The thing is, Rush hasn’t tried to “correct it,” he’s just denied it, released edited transcripts, and generally dodged accountability. He hasn’t even admitted he “misspoke”: As I said, I don’t think it was appropriate to say that, but really, to demand apologies and whatnot? I can’t tell you the number of times I have [...]
As evidenced by my post below, the press’ acquiescence to the Hillary-is-inevitable narrative bugs the heck out of me. Not because I have any particular animus toward Hillary, but because it’s lazy and condescending to the people who, you know, actually vote. Greg Sargent shares my annoyance and has a smart take on the NYT’s [...]
An interested party writes: In 24 hours, Fred Thompson… …got the party that controlled the Senate during Roberts’ confirmation (which he shepherded) wrong. …called Russia the Soviet Union …flipflopped on ethanol But he smells terrific.
Just in time for that whole zeitgeist-turning-against her thing: For the first time, Clinton (N.Y.) is drawing support from a majority of Democrats — and has opened up a lead of 33 percentage points over Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.). Her popularity, the poll suggests, is being driven by her strength on key issues and a [...]
according to Bartle Bull in the Wall Street Journal. This is a very strange piece. Yes, the Sunni insurgency has been weakened and casualties are down–in part, because of the ethnic cleansing of Baghdad–but Bull seems to think that Muqtada Sadr is a happy camper, part of the Maliki government: Today, controlling five major ministries [...]
