Rep. Jo Bonner (R-Ala.) has always supported the president’s approach to the war in Iraq, but after having recently visited Baghdad, he’s starting to waver a bit. (via Holden and a tip from reader J.D.) While still hopeful that Americans would one day be able to look back on their foray into Iraq as “a […]
In the world of inside-pool and back-room rumors, this is interesting. Some high level Democratic Party political insiders have shared with TWN details of a potential shift in vectors for several of the major political stars in that party. First of all, Senate Minority Leader [tag]Harry Reid[/tag], whom most give high marks for the manner […]
The first six months of 2006 were the hottest ever recorded in the United States. The National Climatic Data Center reports that more than 50 American cities have set [tag]record highs[/tag] this summer. It’s prompted the New York Times’ [tag]Bob Herbert[/tag] to ask, “[tag]Hot[/tag] enough yet?” The heat wave burned its way east from California, […]
We learned on Tuesday that [tag]Carl Romanelli[/tag], the [tag]Green Party[/tag] candidate running in the Rick [tag]Santorum[/tag]/Bob [tag]Casey[/tag] Senate race in [tag]Pennsylvania[/tag], acknowledged that Republican contributors “probably supplied most” of his campaign’s financial support. As it turns out, that was an understatement. Paul Kiel discovered yesterday that “every single contributor to the Pennsylvania Green Party Senate […]
Two weeks ago, a [tag]Quinnipiac[/tag] [tag]poll[/tag] showed [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag] taking the lead over [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] in Connecticut’s Dem Senate [tag]primary[/tag] for the first time. Lamont, at the time, was ahead, 51% to 47%. His lead’s a little bigger now. OK, more than a little. Millionaire businessman Ned [tag]Lamont[/tag] has extended his lead against veteran Sen. […]
Since the Supreme Court’s [tag]Hamdan[/tag] ruling was issued, and the White House agreed to “revise” its legal procedures for holding detainees, Bush’s lawyers have been crafting a proposal for Congress that would become the administration’s new policy. To put it mildly, the first draft isn’t encouraging. A draft Bush administration plan for special [tag]military courts[/tag] […]
I know the right likes to blame whatever they can on Bill Clinton, but for Chris Matthews to disparage the former president because he “didn’t stop” the Sept. 11 attacks is painfully silly, even by Matthews’ already-low standards. In a discussion with Mark Green, Democratic candidate for New York attorney general, and KT McFarland, a […]
This [tag]Onion[/tag] piece, by way of Michael Froomkin, is unfortunately hilarious. In a decisive 1–0 decision Monday, President [tag]Bush[/tag] voted to grant the president the constitutional power to grant himself additional [tag]powers[/tag]. “As president, I strongly believe that my first duty as president is to support and serve the president,” Bush said during a televised […]
Say what you will about [tag]Charlie Rangel[/tag], but the guy’s willing to put his career where his mouth is. Rep. Charles [tag]Rangel[/tag], a powerful senior Democrat in Congress and the dean of New York’s congressional delegation, said Wednesday that he’ll [tag]quit[/tag] Congress if the [tag]Democrats[/tag] don’t retake control of the House this year. “I’m a […]
[tag]James Dobson[/tag]’s [tag]Focus on the Family[/tag] hosted a forum this week for candidates in Colorado’s 5th congressional district, home to the Focus empire. There was plenty of the usual palaver, but the Republicans’ perspective on the [tag]war[/tag] was particularly troubling. Bentley Rayburn spoke of opening [tag]Iraq[/tag] to the word of [tag]Jesus[/tag]. […] Rayburn, a retired […]