I had to cheat, steal, beg, borrow and lie. Exxon’s happy. BP’s happy. I’ll sell my soul to the devil. — Pete Kott, the former Republican speaker of the Alaska House of […]
Bush guarantees Obama fundraising increase with sloppy hit pieces
By Martin Bosworth Just as the condemnation of MoveOn.org’s “General Betrayus” ad ensured a spike in the organization’s funding and donations, George Bush seems set to do the same for Barack Obama’s […]
Hillary, John, Rudy, et al., we (the people) hardly knew ye …
If I’d had $1,000 to spare, the freedom to blow off a day of work and the cost of plane fare from Buffalo, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., I could have met presidential […]
Ignore politicians who don’t play nice with the other children
First, MoveOn.org, a liberal political action group, uses a full-page New York Times ad to attack the character of an American commander, calling him “Gen. Betray Us” and accusing him of “cooking […]
Endtime for Gonzo
By Martin Bosworth The New York Times broke the story this morning: Alberto Gonzales is resigning. The fact that this is happening bright and early on a Monday morning makes me think […]
Snow jobless?
White House spokesjobber Tony Snow said on a radio show that he is not going to stick around for the end of Bush’s term, following Karl Rove out the door. Snow won’t […]
Quotabull
And Brian will be back in our next hour with a look at the life- and-death question that is now being asked in Utah. Is it possible for those trapped miners to […]
A Karl Rove Quotabull
I don’t see Dick Cheney’s leadership in running a construction and oil service company to be a problem at all when compared to [the Clinton] administration’s failure to have a comprehensive energy […]
Wrath of the math: Why did Karl Rove quit?
By Martin Bosworth That’s the question on everyone’s lips since the porcine political player announced he would be stepping down at the end of August. Of course, the excuse that he wants […]
The Plame Affair: a quartet of betrayals
Scholars & Rogues presents another guest post from Russ Wellen, an editor at Freezerbox. -=- Shed no tears for Valerie Plame. It’s easy to tell by the radiant smile on her face […]
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