In February 2004, UPI identified two key suspects in the Plame scandal, both of whom work in Dick Cheney’s office. One of the names mentioned was Scooter Libby, the other was John Hannah. The UPI report quoted one federal law-enforcement officer as saying, “We believe that Hannah was the major player in this.” The same […]
Marshall Wittmann predicted yesterday that Patrick Fitzgerald will soon be the subject of the scathing White House smear machine. I think that might be true, but I doubt it’ll be effective. We will soon learn the fate of Mr. Rove. But what we already know is what his reaction will be if he or anyone […]
Nico and Think Progress noted that conservatives, in particular Fox News, has come up with a new phrase to dismiss the Plame scandal: “the criminalization of politics.” In other words, they say, the outing of a covert CIA agent in a time of war to punish a whistleblower is just everyday “politics” — nothing out […]
It seemed utterly ridiculous. The Associated Press’ national wire ran a 300-word piece on, literally, the contents of Karl Rove’s garage. He is “the architect” who steered George W. Bush to victory four times, twice as Texas governor and twice as president. But can Karl Rove organize his own garage? Can the master of Bush’s […]
A former official in Bush’s West Wing believes conservative activists are making a mistake opposing Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination. “They’re crazy to take [Bush] on this frontally,” the official said. “Not many people have done that with George Bush and lived to tell about it.” Aside from the fact that, once again, the Bush […]
As I understand it, “Godwin’s Law” (aka “Godwin’s rule of Nazi analogies”) basically says the first side that brings up Hitler in a political debate loses. With this in mind, I think Virginia gubernatorial candidate Jerry Kilgore (R) has a problem. After leading the race for months, Kilgore saw the polls tightening considerably in recent […]
On the day Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination was announced, two surrogates — Nathan Hecht of the Texas Supreme Court and Ed Kinkeade, a Dallas-based federal district court judge — assured James Dobson and a dozen other leading conservative leaders that Miers would vote to overturn Roe v. Wade. Questions remained, however, about whether the […]
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: * The reports of Roy Moore’s popularity in Alabama may have been exaggerated. A new poll conducted by the Mobile Register and the University of South Alabama shows incumbent Gov. Gov. Bob Riley […]
The gang that can’t shoot straight strikes again. Harriet Miers has had a couple of weeks to get a crash course in how to be a Supreme Court nominee, but she hasn’t been prepped well enough to know how to deal with a simple question about a basic constitutional right. Miers spent much of Monday […]
When reporters got a hold of Harriet Miers’ official correspondence from Texas, it was comical to see what a fawning sycophant our Supreme Court nominee has been towards the president. Documents surfaced showing Miers showering Bush with the kind of praise generally seen from a child who adores a parent. Miers told Bush he’s “the […]