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 […]
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 […]