That’s it. I’m done sitting around. I cannot believe what I just read. Yesterday, on the Fox News Channel, Dennis Hastert (R‑IL), who is the freaking Speaker of the House of Representatives, said this to Chris Wallace, the host. HASTERT: Here in this campaign, quote, unquote, “reform,” you take party power away from the party, […]
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Damn, that man can woo a crowd
We just got done watching the Democratic National Convention: Night of the Elder Statesmen. Al Gore spoke, and both Tiffany and I wondered why he didn’t pull this speaking style out when he was campaigning for President. So much went wrong with his campaign, but so much seems to have gone right for him since […]
Why Bush will lose
I have a new index by which to measure Bush’s chances of winning in the Fall. Bumper stickers. Call it the Index of Bumper Coverage. I live in Omaha, Nebraska. And yet, I see more bumper stickers declaring that Bush must be beaten than I see Bush supporters. Hm. Unless,of course, you include all the […]
In the car this morning, Tiffany and I were discussing the suggestions that Cheney may be bowing out of this election. The specter of another, more moderate, vice-presidential candidate scared us silly. Bush-Powell 04? Bush-McCain 04? A ticket like that would crush Kerry-Edwards 04. Someone I read or heard yesterday (I know, cardinal sin of […]
Good Edwards
Well. Wasn’t that close. Yes, Edwards is inexperienced, at least compared to Kerry (though not to George W. Bush when he was running for office, Tiffany was quick to point out). Yes, he isn’t all that popular even in his home state of North Carolina (approval ratings about 40% during his one term as Senator). […]
Bad Gephardt
Kerry is supposed to announce his vice-presidential running mate on Tuesday or so. Today, I heard on ABC News that in a secret face-to-face meeting last night, Kerry may have cemented his selection of Dick Gephardt. And I’d like to go on the record as saying… bad choice. Really bad choice. On par with Gore […]
Freedom will… um… uh…
Condi Rice gave George Bush a note today during a NATO meeting that said the Iraq handover had gone as planned, two days early. George Bush wrote at the top of the note: Freedom will rain rein reign Jon Stewart called it the world’s first “sneak retreat.” I find myself wondering if the Iraqis know […]
So Reagan died
Not sure how I feel about Ronald Reagan dying this weekend. Okay, that’s not true. I know how I feel, I’m just not sure how much of it is seemly to tell. I’m relieved for his family, who can finally rest after having to watch him deteriorate so slowly and painfully. I’m sad that someone […]
Tonight, George W. Bush gave a speech that, in a rare show of good taste, the networks did not deign to cover. However, NPR did cover it, and we listened to a little of the thing. Our President spent much of the time associating Iraq, both past and present, with terrorism. What I don’t get, […]