August 29th, 2007

Politics

Comments (3)

Permalink

Craig’s De-Listing

Many prominent Republicans are calling on a fellow Republican, Idaho Sen. Larry Craig, to resign. Craig’s seat has been considered a safe GOP seat for years, but Republican strategists worry the party might lose the seat next year if they put a candidate tainted with hypocrisy and scandal on the ballot.

I think they’re making a serious mistake. Where is the modern Republican Party going to find a candidate untainted by hypocrisy and scandal?

And with Larry Craig out of the Senate, who will push for the Congressional investigation we need: How many undercover cops do we have lurking in public restrooms, trying to ruin some gay guy? Is this our best use of law-enforcement resources?

Politics

Comments (0)

Permalink

America in Ruins, New Orleans-Style

Look, no hurricanes todayGeorge W. Bush went to New Orleans today for a number of photo-ops as part of the “America in Ruins” tour. Bush marked the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina hitting the city with two minutes of silence and two years of neglect.

(Okay, I made up the “two minutes of silence” thing.)

Update: Cartoonist Mike Luckovich says Bush brought a hopeful message to New Orleans.