Bush confused by newspaper

It’s good to know Bush is staying on top of things. [I]t’s hard to keep up with every tiny little thing in the paper. Take the new, White House-approved policy to require U.S. citizens to show passports when they reenter the country from Mexico and Canada — and require the same for citizens of those […]

Clark’s running; count on it

To follow up on an observation from last week, the question as to whether or not Wesley Clark is running for president again is no longer in doubt. This guy’s in for sure. Mark Kleiman, for example, saw Clark at a Los Angeles fundraiser over the weekend, at which the former general made his intentions […]

Martinez’s Schiavo memo — the fallout

I was more or less prepared to move past the subject altogether, but Roll Call had an item today on Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and the now-infamous Terri “great political issue” Schiavo memo. Most of the piece dealt with the fact that Martinez is facing some pressure from campaign advisors who are urging the freshman […]

Succumbing to peer pressure…

It was only a matter of time. The dreaded book-list questionnaire had been making the rounds and I knew it’d reach me eventually. Yesterday, my friend Dr. Laniac put me to the challenge, which I have accepted. I hope no one is too terribly disappointed with my selections. 1. You’re stuck inside Fahrenheit 451, which […]