Every once in a while stray facts and rumors collide in a way that causes my antennae to twitch. Sometimes it’s nothing, but sometimes it’s not. In any case, I like to […]
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 […]
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 […]
GOP quietly giddy about New Orleans’ black diaspora
So Bob Novak snidely suggests in his latest political report. Talking about upcoming US Senate races, Novak has this to say about Louisiana, which he feels is the GOP’s “best pickup opportunity” […]
Novak: ‘08 Democratic sweep of Presidency, Senate, House ‘probable’
Sometimes it’s hard to tell, when our old buddy Bob Novak scuttlebutts, whether he’s been interacting with actual people or talking to his fist like Señor Wences. And then, if there’s good […]
Bob Novak hypes Fred Thompson, and for good reasons
Nattering nabob Robert Novak says in his latest Evans-Novak Political Report that ex-Sen. Fred Thompson is “a strong Republican presidential prospect because of the weaknesses of the GOP’s ‘big three.’” He continues: […]
“Mission Accomplished” – steal the troops’ voting rights…
BuzzFlash has just posted a new interview with Greg Palast, the brilliant American journalist who reports for The Guardian newspapers and the BBC and whose exposes on the “irregularities” committed by the […]
“Deliberate ignorance”
By Martin Bosworth Glenn Greenwald does his usual masterful job in analyzing the full horrific consequences of the lengths Abu Gonzales went to in order to ensure that the NSA’s illegal wiretapping […]
Loyal Dubya is Dem’s best friend
President Bush today said that embattled World Bank head Paul Wolfowitz, currently embroiled in yet another BushCo scandal, “ought to stay” in his position. This comes hot on the heels of Bush’s […]
Pelosi “totally opposed” to impeachment; emotionally unsatisfying, but the right call
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a blogger call this afternoon to discuss the reconciled House/Senate Iraq spending bill. Bob Geiger’s post on the passage this morning seems to capture the thrust of […]
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