On his way out the door, JC Watts, the last Black Republican in Congress, reflects on race and the GOP (and compares Tom DeLay to Col. Nathan R. Jessup of A Few Good Men.)
Category: Politics (2002-2004)
A Champion for Regular People?
William Saletan sizes up John Edwards’ Clintonian appeal, as does the rest of the media. If nothing else, it sounds like he’s got a winning message that he’s smart enough to stay on.
Lest we forget.
The Corporate Scandals of 2002. You know, the ones that were all over the news before Saddam began his unchecked aggression again. Wait a tic…when did Saddam…? Now I’m confused.
The First Campaign.
In related news, John Kerry currently leads the fundraising race among Democrats, although the as-yet-unannounced Dick Gephardt is relatively close. Like Daschle, I’d think Gephardt would serve the party better as a much-needed progressive flak, taking the heat off more viable candidates like Kerry and Edwards. But Gephardt has desired the Presidency for so long that I doubt he’ll let the race pass him by this time.
Leaders of the Pack.
It ‘s now looking like Senators John Edwards of North Carolina and Tom Daschle are both in for 2004. Edwards seems like an ok candidate due to the Southern thing, but Daschle? I like Daschle, but I’m not sure this is a very good idea. Sure, he’ll probably win the not-so-crucial South Dakota primary hands down, but what does he bring to the table that’s not already offered by the other three Senators in the hunt? I guess we’ll see.
New Strategies.
Eager to pick up more seats in 2004, the Dems try appealing more to Hispanics and the burgeoning ranks of the terror-fearful. Perhaps they should take a look at New York.
Paging Judge Gonzales.
The Dubya administration weighs Supreme Court contenders, with White House counsel Alberto Gonzales consistently leading the list.
No kidding…really?
The Washington Post announces in a front-page article that our “compassionate conservative” Prez has accomplished nothing compassionate in his first two years in office. In a related story, trees are green.
Byrd-Hunting.
Drudge is trying his damnedest today to get a Lott-size stink brewing around Robert Byrd for his Confederate cameo in Gods and Generals. As I mentioned a few months ago, I do think this is a bit strange, but hardly in the league of Lott openly advocating segregation in his capacity as majority leader.
Duke two?
Senator John Kerry tries to fight the Massachusetts liberal label.