Where the surge didn't work and the war isn't largely over: ISTANBUL, Turkey - Turkish troops launched a ground incursion across the border into Iraq in pursuit of separatist Kurdish rebels, the...
Author - Bob Cesca
One Nation Under Fear
This is the new fear mongering spot from GOP.gov and it's 24-tastic. What the ad doesn't say is: [The Protect America Act] expired because George Bush threatened to veto any extensions and House...
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The End of the Debate
Senator Clinton tonight: And I remember sitting up there and watching them come in: those who could walk were walking; those who had lost limbs were trying with great courage to get themselves in...
The Real Question About McCain
Why does Senator McCain have a thing for women without eye pupils? Hair: blonde. Eye color: white? Here's my serious take: this scandal conveniently rallies the far-right conservative wing to Senator...
Attack The Strengths
Wayne Slater on Karl Rove's political strategy: In 2004, the number one thing that John Kerry offered was his heroic service in Vietnam, and so what Rove did was attack the strength of Kerry, not his...
New Huffington Post Item
I posted a rant calling for Bill O'Reilly to resign in disgrace. You might enjoy it.
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They Pay This Guy How Much?
Mark Penn in today's conference call, by way of Sam Stein: Disagreements between the two camps extended well beyond delegate math. Putting an optimistic take on a larger-than-expected Wisconsin loss...
Frigging Idiot
With friends like these who needs swift boaters. For the record, here's an overview of Senator Obama's accomplishments in the U.S. Senate. Sheesh. Someone get Senator Watson a goddamn computer and a...
O'Reilly Must Be Fired Now
“I don’t want to go on a lynching party against Michelle Obama unless there’s evidence, hard facts, that say this is how the woman really feels” This is the latest in a long, long line of horribly...
Yo Bushie! 19 Percent!
This is staggering, but not surprising. Overall, 19% of Americans say that they approve of the way George W. Bush is handling his job as president, 77% disapprove, and 4% are undecided. Feb 2008 ...
There Will Be Swift Boating
Nothing is impossible, but it's becoming clear that it's mathematically improbable that Senator Clinton will get this nomination based on the popular vote and pledged delegates. The only way she can...
One Step Closer
Photo: Getty Images The final numbers: Wisconsin Barack Obama 645,554 58.1% Hillary Clinton 452,590 40.7% Hawaii Barack Obama 28,347 75.7% Hillary Clinton 8,835 23.6% That Wisconsin margin? The same...
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Wisconsin Doesn't Count
Senator Obama has won Wisconsin by upwards of 13 percentage points. Some exit polls indicate as much as a 60-40 split. And... Senator Obama has evidently won among women voters. Senator Obama's...
Afternoon Awesome
YAAARRR! When I suggested that Senator Clinton needed a cool song, this is precisely the level of awesome I had in mind. (h/t Paddy. Damn you.)
Ready On Day One?
Presidencies fail or succeed largely on the backs of the people surrounding the president. President Grant, for example, was the victim of his greedy appointees. Some would argue that President Bush...
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Scary Ignorance Caught On Tape
Nicole Belle posted this at C&L. And I nearly yacked up my lunch. See, if the Republicans legitimately wanted to improve public education, they'd eventually educate themselves out of business. So...