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 […]
Throughout American history, there have been spies who have, on occasion, infiltrated the federal government and obtained valuable secrets. Throughout that history, no spy has ever been able to breach the White House itself. That is, until the Bush gang took over. Officials tell ABC News the alleged spy worked undetected at the White House […]
The vaunted White House political operation, known for its ability to spin, manipulate, and cajole, seems to have forgotten that when dealing with skeptical allies, it’s rarely a good idea to call them names. The conservative uprising against President Bush escalated yesterday as Republican activists angry over his nomination of White House counsel Harriet Miers […]
Here we are. After two years of breathless anticipation, the Plame Game criminal investigation may very well be wrapped up within the next few days. The federal prosecutor investigating who leaked the identity of a CIA operative is expected to signal within days whether he intends to bring indictments in the case, legal sources close […]
David Safavian, the Bush administration’s top federal procurement officer, was indicted a couple of weeks ago for his role in obstructing a criminal investigation into disgraced Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Safavian’s former employer. Yesterday, it got much worse. David H. Safavian, former chief of White House procurement policy, was indicted yesterday on five counts of […]