"This was the voice of moderation until 13 Sept, 2025"
…then this NYT Op-Ed by David Brooks would be shortly followed by Bush announcing that we’ll let our good, dear friends France, Germany and Russia bid on those Iraqi contracts after all. Not that I have anything against David or his article – indeed, I found it a most amusing rasberry in the face of … Read more
This ad is, to put it bluntly, crap. How on earth are we going to respond as a party to the inevitable Democratic-nominee-into-Hussein-and-bin-Laden ad when we’ve got Kerry and Gephardt campaign officials doing this? If they wanted to stop Dean because they think he’d be a terrible candidate, or because he lacks experience on defense, … Read more
Well, winter came early for poor ole Joey from the CT. Better pundits than I have already blogged his political death from both the left and the right, so let this instead be a commemorative open thread for the good Senator. Stop by, offer a consoling thought, and, well, move on. ‘Cause he’s totally, like, last year.
Or, keep on fighting over Dean: below, in inviso-text, I attempt to respond to Katherine ’s and Oberon’s comments regarding my post last night on the good doctor. (By the way, this pretty much sums up what I’m feeling right now.)
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… to wit, if Howard Dean was looking for his version of a “Sister Souljah” moment, he could do worse than to condemn the Kuchinich ad. Not a retraction of his antiwar stance, mind you: just a rejection of the conspiracy theories – which he will eventually have to do anyway. Just saying, that’s all.
Howard Dean has a seven point plan on Iraq. It’s a tough-talker, Dean’s plan, the kind that should be popular among among lefty-blogohawks like myself. You’ve heard us pontificate before, haven’t you? We always want more — “more money, more troops, UN involvement” — and all that rot. Well, Dean’s plan is all that and … Read more
… got home from a nice evening out with friends, no hassles, good times all around. Then I saw this utter, unmitigated piece of garbage. (Via Balloon Juice) Now, I am aware that Dennis Kuchinich has been declared to be a nonserious candidate for President by most of the Democratic Party. I am aware that … Read more
And via another of my fellow guest commenters on Tacitus we see a link to this Nicholas D Kristof article. He’s taking the position that the result of a Dean nomination is going to be roughly equivalent to that of McGovern’s. This reminds me of something that I’ve noticed: nobody seems to be able to … Read more
Via one of my fellow guest posters at Tacitus I see that the “put Reagan on the dime” movement is going on, again. It’s Sunday morning and the commenters on that piece seem a tad grumpy, but Jesurgislac raises an interesting point: to wit, that FDR was on the dime in the first place because … Read more
I see that the title got your attention. This post doesn’t actually show any naked women, though. Sorry about that.
Oh, yeah, this is going to be like that Giant Puppets post. Go figure.
… no, not what I’m naming any of my children. Now, I know that it’s become the style amongst many on the Left to not partake of the Instapundit, which is a crying shame, ‘cuz when you do you may end up missing stuff like this article about the role of blogs in the Trent … Read more
There’s a long, but very important article about House redistricting in this week’s New Yorker. Some quotations: “The framers of the Constitution created the House of Representatives to be the branch of government most responsive to changes in the public mood, but gerrymandered districts mean that most of the four hundred and thirty-five members of … Read more
Yes, it’s coming from the VRWC Death Beast. Yes, it’s unsolicited, unwelcome and probably tainted, tainted, tainted. You didn’t ask for my advice on how to run a campaign, you don’t need me to tell you how to run a campaign, a dead baboon could beat Bush next year anyway; I can’t be trusted to tell you the truth, like all Republicans I no doubt lie when it suits me and I should be worrying about my own party anyway.
If I’ve missed anything, let me know.
Got it out of your system yet?
From the NY Times, via Harley in comments: Tom DeLay wants Republican delegates to the 2004 convention to stay in an enormous cruise ship safely away from the dirty, dirty city. Excerpts: “Our floating hotel will provide members an opportunity to stay in one place, in a secure fashion,” said a spokesman for Mr. DeLay, … Read more
I give you the opposition to Bush in the 2004 primaries. Take a gander, oh my Leftist brothers and sisters: these people are your only hope for a contested GOP primary run. Inspiring they ain’t; well, that’s unfair. We’re a special country; regular people really can grow up to be President. Just as long as they start early, pay their political dues, do a lot of unglamorous scutwork, learn how to play by the rules, never misstep and don’t try to do end runs around the entire system, of course.
Hey, there’s 270+ million people in this country. The process by which you get to lead them for four to eight years should be arcane and frustrating, buddy.
… frankly, Right Wing Death Beast that I am, Tacitus’ post on the subject pretty much made mine redundant. So, instead, we’re going to play a fun game of Anecdotal Evidence. I admit right off of the bat that this proves nothing, but hey: it’s my our* blog and I’ll be illogical if I want to. It’s either this or sit down next to Katherine and start swearing about the recto-cranial inversion problem that Holy Mother Church seems to be suffering from these days.
*This is what I get for trying to evoke 50’s song lyrics, you know.
You know, I don’t know whether this is mere politics, or whether there’s some actual sentiment behind it… and I find that I do not much care. I am not overly fond of the woman, but I also have no real quarrel with her and I respect her political instincts, which are quite good – I approve of gestures of this nature, no matter if Senator Clinton’s* one of the ones making them. So, kudos.
And Happy Thanksgiving, folks, if I don’t get a chance to say that later.
Via Day by Day.
Hopefully, it’ll automatically publish Monday morning (yup, playing with site features). So, anyway, I was reading through this dKos post and I was struck with something: why are the Democrats keeping him around as head of the DNC? Rather than scurrilously speculate, I decided to simply ask for commentary from, like, actual Democrats and stuff: … Read more
Despite the desire of some Democrats for war, the fight over prescription drug benefits is over. The AARP has given its blessing to the GOP’s version of the bill. Expect much hand-wringing, impassioned speechmaking, and rallying-of-the-base-ing in the next few months, but mark these words: The die is cast, this goose is cooked, its fate … Read more
It is not often that one goes to the head of Amnesty International for sound, practical advice regarding political campaigning. But, here you are: It’s a serious problem. It means that human rights advocates are seen solely as harping critics. We certainly need to be that; it’s a very important role. But if we fail … Read more