The week since Scooter Libby resigned under criminal indictment has been an odd one at the White House, at least for those of us watching Bush staffers go at each other through the press. The conflict, at this point, seems to be between Karl Rove vs. Scott McClellan. Yesterday, the Washington Post reported that Rove’s […]
I won’t pretend to be an expert in immigration law, but I can read the 14th Amendment as easily as anyone. And the last time I checked, it says that those “born…in the United States” are “citizens of the United States.” There’s not a lot of room for political maneuvering. And yet, some Republicans in […]
The first judge in Tom DeLay’s money-laundering trial was too hot. The second judge was too cold. Will the third judge be just right? I kind of doubt it. The state of Texas finally found a judge yesterday to preside over the criminal trial of former House majority leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.), but not without […]
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: * With just four days left before Virginia picks its next governor, a number of new polls show a close race, but with Lt. Gov. Tim Kaine (D) ahead. Mason-Dixon has Kaine leading […]
Tom DeLay stopped by the Heritage Foundation to deliver a speech on “Action and Accountability: Restraining Spending and Redesigning Government.” Considering the advertised topic, it might seem DeLay was an odd choice. After all, DeLay and his colleagues clearly don’t believe in accountability when it comes to administration oversight, and when it comes to spending, […]
It’s probably too much to ask, but just once I’d like our president to be able to travel abroad to a country that still respects and admires the United States. Argentina, this year’s host of the Summit of the Americas, used to be one of those countries. Not anymore. A poll by the pro-government leftist […]
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 […]