Archive for May, 2006

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The Husband Problem

Of all the obstacles facing Hillary Clinton’s heavily favored, but not inevitable, run for the Democratic nomination, perhaps none is more intractible than her husband. Don’t be fooled by the high approval ratings Clinton had when he left office and continues to have even today - those approval ratings are for his stewardship of […]

13 Comments » - Posted in Hillary Clinton, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

What Could Have Been

Opponents of the Bush administration and particularly the War In Iraq love to indulge in the parlor game of imagining what might have happened had Ohio gone the other way, or if Florida hadn’t been such a nailbiter.  One thing’s for sure - much like the stand-up comics with the Monica Lewinsky story, I would […]

6 Comments » - Posted in John Kerry, Iraq, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Under The Spell Of Her Own Self-Righteousness

With the hat tip to the great Mickey Kaus, here’s an incredibly pompous explanation by Jean Rohe of her anti-McCain shenanigans at the New School commencement, with an even more overblown followup - and the spot-on parody by Greg Gutfeld…
UPDATE 10:11 a.m.: Bonus points for this passage from the Gutfeld parody:
…[L]et’s face it: I was […]

11 Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, John McCain, Republican Candidates by Mark

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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

The Case For Rudy

As delivered by JPod:
In my new book (”Can She Be Stopped?“), I suggest that the Republican best suited to the challenge of preventing Hillary Clinton’s ascension to the Oval Of fice in 2008 is Rudy Giuliani.
A Fox News Opinion Dynamics poll released yesterday offers some strong ballast for the idea: In a head-to-head matchup, Rudy […]

3 Comments » - Posted in John McCain, Rudy Giuliani, Hillary Clinton, Republican Candidates, Democratic Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Cohen - Again - Surprises

I don’t know what in blue blazes Richard Cohen has been drinking, but give me some of that!  There was a time when I couldn’t read his columns without cringing - and that’s not even mentioning the infamous anti-algebra tirade - but lately I find myself in awe of how much sense he’s making.  From his […]

No Comments » - Posted in Iraq by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

My Main Man

So, you’re the biggest rock star in the world, with unbelievable wealth, fame, and a world that is your oyster.  What do you do? Snort cocaine and shoot up heroin in a nihilistic orgy of self-indulgence? Chase supermodels around the globe? Sit on your fat butt eating peanut butter and banana sandwiches and shooting holes […]

25 Comments » - Posted in Foreign Affairs, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

truthout On A Limb

Give truthout points for perseverence - it looked as if Marc Ash, the Executive Director of the site (by the way, I prefer that from now on I be known as the Executive Director of Decision ‘08) was going to issue his ‘partial apology’ and retreat from the smoldering ashes of Jason Leopold’s career. […]

5 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Denial Ain’t Just A River In…Aww, You Know The Rest

Howard Kurtz does the Jason Leopold takedown today, including an assertion from Leopold that he is, against all evidence, still right about Rove being indicted 10 days ago:
In an interview with liberal radio host Ed Schultz, Leopold said his sources had given him “detailed information” about the alleged marathon meeting at Luskin’s law office that […]

4 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Even More On The Progressive/Liberal Schism

Jackson Diehl in today’s Washington Post:
Though you’d never know it from surfing the Internet, there exists in the Democratic Party a substantial body of politicians and policymakers who believe the U.S. mission in Iraq must be sustained until it succeeds; who want to intensify American attempts to spread democracy in the greater Middle East; and […]

7 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Donkeys, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Nutroots® Math: When Defeat Means Victory

I took a little heat from a couple of my readers from the lefthand side of the aisle when I suggested that “only a progressive could view a 2-1 defeat as a ‘crushing’ victory” in respect to Ned Lamont’s forcing of a primary between himself and Lieberman. Today, the Bull Moose, a well-known centrist Democrat […]

27 Comments » - Posted in Joe Lieberman, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Democratic Candidates by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

How Bush Won’t Get His Groove Back

Incredibly bad advice from Dick Morris today:
The growth of the gas-price issue presents Bush with an incredible opportunity to change the subject of our political debate from a problem he can’t solve before the 2006 elections - Iraq - to one he can begin to solve - gas prices. 
How does Morris think Bush can […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Radical Islam / GWOT by Mark

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Monday, May 22nd, 2006

A Blown Opportunity

The Wall Street Journal opines today on a subject near and dear to my heart:
Two events last Friday speak volumes about the direction of modern liberal politics, and it’s not an encouraging trend, especially if you’re a Democrat who wants to take back the White House.
The first is that antiwar candidate Ned Lamont captured a […]

9 Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, Joe Lieberman, Election 2006, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, John McCain, Democratic Candidates, Republican Candidates, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

The Conventional Wisdom Encapsulated

Jim VandeHei and Peter Baker in the Washington Post:
Confronting the worst poll numbers seen in the West Wing since his father went down to defeat, President Bush and his team are focusing on the fall midterm elections as the best chance to salvage his presidency and are building a campaign strategy around tax cuts, immigration […]

11 Comments » - Posted in 2006 News, Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Elephants by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Is Jefferson Gunning For A UN Post?

With a record like this, he’s a shoo-in:
A congressman under investigation for bribery was caught on videotape accepting $100,000 in $100 bills from an FBI informant whose conversations with the lawmaker also were recorded, according to a court document released Sunday. Agents later found the cash hidden in his freezer.

At one audiotaped meeting, Rep. William […]

No Comments » - Posted in Donkeys, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Liberal vs. Progressive: Peter Beinart Draws The Distinction

George Will writes on Peter Beinart’s much-discussed new book today; in doing so, he has propelled the book (The Good Fight) near the top of my to-read list.  Beinart’s premise is one dear to my heart: the rescue of the Democratic Party from the ‘progressive’ Nutroots®.
Peter Beinart is an advocate of liberal — not […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Donkeys, Radical Islam / GWOT, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Election 2008 by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Possible Weirdness Ahead

My site may or may not be out of touch for a bit…I’m about to take the plunge and upgrade from WordPress 1.5.3 to 2.0.2. These things have a habit of being trickier than they appear at first glance, but I don’t anticipate big problems. Hang tight if I do go out of pocket, and […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Navel-Gazing by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Some Good Advice

Jon Meacham, who admits to liking Ron Howard’s Da Vinci Code, a rarity in and of itself, nevertheless has a list of more profitable ways to spend your leisure time, starting with 5 or so recommended books on Christianity and ending with an alternate experience at the theater:
The better movie to go see this weekend—and […]

No Comments » - Posted in Radical Islam / GWOT, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

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Sunday, May 21st, 2006

More On The Corsi Foolishness

Last night I blogged on a column that is so ridiculous that its author has permanently discredited himself. We see a pattern here that developed on Harriet Miers, on Terri Schiavo, and on the Gang of 14 deal, among others - the President’s supposed ’supporters’ get so fired up over one issue among dozens that […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Saturday, May 20th, 2006

Enough With the Nutjobs!

The Blogger’s Oath (it’s so top-secret you’ve never heard of it) requires me to at least try not to be a raging hypocrite, so in order to bring you the foibles of the Nutroots® without regret, I must occasionally acknowledge sheer idiocy from the Right (though very wrong, in this instance) side of the […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs, POTUS, Foreign Affairs by Mark

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Saturday, May 20th, 2006

More Culture of Corruption

Democratic style:
FBI agents were on Capitol Hill on Saturday searching the office of Rep. William Jefferson as part of a bribery investigation into the Louisiana Democrat, government officials said.
Agents searched Jefferson’s New Orleans, Louisiana, home in August, but Saturday marked the first time the FBI has ever searched a congressman’s Capitol Hill office, one […]

5 Comments » - Posted in Election 2006, Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

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