Sanctimonious Joe in the Crossfire
Holy Joe is shopping for a future. But I’m not sure he’s got any good options.
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
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Holy Joe is shopping for a future. But I’m not sure he’s got any good options.
The RNC is sending a legal team to audit Palin’s wardrobe.
Did you notice that Fox announced the speech that the McCain campaign refused to let her give on Tuesday night?
I’ve got mixed feelings about Henry Waxman’s challenge to John Dingell.
Randy Scheunemann was the guy spreading disinformation to boost Palin’s reputation.
The election is nigh 24 hours in the bank, and the rumor wires and scuttlebutt are exploding with discussion of the makeup of President-elect Barack Obama’s cabinet and staff to be. Attorney General is a critical post in any administration; but perhaps at no time in history of the United States as important as this moment. Janet Napolitano is the complete package. President Obama, make her your Attorney General. It will be one of the smartest decisions you ever make, and here is why.
Palin was devastating for McCain’s presidential race. But I’m not sure she was as bad as people are saying.
I’m glad Howard Dean didn’t let Chuck and Rahm claim all the credit for a big victory again, like they did in 2006.
This has been a truly historic, transformational election. Tonight, our country chose hope over fear, the future over the past, unity over division. This election also reflects the passing of the torch to a new generation.
George Allen race-mongers. And loses.
McCain’s campaign fear-mongers. And loses.
Pete Domenici gets a US Attorney fired because he won’t help Republicans cheat their way to victories.
Democrats get their revenge. And then some.