I love news stories that use that line in the first paragraph. Just love it. So more bad news today for Junior:
the president's Bad stretch
Could George Bush lose?
A few short months ago, most people in the media-industrial complex didn't think so. They regarded the Democratic contest as great theater but thought that the president, with two wars under his belt and the glimmer of an improving economy, would be awfully hard to topple.
But those perceptions are changing. For one thing, press people regard John Kerry as a stronger, or at least less controversial, nominee than Howard Dean would have been. (Amazing what winning 12 out of 14 primaries can do for your image.) And journalists, who love polls, were impressed that Kerry was beating Bush in a couple of trial heats. (Why else are we seeing this sudden onslaught of Kerry-dissed-the-CIA-in-1970 and Kerry-was-photographed-at-a-rally-with-Jane Fonda stories?)
Credibility Gulch
Friday, Feb 13, 2004; 10:53 AM
Today's Washington Post-ABC News poll really gets to the heart of the White House's problems
More:
Hidden Details on Bush's Guard Form Revealed
Questions about Bush's service have echoed across the Internet, with critics of the president and some former Guard members claiming he received preferential treatment because of his family pedigree.
McClellan said Thursday, "I'm just amazed by the kinds of conspiracy theories that some have chosen to pursue. The facts are very clear. But there are some that are simply not interested in the facts."
While contending that the Guard had blacked out the arrests in the application form for privacy reasons, McClellan would not explain why the White House had an unaltered copy.
and of course:
Senate's Iraq Probe to Include Bush, Aides
WASHINGTON -- In a blow to the Bush administration, the Senate Intelligence Committee said Thursday that it planned to investigate whether White House officials exaggerated the Iraq threat or pressured analysts to tailor their assessments of Baghdad's weapons programs to bolster the case for war.
The move puts claims made by President Bush and other senior officials in his administration squarely in the sights of the committee's investigation, and could add to the White House's political troubles as it tries to keep questions about the war from becoming a drag on Bush's reelection campaign.
Have a nice day, Mr. Drudge.