Part of the Dems’ problem with taking on John Roberts’ Supreme Court nomination is basic arithmetic. We have 45 seats, the Republicans have 55. Even if the Dem caucus was united in opposition (and it’s not) to Roberts, Dems would also need six Republicans to break party ranks. Since no reasonable person believes that’s possible, […]
It’s official. President Bush bypassed the Senate and appointed John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Monday over the protests of Senate Democrats who complained he was abusive and would hurt U.S. credibility. “This post is too important to leave vacant any longer, especially during a war and a vital debate about U.N. […]
The idea that Karl Rove learned about Valerie Plame from a journalist — which became part of the conservative spin two weeks ago — has never really made any sense. First, Rove has said repeatedly that he only didn’t leak Plame’s name; he didn’t even know her name. This new spin suggests he did know […]
Kansas Sen. Sam Brownback (R) probably wishes the pending stem-cell bill died in the House so he wouldn’t have to deal with it in the Senate. With the debate ongoing, the legislation has pushed him to the brink of incoherence. As a result of the stem-cell debate, for example, we’ve learned that Brownback is largely […]
I had a post recently about Bush’s falling poll numbers, which led a couple of commenters to express some frustration. One regular noted, “I’ve been hearing down, down, down for weeks, but somehow the numbers don’t seem to change that much, and he never seems to reach his lowest levels, at least in most polls.” […]