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In Which Charlie Crist Tries to Get Elected By Reducing His Base to a Stereotype

What's the best way to win in a Republican primary? Well, Charlie Crist is charting the path to victory by reducing the Republican base to a stereotype favored by the likes of Daily Kos, the New York Times, and Chris Matthews: "It's hard to be more ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Charlie Crist,  U.S. Republican Party,  New York Times Company,  Chris Matthews

The Audacity of Buy-Offs

"Our state is still as poor as it was, if not poorer." âI will correct something. Itâs not $100 million, itâs $300 million, and Iâm proud of it and will keep fighting for it,â Landrieu told reporters after her floor speech. âBut that is not why I ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Mary Landrieu,  U.S. Democratic Party

WashTimes: DOJ has Conflicts of Interest on Detainees

Sen. Chuck Grassley asked Attorney General Eric Holder in a hearing Wednesday for a list of the employees at Dept. of Justice who might have to recuse themselves due to conflicts of interest over detainees. Some DOJ employees and their former firms ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Department of Justice,  Eric Holder,  Barack Obama,  Washington Times

The Daily Grind (Uga VII Memorial Edition)

Frum criticizes Palin: "This is a woman who has got into a position of leadership by sending very powerful sexual signals." Sheesh, what a crude demagogue that Palin is, always relying on tired talking points and whingy personal attacks, huh ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  20 Nov 2009

Related Topics: AARP

The Daily Grind

The mammogram message: "Democrats cannot afford to lose the support of women on this issue, but the announcement plays into a narrative already advanced by the pro-choice movement that ObamaCare will ration healthcare for women. The Obama ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  19 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Barack Obama

Holder on KSM Conviction: 'Failure is Not an Option'

Attorney General Eric Holder seemed to take an unorthodox view of the guarantees of the American justice system today during a committee hearing about his decision to try 9/11 co-conspirators in federal courts in New York City. Asked by Sen. Herb Kohl ( ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  18 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Eric Holder,  Herb Kohl,  U.S. Republican Party

Finally: The Douglas Elmendorf Profile!

For anyone who's been in Washington for the past year, it's become increasingly obvious that the only moments of true bipartisanship come when everyone in the city is waiting for Douglas Elmendorf to deliver a CBO report. No matter which persuasion, ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  Twitter Inc,  Barack Obama,  White House,  Harvard University

The Art of the Unintellectual Critique of Palin's 'Insufficient Intellectualism'

There are thoughtful arguments to be made against Sarah Palin's future as a national politician, her persona as a conservative folk hero, her political ideology. Relatively few liberals or critics in the media bother to make them. It's a testament to ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  17 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  Washington Post Company,  Barack Obama,  Twitter Inc,  Ana Marie Cox

Obama Admin. Actuary: Status Quo Actually Slightly More 'Sustainable' Than House Bill

CMS took a close look at the health care bill that was passed by House Democrats and endorsed by the White House, and it found that not only would the bill not reduce health care costs -- it would increase them. Time and again, we have been reminded ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  16 Nov 2009

Related Topics: White House,  Barack Obama,  U.S. Democratic Party,  American Medical Association,  U.S. Congress

For Palin Book Tour Coverage, Media Tarnishes, Smears, Repeats

My, if I didn't know better, I'd think it's 2008 all over again. This morning, Dylan Ratigan of MSNBC brought us this great moment in journalism, using a well-known Photoshopped picture of Sarah Palin (used repeatedly in the original '08 systematic ...

From MARY KATHARINE HAM, The Weekly Standard,  13 Nov 2009

Related Topics: MSNBC,  Sarah Palin,  Sean Hannity

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