Last week, I contacted every friend I know on the Hill, asking them to raise a fuss about James Dobson’s role in the Harriet Miers nomination. Dobson received a briefing on Miers directly from Karl Rove and then told Fox News, “I do know things that I am not prepared to talk about here.” Dobson […]
When Tom DeLay ran the House, the process of holding a vote on a controversy bill was circus-like. Amendments would be added secretly with give-aways for special interests, Republicans would be forced to change their votes if they disagreed with DeLay, and set time limits for the vote would ignored until DeLay was satisfied with […]
To follow up on the last item on Plame-related program activities, perhaps the most interesting revelation of the weekend was Murray Waas’ investigative report explaining that the president did ask Rove if he engaged in an effort to disclose Plame’s identity. Apparently, despite fairly obvious evidence that he did, Rove denied it. Senior aide Karl […]
When the book is written on the Plame scandal, there could probably be a whole chapter filled with details from the last few days. Other than the Bush-Rove conversation, which I’ll do a separate post on, here’s a rundown: * The New York Times’ Judith Miller, after testifying before the grand jury, “discovered” notes of […]
Almost immediately after Bush announced his nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court, the Republican base expressed frustration, and in some circles, outrage. Over the rest of the week, Bush aides, along with a select few allies who have been convinced of Miers’ right-wing bona fides, have gone go to great lengths to placate […]
Guest Post by Morbo Perhaps I am just paranoid, but I think the media may be reading too much into the alleged conservative revolt over Harriet Miers. I fear it’s a trap, and we in the progressive community are walking right into it. Despite the headlines, not all conservatives are angry over Miers’ nomination. Some […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’d like to present another winner in my semi–regular “Dumbest Thing Said About Evolution” contest. This time New Jersey Rep. Scott Garrett takes the prize. Let’s give him a big hand. Garrett looked across the border into Pennsylvania, where a school district in Dover is being sued for adding “intelligent design” […]
Guest Post by Morbo I kind of like the gang at the Brady Campaign to Control Gun Violence. These days they are employing some guerrilla tactics I find highly entertaining. Case in point: Every year, 1.5 million folks from Great Britain visit Florida, most of them hitting the beaches or Disneyland. The Brady Campaign has […]
Guest Post by Morbo A friend just passed me a copy of Court TV host Catherine Crier’s new book “Contempt: How The Right Is Wronging American Justice,” and I have to say I’m impressed. I had no idea Crier was on our side. I’d always just assumed she was kind of conservative, since she was […]
I’ll be the first to admit that I know next to nothing about the avian flu. I can only hope public health officials appreciate the risk and are taking all necessary steps to protect the public. And while I’m confident that there are capable and qualified people working on this at the Centers for Disease […]