The good news for Republicans in Washington these days is that they control everything. The bad news is they’re poised to lose a good chunk of that control in November and they’re not sure what to do about it. GOP pollster [tag]Jan van Lohuizen[/tag] wrote a memo for Republican National Committee Chairman [tag]Ken Mehlman[/tag] earlier […]
The Wall Street Journal ran an interesting item on its front page today, explaining that some congressional Dems are proposing a ban on [tag]insider trading[/tag] on the Hill. Amid broad congressional concern about ethics scandals, some lawmakers are poised to expand the battle for reform: They want to enact legislation that would prohibit members of […]
The clamoring in Washington for a change at the White House has, oddly enough, not come from Dems. By and large, most Dems on the Hill don’t particularly care who’s running Bush’s White House; they’re more concerned with the guy in the Oval Office. The unsolicited advice for the president has come from Republicans, who’ve […]
The Washington Post’s E.J. Dionne asked this morning if [tag]John McCain[/tag] is “a maverick no more.” About the same time Dionne’s column was hitting doorsteps, the question was answered. American military hero and Arizona [tag]Sen. John McCain[/tag] will deliver the Commencement message at Liberty University on May 13, at 9:30 a.m., in the [tag]Liberty University[/tag] […]
Editor & Publisher reported today that the president has a new strategy to help win over reporters who’ve been giving him a hard time: a charm offensive. In an apparent effort to mend his relationship with the press, President George Bush has been holding [tag]off-the-record[/tag] meetings with White House reporters for the past few days, […]
Andy Card may have resigned as WH Chief of Staff today, but according to Insight magazine, he wasn’t the White House staffer Republicans on the Hill are worried about. An increasing number of House Republican members are urging President Bush to keep Karl Rove out of the driver’s seat in the 2006 congressional campaign. GOP […]
In response to the upcoming vote on a constitutional amendment to ban [tag]flag burning[/tag], Harry Reid’s office has a pretty good response: this is a ridiculous waste of time. “It’s that time of the year to throw a little red meat to the base,” said Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Minority Leader Harry M. Reid […]
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: * [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag]’ (R) Senate campaign in Florida suffered yet another setback yesterday when GOP advertising guru Adam Goodman, a Harris advisor for more than 12 years, resigned. As the Tampa Tribune reported, […]
The “[tag]War on Christians[/tag]” conference got underway in DC yesterday, and if there’s ever been a larger group of people with an unjustified victim’s complex, I can’t think of it. About 300 attendees were presented with “a gloomy picture of a war by ‘neo-pagans’ against ‘values voters.’” “Let’s not say, ‘Oh, it’s not that bad,’ […]
To follow up on my earlier post on [tag]Andy Card[/tag]’s [tag]resignation[/tag], I think it’s also worth mentioning that his successor, former OMB Director [tag]Joshua Bolten[/tag], is getting a pretty big promotion despite not having much success on the job. The president said this morning: “With me today is Joshua Bolten, who will be the new […]