If you’re an experienced Republican economist willing to toe the party line on tax cuts, deficits, rewriting the tax code, and trade, pack your bags. You’re needed in Washington. The chairmanship of the Council of Economic Advisers will soon be vacant, and two spots on the Federal Reserve Board that were recently filled by academic […]
It’s tempting to think that the president is capable of learning from his mistakes. One wants to believe that Bush has seen his political fortunes deteriorate and is aware of some of the missteps that have led to his decline. But even now, after about five years in office, Bush hasn’t changed a bit. Even […]
Just 17 days ago, Karl Rove was acting and sounding like a man who had dodged a bullet. His colleague Scooter Libby had been indicted and forced from the White House, but Rove, who appeared to be in prosecutors’ sights for months, “escaped” with his career in tact. A GOP insider who has regular contact […]
There wasn’t a lot of vital political news over the Thanksgiving break, with one important exception — the Abramoff scandal keeps getting worse for the GOP. A Justice Department investigation into possible influence-peddling by prominent Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff is examining his dealings with four lawmakers, more than a dozen current and former congressional aides […]