From the Washington Post:
On “The Tonight Show” last night, host Jay Leno bantered with the first lady about her relationship with George, her workout routine and the persistent impression that the president doesn’t read newspapers.
Laura Bush: “He really does read the newspaper, just not the reporters that follow him.”
Jay Leno: “Now why is that?” Leno […]
Take your pick, they both suck.
Media buyers say they generally pay Fox News ad rates that are about 75% to 80% of what they pay CNN — even though CNN has only about half the audience of Fox News. And for all the inroads Fox News has made as a news organization, Mr. Rittenberg has […]
In the months leading up to the Iraq invasion, one of the administration’s greatest allies was Ahmed Chalabi, head of the U.S.-financed Iraqi National Congress. We have written about Chalabi before, calling him “as crooked as they come” in response to his faulty Iraq intelligence, self-serving statements and fraud convictions. Yet at the time it […]
At last count, George W. Bush has gathered about $204 million toward his reelection. Challenger John Kerry has raised about $110 million. That’s a lot of money, and it has to come from somewhere…and thanks to the wonders of the internet, it’s easy to find out exactly who is donating what.
Using the information that is […]
I used to like the idea of Vice President Dick Cheney hiding in a secure undisclosed location because it interfered with his ability to drag our democracy toward the gutter of totalitarianism. I still like that idea, but the secure location seems like an even better idea now that the Constitutionally mandated third in […]
While we’re all still waiting for my last predictions to come true, he’s another to add to the list:
Despite all the Texas cowboy talk from the President, we will cut and run from Iraq shortly after the much-hyped June handoff of sovereignty.
Why?
Whoever takes control after the handoff must immediately put significant distance between themselves and […]
Since we are this close to living in a theocracy, we may as well know how we got here. Watch Frontline: The Jesus Factor tonight on PBS.
There will be a quiz tomorrow.
The single most divisive issue in american politics today is abortion. Without it as an issue, the current coalition of economic conservatives and the religious right would not hold, giving the Democrats a clear majority.
The question is, is it time for the Democrats to stop trying to defend Roe v. Wade?
For no particular reason, my favorite music video review ever. They stopped updating, but there are some serious gems in the archives.
