A central piece of Tom DeLay’s defense against the three criminal charges he’s now facing is total ignorance. He started Texans for a Republican Majority (TRMPAC) and then, as he tells it, played no role in the organization’s fundraising or activities. Unfortunately for DeLay, evidence keeps mounting to the contrary. Former House majority leader Tom […]
Needless to say, the next few days will be exceedingly interesting for Karl Rove, Patrick Fitzgerald, and the political world following the ongoing criminal investigation of the Bush White House. Rove is poised to make his fourth appearance before the grand jury, and while few outside the courthouse know exactly what this means, the one […]
The political world’s been waiting with baited breath today, wondering if Plame indictments will be issued. It looks like it won’t be today, because investigators still have a few questions for Karl Rove. Federal prosecutors have accepted an offer from presidential adviser Karl Rove to give 11th hour testimony in the case of a CIA […]
There wasn’t much in the way of new content in today’s not-so-major speech from the president, but there was one new talking point. Since it was the only original point, it’s generated all the media attention. “Overall, the United States and our partners have disrupted at least ten serious al Qaeda terrorist plots since September […]
Earlier this week, Scott McClellan was asked about the kind of scrutiny Harriet Miers can expect of her service on the Texas Lottery Commission. The White House press secretary said Miers would “welcome the opportunity to discuss her time there.” “She is someone who helped clean up the Lottery Commission. It was an agency that […]
As reassuring as its been to see Tom DeLay fall hard after three indictments (and counting), no one should lose sight of the fact that DeLay’s replacement raises nearly as many as ethical questions as he does. Tom DeLay deliberately raised more money than he needed to throw parties at the 2000 presidential convention, then […]
On Oct. 6, 2004, just a month before the presidential election, the White House announced that Bush would deliver a “major speech” about the war in Iraq. Reporters dutifully showed up, all the networks broadcast it live to a national television audience, and Americans heard … nothing new. It was just another pep rally in […]
In early 2004, Slate’s Tim Noah suggested the political landscape needed a right-wing Ralph Nader to balance the scales a bit. The Dems had to worry about splitting the anti-Bush vote by having a far-left candidate on the ballot, so it’s only fair that the Bush gang worry about an ever-further-right candidate doing the same […]
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: * A new Quinnipiac poll shows Rick Santorum slipping even further behind in his bid for re-election. Pennsylvania Treasurer Bob Casey (D) now leads the incumbent 52% to 34%, his biggest advantage to […]
To briefly review, James Dobson raised a few eyebrows this week by announcing his immediate support for Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination. After talking to Karl Rove, Dobson defended his decision by saying, “Some of what I know I am not at liberty to talk about.” Slowly but surely, the comment is developing into a […]