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: * With former House Majority Leader [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag] (R) stepping aside for a write-in candidate in his Texas district, would-be successors are already starting to position themselves as DeLay’s heir. ABC News reports […]
Let’s shift focus, at least for a moment or two, away from Joe Lieberman and back towards George W. Bush, who seems to have some interesting ideas about the War Crimes Act. The Bush administration has drafted amendments to a war crimes law that would eliminate the risk of prosecution for political appointees, CIA officers […]
I don’t intend to obsess over the results of yesterday’s primary indefinitely, but it is the political story on everyone’s mind, isn’t it? Following up on the earlier post, here are some additional tidbits to consider: * [tag]Republicans[/tag], who have no use for GOP candidate Alan [tag]Schlessinger[/tag], are thinking long and hard about backing [tag]Lieberman[/tag]. […]
Obviously, the Connecticut primary was the race to watch yesterday, but let’s not forget that there were a handful of key races elsewhere. For example, Rep. [tag]Joe Schwarz[/tag], a moderate, pro-choice Republican in Michigan, lost a GOP primary to a far-right former state lawmaker. Republican Rep. Joe Schwarz lost his party’s nomination Tuesday, falling to […]
Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] looked disappointed but content when he told supporters, “The judgment of the voters is now clear…. It is now time to make a difficult but realistic decision. After looking at the returns and speaking with my family, I have decided tonight to end my quest.” No, not last night — that was […]
There are a handful of bloggers who’ll offer primary-night live-blogging this evening, but I’m afraid I won’t be one of them. And while I probably won’t post tonight, how about an over-night thread for election-related program activities instead? Feel free to report on predictions, rumors, baseless innuendo, and election results from Connecticut (or, for that […]
After having lost the legal battle at every level, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) appeared to be stuck: he simply couldn’t avoid facing former Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas) in a head-to-head match-up in November. Or could he? As I noted this morning at Midterm Madness, Time’s Mike Allen reported that DeLay was considering […]
It wouldn’t be the Connecticut Senate primary if it didn’t include craziness like this. On the day of perhaps the toughest political battle of his life, Sen. Joe Lieberman finds himself fighting a challenge in an unexpected battlefield — cyberspace. The Lieberman campaign says its Joe2006.com Web site has been down for almost 24 hours […]
Rep. Howard Coble (R-N.C.) is a close political ally on the president, and right now he has some advice for Bush: admit that mistakes have plagued the post-invasion occupation of Iraq. Rep. Howard Coble, a close ally of President Bush, said the White House should admit that U.S. mistakes have plagued the post-invasion occupation of […]
I know kids frequently like to play with toy guns and war-themed video games, but there’s something about an Army theme-park that seems over the top. (thanks to reader T.L. for the tip) The Army is considering a proposal to allow a private developer to build a military-themed park that would include Cobra Gunship rides […]