AP: “Bush Faults Kerry for Scare Tactics”:
President Bush on Monday accused Democratic rival Sen. John Kerry of “shameless scare tactics” by suggesting that the president would jeopardize Social Security for older Americans and bring back the military draft for young people.
This by the same folks who grimly offered the “mushroom cloud” justification for invading Iraq.
What a weird world this is.
Russian President Vladimir Putin: Terrorists are increasing their attacks to prevent Bush’s re-election so they can increase their attacks.
South Knox Bubba lays out a 57 count indictment against the Bush administration’s record of accomplishment.
After examining this list, I concur with the analysis of our esteemed media on one of the most pressing issues confronting our nation: what a bad man John Kerry is for saying that Mary Cheney is a lesbian!
Recently I’ve noticed the following composition on a number of news program discussion round tables (not just on Fox News):
What’s wrong with this picture?
Even if you buy the argument that the journalists are foot soldiers for the “liberal media,” at least they attempt to offer objective analysis in the discussion. And this is supposed to be the counterbalance to the unapologetic right-wing spin offered by the fourth guest?
America’s media: fair and balanced.
Joshua Green has an article detailing some of Karl Rove’s past campaign shenanigans.
In one particularly clever episode, Rove is said to have secretly distributed campaign fliers which unfairly targeted his own candidate. The ensuing public backlash naturally went against his Democratic opponent, who unsuccessfully tried to deny his involvement in the incident.
Steve Clemons (via Talking Points Memo) wonders if a similar affair may be playing out in Tennessee. When a flier recently surfaced portraying Bush as a Special Olympian, several rightist groups immediately pointed fingers at State Representative Craig Fitzhugh (D). But Fitzhugh denies that anyone in his campaign had anything to do with the fliers, and claims that someone planted a few in his office trash can.
If Fitzhugh didn’t have anything to do with these fliers, who did?
UPDATE: Speaking of Rove, he spent two hours in the grand jury hot seat today regarding the Plame leak investigation.
This is disturbing:
FBI Agents arrested 20 year old Ivan Duane Braden of Knoxville Thursday after they say he planned to blow up the National Guard Armory in Lenoir City, and kill a Sergeant Major. He planned to do this Friday.
Agents say he also threatened to blow up a synagogue, wanting to get close to a rabbi and children.
A search of his house and car turned up pipe bombs, knives, Neo-Nazi literature and plans for a suicide vest to put bombs in.
How did I find this story? By watching a live Ashcroft press conference? Nope. I read it at SayUncle. But had Mr. Braden come from Iraq and had a picture of Osama bin Laden at his place, this story would undoubtedly be all over MSNBCNNFOX.
Is the threat that Mr. Braden posed any less dangerous because he is white?
