkFast: June 17, 2008  A Senate investigation has found that “top Pentagon officials began assembling lists of harsh interrogation techniques in the summer of 2002 for use on detainees at Guantanam
Ex-State Dept. official: Hundreds of detainees died in U.S. custody, at least 25 murdered.  					At today’s House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil Rights hearing on torture, Lawrence Wilkerson, former
McCain Adviser Repeats False Claim That China Is Drilling For Oil Off The Coast Of Florida  					In recent days, several conservatives, in an attempt to push for expanded oil drilling, have parroted t
Feith: ‘We Did Not’ Exaggerate Iraq Threat, Just Made ‘Errors’ In Presentation  					Earlier today, former Undersecretary of Defense Douglas Feith refused to appear at a House Judiciary hearing. But w
Feith Chickens Out Of Congressional Hearing On Torture, Refuses To Appear With Wilkerson  					Today, the House Judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Rights held a hearing on abusive in
Bush Disagrees With His Own Energy Dept, Claims Drilling In Arctic Refuge Will ‘Bring Enormous Benefits’  					This morning in the White House Rose Garden, President Bush called on Congress to “pass g
FLASHBACK: Giuliani Previously Praised Prosecuting Terrorists In U.S. Legal System  					 On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) criticized the Bush administration’s indefinite detention of detainees at
Bush Administration Rewords Security Agreement With Iraq To ‘Avoid’ Getting Congressional Approval  					 The Bush administration is currently negotiating a long-term Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA)
ThinkFast: June 18, 2008  Having “spent several months experimenting with the limits of physical and psychological pressure,” military officers at Guantánamo Bay turned to the CIA in late 2002 “to fin
Conservatives Echo McCain’s False Claim That Katrina Caused No Oil Spill Damage  					In a Tuesday speech delivered before an audience of oil executives, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pushed to overturn the
Bush And McCain Try To Steal Credit For Webb’s GI Bill That They Consistently Worked To Defeat  					 Yesterday, House leaders in both parties struck a deal on a war supplemental bill that includes ex
New wiretapping bill dubbed ‘repugnant’ and ‘a capitulation.’  					Under a “compromise” wiretapping bill the House is expected to approve tomorrow, U.S. phone companies that cooperated with President
Bolton Fearmongers: ‘Best Outcome’ Of Obama Presidency Is ‘More Embassy Bombings, WTC Attacks’  					Yesterday, Fox News’s John Gibson hosted former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton on his radio show. They
Don Young’s ‘A Team’ Of Lobbyists: ‘These People Can Talk To Whomever They Want’  					 Taxpayers for Common Sense has obtained a 2007 “survival guide” for interns in Rep. Don Young’s (R-AK) office. I
Bush Awards Peter Pace Presidential Medal Of Freedom, Makes No Mention Of Iraq War  					 Today, President Bush held a White House ceremony for the recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The
Limbaugh: Black Katrina victims ‘whined and moaned’; white Iowa flood victims are ‘backbone of America.’  					In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Rush Limbaugh blamed the victims for the humanitar
McCain Now Says He’s ‘More Than Happy’ To Consider Flip-Flopping On Alaskan Oil Drilling  					In recent days, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) dropped his previous opposition to drilling for oil off the coast
ThinkFast: June 19, 2008  House leaders in both parties struck a deal on a long-overdue war supplemental bill that includes billions for emergency flood relief, an extension of unemployment benefits a
Pressed Over And Over, Holtz-Eakin Unable To Explain How McCain Will Pay For Tax Cuts  					On MSNBC’s Morning Joe today, host Joe Scarborough pressed Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) top economic adviser, D
Bachmann: Alaska’s Caribou Will Love Oil Drilling ‘Because Of The Warmth Of The Pipeline’  					During a radio interview on Wednesday, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) attempted to argue that drilling for
A ‘Confused’ O’Reilly: ‘I Just Want Mayonnaise. I Don’t Want Guys Kissing’  					Earlier this week, the Guardian reported on a new “light-hearted” Heinz advertisement set to air in the UK that “promot
Does McCain Support Amending The Constitution To Overturn The Supreme Court’s Habeas Decision?  					Last week, after the Supreme Court ruled that habeas corpus protections apply to detainees held at
Lamar Smith Compares McClellan To Judas, Declares ‘It’s Hard To Take Mr. McClellan Too Seriously’  					Last month, former White House press secretary Scott McClellan published a memoir asserting that
ThinkFast: June 20, 2008  “Israel carried out a major military exercise earlier this month that American officials say appeared to be a rehearsal for a potential bombing attack on Iran’s nuclear facil
Washington Post Ombudsman Criticizes Broder And Woodward’s Buckraking  					Harper’s Ken Silverstein recently revealed that the Washington Post’s David Broder and Bob Woodward have been regularly appe
Mullen: I Want ‘A Healthy Dialogue With Iran’ Because ‘Engagement Would Offer An Opportunity’  					Last month, President Bush launched a political attack at Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) and other Democra
ElBaradei says he’ll quit IAEA if Iran is attacked.  					In an interview with AlArabiya television yesterday, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamad ElBaradei said that he
Plame and Wilson vow to press on with lawsuit.  					Valerie Plame and Joseph Wilson released a statement following former White House press secretary Scott McClellan’s testimony yesterday, saying tha
Report: Scalia’s Claim That Released Gitmo Prisoners Have Killed Americans Is An ‘Urban Legend’  					A new report from the Seton Hall University School of Law explodes the myth that some 30 detainees
Bolton: Israel Will Attack Iran After U.S. Election But Before Inauguration, Arab States Will Be ‘Delighted’  					This morning on Fox News, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton continued his drumbeat f
Kristol: Bush Might Bomb Iran If He ‘Thinks Senator Obama’s Going To Win’  					On Fox News Sunday this morning, Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol said that President Bush is more likely to attack I
Perino: It’s ‘Irresponsible To Suggest’ That There Is ‘A Short-Term Response’ To Gas Prices  					Last week, White House spokesman Tony Fratto said that anyone who was promoting a quick fix to high ga
Karl Rove Throws Stones From His Glass Country Club  					ABC News reports that, during a breakfast with Republican insiders at the Capitol Hill Club, Karl Rove attacked Barack Obama as “the guy at th
Liz Cheney: On ‘The Really Important Issues,’ McCain Is ‘Advocating’ The Same Policies As Bush And My Dad  					In a speech earlier this month, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) attempted to bat down the idea t
Washington Post Reporter: Obama ‘Is Much More White Than Black’  					During a washingtonpost.com web chat today, a questioner noted that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) has launched a new presidential campa
Feith Defends Rice’s Pre-War ‘Mushroom Cloud’ Claim On Iraq: It Was Neither A ‘Gaffe’ Nor A ‘Lie’  					 On CNN on Sept. 8, 2002, then-National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice infamously warned — in
White House Shoots Down Army’s Effort To Increase Oversight Of Defense Contractors  					Since 2002, the Army’s contracting budget has ballooned from $46 billion to $112 billion in 2007. However, as t
ThinkFast: June 23, 2008  “Five years into the war in Iraq and nearly seven years into the war in Afghanistan, getting news of the conflicts onto television is harder than ever.” Almost halfway into 2
Limbaugh: ‘Democrats Will Bend Over, Grab The Ankles, Say Have Your Way With Me’ To Blacks And Gays  					Media Matters notes that on his radio show yesterday, Rush Limbaugh told a caller that “Democr
Reid to co-sponsor effort to strip retroactive immunity from FISA bill. (Updated)  					Earlier today, Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russ Feingold (D-WI) promised to do everything they can to strip retr
NBC: U.S. Commanders In Afghanistan ‘Complained To Us’ That They Lack Resources Because Of Iraq  					On NBC Nightly News last night, anchor Brian Williams reported that on a recent trip to Afghansist
Brownback: It’s Inappropriate To Want To Relocate Gitmo Inmates To Leavenworth, Unless You’re John McCain  					Yesterday, the Center for American Progress released a report advocating closing Guantan
Fox Analyst: Iraqis ‘Owe Us’ 100-Year Leases On Their Oil, ‘We Ought To Take It’  					Last week, the New York Times reported that four Western oil companies — Exxon Mobil, Shell, Total, and BP — are
FLASHBACK: McCain Declared Osama Bin Laden Threats Are ‘Very Helpful’ To Bush’s Campaign  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) sought to distance himself from adviser Charlie Black, who told Fortun
Clarke: Charlie Black Basically Said To Terrorists, ‘Yes You Can Manipulate Our Politics, Come And Do It’  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) distanced himself from chief strategist Charlie Black
ThinkFast: June 24, 2008  An Iraqi city council member opened fire on U.S. forces outside Baghdad on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding three others. “The U.S. forces returned fire, killing the
President Beck: I Wouldn’t Detain Terror Suspects, I’d ‘Shoot Them All In The Head’  					Today on his radio show, CNN host Glenn Beck expressed his disdain of the recent Supreme Court ruling granting
Former McCain Strategist Blames Charlie Black’s Gaffe On ‘Tremendous Reporter Cleavage’  					In a new Fortune magazine article, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) chief strategist Charlie Black claimed that a
In 2005, McCain Said Even The ‘Scum Of Humanity’ Deserve To Have ‘Some Adjudication Of Their Cases’  					After last week’s Supreme Court decision granting terror detainees the right of habeas corpus,
Rove Rips NYT For Outing CIA Agent’s Identity And ‘Putting Our Country At Risk’  					On Sunday, the New York Times published an extensive article examining the CIA’s interrogation of 9/11 mastermind
Gitmo Detainee’s Lawyer ‘Not Allowed To Tell Him’ He’s No Longer An ‘Enemy Combatant’  					Nearly two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that detainees held at Guantánamo Bay have the right to
Message To The Federal Government: No, You Can’t Search My Laptop!  					Our guest blogger, Peter Swire, is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund and served as the Clinton ad
World War III Proponent McCain Says It Will Take ‘All-Out World War III’ To Re-Institute A Military Draft (Updated)  					During a “tele-townhall meeting” last evening, John McCain was asked by a moth
ThinkFast: June 25, 2008  Last night, Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-CT) delivered an impassioned speech on the Senate floor in opposition to the FISA reform bill. “Either the companies and the President ac
Bolton Bristles When Challenged On Getting It Wrong On Iraq: That’s ‘An Ad Hominem Attack’  					Former UN Ambassador John Bolton has been intensifying his calls for a war with Iran, telling Fox News
Lieberman Attacks Democratic Critics On Right-Wing Radio: They’re Invested In ‘Retreat And Defeat’ In Iraq  					Yesterday, Brave New Films launched a “Lieberman Must Go” petition drive arguing that S
After Impeaching Clinton, McCain Now Dismisses Idea Of Impeaching Bush: ‘I Do Not Agree With It’  					 Today during a town hall event at Xavier University, an attendee forced Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Addington: Vice President Isn’t Part Of Executive Branch, ‘Attached’ To Legislative  					In a protracted battle with the National Archives last year, Vice President Dick Cheney sought to avoid submit
Flashback: As Governor, Bush Said, ‘Why Should I Care About North Korea?’  					Today, President Bush announced that North Korea has turned over a statement describing its nuclear program, prompting B
ThinkFast: June 26, 2008  75 percent: Americans who “blame President Bush’s economic policies for making the country worse off during the last eight years, according to a Los Angeles Times/Bloomberg p
Louisiana Governor Jindal Unaware Katrina Caused ‘Major’ Oil Spills In His Own State  					While serving in Congress in August 2006, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) slammed the Bush administration for
McCain Is ‘Glad’ To Have Championed Immigration Legislation That He Wouldn’t Support Today  					In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun released yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) praised himself for
National Review Falsely Accuses NASA Scientist James Hansen Of Violating The Hatch Act  					On Monday, NASA scientist James Hansen commemorated the 20th anniversary of his groundbreaking testimony de
After Trying To Steal Credit For Webb’s GI Bill, McCain Skips The Vote And Instead Chows Down On Chili In Ohio  					Earlier this month, House leaders struck a deal to push forward with Sen. Jim Webb’
Right Wing Feigns Outrage Over Delahunt’s Quip, Claims Addington Will Now ‘Be Targeted’ By Al Qaeda  					Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted an exchange between Rep. William Delahunt (D-MA) and Cheney chi
Openly Gay Soldier Who Appeared On 60 Minutes Has Been Discharged  					Last December, CBS’s 60 Minutes ran a segment on the military’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” (DADT) policies. Correspondent Lesley Sta
Trying To Appease John Bolton, Hannity Flip-Flops On North Korea Deal In 30 Seconds  					Yesterday, President Bush announced that his administration was taking North Korea off its list of state-spons
ThinkFast: June 27, 2008  Polar scientists say that “for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.” The scientists “believe the chances of
McCain: I ‘Don’t See How It Matters’ That I Don’t Know The Price Of Gas (Updated)  					In a telephone interview with the Orange County Register earlier this week, John McCain acknowledged he was unaw
Conservatives Who Ripped Obama For ‘Race-Baiting’ Now Silent In Wake Of Norquist’s Racial Remark  					Eight days ago in Jacksonville, Florida, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) predicted to a crowd of support
John McCain Trying To Have It Both Ways With Gay Community  					Our guest bloggers are Winnie Stachelberg and Josh Rosenthal. Last month on Ellen DeGeneres’ TV show, John McCain attempted to soften h
FLASHBACK: McCain In 1999 — ‘I Would Not Support Repeal Of Roe V. Wade’  					Today, CNN’s Late Edition re-broadcasted an August 22, 1999 interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in which McCain expres
Washington Times Calls Out McCain For Lying About Support For 1986 Immigration Legislation  					As ThinkProgress noted on Saturday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) made inconsistent immigration pledges in a
Desire For Change — Not Anti-Immigrant Sentiment — Does In Congressman Cannon  					Our guest blogger is Henry Fernandez, a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress Action Fund focusing on st
McCain Contradicts Mullen: ‘Yes,’ We Have Resources To Fight In Iraq Without Hurting Our Efforts In Afghanistan  					During a press conference in Pennsylvania today, New York Times reporter John Brod
Former Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Richard Myers quashed legal review of torture techniques.  					In 2002, as former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld “was considering the approval of three categories
Torture Advocate John Yoo Lied To Congress To Cast Aspersions On Philippe Sands’ Credibility  					Last week, while testifying before Congress, torture fanatic John Yoo sought to discredit torture cri
McCain aide: Reporters ‘have to earn’ special interview area seat on new ’straight talk’ airplane.  					 The Washington Post reports that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is now traveling in a new “Straight T
McCain Sticks It To Organized Labor: Visits Company That Refused To Pay Minimum Wage  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) visited Worth & Co., a contracting company in Bucks County, PA, where he held
White House: Polls are flawed, Bush sees a ’shift in attitudes’ toward him.  					Despite polls showing record levels of dissatisfaction with President Bush, U.S. News reported on Friday that the Whit
Bolton: Israel Strike On Iran ‘During Bush’s Term Makes A Lot Of Sense’  					Yesterday morning on Fox News, former UN Ambassador John Bolton claimed Israel has to make a decision to bomb Iran soon, p
After Denying ‘Involvement’ In Iraq’s No-Bid Oil Contracts, U.S. Revealed To Be ‘Integral’ To Deals  					Nearly two weeks ago, the New York Times’ Andrew Kramer reported that four Western oil compani
NYT: Diversion of resources to Iraq contributed to al Qaeda resurgence in Pakistan.  					In a front page story this morning, the New York Times reports on the story of how Al Qaeda “gained a new have
GI Bill Opponent President Bush Lauds GI Bill Opponent John McCain For The GI Bill Expansion  					This morning, President Bush signed a war supplemental spending bill which included a doubling of GI
ThinkFast: June 30, 2008  The Bush administration had issued a secret plan last year allowing Pentagon’s Special Forces to kill or capture al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan. But more than six months later,
Conservative Radio Host: On Failed Hunt For Bin Laden, McCain Represents ‘Continuation Of Bush Policy’  					Yesterday, conservative radio host Michael Smerconish sat in for Bill O’Reilly to host the
Hersh: Cheney ‘Privately’ Says He Prefers U.S. — Not Israel — Strike Iran Because ‘We’ll Get Blamed Anyway’  					Earlier this week, in an article called “Preparing the Battlefield,” the New Yorker’s
Sands responds to Yoo’s inaccurate claim that he lied to Congress.  					In his congressional testimony last week, former Justice Department official and torture architect John Yoo sought to discredit
McCain Adviser Absurdly Claims President Bush Opposed The Surge  					Appearing on MSNBC today, Nancy Pfotenhauer, senior adviser to Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), touted McCain’s national security credenti
Fox News Guest: Gitmo Is ‘Really More Like A Boy Scout Camp Than It Is A Prison Camp’  					On his “Hannity’s America” show on Sunday, Fox News host Sean Hannity brought on former Judge Advocate Gener
Right-Wing Apoplectic Over Pixar’s WALL-E: ‘Malthusian Fear Mongering,’ ‘Fascistic Elements’  					This weekend, Pixar’s latest film “WALL-E” debuted at No. 1, earning $65 million at the box office. T
McCain In 2003: ‘I Absolutely Don’t Believe’ Military Service Alone Qualifies Somebody For President  					This Sunday, on CBS’s Face the Nation, host Bob Schieffer commented that Sen. Barack Obama (D
Webb: Bush ‘Made A Real Bad Mistake’ On GI Bill, ‘I Think He Blew It’  					Yesterday, President Bush signed legislation that included Sen. Jim Webb’s (D-VA) 21st Century GI Bill. In his signing speec
ThinkFast: July 1, 2008  Senior Pentagon officials are concerned about the “increasing likelihood” that Israel could carry out an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities “before the end of the year, an ac
Oversight Committee: Despite Denials, Administration Knew About Bush Donor’s Oil Contracts  					 The Bush administration has repeatedly claimed that it plays no part in contract negotiations between
Fox News: There ‘Really Might Be A Connection’ Between McCain’s Visit To Colombia And The Hostage Release  					Today, Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said that his country’s government
Lars Larson Rips Wall-E As ‘Propaganda’; It Teaches Kids ‘Humans Are Bad For Planet Earth’  					Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted that members of the right wing are apoplectic over the “leftist propagan
WSJ Editorial Page Ludicrously Claims That Obama Is Running For ‘George Bush’s Third Term’  					In an editorial this morning, the Wall Street Journal stretches the limits of credibility and audacious
Texas Realtors Launch Campaign To Protest Rove’s Upcoming Speech At Statewide Convention  					The Daily News of Galveston County, Texas reports that former top Bush aide Karl Rove is scheduled as the
Bush Stimulates The Porn Industry With His Economic Package  					 When President Bush announced his economic stimulus in January, he bragged that his package was the “right size” and would “boost” th
McCain: I Never Said That I Don’t Know Much About Economics  					This week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) is traveling through Colombia, making a push for a free-trade agreement. In an interview with ABC t
ThinkFast: July 2, 2008  Iran’s oil minister, Gholam Hossein Nozari, warned today that if attacked, his country would “react fiercely, and nobody can imagine what would be the reaction of Iran.” He al
Perino Spins Administration Knowledge Of Bush Donor’s Oil Deal, Dismisses The Contacts As ‘Routine’  					Yesterday, the House Oversight Committee released documents revealing that the Bush administra
Conservative columnist Tony Blankley questions the patriotism of environmentalists.  					In honor of the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, this morning on her radio show, Diane Rehm hosted a segment o
Dana Priest Mocks Liberals For Taking Seriously The Threat Of An Attack On Iran  					During a Washignton Post online chat today, war and intelligence correspondent Dana Priest ridiculed the idea that
House Judiciary committee: Rove is not immune from testifying.  					Yesterday, the House Judiciary Committee received a letter from Karl Rove’s attorney Robert Luskin, stating that his client refuses
American Family Association Launches Boycott Against McDonald’s For ‘Promoting The Homosexual Agenda’  					 Today, the right-wing American Family Association (AFA) announced a boycott of McDonald’s.
Would McCain Eliminate Earmarks That Fund Drug Eradication In Colombia?  					On ABC’s Good Morning America, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) explained his recent trip to Colombia by noting his concern over “t
Karl Rove gets simple facts wrong in his WSJ column.  					In his Wall Street Journal column today, former Bush political guru and current informal McCain adviser Karl Rove criticizes Sen. Barack Obam
Giuliani Repeats Debunked Myth: China Is ‘Drilling For American Oil’ Off The Coast Of Cuba  					Last night on his CNN show, Glenn Beck hosted failed GOP presidential contender — and ardent supporter
ThinkFast: July 3, 2008  “Declaring that there will not be ‘another colonization of Iraq,’ Iraq’s foreign minister” indicated yesterday it was unlikely a security deal with the U.S. would be reached t
Condoleezza Rice: ‘I Am Proud Of The Decision’ To Invade Iraq  					In an interview last March with Bloomberg’s Judy Woodruff, the late conservative scholar William F. Buckley said President Bush’s le
Former Sen. Jesse Helms passes away.  					Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican known as “Senator No,” died today at the age of 86. Helms left the Senate in 2003 after serving five terms. The Heri
Chertoff Ignored EPA’s Warnings In Order To Build Bush’s Border Fence  					In April, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) waived at least 30 key environmental laws and regulations it claimed wer
FLASHBACK: Ten Years Ago, Bin Laden Demanded Barrel Of Oil Should Cost $144  					In a 1998 interview, Osama bin Laden — the terrorist organizer of 9/11 who still roams free — listed as one of his man
Fred Barnes’s Advice To McCain: Revive Your Struggling Campaign By Using Gay-Bashing As A Wedge  					Discussing Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) struggling campaign on Fox News Sunday today, Weekly Standard
Administration Rebuffs Maliki’s Timetable As ‘Artificial,’ Questions Whether Media Made Transcription Error  					President Bush has long maintained that if the Iraqi government wants the U.S. to leav
Retired Senior Military Officers Call For End To DADT: Gays Serving Openly Pose No ‘Risk’  					 A new report released today by four retired senior military officers endorses a repeal of “Don’t Ask, D
McCain Adviser: Like Bush, We’ll Cut Taxes Even If We Don’t Control Spending  					On ABC’s Good Morning America today, senior McCain campaign adviser Meg Whitman defended Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) in
Military Kicks Out Embedded Blogger For Photographing Marine Killed In A Suicide Bombing In Iraq  					 On June 26, a suicide bomber attacked a meeting of tribal sheikhs in Iraq’s Anbar province and k
GOP Rep. Claims He ‘Was Proud To Support’ GI Bill That He Voted Against  					Last week, President Bush signed into law a new GI Bill that doubled educational benefits for veterans of the Iraq and Afg
Condoleezza Rice Has Been ‘Playing A Lot’ Of Golf During Iraq War, Not Willing To ‘Sacrifice’ Her Game Like Bush  					In May, President Bush revealed that he had given up playing golf because of the
Fox News Smears Journalists Who Dare To Report A Critical Word About The Network  					 Last week, Fox and Friends aired digitally-altered images of New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and edito
ThinkFast: July 7, 2008  Due to “widespread opposition to U.S. demands in talks on a formal Status of Forces Agreement,” Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is “discussing a short-term memorandum of unders
Fiorina: ‘It may be Barack Obama who is running for Bush III.’  					Last night on Bloomberg TV, McCain economic adviser Carly Fiorina repeated the laughable claim first offered by McCain economic adv
McClellan: ‘I Could Not Say Honestly Today That This Administration Does Not Believe In Torture’  					In 2005, as Congress debated legislation to ban cruel and inhumane treatment of prisoners in U.S.
Flummoxed By Vietnam Vet, McCain Falsely Claims He ‘Received Every Award From Every Vets Organization’  					Posing the first question in a Denver town hall meeting yesterday, a Vietnam veteran challe
Allen: McCain doesn’t want his balanced budget pledge to be recorded on tape.  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign released an economic plan promising that McCain will “bal
McCain, The Most Absent Member Of The Senate, Blasts Congress For Taking A Week Off  					This morning, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) appeared on MSNBC and blasted Congress for being lazy. He said that inst
McCain Adviser Flip Flops: Promises To Balance Budget By The End Of First Term…Or Maybe Second Term  					Yesterday, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) pledged to balance the federal budget by 2013. “John McCain
McClellan: Iraq’s Oil ‘Certainly Played Heavily’ In Cheney’s Desire To Launch War  					Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan appeared on CBC Radio One’s “The Current” this morning to dis
Huckabee Faults Obama For Not Having The Convictions Of Segregationist Jesse Helms  					Yesterday, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee appeared on Fox News’s Hannity and Colmes to talk about Sen.
Ex-EPA Official: White House Lied To Hide Cheney’s Role In Eviscerating Global Warming Testimony  					 Last October, Dr. Julie Gerberding, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
ThinkFast: July 8, 2008  Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA) is considering legislation to cease funding of Karl Rove-type advisers in future administrations. “Why should we be using taxpayer dollars to have a p
McCain gets ‘nervous’ when asked about his opposition to insurance-provided birth control.  					Earlier this week, one of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) top advisers, Carly Fiorina, argued for McCain’s fr
Perino Demands Apology After Boxer Calls Out White House For Lying About Cheney’s Global Warming Editing  					This week, in a letter to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), former White House official Jason Bu
Mukasey Argues That Torture Authorizers ‘Cannot And Should Not’ Be Prosecuted Or Even Investigated  					During Attorney General Michael Mukasey’s testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee today
McCain’s ‘Econ Brain’: America Has ‘Become A Nation Of Whiners’ And Is Just In A ‘Mental Recession’  					In an interview with the Washington Times today, former senator Phil Gramm, who is Sen. John M
Senators Give Kennedy A Standing Ovation As He Returns To Cast Critical Vote On Medicare Bill  					Today, the Senate chamber erupted into loud cheers when Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) returned to cast his
Reporters Dismiss McCain’s Iran ‘Joke’ As Part Of His ‘Real Guy’ Persona  					The AP reported yesterday that U.S. exports to Iran “grew more than tenfold during President Bush’s years in office.” Whe
Civil liberties oversight board goes dark as White House rejects nomination of progressive advocate.  					Since January, the U.S. civil liberties oversight board — meant to monitor the government’s i
Mukasey Won’t Say Whether Gonzales Politicized The Justice Department  					As ThinkProgress noted today, Attorney General Mike Mukasey hedged when asked whether he would hold accountable Justice Depa
Mukasey Refuses To Hold Accountable Officials Who Politicized Justice Department Honors Program  					In today’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing with Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Russ Feingold
Turley: It’s ‘A Very Inconvenient Fact Right Now’ To Say Bush Committed A Felony With His Wiretapping Program  					Last night on MSNBC’s Coundown, George Washington law professor Jonathan Turley note
Many of McCain’s 300 economists ‘don’t actually support’ his full economic agenda.  					On Monday, after Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) released an economic plan promising to balance the federal budget by 2
ThinkFast: July 9, 2008  Brave New Films and other activists will deliver a petition today with 43,000 signatures demanding that “Lieberman Must Go.” The petition, which asks that Sen. Joe Lieberman (
McCain Claims Gramm ‘Does Not Speak For Me’ On Same Day Gramm Speaks For McCain In Meeting With WSJ  					In his effort to distance himself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm’s contention that Ameri
Kucinich introduces article of impeachment against Bush.  					On the House floor this afternoon, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) introduced an article of impeachment against President Bush “for high crim
The Media’s Effusive Praise Of Honest Straight-Talker McCain  					 According to the national media, no matter what Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says, he’s always going to be a fun, straight-talking, regul
McCain campaign originally stood by Gramm’s comments.  					Earlier today, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign tried to distance itself from top economic adviser Phil Gramm’s claim that Am
White House Tries To Push Unqualified ‘Cheney Clone’ Into Lucrative Telecomm Job  					 One of the White House’s persistent gripes against the Senate is that it refuses to push through President Bush’
McCain campaign: Gramm’s ‘nation of whiners’ comments are ‘not representative’ of McCain’s views.  					In an interview with the Washington Times yesterday, Sen. John McCain’s “econ brain,” former sen
Arlington Whistleblower Fired For Trying To Grant Media Access To Military Funerals  					On April 24, the Washington Post’s Dana Milbank reported on the Pentagon’s effort to keep media out of earshot
Bush addresses the Italian prime minister in Spanish: ‘Amigo! Amigo!’  					At the G8 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia two years ago, President Bush was caught in a candid moment on an open microphone
ThinkFast: July 10, 2008  Democrats in Congress are negotiating a compromise on offshore oil drilling. “Democrats also want any compromise plan to include investments in clean and renewable energies,
Phil Gramm’s Greatest Hits: ‘Poor People Are Fat’ And ‘There Should Be No Minimum Wage’  					During the last two days, the McCain campaign has gone into damage control over top economic adviser Phil
Administration disavows its own global warming report.  					Today, the EPA published its response to the April 2007 Supreme Court ruling in Massachusetts v. EPA — which mandated that the agency deter
Barnes Defends Gramm: Americans Are ‘Whining All The Way Through’ The Bad Economy  					Last night on Fox News’s Special Report, the “All-Star panel” discussed top McCain adviser Phill Gramm’s recent
After Voting Against Equal Pay Legislation, McCain Claims He’s ‘Committed To Equal Pay For Equal Work’  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) participated in a town hall meeting in Wisconsin. During the
New Book Contradicts Bush’s Claim That He Never Saw Secret Red Cross Report On Torture  					In August 2007, investigative journalist Jane Mayer reported in the New Yorker that a highly confidential r
10 Reasons Why Your Economic Pain Isn’t ‘Mental’  					Yesterday, Phil Gramm backtracked from his candid view that America has “become a nation of whiners.” (Watch the video of his original comment.)
Rep. Sanchez: Karl Rove Should Go To Jail  					Yesterday, former White House adviser Karl Rove skipped the country and refused to to appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify about the p
ThinkFast: July 11, 2008  In “a troubling sign of global warming,” European scientists say that a large plate of floating ice shelf attached to Antarctica appears to be breaking up. The European Space
Bush Homeland Security Aide Caught On Tape Offering High-Level Access For Donations To Bush Library  					 The Sunday Times reports Stephen Payne, a Bush pioneer and a political appointee to the Homel
McCain On His Computer Illiteracy: ‘I’m Learning To Get Online Myself, And I’ll Have That Down Fairly Soon’  					John McCain has acknowledged that he is “an illiterate” when it comes to computers. He
Holtz-Eakin: Phil Gramm Is No Longer ‘Giving Advice To Senator McCain’  					Since Thursday, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) presidential campaign has been in damage control mode, attempting to distance its
IndyMac seized by regulators, marking second largest bank failure in U.S. history.  					Late yesterday, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) “to
Martinez Ignores McCain’s Immigration Reversal, Calls Criticisms ‘False,’ ‘Shameless,’ ‘Unfair’  					Yesterday, during a campaign conference call discussion of Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) new ad on imm
Fiorina Claims ‘Economists Agree’ With McCain’s Pledge To Balance The Budget  					On NBC’s Meet the Press this morning, host Tom Brokaw challenged the claim that Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) balance the
Fiorina: ‘To Say McCain Was Aligned With Bush On Iraq Is To Change History’  					This morning on NBC’s Meet the Press, Carly Fiorina, surrogate for Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), defended McCain’s record o
Schwarzenegger Confirms Link Between Global Warming And Wildfires, Hits Bush For Not Believing The Science  					On Friday, the Bush administration “rejected its own experts’ conclusion that global wa
George Will Sticks Up For Gramm: Americans Are ‘The Cry Babies Of The Western World’  					Last week, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) economic adviser Phil Gramm sparked controversy by stating that the U.S.
Mayer: Cheney ‘Repeatedly’ Held ‘Highly Unusual’ Meetings With CIA IG Before Torture Probe Stopped  					In the spring of 2004, then-CIA Inspector General John Helgerson issued a classified report war
Despite McCain’s ‘Read My Lips’ Pledge, Fiorina Suggests A ‘Creative’ Tax Increase On Wealthy Americans  					In February, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) took the “read my lips” pledge, promising publicly no
Citing ‘Lawsuits And Things,’ White House Refuses To Release Logs Of When Payne Took Clients To Meet Bush  					Over the weekend, the Times of London reported that Bush fundraiser and federal lobbyist
Bolton Claims He Has ‘Always Said’ Striking Iran Is ‘Deeply Unattractive’  					On the Friday edition of Hannity and Colmes, Alan Colmes questioned former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton about his “statem
McCain’s extremist opposition to gay adoption.  					In a revealing interview with the New York Times, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) — an adoptive parent himself — declared that he opposed the right of gay
Opponents say San Francisco sewer plant too ‘useful’ to be named after Bush.  					The Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco has just recently submitted enough signatures to city election
Iglesias: Ashcroft Was ‘Pushed Out’ Because He ‘Refused To Sign Off On The Warrantless Wiretaps’  					In March 2004, then-acting Attorney General James Comey refused to sign an order extending Presid
Despite Aversion To Golfing During The War, Bush Will Attend A McCain Golf Fundraiser Hosted By His Parents  					 In May, President Bush revealed that he had given up playing golf because of the Iraq
Sanford: We Shouldn’t Listen To ‘A Particular Person’s Opinion In Baghdad’ About Withdrawing From Iraq  					Yesterday on CNN’s Late Edition, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) admitted to “drawing
ThinkFast: July 14, 2008  Nine American soldiers died yesterday, in “the worst against Americans in Afghanistan in three years.” The killings “illustrated the growing threat of Taliban militants and t
Payne’s ‘perceived bribery’ costs him DHS post.  					Stephen Payne, a “GOP lobbyist and fundraiser with close ties to the White House has quit a Homeland Security Department advisory committee follow
Feith Lies To Congress: ‘I Championed A Policy Of Respect For Geneva’  					In May, British international lawyer Philippe Sands told Vanity Fair that Iraq war architect Doug Feith was instrumental in
Flashback: McCain joked about how much women love to be raped.  					The blog Rum, Romanism and Rebellion pulls out a 1986 Tucson Citizen article recounting a joke about rape told by Sen. John McCain
For Second Day In A Row, McCain Cites The Non-Existent ‘Czechoslovakia’  					Yesterday, ThinkProgress noted that during a press availability, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) said that he’s been concerned by
McCain Backtracks From His Radical Opposition To Gay Adoption  					In a statement sent to Andrew Sullivan, the McCain campaign is backing away from the radical stance on gay adoption that Sen. John M
After Pointing Out Domenici Lied Twice During Interview, Fox Invites Him Back To Keep ‘Telling The Truth’  					Yesterday, Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) appeared on the Fox Business Network to discuss Pre
Wallace: Rove Is ‘A Political Savant’ And I ‘Use Him As A Straight Political Analyst,’ Even Though He’s ‘Partisan’  					In an interview with TV Barn yesterday, Fox News’s Chris Wallace said that he d
DHS And House Oversight Committee Open Investigations Into Payne’s Cash-For-Access Scandal  					 Stephen Payne, a longtime Bush associate who was revealed to be selling access to top Bush administrat
ThinkFast: July 15, 2008  Lawyers for Canadian detainee Omar Khadr have “released excerpts of videotaped interrogations” today, “providing a first-ever glimpse into the secretive world of questioning
After Voting For Education Cuts, McCain Touts Education Reform At NAACP  					Today, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), in a speech focusing on education, addressed the National Association for the Advancement
Bush’s Newest Nominee For Broadcasting Board Oversaw Fearmongering Campaign On Wiretapping  					 The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) is the federal agency responsible for all U.S. government in
Conservatives Peddle Hurricane-Spill Lie For Entire Month  					To support the Big Oil agenda of increased offshore drilling, conservatives have been telling the American public that there weren’t any
Beck and Moore Falsely Claim U.S. Is ‘One Of Highest Taxed’ ‘In The World’  					Yesterday, conservative pundit Glenn Beck and Wall Street Journal economics writer Stephen Moore, falsely claimed that
‘A Fly In The Soup’: Coburn’s History Of Obstructing Medical Research  					On Monday, the Wonk Room reported on Sen. Tom Coburn’s (R-OK) stubborn insistence that the bipartisan President’s Emergency
Bush Seeks ‘False Comfort Of Appeasement,’ Makes ‘Most Significant’ Contact With Iran Since 1979  					The Bush administration has decided to “send a senior American official to participate in interna
Poll: ‘McCain Is Yoked To The Legacy’ Of Bush  					Recently, the McCain campaign tried to distance Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) from President Bush’s record:  - Senior Advisory Carly Fiorina: I think if y
ThinkFast: July 16, 2008  The Pentagon has announced an end to the surge in Iraq, as “the last of the five additional combat brigades sent in by President Bush last year has left the country.” But “15
Pfotenhauer: ‘I Was Misinformed’ About Hurricane Oil Spills  					Today on MSNBC, David Schuster challenged Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) policy adviser Nancy Pfotenhauer’s claim that “we withstood hurric
Ashcroft: Waterboarding ‘Consistently’ Seen As Legal, Refuses To Say Use On U.S. Troops Is ‘Unacceptable’  					During a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee today, former Attorney General Joh
McCain In 2003: We Can ‘Muddle Through In Afghanistan’  					Our guest blogger is Jon Soltz, chairman of VoteVets.org and veteran of the Iraq war. Today, video was unearthed in which Senator John McCa
Savage: ‘In 99 percent of the cases’ of autism, ‘it’s a brat who hasn’t been told to cut the act out.’  					Yesterday on his radio show, right wing talker Michael Savage said that autism is  “a fraud
Rove: ‘This Administration Put More Into Alternative Energy Research Than Any Administration in History’  					Last night on The O’Reilly Factor, Karl Rove attempted to defend the Bush administration’
Issa dismisses torture: ‘We treated our hospital patients worse.’  					Today, during a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) dismissed the torture of prisoners at Gua
O’Reilly Jokes About Waterboarding His Staff In Order To Identify Who Leaked Jackson’s Comments  					Last week, the media went into a frenzy after Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly released footage of Rev. Je
Methodist Church Committee To Issue Resolution Urging Bush Library To Protect ‘Integrity’ Of SMU  					Last May at the United Methodist Church’s (UMC) Quadrennial General Conference, the UMC’s governi
Report: Bush administration to ‘establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran.’  					The Bush administration “plans to establish a diplomatic presence in Tehran for the first time in 30 years,” the Guard
Perino: Bush ‘believes that he would have met’ Payne before.  					In yesterday’s press conference, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino continued to downplay the long relationship  between Preside
McCain campaign on ‘McCain being McCain.’ (Updated)  					Today in the Politico, Ben Smith tracks the numerous offensive jokes — often aimed at women — that Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) loves to tell on th
ThinkFast: July 17, 2008 In 2003, top administration officials rejected “a list of five candidates to lead the Justice Department Office of Legal Counsel” offered by then-Attorney General John Ashcrof
McCain: Oil Rigs ‘Very Successfully’ Survived the Impact of Hurricanes  					Yesterday, Nancy Pfotenhauer, Sen. John McCain’s (R-AZ) senior policy adviser, claimed that she had been “misinformed” when
White House Announces ‘General Time Horizon’ For Iraq Withdrawal; Is It ‘Conceding Too Much To The Enemy?’  					When Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki first requested a timetable for withdrawal of
Iglesias: Rove Won’t Testify ‘To Keep Himself From Being Indicted’  					Last week, Karl Rove ignored a subpoena and refused to testify before Congress, choosing instead to take a trip abroad. This mo
O’Reilly: ‘Do I Have To Buy You Dinner Before You Use The Birth Control?’  					Yesterday, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly agreed with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and argued that it was fair for insurance compani
ThinkFast: July 18, 2008  According to internal Army documents, “shoddy electrical work” by private contractors at “American military facilities” in Iraq is causing more “deaths and injuries from fire
McCain camp reacts to Maliki’s call for withdrawal: Voters don’t care what Iraqi leaders say.  					 In response to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s clear statement in support of a 16-month rede
Live Blogging: Al Gore To Appear This Morning At Netroots Nation Convention  					“Former Vice President Al Gore is scheduled to speak this morning to more than 2,000 bloggers and others meeting at th
Maliki endorses Obama’s plan for withdrawal from Iraq.  					Today, Der Spiegel reports that Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has endorsed a 16-month timetable for the United States to withdraw fr
McCain Aide Scheunemann Linked To Bush Library ‘Cash For Access’ Scandal  					Earlier this month, the Sunday Times caught longtime Bush associate Stephen Payne on tape offering access to top Bush adm
Conservative Lawyers Urge Bush To Issue ‘Pre-Emptive Pardons’ To Officials Involved In Illegal Programs  					The New York Times reported this weekend that “[f]elons are asking President Bush for pard
O’Reilly Attacks Gore For Attending Netroots Nation: ‘The Same As If He Stepped Into The Klan Gathering’  					On Saturday, former Vice President Al Gore made a surprise appearance at the Netroots Nat
‘The Most Trusted Name In News’ Surrenders Its Full 9 PM Hour To Beck Tonight  					 Conservative radio and television personality Glenn Beck will guest-host CNN’s Larry King Live tonight. His appeara
McCain Knows Best: Rejects Maliki’s Timetable But Says ‘I Know What Iraqis Want’  					This weekend, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops out of Iraq as soon as possible, su
Bush Administration Strong-Arms Maliki To Withdraw His Endorsement Of Obama’s Redeployment Plan  					 In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki made
ThinkFast: July 21, 2008  “Bush administration officials agreed that greenhouse gases could endanger the public and should be regulated under clean-air laws, but later reversed course amid opposition
McCain Falsely Claims The Surge ‘Began The Anbar Awakening,’ But CBS Edits It Out  					During an interview with Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), CBS Evening News host Katie Couric noted that Sen. Barack Obam
CNN Highlights Racist Writings To Argue That An Obama Presidency Could ‘Hurt Black Americans’  					 Today, CNN’s John Blake has an article titled, “Could an Obama presidency hurt black Americans?” In
Bush Cronies Tried To Redefine ‘Carbon Dioxide’ To Save Power Plants From Emissions Regulations  					Earlier this month, former EPA official Jason Burnett wrote to Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) with expl
Fox’s Brian Kilmeade: ‘There’s just as many convoy attacks in America as there are in Iraq.’  					On the Brian and the Judge radio show today, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade presented his sunshine-fill
Inhofe Praises The ‘Unitary Executive Concept’ For ‘Enhancing Accountability’ Of EPA  					It was no surprise that during today’s Senate hearing on the Bush administration’s manipulation of global war
Robertson Advocates Israel Striking Iran Before The 2008 Election  					On yesterday’s edition of The 700 Club, Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson sharply criticized the “moderate tone” the Bush admi
Savage defends his autism comments by claiming Media Matters hates ‘families and children.’  					Last week, Media Matters caught right-wing radio talker Michael Savage claiming that autism is a “frau
Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post Publishes McCain’s Rejected, Error-Filled Op-Ed  					The New York Times editorial staff recently rejected an op-ed by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), which responded to a one
Right Wing Falsely Claims NYT Rejection Of McCain’s Op-Ed Was Unprecedented  					Yesterday, the Drudge Report revealed that the New York Times had rejected a draft op-ed by Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), w