Interesting election there in California yesterday. I didn’t like Gray Davis, so it’s good he’s out. However, I am very unimpressed with Arnold Schwarzenegger. I must admit that I am fond of intellectuals and policy wonks in politics and no one would classify Schwarzenegger as one. The Terminator was big on platitudes and vague statements… Continue reading Governor Schwarzenegger
Category: Politics
Iraq, Media, Politics and Public Opinion
Via Balkinization, I found a survey of US public opinion of the Iraq war and related matters. This survey has a lot of interesting information regarding public beliefs about the Iraq war and their correlation with media and political beliefs. Regarding Iraq’s connections to al-Qaeda, 22% thought that Iraq was directly involved in carrying out… Continue reading Iraq, Media, Politics and Public Opinion
Plame Affair
You probably already know about the leaking of a CIA operative’s name by administration officials. It has become a big story as a result of CIA request for an investigation. At CIA Director George J. Tenet’s request, the Justice Department is looking into an allegation that administration officials leaked the name of an undercover CIA… Continue reading Plame Affair
Nepotism?
Is this nepotism or is it just a small world? Douglas J. Feith is undersecretary of defense for policy. His former firm has recently established a task force dealing with issues and opportunities relating to the recently ended war with Iraq. …[It] is assisting regional construction and logistics firms to collaborate with contractors from the… Continue reading Nepotism?
Wes Clark
Very interesting that Wesley Clark has shot up to be the top Democratic contender just after announcing his candidacy. Here are the results from CNN/USA Today/Gallup polls over the last month…
Woodrow Wilson
Once again Wilsonian ideas are popular, both with liberal hawks and neoconservatives. So I thought I should excerpt some comments about Wilson from the book I am reading nowadays about the Versailles Peace conference at the end of World War I. Wilson never forgave those who disagreed with him. […]He was also stubborn. […]The French… Continue reading Woodrow Wilson
Favorite Presidential Lies
The Washington Monthly has rated the lies told by recent Presidents and has come up with George W. Bush as the biggest liar (surprise!) I am interested in the article, however, because of these gems from Reagan. After opining in August 1980 that “trees cause more pollution than automobiles do,” Reagan arrived at a campaign… Continue reading Favorite Presidential Lies
Fox Loses “Fair and Balanced” Lawsuit
Good news. A federal judge on Friday denied Fox News Channel’s request for an injunction to block liberal humorist Al Franken’s new book, whose title mocks the Fox slogan “fair and balanced.” U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said Fox’s claim was “wholly without merit, both factually and legally.” The network had argued Franken’s book —… Continue reading Fox Loses “Fair and Balanced” Lawsuit
Georgia Senator Race
Zell Miller is retiring next year as the senior senator from Georgia. Civil rights leader and former mayor of Atlanta Andrew Young is thinking of running for the open seat. Thirteen years after he last held elective office, Andrew J. Young Jr. —- the former pastor, civil rights leader, congressman, mayor and ambassador, to pick… Continue reading Georgia Senator Race
Fair and Balanced
You might have heard of the Foxnews lawsuit against Al Franken. Fox News Channel has sued liberal humorist Al Franken and the Penguin Group to stop them from using the phrase “fair and balanced” in the title of his upcoming book. Filed Monday in Manhattan, the trademark infringement lawsuit seeks to force a Penguin publisher,… Continue reading Fair and Balanced