[Air kisses][1] for Joe Lieberman at the Senate. The Hartford Courant [reports][2]: “Party leaders also have been passing the word that if Lieberman beats Lamont in November, he probably will retain his seniority and could become a committee chairman if Democrats win a majority.” During an hour-long breakfast briefing with reporters, Ned Lamont rejects calls…
Tikva Frymer-Kensky, a professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School and a pioneer in feminist biblical scholarship, died August 31 at her home in Wilmette, Ill. She was 63. The cause of death was breast cancer, the university announced. A specialist in Assyriology and Sumerology, she was best known for her work in women’s…
This Zogby poll found that 58% of Republicans think that the war in Iraq has been worth the loss of American lives. Which makes perfect sense considering that 65% of Republicans still believe that there was a connection between Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attacks.
Camp Santorum is circulating this article to publicize the fact that Pennsylvania AFL-CIO leader Bill George was quoted as saying: “Some see [Santorum] as Hitler, ‘I’m right’ and ‘we have to go kill them’ and ‘the hell with the poor and the working class and we have to protect the rich.”
Read this to learn about the challenges of maintaining a career as a neo-Nazi after being slugged by an Orthodox rabbi.
Ha’aretz’s man in D.C., Shmuel Rosner, has a new feature on his blog in which a panel of experts ranks the likely presidential candidates based on their support for Israel. Rudy Giuliani leads the pack with an 8.75 rating out of a possible 10. Next is Newt Gingrich with an 8.38. Hillary Clinton and John…
Ned Lamont is in Washington meeting with labor and Democratic leaders. He’s also trying to paint himself as the education anti-war candidate. The Hartford Courant reports that Senator Joseph Lieberman is campaigning door to door and has retooled his Web site. A group of Republican veterans in planning to air a pro-Lieberman ad. The Socialist…
Many conservatives were hoping that President Bush would tap J. Harvie Wilkinson III for a seat on the Supreme Court. It turns out that Wilkinson is against constitutional amendments banning gay marriage (see this oped) in The Washington Post: The Framers meant our Constitution to establish a structure of government and to provide individuals certain…
The Hill has this story today: “Race issues dog Cardin and Mfume in Senate primary. Perhaps I was up too late last night, but I’ve scanned the story a few times, and can’t figure out what the race “issues” are in Maryland – except that blacks will vote for Mfume and whites will vote for…
Senator Joseph Lieberman ends up in the back of the Labor Day parade. Speaking of Labor Day, now it’s official: NYT says Lieberman-Lamont Round II has begun. Is there such thing as a Ned Lamont boost? Cindy Sheehan says people power at work in Lamont victory. Lamont’s swan behind the scenes.
Now that the fighting in Lebanon has ended, at least for the time being, what shall we call it? Israel’s five-week war with Hizbullah does not have a name yet — or, rather, it has many, none of which is clearly in the lead. Wars may take years, or even decades, to get their permanent…
