The group of retired generals who want Donald Rumsfeld’s ouster has now reached six. The widening circle of retired generals who have stepped forward to call for Defense Secretary Donald H. [tag]Rumsfeld[/tag]’s resignation is shaping up as an unusual outcry that could pose a significant challenge to Mr. Rumsfeld’s leadership, current and former generals said […]
I always thought [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag] was clearly in the wrong job when he held the House Majority Leader post, but rumor has it, he may actually be up for an even scarier job. The White House is looking at a list of cost-cutting candidates to head the [tag]Office of Management and Budget[/tag], and Rep. Tom […]
Slate’s [tag]Jacob Weisberg[/tag] wrote a provocative piece yesterday arguing that liberal critics of [tag]John McCain[/tag] are just confused. We think he’s a conservative whose reputation as a “maverick” is little more than media hype and an effective public relations strategy. We agree with Paul [tag]Krugman[/tag]’s analysis: “The bottom line is that Mr. McCain isn’t a […]
Way back last September, Zogby released a poll that I found rather discouraging. Bush’s popularity was already slipping badly — this was post-Katrina, and Zogby pegged his national support at 41% — but the poll added a twist. Zogby asked respondents how they’d vote in hypothetical match-ups pitting Bush against the past presidents of the […]
In case readers were interested, I thought I’d mention that National Journal’s Blogometer did it’s “Blogger Spotlight” feature today on me. (It’s towards the bottom of the page.) It includes some info on my background, my schedule, and my only-vaguely-coherent response to a question about how I see “the new media and old media affecting […]
It’s impossible to say for sure without the benefit of hindsight, but as David [tag]Broder[/tag] explained today, one of the most important lasting legacies of the Bush years will no doubt be the astonishing debt he’ll leave behind. The cover letter in the report from Treasury Secretary John Snow contains the bad news. Whereas the […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one. A Republican lawmaker tells voters, a few years back, that he loves [tag]term limits[/tag] and wants to make Congress a “[tag]citizen legislature[/tag]” that will somehow return political power “to the people” by having less-experienced officials serving them in public office. Said lawmaker gets elected and realizes that lawmakers […]
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: * In a surprise that may shake up Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race, Russ Diamond, creator of a political action committee called PACleanSweep, created after state legislators approved a controversial raise for themselves, has thrown […]
We had a perfectly good motto for nearly 200 years. The founding fathers went to a lot of trouble to pick “E Pluribus Unum” (“From many, one”) as a reflection of American diversity and unity. Sure, it wasn’t in English, but it was a pretty good motto nevertheless. In 1956, during the Cold War, politicians […]
A couple of weeks ago, I noted that Georgia State Sen. Nancy Schaefer (R) crafted a bizarre connection between abortion and immigration when she argued, “I am convinced it is a consequence [of] the almost 50 million children we have put to death in their mother’s womb through abortion. The large, unfilled job market in […]