Tuesday, September 07, 2004
Snorts of Various Sorts
The explosive allegation in Kitty Kelley's tell-all biography of the Bushes--that Dubya snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was president--is beginning to roll though the blogosphere, and speculation abounds about how it might affect the campaign. Is it a legit story? Some in a position to know say not. Does it have to be legit to have an effect? It does not. After all, the Swift Boat Liars' accusations weren't true, either. The next few days leading up to the publication of Kelley's book are critical. Will the national media report the story? Will they pursue it? Will they require Bush to respond in the same way Kerry was forced to respond to the Liars? Stay tuned.
In other news today, Dick Cheney came right out and said that a vote for Kerry is a vote for another 9/11. Outrageous as that is, think about it for a second: The tank is empty now. This is the nuclear weapon in their campaign arsenal, and they've fired it eight weeks before the election. If this doesn't work, what's next? A vote for Kerry is a vote for giving the country back to the Indians? Worst Vice President Ever. And also, Jimmy Carter tore Zell Miller a new one over his speech at the convention last week, calling it "unprecedented disloyalty." Best Ex-President Ever.
Recommended Reading: Matthew Yglesias wonders why the "low-tax, low-wage, no-union, no-regulation formula that's brought such a lack of economic success to the Deep South" is something the Republicans want to push on the whole country.
Quote of the Day: A commenter on Daily Kos provides a new campaign slogan for Bush in the wake of the coke rumors--"I may not have lined up to go to Vietnam, but at least I lined up for something."
Note: I'll be on the road again tomorrow through the rest of the week, so the posting will be light here until about Sunday. I will try to check in when possible, though, however briefly.
The explosive allegation in Kitty Kelley's tell-all biography of the Bushes--that Dubya snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was president--is beginning to roll though the blogosphere, and speculation abounds about how it might affect the campaign. Is it a legit story? Some in a position to know say not. Does it have to be legit to have an effect? It does not. After all, the Swift Boat Liars' accusations weren't true, either. The next few days leading up to the publication of Kelley's book are critical. Will the national media report the story? Will they pursue it? Will they require Bush to respond in the same way Kerry was forced to respond to the Liars? Stay tuned.
In other news today, Dick Cheney came right out and said that a vote for Kerry is a vote for another 9/11. Outrageous as that is, think about it for a second: The tank is empty now. This is the nuclear weapon in their campaign arsenal, and they've fired it eight weeks before the election. If this doesn't work, what's next? A vote for Kerry is a vote for giving the country back to the Indians? Worst Vice President Ever. And also, Jimmy Carter tore Zell Miller a new one over his speech at the convention last week, calling it "unprecedented disloyalty." Best Ex-President Ever.
Recommended Reading: Matthew Yglesias wonders why the "low-tax, low-wage, no-union, no-regulation formula that's brought such a lack of economic success to the Deep South" is something the Republicans want to push on the whole country.
Quote of the Day: A commenter on Daily Kos provides a new campaign slogan for Bush in the wake of the coke rumors--"I may not have lined up to go to Vietnam, but at least I lined up for something."
Note: I'll be on the road again tomorrow through the rest of the week, so the posting will be light here until about Sunday. I will try to check in when possible, though, however briefly.
