Word spread fast last night that [tag]Robert Novak[/tag] was finally going to start dishing the [tag]Plame[/tag]-related dirt, now that the [tag]Fitzgerald[/tag] criminal investigation has wrapped up and no one else, it appears, will be indicted. But those of us hoping for substantive revelations were left wanting. Syndicated columnist Robert D. [tag]Novak[/tag] acknowledged for the first […]
Just to let readers know, we felt compelled today to change how the “read more” option works in the longer posts. I know the old way was well-liked and user-friendly, and I really didn’t want to change it, but odd as it may seem, I had a financial motivation to bring the feature more in […]
MSNBC’s Tucker Carlson wrote an interesting item (.pdf) last week for the Cato Institute, a libertarian/conservative think tank, highlighting a fairly-familiar refrain: Bush hasn’t failed because he’s conservative; he failed because he’s not conservative. Bush’s claims of small government conservatism were a crock. This administration has not stood up for the principles of liberty. With […]
Slowly but surely, the burgeoning “[tag]religious left[/tag]” seems not only to be generating some media attention, but also some compelling soundbites. Dr. [tag]Bob Edgar[/tag], General Secretary of the National Council of Churches: “Jesus never said one word about homosexuality, never said one word about civil marriage or abortion.” The Rev. [tag]Tony Campolo[/tag]: “We are furious […]
TNR’s Clay Risen had a good piece today exploring the notion of the CEO political leader. In Bush’s case, the president was supposed to use his MBA, a first in presidential history, to run the nation like a business and be the CEO President. Except, as we now know, that never worked out for Bush, […]
At first glance, this Court-imposed reversal of policy seems like a long-overdue turn in the morally-defensible direction. The [tag]Bush[/tag] [tag]administration[/tag], in an apparent policy reversal sparked by a recent [tag]Supreme Court[/tag] ruling, said today it will extend the guarantees of humane treatment specified by the [tag]Geneva Conventions[/tag] to detainees in the war-on-terror. In a memo […]
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 an extremely encouraging poll out of Montana, a new Rasmussen poll shows state Senate President [tag]Jon Tester[/tag] (D) with a sizable lead over incumbent Sen. [tag]Conrad Burns[/tag] (R), 50% to 43%. […]
This week, asked to mention some of the recent success stories of his [tag]Republican[/tag] colleagues, former House Majority Leader [tag]Dick Armey[/tag] (R-Texas) said, “I’m not sure what this [tag]Congress[/tag] has [tag]accomplished[/tag].” He’s not the only one; no one else can think of lawmakers’ accomplishments either — including the [tag]GOP[/tag] leadership. In an election year, when […]
Last week, U.S. News reported that Florida Gov. [tag]Jeb Bush[/tag] (R) is being talked up as the ideal vice presidential candidate in 2008. “I wouldn’t be surprised if he becomes vice president,” said a Bush friend and Florida lawmaker. After all, it was good enough for his dad. The two reasons cited: Jeb is wildly […]
[tag]Karl Rove[/tag] sat down with the Denver Post editorial board this week and said that if the Senate passes the [tag]DeGette[/tag]-[tag]Castle[/tag] [tag]stem-cell[/tag] [tag]bill[/tag], which has overwhelming public support and will pass with a bi-partisan majority, it will draw the first [tag]veto[/tag] of [tag]Bush[/tag]’s presidency. “The president is emphatic about this,” Rove – Bush’s top political […]