This item has been making the rounds — I first found it at C&L — but it bears repeating. In fact, the more conservatives who hear about this, the better. Salon’s Michael Scherer reported yesterday on the Senate hearings into the fraudulent lobbying efforts of Jack Abramoff and Michael Scanlon, the “power duo stand accused […]
Ken Tomlinson’s partisan, ideological, and generally ridiculous work as chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been well documented. It was also thoroughly investigated. It’s the latter that, fortunately, prompted Tomlinson’s resignation. Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, who sparked controversy by asserting that programs carried by public broadcasters have a liberal bias, resigned yesterday from the […]
There have been five national polls released this week and all four show Bush’s approval rating tanking. The three latest are WaPo/ABC, which shows Bush dropping to 39%-60%; Zogby, with Bush down to 39%-61%; and AP, with support at 37%-59%. But the new data suggests something has changed beyond just public disappointment with the president’s […]
The New York Times had an interesting item today about how Scott McClellan’s credibility has taken a serious hit. He took to his podium, repeatedly for two years, and said Karl Rove and Scooter Libby weren’t involved in the Plame leak. Now we know they were, which causes “trust issues” between the press corps and […]
Tom DeLay’s legal team asked State district Judge Bob Perkins not to consider DeLay’s money-laundering case because Perkins gave money to Dems and progressive causes. So a new judge took on the case — until he was booted too. Two days after U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay won a fight to get a new judge in […]
Criticizing the absurdity of a Wall Street Journal editorial usually seems unnecessary — fishes, barrels, and firearms come to mind. But because the paper’s editorial board seems intent on resurrecting a long-discredited talking point, and because it seems to be part of a trend in conservative circles, it’s worth taking a moment to consider. In […]
That the right is enthusiastic about Samuel Alito’s Supreme Court nomination is a given. When John Roberts was tapped, conservatives were happy, but Alito’s level of support among all the various GOP factions is apparently unanimous. But that doesn’t mean we can’t raise a few questions that’ll make them nervous. For example, there was that […]
Now that the brouhaha over Harry Reid’s closed session has subsided, it’s interesting to see the post-mortem by Senate Republicans. Initially, all the fury was directed at Reid, Durbin, and Schumer. After tempers cooled, however, Republicans started wondering aloud what, exactly, Majority Leader Bill Frist got them into. ABC News’ Linda Douglass reports, “An aide […]
Scooter Libby is back in the news, this time pleading not guilty to the five charges brought by Patrick Fitzgerald. Vice President Dick Cheney’s former top adviser made his first court appearance Thursday, pleading not guilty to felony charges of lying to investigators and a grand jury in the probe into a leak of a […]
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: * According to a new Field Poll in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) still trails his most likely Dem rivals in next year’s gubernatorial race, though voters are not as familiar with who […]