Mike Huckabee creamed Mitt Romney in the “Values Voters” summit over the weekend, getting twice the support and enthusiasm. You’d think with the economy front and center, the bailouts, and health care, Mr. Romney might have fared better. Wonder if he’s worried? But Romney didn’t miss a beat, taking out after Barack Obama over Afghansitan [...]
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Bob McDonnell: Gay Okay, Except for Privacy
–this post has been moved– “There is certain homosexual conduct that is in violation of the law,” McDonnell added. “I’m not telling you I would disqualify a judge per se if he said he was gay. I’m talking about their actions.” – Scrutiny Spreads to ’03 McDonnell Remarks It’s been a very bad few weeks [...]
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Cheney Didn’t Torture! Nixon Bugging Teddy, and Other News
“The Great White Hope” controversy Racism and Republicans linked again. See video. Sheesh. It takes a lot of nerve for Stephen Atta had a meeting in Prague Hayes to call someone else on honesty, but that’s what he does to Greg Sargent, who has been in an amusing back and forth with Cheney’s hagiographer for [...]
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Mike Huckabee Plays President in Israel
“The question is should the Palestinians have a place to call their own? Yes, I have no problem with that. Should it be in the middle of the Jewish homeland? That’s what I think has to be honestly assessed as virtually unrealistic,” he said. – Huckabee says 2 states in Holy Land ‘unrealistic’ photo via [...]
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All Hell Breaks Loose Prior to Afghan Elections
Prior to Thursday’s elections, the Taliban is asserting themselves and proving they can cause plenty of chaos even in Kabul, which is usually mostly stable and well guarded. Carlotta Gall of the New York Times, the most respected reporter on the ground in Afghanistan, reports on an issue that’s being talked about in the election. [...]
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FOREIGN POLICY NOTES (Amidst Health Care Chaos)
Amidst the chaos of health care and the Obama administration’s messaging ineptitude, I see it all through the prism of the news that Tom Delay will be joining “Dancing with the Stars.” Domestic news turning into an edition of theater of the absurd today. So, let’s turn to a few underreported events around the world. [...]
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Foreign Policy Notes
UPDATE (2:00 a.m.): Taliban claim in phone call to AP that Kabul car bomb contained 500kg of explosives, via Voice of America (VOA) South Asia Bureau Chief Steven L. Herman. At least 70 wounded after blast outside NATO HQ. Afghanistan has quietly passed a law permitting Shia men to deny their wives food and sustenance [...]
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Exploiting End-of-Life, Hyperbole and Sect. 1233
Any column that begins with “Sarah Palin was right, the second time” should give anyone pause. Kathleen Parker is worried and writes about “Easing the ‘Death Panel’ Fear.” Given the hyperbole surrounding addressing the subject of end-of-life, at least Ms. Parker gives us this: For purposes of civil discourse, let’s assume that no one wants [...]
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Baitullah Mehsud, Dead or Alive?
Bill Rogio says the leader of the Pakistani Taliban is alive. Other reports say he’s dead, which we’ve assumed before. ABC offered this report the other day: “There is strong indication” that Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a CIA drone strike that targeted a house Wednesday, a senior administration official told ABC [...]
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DK Poll: 58% of Republicans Not Sure About Obama’s Birth
Here’s the breakdown: Yes No Not sure Dem 93 4 3 Rep 42 28 30 Ind 83 8 9 Anyone doubting the effectiveness of negative campaigning and swiftboating, please wake up and smell The Hunting of the President, the Barack Obama edition. It was launched and perfected during William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency, with some Democrats [...]
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Glenn Beck’s Un-American Slander
Just imagine what would happen if Obama was a conservative and a liberal let fly with such vitriol. Watching Beck lean back, so comfortable on that couch. He gives the impression of a man on the rise with nothing to fear or to lose. That on Fox he’s found his place. One has to wonder [...]
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Beyond Dr. Tiller
–updated– Not only did she fear the protesters, she also worried about whether Dr. Tiller would be gruff and cold, “only in it for the money,” as his critics alleged. It was almost a shock, she said, to instead meet a slightly nerdy doctor who gently explained every step and kept asking, “Are you doing [...]
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Gov. Sanford’s Self Important Reflections Continue
The Mark Sanford saga continues, this time it’s an op-ed in The State. One of my favorite comments is this one: Dude, stop using GOD as your wing man. After all of his blathering, self flagellation, Gov. Sanford seems to have missed that nobody cares anymore. Oh, except the journalists trying to grab the big [...]
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Rafsanjani At Friday Prayers
We’ve been waiting for this moment, with Reuters reporting that Rafsanjani was close to outspoken against what’s been happening Iran, while calling for “unity,” which unfolded at prayers today. In apparent defiance of Iran’s supreme leader, a powerful cleric declared his country in crisis after a disputed poll, and tens of thousands of protesters used [...]
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Michael Steele on Palin: ‘I take 2012 off the table’
Talk about elites panicking. Someone should tell Michael Steele that Sarah Palin has other ideas, as she begins to Palin gather names, smartly. But Michael Steele has spoken. Without even talking to Sarah Palin, the self ordained omnipotent head of the RNC has deemed running for the presidency, according to him, is a no-go for [...]
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