Discussions about the nuclear option have been part of the Republican dialog on the Hill for literally two years, meaning this week’s likely showdown over judicial nominees is the culmination of a fairly long period of strategizing, cajoling, and planning. No one, not even the senators themselves, know how a floor vote on this will […]
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: * After years of Dick Cheney saying he has absolutely foresworn a presidential campaign in 2008, über-reporter Bob Woodward started quite a flurry of interest yesterday by telling Chris Matthews that Cheney might […]
What is it with right-wingers and the Nazi comparisons these days? Grover Norquist believes the Estate Tax is the moral equivalent of the Nazi Holocaust, Wal-Mart is using Nazis in the company’s print advertising, and now Bob Novak is comparing Dem tactics on judicial nominees to Nazi concentration camps. This was the exchange on this […]
One of the more enduring (and annoying) political myths of late is the idea that MoveOn.org created a campaign ad last year comparing Bush and the Republicans to Nazis. RNC talking points not withstanding, it never happened. MoveOn hosted a contest where ordinary people could send in ads they created at home. Some nut submitted […]
Going back over the last six months, Sen. Pat Roberts (R) of Kansas hasn’t said much of anything about the nuclear option and was presumed, by nearly everyone, to support the tactic like most other conservative lawmakers. He appeared on “Lou Dobbs Tonight” on CNN a week ago, for example, and though the show dealt […]
Last week, I noted that Ken Starr was featured on a CBS News segment about the nuclear option in which he seemed to take a firm stand against the Republican plan. I stand behind my post — it’s an accurate reflection of the CBS report — but questions have come up about the reliability of […]
Josh Marshall noted yesterday that Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) was on Fox News Sunday, discussing the nuclear option and the likely showdown this week (C&L has the video). In describing the GOP tactic, McConnell used his personal favorite: the “Byrd Option.” Noting that Republicans have already relied on “nuclear option” and “constitutional option,” Josh suggested […]