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Friday, May 02, 2003
William Bennett has made a career of moralizing, primarily about Democrats. And Republicans eagerly followed his lead and used Bennett as their morality battering ram. So it will be interesting to see what happens after this story gets more play. (The extent to which it does will show the legacy of the "liberal media.") According to the Washington Monthly, Bennett should have called his bestseller "The Bookie of Virtue," because records show that he's got one hell of a gambling problem. I don't know much, but I sure as hell know that gambling supposed to be a sin. And once again, hypocrisy reigns supreme in those who preach morality (remember Gingrich railing against Clinton/Lewinsky while he had his own affair or Henry Hyde during impeachment with his own "youthful indiscretions"?)
For plain political hypocrisy, I recommend this Michael Kinsley article about how Republicans have done a 180 on deficits since the days of the Contract for America and the Balanced Budget Amendment.
I don't know how I missed this, but, according to Time.com:
Both Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 78, and Sandra Day O'Connor, 73, have told friends they'd like to step down. And both know that if they want George Bush to name their successor, they should leave this year. In 2004, with an election in the offing, confirmation of a replacement will be all but impossible.
This is the first I've heard about this, but I wonder if they both might step down at the same time. That could be good for the Democrats -- really, all they need is one moderate out of the two and if you get, say, a Wilkinson and a Gonzalez, you're happy with that trade.
Thursday, May 01, 2003
All this press about how easy this trip to the air craft carrier will be for Bush because of his flying days in the National Guard is making me a little bit sick. The patsy press has conveniently forgetten to mention that Bush was MIA for one whole year during his guard service. That's right, there are NO records of him completing one whole year of service. So, let the Karen Hughes and Ari Fleischer and Karl Rove spin continue, without a free press to freely inform the public of the facts. Because, of course, to do so would be treason.
