We were afraid long before 9/11. As so many have observed, fear causes us to trade freedom for security, real or perceived. Fear makes us sheep, a lesson that’s not lost on those who seek to acquire, retain and extend power. Fear causes us to follow not those who’d deliver us from fear or its […]
Archive | July 5, 2007
President Gephardt, a yapping chihuahua, and Old Yeller
It’s Wednesday and that means Robert Novak Time, in which yours truly gets Bob’s exclusive newsletter, chock full o’ blab, tattle, and book plugs. So what craziness does the Novester have for us today? How about President Gephardt? Yes, Novak makes the claim that had former House Minority Leader Rep. Dick Gephardt “not run out […]
The linguistic waltz steps of Tony Snow: Watch me dance!
Excerpts from a July 3 press briefing by White House spokesman Tony Snow: Q: Is the President’s decision to commute the sentence of Scooter Libby — is that the final word in this case, or does he leave the door open for a pardon later? MR. SNOW: Well, let me put it this way. The […]
Is Barack Obama too likable to be President?
By Martin Bosworth MyDD’s Todd Beeton explored this question in the wake of Obama’s response to the Libby commutation as an example of the “old politics” he wants to dispense with, and in response to Politico’s assertion that in the wake of Bush’s reign of error, competence trumps likability. As you can see from the […]
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