Just to follow up on the Cubin controversy, I’ve reviewed the transcript of the Cubin-Watt debate from the floor yesterday, wondering if the context of her remarks might be helpful in elucidating her intentions. After reading the actual recorded text, Cubin still looks pathetic. In case you’re interested, here’s exactly what was said: Cubin: I […]
I have a feeling you’ll be hearing a lot about this one. Rep. Barbara Cubin (R-Wyo.) was engaged in a heated debate yesterday with Rep. Mel Watt (D-N.C.) on the floor of the House yesterday over a gun control bill. Watt was urging lawmakers to support an amendment to the legislation that would prohibit drug […]
I had a rare moment of agreement with President Bush today. As the Washington Post reported this afternoon, Bush, like many of us, was thrilled to see Baghdad residents and U.S. Marines join together in toppling a statue of Saddam Hussein in the city’s Firdos Square. “They got it down!” Bush said this morning as […]
While I can admit that President Bush’s cabinet has some capable, professional public officials, the truth is Education Secretary Roderick Paige just isn’t one of them. The Washington Post, for example, reported today on an interview Paige did with the “news” service for the Southern Baptist Convention. While Paige said a variety of unobjectionable things […]
The bill formerly known as the faith-based initiative just passed the Senate. After a mild “debate” over the legislation, the bill passed 95 to 5.
Looks like you’ll be able to add one more to the list of Democratic candidates seeking the nomination. I don’t have any inside information on this, but Gary Hart is certainly looking and sounding like he’s made up his mind and he’s throwing his hat in the ring. Winding up a two-day swing through Iowa […]
Because some of my readers are political junkies just as much as I am, one of you noticed that I said yesterday that Nixon was one of only four presidential candidates to get more than 60% of the popular vote and asked who the other three were. Because I aim to please, here’s the list: […]
I mentioned yesterday that I’d let you know the outcome of the Senate vote on what’s left of the faith-based initiative. Unfortunately, they never got to the bill, so there’s been nothing to report. It’s on the schedule for today and I’ll let you know what happens. (In some ways, this is unnecessarily building up […]
Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post’s media critic, was commenting this morning that the debate over the war in Iraq had a little bit of something for everyone: multilateralists vs. unilateralists, military vs. media, Defense Department vs. State Dept., and so on. When Kurtz, who tends to lean Republican, mentioned what was in the debate for […]
In a few hours, the Senate is going to vote — and will almost certainly pass — what’s left of President Bush’s “faith-based” initiative. If the bill reaches Bush’s desk, as seems likely, the White House will probably put its best face on it and claim that this is a major victory. For those of […]