Rachel Maddow Leaves Tom Ridge Begging for Homeland Security
When a high-ranking government official meets an establishment journalist, the ensuing fawning at the feet of power can sometimes be too much to bear. Just last weekend, blogger Andrew Sullivan...
View ArticleTom Ridge Lamely Walks Back Terror Alert Claims in Maddow Interview
When former Secretary of Homeland Security Tom Ridge’s book first came out, there was a lot of vigorous overselling of the tome as a smoking gun in the politicization of terror alerts. While Ridge’s...
View ArticleBush “Miss Me Yet?” Billboard Mystery Solved: It’s All the Internet’s Fault
One of the previously anonymous small businessmen who purchased a billboard displaying a goofy-looking George W. Bush asking “Miss Me Yet?” over a Minnesota highway has revealed his identity. And as...
View ArticleWhite House Mouse (Or Rat?) Roars Through News Cycle
While delivering remarks in the Rose Garden about financial regulatory reform, President Obama was briefly upstaged by a scurrying rodent. The critter’s cameo sparked heated debate over its zoological...
View ArticleKarl Rove Slams Sarah Palin, Mike Huckabee Over Bush-Bashing Comments
On Laura Ingraham‘s radio show, Karl Rove defended the Bushes against a series of comments, including Sarah Palin‘s reference to the Bushes as “blue-bloods” and Mike Huckabee saying the Bushes “weren’t...
View ArticleGOP Strategist Gets In Yelling Match With MSNBC Panel Over Tax Cuts, ‘Voodoo...
MSNBC host Martin Bashir hosted a panel discussion on former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s economic reform proposals on Monday. Republican strategist Ron Christie engaged author and MSNBC...
View ArticleJohn Bolton Praises Obama’s Drone Program As ‘Sensible’ And ‘Consistent’...
Appearing on Fox’s Happening Now this morning, former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton took to defending President Obama‘s program of targeted assassinations of Americans abroad, calling it what it is: an...
View ArticleTrump Tweets That He’s ‘Proud to Stand With’ Former Presidents in Harvey...
President Trump took to Twitter Thursday night to promote the One America Appeal, a fundraiser for Hurricane Harvey relief organized by the former presidents. We will confront ANY challenge, no matter...
View ArticleRichard Painter Argues Impeachment Inquiry is Going Too Slow: ‘There Does...
Former Bush White House ethics lawyer Richard Painter argued President Donald Trump’s impeachment inquiry isn’t moving fast enough, calling for a vote on impeachment. MSNBC anchor Richard Lui asked...
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