I may get criticized for this, and maybe this isn’t the kind of thing I’m supposed to put in print, but I’m a bit concerned about how Dems and the left in general will approach John Roberts’ Supreme Court nomination. For me, this is largely a question of pragmatism. We have a conservative president and […]
My friend Darrell alerted me to last night’s edition of The O’Reilly Factor, with Bill retaking the reins from guest-host John Gibson, who was rather unbalanced during his prime-time stint. Gibson, you may recall, used his Fox News bullhorn to tell viewers that Rove should be given a medal because Plame deserved to have her […]
Karl Rove isn’t the only powerful Republican in DC ensnarled in a massive political scandal. Remember Tom DeLay? His corporate contributors do. Majority Leader Tom DeLay raised more money from corporate interests in the last quarter than any other reporting period in his career, according to a new analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. […]
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: * Arkansas Lt. Gov. Win Rockefeller (R) announced yesterday he is abandoning his gubernatorial campaign because of a life-threatening blood disorder which could develop into leukemia. Rockefeller was campaigning in a GOP primary […]
Perhaps the most disappointing part of the fact that John Roberts’ nomination has bumped Karl Rove from the headlines is the fact that there have been so many important developments in the scandal in the last 24 hours. * The State Department memo that discussed Joseph Wilson’s trip to Niger and Plame’s role at the […]
Public opinion polls have not been kind to the president since, well, the election last fall. Just within the last week, we’ve seen data that shows Americans no longer seeing Bush as “honest and straightforward” (WSJ), no longer approving of his job performance (AP-Ipsos), and very skeptical about the White House role in the Plame […]
The strategy wasn’t exactly subtle. Karl Rove’s role in a massive White House scandal was dominating political discussion in Washington and causing real concern with the public. We weren’t supposed to see a Supreme Court nominee until next week, or perhaps even early August, but, as one Republican strategist put it, an earlier announcement “helps […]
Over the weekend, Karl Rove, describing the president’s approach to filling Sandra Day O’Connor’s Supreme Court vacancy, said, “Diversity always plays a role in the president’s thinking.” This seems far less apparent today. I wouldn’t suggest for a moment that the White House apply some kind of quota to diversity on the Supreme Court, but […]
Before we begin the debate in earnest over John Roberts’ Supreme Court nomination, and his record, philosophy, and temperament, let’s pause to appreciate the White House’s Bubble Boy policies, which were in full effect yesterday. Each of the last four Supreme Court nominations — two from Clinton, two from the other President Bush — were […]
As of 7:47 PM ET, the Associated Press reports that Bush will nominate federal appeals court judge John G. Roberts Jr. to the Supreme Court. OK, so who’s John G. Roberts? He is currently a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, nominated by Bush in 2003. Though he’s spent most […]