Bush and his friend, Harvey.

MSNBC analyst Chuck Todd tells us why John McCain can get away with routine demonstrations of abject ignorance, like his recent proclamation that Iran is supporting al-Qaeda in Iraq:
Even if he gets dinged on the experience stuff, “Oh, he says he’s Mr. Experience. Doesn’t he know the difference between this stuff?” He’s got enough of […]

Admiral Fallon, former head of CentCom, the top commander of the American forces in the middle east aprubtly resigned on March 11, but we were assured it had nothing to do with Iran or any plans to attack.
Then, on March 19th, we were told that the Pentagon had shuffled Admiral Fallon out of […]

Attorney General Mukasky, who has already made it clear from his refusal to enforce the supeanas of the House of Representatives, that El Presidente can do anything he wishes, might have a harder time shaking this one off.

After all that talk of trying to track down the White House e-mails (and the failure to […]

Remember all that BS about bank transfers and how it they oh so accidently discovered the hooker connection?
From today’s Miami Herald:
Almost four months before Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a sex scandal, a lawyer for Republican political operative Roger Stone sent a letter to the FBI alleging that Spitzer ”used the services of high-priced call […]

What a difference a week makes, especially when it comes to the rollercoaster American economy. No where is the impact of looming recession and the near-meltdown on Wall Street clearer than on the White House web site. Just days ago, the site boasted about President Bush’s glorious stewardship of the U.S. economy. Now, the White […]

Outstanding Obama-leaning Democrats like Gov Bill Richardson and Sen John Karrykeep talking about how the wishes of the people have to be represented (unless when it comes to the votes of Michigan and Florida). So, here’s the question? Since both New Mexico and Massachusetts were won by Senator Hillary Clinton, does that therefore […]

Vaccine Failure Is Setback in AIDS Fight
Test Subjects May Have Been Put at Extra Risk Of Contracting HIV
I know. They’re still perfecting it. But isn’t there any good news anywhere?
David Brown has the details about this disappointing development in this morning’s Washington Post.
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We break new ground today with the publication of our first long investigative piece on the subject of race baiting in thre 2008 Democratic primary.

It’s an important document and an important assessment which we believe will be useful to anyone trying to honestly assess the dynamics of the primary season so far.
As it runs to […]

Fresh off the AP wire….
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon on Friday ruled out including Adm. William Fallon as a witness before Congress when the top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Baghdad testify next month on the way ahead in Iraq.
Fallon’s abrupt announcement March 11 that he was resigning, effective March 31, as chief of […]