Republicans Eating Their Own (Updates 1, 2, 3)

Circular firing squads has generally been a behavior attributed to Democrats, but as the McCain campaign implodes, the Rethugs are giving them a run for their money… Update 1: Chris Buckley Is Down Wit Da Obama Man Buckley’s Son Leaves National Review October 14, 2008, 2:16 pm By Patricia Cohen Christopher Buckley, the author and son of the late conservative …

Republican Dog Food, Par Deux

Spontaneous Republican Combustion Five weeks ago I wrote what’s beginning to look like the first installment in a continuing series on the Rethuglican Party’s self-immolation. It began thusly: Citing the public’s “. . .deep seeded antipathy toward the president, the war, gas prices, the economy, foreclosures and, in some areas, the underlying cultural differences that continue to brand our party,” …

New FISA Bill: A Pre-Emptive Attack on an October Surprise?

With the Progressive blogsofear up in arms over the House‘s passage of Bush‘s FISA bill, and even more incensed at Obama‘s essential support for same, I am reminded of how the Dem leadership caved on the Protect America Act, with rumors that from behind the scenes the Administration was warning of an imminent 9/11 scale attack. And how if that …