It looks like Christopher Anderson’s new book isn’t going to paint a very pretty picture of the junior Senator from New York.

It looks like Christopher Anderson’s new book isn’t going to paint a very pretty picture of the junior Senator from New York.

It looks like Christopher Anderson’s new book isn’t going to paint a very pretty picture of the junior Senator from New York.

The latest word is that not only did Berger lose documents, but he also added some to the files:

…the thrust of the federal investigation now looking into Mr. Berger’s actions should center not necessarily on what was taken from the archived files but what was placed in them.

Trying to rewrite a little history?

And this part is very disturbing, at least to me:

…adding an entirely new layer of intrigue to the story is word that telephone calls made by Berger during those latter two visits may have been monitored by an “unauthorized agency.”

The endorsements just keep rolling in:

“Arafat is now waiting for the month of November in the hope that President Bush will be defeated in the presidential elections and turned out of his office,” Ze’evi told the cabinet. Arafat also expects that Sharon will be toppled from the premiership, he said.

I’m sure he’s hoping for renewed invitations to the White House, just like the Clinton years.

The Kerry campaign used a Rolls Royce as its press logo in Detroit. You gotta admire the attempts at spinning their way out:

Asked about the press-pass logo, Kerry spokesman David Wade said it was unintentional error by a campaign volunteer and then criticized President Bush’s economic policies.

“I could say that the Rolls-Royce is the perfect symbol of who got the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy, but sometimes objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear,” he said.

“Under President Bill Clinton, our strong economy actually helped bring Rolls-Royce jobs to the United States for American workers,” Mr. Wade said. “Now, with health care costs rising and no end in sight under George Bush, American automakers say they may have to outsource jobs overseas. That’s why John Kerry’s health care plan offers relief to American companies and hope for the United Auto Workers who are fighting to put John Kerry and John Edwards in the White House.”

I’m simultaneously amazed and appalled at people who can spout this stuff and keep a straight face.

People in Poland are saying that Farenheit 911 is propaganda, worthy of Leni Riefenstahl.

Apparently the Kerry campaign has finally tossed Joe Wilson overboard. Check out what happens when you go to RestoreHonesty.com.

Down the memory hole.

Somehow, I suspect that, even after getting rid of Berger and Wilson, he’s still got a lot of ballast to dump if he wants to win this fall, and he won’t be able to do it without alienating the base. And his judgement (or lack thereof) in embracing them in the first place is one of the reasons that I’ll have to hold my nose and vote for Bush this fall.

Via Obernews, an item in Slate on the Republican party’s growing abandonment of federalism. For me federalism was always one of the great appeals of the Republican party (along with not hating commerce), so this trend is particularly unfortunate. As the author points out, it’s a bit of a stretch to expect elected representatives at the federal level to oppose their own power (though Gingrich and company did at least make a little progress in that direction). Still, it would be nice if there was a viable political party that believed the “small is beautiful” principle applied to government.

Incidentally, if you’ve got libertarian leanings and you like your politics with a twist of sarcastic humor, swing by Obernews from time to time.

From Lileks today:

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