There’s an interesting AP story out noting that the FBI has curtailed its criminal case work considerably since 9/11. There are only so many agents and the Justice Department has prioritized counterterrorism. Sort of. The FBI is investigating only about half the criminal cases it did before the Sept. 11 attacks because of its focus […]
The Bloomington (Ind.) Herald Times ran a feature over the weekend on a local boy made good, David Shuster, who now reports for NBC and MSNBC. But the important part, as Atrios noted, was Shuster reflecting on his work at another network where he got his start. The University of Michigan graduate said the gist […]
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: * Everyone’s favorite theocrat, disgraced former judge Roy Moore, announced yesterday that he will challenge Gov. Bob Riley in a Republican gubernatorial primary next year. Moore said he didn’t plan to move his […]
How difficult is it for the White House to convince its allies that Harriet Miers is the best of all possible nominees for the Supreme Court? The Bush gang feels it’s necessary to connect her nomination to terrorism. Ken Mehlman, chairman of the Republican National Committee, yesterday held a conference call with conservative leaders to […]
You’d think that after the Mike Brown fiasco at FEMA, the Bush gang would go out of its way to make sure anyone involved with emergency/disaster response work would be experienced and capable, not just some Republican crony who’s been loyal to the Bush machine. Alas, we’re dealing with an administration that doesn’t learn from […]
We’ve heard from the conservative blogs on Harriet Miers, but what about the religious right groups that drive the Republican base? What’s the word from the constituency C&L likes to call “God’s Own Circus”? So far, the sentiment is clearly one-sided, but there’s one 800-pound gorilla who’s standing with the White House. Concerned Women for […]
Last week, we learned that Tom DeLay’s transfer of $190,000 from TRMPAC to the RNC and then back to TRMPAC’s candidates in Texas was enough to get the up-until-recently House Majority Leader indicted. Yesterday, the situation got worse for DeLay. Much worse. A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) yesterday for alleged involvement […]
This is probably too simplistic a question to even be asked, and I should know better than to put my naiveté in print by raising the point, but I have a query for the White House. Is Harriet Miers the best person in the country for the Supreme Court? I don’t mean whether she’s qualified […]
About 24 hours later, most of the conservative movement is still unconvinced, to put it mildly, about the merits of Harriet Miers’ nomination to the Supreme Court. With this in mind, there are a lot of right-wing activists out there who aren’t happy with the White House and who might appreciate a like-minded senator to […]
Step away from the computer for an hour and look what happens. A Texas grand jury indicted Rep. Tom DeLay on a new charge of money laundering Monday, less than a week after another grand jury leveled a conspiracy charge that forced DeLay to temporarily step down as House majority leader. Both indictments accuse DeLay […]