Bill Clinton: The Bill Clinton who met privately with California’s superdelegates at last weekend’s state convention was a far cry from the congenial former president who afterward publicly urged fellow Democrats to “chill out” over the race between his wife, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Barack Obama. In fact, before his speech Clinton had one of …
Archives for April 2008
Permanent War
Mission accomplished: The Bush administration was caught off-guard by the first Iraqi-led military offensive since the fall of Saddam Hussein, a weeklong thrust in southern Iraq whose paltry results have silenced talk at the Pentagon of further U.S. troop withdrawals any time soon. President Bush last week declared the offensive, which ended Sunday, “a defining …
Another Endorsement for Obama
This one from Lee Hamilton: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has won the endorsement of one of his party’s top foreign policy figures, Lee Hamilton, who hails from Indiana, home to one of the next crucial primary votes. Hamilton, a former U.S. House member who co-chaired the commission that investigated the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks …
April Fools
This one from AAAS is especially cruel. WASHINGTON, D.C.–Struggling to put his presidency in a favorable historical light, U.S. President George W. Bush has announced a dramatic shift in his attitude toward science. “Critics have accused my Administration of ignoring scientific advice and even of twisting science to suit its own political agenda,” Bush said …
Open Thread
My intertrons went out last night, so I need to catch up on my news. Have at it.
Talk Left Trolls Us
Big Tent Democrat links to a Chris Bowers post and demands to know what I think about it. What do I think about it? I think Big Tent Democrat has lost his fucking mind, that is what I think. Now get back to your busy schedule of praising Fox news while telling everyone that Obama …
They Need a Bigger Conference Room
Now that every taxpayer the country is part owner of Bear Stearns: CNBC’s Steve Liesman reports on a letter from Treasury Secretary Paulson to New York Fed President Tim Geithner. In the letter, Treasury agrees that the Fed can bill Treasury for any losses from the Bear Stearns deal. This is where someone gets to …