It’s supposed to be the premier right-wing social event of the year — a tribute (political eulogy?) to House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, scheduled for this evening. A lavish affair, the event is a special opportunity for Republicans to show their appreciation for the man who breaks the rules and abuses his power for their […]
I honestly had no idea who the Senate Parliamentarian was before today, but it’s very possible that he’s going to be a lot better known if the Republicans try to execute the nuclear option next week, as planned. The parliamentarian (a non-partisan position) has an important responsibility that doesn’t come up all that often — […]
From the outset, let me say unequivocally that there’s nothing funny about a potential terrorist threat. I’m not in Washington anymore, but I can appreciate how scary it is when the White House and the Capitol are evacuated because a plane had entered a no-fly zone. It’s hardly the kind of thing one should joke […]
(Editor’s Note: The Carpetbagger Report, as regular readers know, has joined the Coalition for Darfur, a bi-partisan online initiative created to raise awareness and resources to address the crisis. This is the tenth in a series of posts from the Coalition.) The Coalition for Darfur has two goals: to get bloggers writing about Darfur and […]
To understand why the Senate fight over judicial nominees went from imminent compromise to inescapable confrontation in less than 12 hours, look no further than James Dobson. Bush doesn’t do nuance, and Dobson doesn’t do compromise. Worried by reports of a possible compromise, conservative groups that want to eliminate the filibuster in advance of a […]
Yesterday, Tom DeLay received what appeared to be encouraging news from his home district — the Republican Party of Harris County still likes him. The county party’s Executive Committee, which comprises the Republican precinct chairs, unanimously approved a resolution in support of DeLay at its quarterly meeting Monday night. About half of the more than […]
The game has been fairly predictable at this point. Republicans will argue that Dems have blocked 10 Bush judicial nominees … and Dems respond that Republicans blocked over 60 Clinton judicial nominees. Republicans then argue that Dem filibusters are unprecedented … and Dems respond by pointing out 17 other judicial filibusters, most of which came […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * In Vermont, Rep. Bernie Sanders’ Senate campaign has barely started and he’s already crushing his likely opponents. Businessman Richard Tarrant, who announced last week that he will run, trails Sanders, 62% to […]
It seems like quite a coincidence. The Bush White House, anxious for a second term and intent on making the election about national security, would intermittently announce new terror-alert warnings to the public, each time leading to a bump in the president’s approval rating. Sure enough, the president won and we haven’t heard another terror-alert […]
The Rev. Chan Chandler, who endorsed Bush from his pulpit last fall and purged his church of Democrats just over a week ago, has resigned. I’m wondering, however, what exactly prompted his departure. A Baptist preacher accused of running out nine congregants who disagreed with his Republican politics resigned Tuesday, two days after calling the […]