Even John Ashcroft’s Justice Department couldn’t get around the obvious decision with this one. As you no doubt recall, GOP staffers on the Senate Judiciary Committee stole thousands of documents from the committee’s Dems that showed how Dems worked to block a handful of Bush judicial nominees. Last month, the Senate’s Sergeant-at-Arms William Pickle concluded […]
Following up on yesterday’s post about HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson’s decision to withhold information about the administration’s Medicare estimates, I saw a report in The Hill about the Dems’ next step. Apparently, they’re off to court. House Democrats are poised to sue the Bush administration for failing to give them more specific answers on a […]
This one wasn’t even a close call. The Supreme Court said yesterday it will not hear an appeal of a ruling that bars official prayers at the Virginia Military Institute. Every judge who heard the case considered it a no-brainer. The three-judge panel on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, which isn’t exactly liberal, ruled […]
Bill Clinton’s soon-to-be bestseller, “My Life,” is already causing a stir. Clinton’s publisher announced yesterday that the book will be on the shelves in late June, though an exact publication data hasn’t been set. Sonny Mehta, president and editor-in-chief of Alfred A. Knopf, is already doing a fine job generating hype. “Bill Clinton tells an […]
As the Bush White House has made a point of sending very conservative judicial nominees to the Senate, expecting and then decrying Democratic opposition to these judges-to-be, hearings in the Judiciary Committee have drawn increased attention. Alas, they’re usually anti-climatic. I can’t think of one good “You can’t handle the truth!” moment in all of […]
I know I’m behind on this one, but I think it’s a fun enough story to look back at, even days later. Republican Geoffrey Davis is running for Congress in Kentucky’s 4th district and is in a heated primary fight. (The winner gets to take on Democrat Nick Clooney, George Clooney’s father.) Naturally, Davis is […]
There’s a fairly obscure lawsuit in Alabama that has me intrigued. Putting aside for a moment that I don’t care much for either side, the principle at stake deserves some discussion. Kelly McGinley, a Christian radio talk-show host, announced a few months ago that she would be a GOP candidate for the state school board. […]
Will anyone, any where, be surprised by this story? The executive director of Vice President Dick Cheney’s energy task force, whose closed-door meetings with industry executives enraged environmentalists and prompted a Supreme Court showdown this week, became an energy lobbyist just months after leaving the White House, records show. Andrew Lundquist, a native Alaskan who […]
Historically, wars boost economic growth. Military conflicts demand vast resources, which in turn boosts industries and production. Moreover, the government spends a lot of money before and during a war, and all of that spending creates growth. Early on, it looked like the current war was having a similar effect. Last August, for example, we […]
Last week, I talked about how Senate Dems were driving Senate Republicans “crazy” by setting up procedural roadblocks that are impeding the GOP agenda. Over the weekend, however, we got a hint from Robert Novak about what the Republicans are willing to do in response. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is being urged by colleagues […]