Bush announced that Tony Snow will be his new press secretary: President Bush announced his new White House press secretary on Wednesday: former Fox News host Tony Snow. “As a professional journalist, Tony Snow understands the importance of the relationship between government and those whose job it is to cover the government,” Bush said during …
Archives for April 2006
Open Thread
Guys, please bear with me. I am just swamped trying to get things done, and I am having major problems with one of my projects- leading to about 80 students who can not view their final exams yet. A disaster, in other words. I will be back, I swear. I hate finals.
Lateral Move
White House flack to become White House flack. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Bush will not salvage his presidency by firing his press secretary, not unless the Defense Secretary, the Secretary of Homeland Security and probably the Vice President follow McClellan out the door, but it will not hurt to bring on …
Your Hate Magnet Du Jour
Congratulations to Mary McCarthy, this week’s rightwing hate magnet. Whether or not she committed a crime remains to be seen, but you can practically smell the flopsweat as the rightwing blogosphere dances chanting around her burning effigy in an effort to drive away unpleasant visions of a fading party and a presidency sunk beyond repair. …
Not Dead
Just in the middle of something. Should be back later today. If there are things you want to discuss, this is the place to do it.
Our Leadership In A Nutshell
If you missed 60 Minutes this weekend rest assured that they remain the same nest of anti-American terrorist-lovers, or whatever we call people with the temerity to criticize the president. An extended interview with Tyler Drumheller, a 26-year veteran of the agency and former director of European operations, uncovered at least two extremely interesting bits …
Saturday Thread
Get it off your chest.