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My post this morning about the nomination of Samuel Alito prompted plenty of visits and a few comments. At least one comment said that after having professed to keeping an open mind, I proceeded to attack Alito. Perhaps I wasn’t clear and I think developments today have shown why I want to learn more.
First, […]
Less than a week after the extreme right slapped him in the face, Bush has apparently done penance at their altar by nominating Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court. I’m going to wait for more details but note that one conservative told NPR he was a “grand slam” for the right wing and at least […]
I heard Harriet Miers had asked Bush to withdraw her nomination on NPR on my way to work. A couple thoughts struck me.
First, it seems this is a White House bordering on either utter disarray or incompetence. It is incredible that the nudge, nudge, wink, wink of “I know her heart” didn’t get through […]
First a local Demo blog accuses the GOP of a conspiracy to phony up letters to the editor critical of Rep. Stephanie Herseth. Now, the local daily reveals (with typical Beck snarkiness) that the letters actually came from someone associated with the local chapter of something called the Progressive Democrats of America. It appears this […]
The local daily has now done three days worth on the Governor’s use of airplanes. As I said before, while I thought some possible issues were raised by the first of the stories, I am not going to be critical of him if he is able to arrange his schedule to accommodate family matters. At […]
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