Posts from ‘December, 2007’

A friend of the U.S., adamantly opposed to terrorism, a strong, independent woman and politically popular, Bhutto was an Islamic fundamentalist’s worst nightmare.

Bhutto was also a dedicated proponent of democracy and the rule of law, and was gaining political traction in an election showdown with incumbent P.M. Pervez Musharraf.

To Republicans, winning elections isn’t the best thing, it’s the only thing — and they will do anything to win, no matter how outrageous and underhanded. Kris Kobach, who heads the Kansas GOP, is a perfect example. Kobach is bragging about the dirty trick of “caging” to disqualify those likely to vote for Democrats.

To all our online friends and acquaintances, all the best of this holiday season. May family and friends, whether near or far, be in touch and add to the enjoyment of your festivities.

This latest idiocy comes as no surprise, since it’s from the same newspaper that in 2001 and 2004 claimed the sun rose and set on George W. Bush’s worthless butt, while mindlessly claiming Sen. John Kerry didn’t know where he stood on anything.

Just because a member of the capital punditocracy says something, don’t bet the mortgage payment it’s correct.

Case in point: Karen Tumulty, TIME’s national political correspondent, offering up a bogus bit of presidential election trivia on PBS’ “Washington Week” this evening.

Quote: “The former Arkansas governor (Mike Huckabee) has exposed a fault line within the Republican coalition. The old religious right is dying because it subordinated the views of its followers to short-term political calculations. . .”

From an extremely remote location comes a tantalizing indication that the wheels might be starting to come off al Qaeda’s eternal-jihad war wagon. Not only that, but the unhappy ex-Qaeda camper at the center of this story is reportedly throwing brickbats at Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri.

Word is that Senate majority leader Harry Reid is going for another “in-session” Christmas-new year’s holiday break, rather than adjournment, thus preventing President Bush from making recess appointments. It’s a good thing, too, as one of Bush’s latest appointment choices makes clear.