The Republicans are having a fit over the fact that Senate Democrats have successfully blocked four of Bush’s 172 judicial nominees. I get that. The question then becomes what the GOP is willing to do about it. So far, the Republicans have decided their best course of action is to hold a 39-hour marathon session […]
House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is well-known for his hyper-aggressive fundraising tactics, but the New York Times is reporting on a new scheme that’s not only disturbing, it may also violate federal tax law. In a devastating article today, the Times is reporting that DeLay is offering GOP donors a rare opportunity — in […]
The conventional wisdom in Dem circles has changed in the last week or so. While Howard Dean has been the frontrunner for a while, the combination of his enormous fundraising advantage, his near-lock on the New Hampshire primary, and key union endorsements from the SEIU and AFSCME have led many to believe that Dean will […]
I don’t think I’ll ever really understand why so many people look up to people who appear on TV and in the movies. A bunch of people get paid to act and, for some reason, the electorate turns to them in search of leadership. I’m not saying celebrities shouldn’t be part of the political sphere; […]
In case there was any doubt about the real purpose of the Senate’s 30-hour “debate” over Bush’s judicial nominees, a memo sent from for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s office helps prove this stunt is one big public relations scheme. The memo, sent by Frist staffer Manuel Miranda, explained to other staffers of Republican Senators […]
In a pleasant surprise — and a sign that there’s still hope for the future of American jurisprudence — the Alabama Court of the Judiciary today ordered that Roy Moore be removed from his position as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The ethics panel’s decision was unanimous. The court found that Moore […]
Senate Republicans are so outraged by the Democrats’ audacity to block four of Bush’s most ideologically extreme judicial nominees that they began hosting a 30-hour whine-a-thon late yesterday. The stunt lasted all night and is still on right now. (You can tune into C-SPAN 2 right now to watch some very tired Senators go on […]
As regular readers know, I’ve been a huge Wesley Clark fan for a while now, but even I find it hard to spin Clark’s recent announcement on a constitutional amendment on flag burning. Speaking at an American Legion post in New Hampshire on Veterans’ Day, Clark was asked by WWII veteran about his thoughts on […]
The Bush White House can’t afford to let Democrats succeed in the race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Graham. It’s not just because it’s another Senate seat in a closely-divided Senate; by that measure, every race is of equal importance. The problem for Bush is Florida’s significance as part of his 2004 election strategy. If […]
For the last 25 years, the right has made a concerted — and successful — effort to bolster its political and intellectual infrastructure with forward-thinking institutions such as think tanks and PACs. The left has lagged behind every step of the way, but the gap appears to be closing a bit. The left, particularly since […]