I see that the following websites do not exist: Democrats Against Torture Anti-Torture Democrats Democrats for Human Rights Therefore, since ‘extraordinary rendition’ began during the Clinton years, if I use the deep logic presented by the Editors, I must assume that all Democrats are objectively pro-torture. That is how this kind of stupidity works, right …
Archives for February 2005
Yeeargagh!
Today is probably the first time champagne corks were popped simultaneously at the RNC and DNC headquarters, as the Democrats voted in their man, Howard Dean, as chairman of the DNC: Howard Dean, whose high-flying presidential bid collapsed in disarray one year ago, won the post of Democratic chairman on Saturday and will take up …
Gotta Love ‘Em
Uh oh. Kevin Drum might be on to something with his observation of the British Labour Party’s pledge card: I have some advice for the Democratic party: go talk to Tony Blair to see how things are done. Over on the right is the unveiling of the Labor Party’s 2005 “pledge card,” a cheap and …
Gannon/Guckert
I have not mentioned this episode because I really, truly, don’t care. I do find all the shock and outrage on both sides a little amusing: – You mean to tell me that some newspapers and newspaper reporters sometimes use press releases verbatim? Really- Democrats better not push too hard on this one, or they …
Open Mouth, Insert Foot
What is wrong with politicians? Why do they always have such tin ears? This is simply idiotic: Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley yesterday compared President Bush’s proposed budget cuts to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying that Bush, like the al Qaeda hijackers who crashed planes into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, has …
Fiscal Conservatives, My Ass
I am so hopping mad at the GOP right now I can barely tolerate it: The Bush administration offered a new estimate of the cost of the Medicare drug benefit on Tuesday, saying it would cost $720 billion in the next 10 years. That is much more than the $400 billion Congress assumed when it …
NFL Blogging
Oliver Willis and the Poor Man are having a little tiff over whether the ’04-’05 Patriots are the best team ever, and they compare the Patriots to the following teams: 1. The 1985 Bears 2. 1972 Dolphins 3. 1962 Packers 4. 1991 Redskins 5. 1999 Rams 6. 1989 49ers Notice anything missing- like, say, the …