Democrats are fond of claiming that the rhetoric of the right is degrading the national debate, yet they manage to overlook their hideous and childish behavior. Whether it is Al Franken dropping numerous F-bombs at a Dean rally, Gephardt calling the President a miserable failure, the personal animosity and level of vitriol has hit an …
Archives for September 2003
Line of the Night
John Stewart, on the Daily Show, stated that the debate between Arnold and Arianna sounded like “a fistfight between Zsa Zsa Gabor and Col. Klink.”
Byrd and the Constitution
Apparently Byrd and the Democrats are trying to rewrite the Constitution again. With the help of a spineless Republican majority, Democrats have successfully changed the ‘advise and consent’ aspect of the judicial confirmation process into a 60 vote requirement from a simple majority, now he wants the requirement of a popular mandate to appropriations bills: …
Another Good One
Another good column from Friedman. Take note Democrats- he brought up legitimate criticisms and managed to do so without calling Bush the ‘worst President ever” or referring to him as ‘Shrub’ or ‘Bushitler.’
Sound Familiar?
Tell me if this does not sound familiar: The commentary by Doug Saunders of Toronto’s Globe and Mail began in a fashion familiar to readers and viewers of the Western news media: “Six months before, the world had cheered as the statues of the dictator came crashing down. The Americans had seemed heroic. But now …
Frank and Earnest
Some much needed perspective from Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA): Kennedy sparked a political firestorm last week with charges made to the Herald and other news organizations that the president’s war plan was “made up in Texas” to boost the political stock of Republicans. Republicans accused the senator of hitting below the belt. Bush branded the …
The Tide Is Turning
The evidence of coalition successes in Iraq is slowly tarting to come forward, and the tide is turning. Dr. Bob Arnot was just on the Imus show on MSNBC (and for the record, Arnot has been, hands down, the best reporter in theatre since day one- I imagine David Bloom would still be doing a …