Erik asks in the comments if Rehnquist's nature was known when Nixon appointed him. As it happens, John Dean wrote a good book on the subject. Essentially, Rehnquist was a last-minute choice; Nixonites knew about many of the skeletons in his closet, but Senate Democrats didn't have...
Conservatives like to complain that the media insists on covering on the bad news in Iraq (like car bombs blowing up dozens of people) while ignoring the good news (a.
Paperwight makes a good point in the discussion of Dave's Ann Coulter post. It makes perfect sense for Coulter to recycle stale anecdotes from Reagan-era Michael Medved columns, because this will still seem fresh to a.
One of the most amusing pathologies of wingnut cranks is their unyielding conviction that Hillary Clinton would be the Democratic nominee in 2004, despite the facts that 1)she repeatedly said she wouldn't run, and 2)no constituency within the party who wanted her to run. Then, she...
About Obama, I have little to add to the blogger consensus; at least as it sounded on the radio, it was great. Ever the glutton for punishment, after Reagan's speech I watched.
Island of Balta believes ""In 20 years, we will look back and say that the single greatest failure of this Administration was the fact that it allowed Iran time to.
Via Kevin Drum, Iran has broken the remaining seals on its nuclear equipment. Looks like they're going for broke. A few points: 1. This is entirely rational on the part of the Iranians. They think that the US won't respond during an election, and especially while tied...
Probably not, unfortunately. Ann Coulter has been given a seat at the table in national media circles for some time now, in person and in print. From where I sit,.
Rob's absolutely right, Bill Clinton is a brilliant speaker, in terms of rhetoric, content and delivery. The best thing about the speech was the brilliant conceit of taking the actions and.
Bill Clinton is the finest political communicator anyone alive has ever seen. He makes Reagan look like a stammering idiot. Even the Fox News crew was in awe. If you didn't hear his speech, make sure to read it. A couple of my favorite moments: Barack...
"D-Fence!" "D-Fence!" "Extended warranty? I can't lose!" "Ayn Rand's philosophical genius is eclipsed only by Ann Coulter!" This last category, which Moe Sislak ("that's right--he's a surgeon!") didn't reach, is.
This site's devoted readers (if any) will have noticed a relative absence of the ballast I usually provide to this blog, because of a trip to NYC to seek housing..