Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and John McCain will appear on World Wrestling Entertainment’s live “Monday Night Raw” (8-11 p.m. EST on cable’s USA network) but instead of smacking each other down, they separately will deliver some wrestling-themed stumping in taped messages before Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. The Associated Press: Clinton, Obama and McCain on WWE’s… Continue reading Clinton, Obama and McCain on WWE
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Obama, get ready for the Clinton rules
And as Barack Obama should have learned during the debateâs first 45 minutes, if not before, the same fuzzy but obsessive focus on “character” that plagues Bill and Hillary Clinton will be turned on him with equal or greater ferocity by those who once claimed to admire him. He is now subject to the “Clinton… Continue reading Obama, get ready for the Clinton rules
Worst. President. Ever.
Bush has established himself as the torture president, the basis for his invasion of Iraq has been exposed as a fraud, the Iraq War itself has gone disastrously, the nation’s network of alliances has faded, and the economy has gone into a tailspin-not to mention the bungled handling of relief for victims of hurricane Katrina.… Continue reading Worst. President. Ever.
Movies in Haiku form
I see dead people all the time, they’re everywhere they don’t know they’re dead Haikuvies – Fun Mix of Movies and Haiku The 6th sense, now in Haiku form.
I Apologize to the Public
Following is a transcript of Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s brief statement to the public, delivered at his Midtown Manhattan office on Monday afternoon: Over the past nine years, eight as attorney general and one as governor, I’ve tried to uphold a vision of progressive politics that would rebuild New York and create opportunity for all. We… Continue reading I Apologize to the Public
the torture veto
President Bush’s radio address today, where he announced that he’d vetoed the Senate authorization bill, which would have effectively outlawed waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation” techniques for the CIA by limiting the CIA to the Army’s guide for interrogations, the Army Field Manual From TPMMuckraker | Talking Points Memo | Bush: Limiting CIA Interrogations “Could… Continue reading the torture veto
telecom immunity
While the nation is distracted by Super Tuesday elections tomorrow, the Senate will finally take up telecom immunity, which is expected to pass. Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall | Cat’s Away, Mice Play Really bad news on this one. Wondering if the administration would have the chutzpah to ask for immunity for bad… Continue reading telecom immunity
Kerry Endorses Obama
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts, the 2004 Democratic presidential nominee, endorsed Sen. Barack Obama for the White House Thursday in a timely slap at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as well as his own vice presidential running mate. From The Associated Press: 2004 Dem Nominee Kerry Endorses Obama I predict Gore will endorse… Continue reading Kerry Endorses Obama
David Brooks on McCain and Obama
I was writing columns criticizing the Republican Congress, but each time I’d throw in a few sentences slamming the Democrats, subconsciously trying to make myself feel good. One morning I got an e-mail message from Obama that roughly said: David, if you want to critique us, fine. But you’re just throwing in those stray sentences… Continue reading David Brooks on McCain and Obama
U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes
The U.S. Justice Department said Wednesday it will launch a criminal investigation intothe CIA’s destruction of videotapes depicting the harsh interrogation of terrorism suspects. From Talking Points Memo | U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes Yet another personality test from the White House. When you read this, are you happy there is a… Continue reading U.S. to launch criminal probe of CIA tapes