By now, nearly everyone has seen the stunning remark Bush made in Panama City yesterday about torture. The context in which the comment was made, however, hasn’t generated enough attention. “We are finding terrorists and bringing them to justice. We are gathering information about where the terrorists may be hiding. We are trying to disrupt […]
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: * It’s Election Day for several parts of the country, and voters will decide more than just Virginia’s and New Jersey’s gubernatorial races, and the New York City mayoral fight. Voters will also […]
When it comes to the Plame scandal, the White House has leaked word about exactly what Bush knew and when he knew it. Unfortunately, the leaks contradict each other. A few weeks ago, the line was that Bush knew about Karl Rove’s role in the Plame matter from the very beginning. In fact, WH staffers […]
The New York Daily News’ Thomas DeFrank, who has solid WH connections, reported today that Bush and the man the president calls “Vice” aren’t getting along as well as they used to. The CIA leak scandal has peeled back the veil on the most closely held White House secret of all: the subtle but unmistakable […]
Dem Party leaders have made strides in crafting a positive policy agenda for 2006, but according to subscription-only Roll Call, we won’t see it anytime soon. National Democratic Party leaders have decided to punt on rolling out their 2006 agenda until next year, and will in part fill the time slot with a unity rally […]
Good news; Ed Schultz’s radio show will be broadcast to the troops after all. Schultz’s show was yanked from Armed Forces Radio Network without warning the day it was to start, three weeks ago. Last week, the Pentagon sent letters to a group of congressmen who went to bat for Schultz, saying it had changed […]
Crime in and around the nation’s capitol is, unfortunately, fairly routine. This kind of crime is not. The FBI and Capitol Police are investigating the vicious attack of a top Senate staffer at her home last week amid concerns that the assault might be related to her work on the Finance Committee. Emilia DiSanto, chief […]
On Meet the Press yesterday, two pretty good reporters made the same point, using almost the same words, about what Bush “must” do in the coming months regarding the Plame scandal. I agreed with their sentiment, but think both are probably off-base. First, NBC White House correspondent David Gregory explained why he believes the president […]
I know I’m probably one of about six people who cares about this, but it’s important to me and I’m hoping to bump the overall number to maybe eight or nine. The Wall Street Journal’s editorial page today offered a spirited defense of Ellen Sauerbrey, President Bush’s choice to be Assistant Secretary of State for […]
I can only hope this didn’t sound as bad in person as it does in print. At one point, [Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva] even exhibited a map of his country, which is larger than the continental United States. “Wow! Brazil is big,” [Celso Amorim, the Brazilian foreign minister] quoted the American president […]