Today, a Washington Post editorial notes:
FIVE YEARS AGO, Sen. John F. Kerry argued during his presidential campaign that the United States had dangerously neglected the war in Afghanistan.
Too bad Kerry did not get that coverage in 2004, when instead he was repeatedly, and mistakenly, derided in the Post as a flip flopper on Iraq, and [...]
Archive for September 14th, 2009
The Washington Post Gives Kerry Props — Five Years Too Late
Posted: 14th September 2009 by admin in UncategorizedTags: " "Foreign Policy, " "John McCain, " "Presidential Campaign", " "Washington Post, "John Kerry, Media, National Security
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Our debate on the issue of health care overhaul has not been very informed.
This is a result, it seems, of poor communications and perhaps idealistic hopes on the part of some Democrats; misinformation and misimpressions spread on the part of many health care reform “opponents;” and, perhaps lamentably, a rather prevalent pattern of superficial coverage of the issue [...]
Making Apologies Into the Issue
Posted: 14th September 2009 by admin in UncategorizedTags: " "Democrats, " "George Bush, " "John McCain, " "Mark McKinnon, " "Michael Kingsley, " "Washington Post, "Joe Wilson
Washington Post columnist Michael Kingsley asked the question, at the end of this column yesterday, as to why the Democrats could not just drop the Joe Wilson demands already.
An email from the Donkasaurus Post to Kingsley, attempted to answer the question:
Dear Michael Kingsley:
To answer your question from yesterday’s column: Because while their political opponents are busy [...]
So Who is the “Dean” of the Washington Press Corps Talking About?
Posted: 14th September 2009 by admin in UncategorizedTags: ", " "Health Care, " "Washington Post, "David Broder, "Democratic Party, Messaging
When he wrote:
On the first run-through, I was struck again, as so often during the election campaign, byhis ability to move an audience through his actor’s skills. At times he conveyed deep-felt concern, anger, determination, reasonableness and firmness. The overall goal was to reenergize a slumping initiative, to summon and convey the determination to act [...]
We have a health care proposal that we would like to offer, here:
Create the two tiered system that everybody is so afraid of. The fact is, our system is far more than two tiered right now. And it is highly inefficient, and restrictive when it comes to choice.
Stop Medicaid and Medicare as they currently exist. Seek out [...]