The Exquisite Contrarian

The lines have been drawn.  On this side we have the well-respected Bush 43 Secretary of State Colin Powell, his chief of staff and decades-long Cheney colleague Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, and Powell’s replacement at State, Condoleeza Rice. And on the other side we have, weighing in at God-only-knows-what, Dick “The Heartless One” Cheney. (We’d have Bush [...]

First Ladies are allowed to disagree with their husbands, you know.  Though the timing of the statement sure helps sell more books.

First Ladies are allowed to disagree with their husbands, you know.  Though the timing of the statement sure helps sell more books.

First Ladies are allowed to disagree with their husbands, you know.  Though the timing of the statement sure helps sell more books.

First Ladies are allowed to disagree with their husbands, you know.  Though the timing of the statement sure helps sell more books.

Shocker: the rest of the world also knows W isn’t all that bright.  Thought we’d been able to hide that one.

Where W has it right: admitting some weaknesses and calling out an old President that made waves while he was in charge. Where he got it wrong?  Saying it was OK for Dick Cheney to do the same thing. Is it any wonder why this guy had a hard time understanding that the trees collectively [...]

With all this talk about Obama’s approval ratings, let’s put them in perspective: Presidential Approval Ratings from 1945-2008. It’s easy to forget that every top rated president in modern history had low approval ratings at this point in time.  It’s also easy to overlook disapproval ratings, which to me are a better indicator of how the [...]