I look forward to seeing this show up in one of the zillion bush ads currently supporting fine programming in 18 states:
The statement said it supported President Bush (news – web sites) in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry
The bush-cheney campaign must be thrilled get an endorsement from al-Quaeda.
Via Pandagon.
James Webb, Reagan’s Secretary of the Navy has a few things to say about kerry and bush. First he hammers kerry on vietnam:
To be sure, Kerry deserves condemnation for his activities as the leader of Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW).
And then he hammers bush:
Bush arguably has committed the greatest strategic blunder in modern memory. To put it bluntly, he attacked the wrong target.
Webb has a lot more to say about both. You read. You decide.
Via The Angry Bear.
Mary Beth Williams noted hostess of Wampum is running for the state legislature in Portland, Maine.
Give her a helping hand if you are so inclined.
In todays Kentucky Congressional election the loser, Republican State Senator Alice Kerr :
…based her campaign in large part on her support of President Bush, who had a 63 percent approval rating in a recent poll taken by The Courier-Journal of Louisville.
Mr. Bush made a commercial for Kerr’s campaign and House Speaker Dennis Hastert stumped for her. Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., gave her $10,000 and loaned top aides to run her campaign.
And lost 83,890 to 65,300 to Democrat Ben Chandler.
I wonder how quickly the republican house and senate leaders who are up for reelection this year will distance themselves from the administration boat anchors?
Via Atrios.
Slactivist rolls out some demographic info and asks:
NASCAR has become a potent symbol for populist appeals. When politicians seek to exploit this symbol, we should ask what kind of populism they’re pursuing.
There is more on the political bent of the NASCAR folks here.