What Fox News Analyst Pat Caddell and Douglas Schoen ignore is that the November elections are going to be costly for Democrats no matter what they do. Their analysis: … First, the battle for public opinion has been lost. Comprehensive health care has been lost. If it fails, as appears possible, Democrats will face the [...] [...more]
I have the distinct pleasure to have interviewed Joseph Wilson and Valerie Plame, two people I consider American heroes. So, when Karl Rove’s memoir was published, I obviously was very interested in anything Joseph had to say about it. I’m pleased that he, once again, has allowed me to publish his writings on TM.com, which [...] [...more]
We need more women to run for office. What we don’t need are female candidates like Meg Whitman, who invited reporters to evidently watch her work, but refused to let them ask questions. Her behavior in this clip is childish, as she giggles and pauses, clearly not knowing what to do when her briefing/photo-op ends [...] [...more]
–updated– The allegations surrounding the former lawmaker date back at least a year, and involve “a pattern of behavior and physical harassment,” according to one source. The new claims of alleged groping contradict statements by Massa, who resigned his office on Monday after it became public that he was the subject of a House ethics committee [...] [...more]
On national security, the poll found that 50 percent of likely voters prefer Republicans, while only 33 percent prefer Democrats. It’s the return of a “security gap” that all but vanished in 2008 because of Obama’s popularity and Bush’s mishandling of Iraq, Bennett said. – Politico Here we go again. Democrats are once again losing the [...] [...more]
BREAKING update..: “I condemn the decision by the government of Israel to advance planning for new housing units in East Jerusalem. The substance and timing of the announcement, particularly with the launching of proximity talks, is precisely the kind of step that undermines the trust we need right now and runs counter to the constructive discussions [...] [...more]
Poor Frank Rich. After all this time he still doesn’t get it. WEDNESDAY’S health care rally was one of President Obama’s finest hours. It was so fine it couldn’t be blighted even by his preposterous backdrop, a cohort of white-jacketed medical workers large enough to staff a hospital in one of the daytime soaps that [...] [...more]
–updated– Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Poor Speaker Pelosi. Karma’s come back to bite her. Or actually it’s not Karma, it’s Bart. But she shouldn’t feel bad, Pres. Obama’s got his own problems. He started solving them late yesterday by patting progressives on the head, while asking them to [...] [...more]
–updated below– Well, if you wanted to give Sarah Palin’s bomb, bomb, bomb Iran team a freebie, the new Vote Vets ad is it. However, it’s supposed to be about Congress getting us off oil and on to clean energy in order to keep us out of real life energy wars. Instead it serves up [...] [...more]
“These Democrats are a bunch of wusses. They don’t have the courage of their convictions. They won’t stand and fight.” – Michael Moore, via Raw Story From Michael Moore to Kathleen Parker, Democrats are getting the same review. The performance of the Democratic majority something that no partisan could defend. Led by Barack Obama, his party [...] [...more]
Watch CBS News Videos Online Sarah Palin was on Jay Leno tonight, taking a turn doing a comedy political monologue. The jokes weren’t great, but Palin kept the audience, because she was a good sport about it and seemed to be having fun. Casually dressed in jeans, black pumps and a fitted black jacket with a [...] [...more]
The conventional wisdom that current “stenographic” efforts of the Washington Post are directed by Rahm Emanuel inspires my inner contrarian automatically, even as I remain a Rahm agnostic. So in yet another week we get another Rahm tale in the Washington Post. But getting beyond the knee jerk hatred of everything Rahm, there is no [...] [...more]
First Rahm, now Rangel. Who’ll be the next scapegoat for Obama, Pelosi and Reid’s ineptitude? As political pictures go, this one is bad, really bad. It could make matter worse for Rep. Charlie Rangel, who has been caught doing some really dumb things. However, for Peter Beinert, it’s the picture that will sack the Democratic [...] [...more]
On ABC’s “This Week,” Speaker Pelosi asked a fundamental question about lawmakers in Congress. She answered it like this: PELOSI:Well first of all our members — every one of them — wants health care. I think everybody wants affordable health care for all Americans. They know that this will take courage. It took courage to pass [...] [...more]
A lot of responses to the simple question I posed in my newsletter on Thursday: What do you think about Obama’s health care summit? There were way too many to post, but below is a representative smattering of the wide opinions I received. Thanks to everyone for chiming in, which I ask every month to [...] [...more]
