Be sure to read the terrific profile of the right wing’s most powerful lobbyist/activist, Grover Norquist, that appeared on the front page of the Washington Post yesterday. Fascinating stuff. The article did a particularly good job of demonstrating Norquist’s unparalleled influence in conservative circles. DC’s other most powerful conservative was even singing his praises. “He […]
Iowa’s caucuses are still all-the-rage — they should be, they’re only a week away — but there’s some interesting polling data out of New Hampshire and Arizona I thought I’d share. In the Granite State, American Research Group’s tracking poll shows the Dean-Clark race tightening a bit more. The poll out this morning shows: Dean […]
The New York Post, a tabloid-style newspaper with little credibility, caused a bit of a stir yesterday by quoting an unnamed NY Dem activist saying Bill and Hillary Clinton are beginning to work more aggressively to support Wesley Clark’s presidential campaign. I’m not sure if I buy it. The Post article claimed the Clintons support […]
I realize that George W. Bush does not have a towering intellect, and chances are, he’s not a student of history. But even with appreciation for Bush’s limited knowledge, some things are beyond the pale. From yesterday’s Llyod Grove’s column in the NY Daily News: He didn’t free the slaves. He didn’t rid the world […]
Wesley Clark’s campaign has done well in recent weeks picking up endorsements from American Indian groups, including support from the Native American Times, the nation’s largest independent newspaper focused on issues of concern to American Indians and Alaska natives. Today, however, Clark’s team seemed particularly excited to announce the endorsement of the Abenaki Nation at […]
In case you’ve been wondering what the latest is on the Nick Smith bribery story, Slate’s Tim Noah discovered late last week that Smith has changed his story — again — about the promise of financial support for his son in exchange for his vote on Bush’s Medicare bill. (If you’re new to this controversy […]
Regular readers may have noticed that I’ve been a lot less, shall we say, relentless when it comes to Howard Dean lately. It’s not that I like him any better or are warming to his campaign; in fact, just the opposite is true. I am, however, trying to go a little easier on Dean, just […]
Well, that Paul O’Neill certainly is a wealth of information. Everyone had some fun on Friday when we learned that O’Neill, Bush’s Treasury Secretary for two years, described the president as a “blind man in a roomful of deaf people,” while characterizing Bush as a disengaged man who discouraged and avoided substantive discussions. But it […]
Remember the old Dick Cheney, the one who voted against Head Start because he didn’t want to increase the deficit? It’s funny how fast a guy can change. From the Center for American Progress: Cheney in early 2003: “Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.” Cheney in late 2003: “I am a deficit hawk. So is the […]
During Watergate, Richard Nixon’s political fate was uncertain until he lost his fellow Republicans. Once the congressional GOP turned on him, and began to support impeachment, he was toast. In Connecticut, Gov. John Rowland’s scandal-plagued administration has hoped to stave off impeachment by profusely apologizing and begging the state GOP to stick with him. Even […]