Could Karl Rove actually lose his security clearance? In an online column, Newsweek’s Jonathan Alter said the White House really doesn’t have much of a choice. According to last week’s indictment of Scooter Libby, a person identified as “Official A” held conversations with reporters about Plame’s identity as an undercover CIA operative, information that was […]
Maybe it was the Libby indictment, or the latest poll numbers, or just a general sense of disgust, but the Dems are acting this week like the gloves are officially off. For a minority party on the offensive, Dems on the Hill are looking at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue and see a “target […]
On Aug. 29, as Hurricane Katrina was striking the Gulf Coast, then-FEMA Director Mike Brown had a lot on his mind. Unfortunately, very little of his thoughts were on emergency management. E-mails sent as Hurricane Katrina raged reveal that FEMA’s then-director, Michael Brown, discussed his clothing and his need for a dog sitter but left […]
The WaPo ran a startling front-page piece today on internal White House discussions about Karl Rove’s future. Apparently, there’s a growing sentiment that it might be time for Rove to explore other opportunities. Top White House aides are privately discussing the future of Karl Rove, with some expressing doubt that President Bush can move beyond […]
Every time a new poll comes out showing Bush’s faltering support nationwide, I think, “OK, now he’s reached the floor of his support.” And yet, the floor manages to fall a little further all the time. A new CBS News poll suggests the bottom has completely fallen out for the president, thanks in large part […]
For all the talk that the Dems, and the left in general, has neglected attention in developing a “farm team,” with an emphasis on training and infrastructure, party leaders seem to have gotten the message loud and clear. The latest example of this comes by way of Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). This January, Obama’s Hopefund […]
Just a few months ago, when Howard Dean was generating headlines for some controversial remarks, it became a real distraction for the party. Some high-profile Dems backed away from Dean, party leaders were constantly being asked what they thought of one provocative Dean comment or another, and there was even talk that Dean’s tenure as […]
When all else fails, the Bush White House still has one talking point that lets everyone know that they’ve officially run out of things to say: it’s Clinton’s fault. The White House sought to deflect politically charged questions Wednesday about President Bush’s use of prewar intelligence in Iraq, saying Democrats, too, had concluded Saddam Hussein […]
The Republican strategy in response to Dems’ opposition of Samuel Alito, in addition to the possibility of the nuclear option, is to throw the “obstructionist” label around. The catch, however, is that in order for this to be effective, the public would have to oppose the Dems’ efforts. There’s no reason to believe that’s the […]
This front-page WaPo expose is a fine piece of journalism, if for no other reason,that the CIA’s secret facilities have been the subject of so little scrutiny. The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most important al Qaeda captives at a Soviet-era compound in Eastern Europe, according to U.S. and foreign officials […]