The fact that Sen. [tag]George Allen[/tag] (R-Va.), a likely Republican presidential candidate, has some “issues” when it comes to [tag]race[/tag] is not exactly new. As governor of Virginia, Allen opposed a state holiday honoring [tag]Martin Luther King[/tag] and referred to the NAACP as an “extremist group.” In the late ’90s, he issued a Confederate History […]
In February, a New York Times editorial asked rhetorically, “Is there any aspect of President [tag]Bush[/tag]’s miserable record on intelligence that Senator [tag]Pat Roberts[/tag], chairman of the [tag]Senate Intelligence Committee[/tag], is not willing to excuse and help to [tag]cover up[/tag]?” For anyone who’s been paying attention, the answer was pretty obvious, but just in case, […]
Faiz at Think Progress noticed what appears to be a pretty obvious flaw in [tag]Karl Rove[/tag]’s defense in the [tag]Plame[/tag] scandal. Rove’s testimony focused almost exclusively on his conversation about Plame with Time magazine reporter Matthew Cooper in 2003 and whether the top aide later tried to conceal it, the source [close to Rove] said. […]
[tag]Fred Barnes[/tag], the executive editor of The Weekly Standard, seems anxious to help advise the Bush White House. A few weeks ago, he offered a four-part “keys to a successful comeback” strategy. This week, Barnes published a new list — a five-part plan for new press secretary [tag]Tony Snow[/tag] to help [tag]Bush[/tag] turn his presidency […]
The amazing thing about [tag]Bush[/tag]’s [tag]Medicare[/tag] scheme is how is manages to capture almost everything wrong with the entire administration. In January, Jonathan Chait argued that the program is the “Hurricane Katrina of entitlement programs,” adding, “The sheer number of devious acts packed into one legislative act boggles the mind.” The program costs too much […]
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 what the Providence Journal is describing as “one of the most spectacular flame-outs in Rhode Island’s long and florid political history,” Democratic Secretary of State [tag]Matt Brown[/tag] ended Senate campaign yesterday […]
At first blush, this New York Times article seems to point to an encouraging development regarding [tag]tax breaks[/tag] for [tag]oil companies[/tag]. It’s not, however, quite as heartening as it may seem. As anxiety spread in Congress on Wednesday over soaring oil prices, lawmakers in both parties said they were ready to take a tough look […]
For a party that claims to oppose “[tag]social engineering[/tag],” this just amazes me. Winston Graham and Saundra Corley finally tied the knot after almost 20 years and four children together. Now they’re planning to make their new marriage reap some additional benefits. They’ve signed up for a new pilot program for low-income couples in the […]
Thirty five [tag]Senate[/tag] [tag]Republicans[/tag], worried about excessive government [tag]spending[/tag] and wasteful [tag]pork[/tag], wrote the [tag]president[/tag] a letter (.pdf) yesterday, telling [tag]Bush[/tag] that he should [tag]veto[/tag] the emergency spending bill for [tag]Iraq[/tag] and hurricane preparation — and if he does, they’ll back him up. The number of senators is significant because if the 35 stick together, […]
A month ago, Republican Reps. [tag]Walter Jones[/tag] Jr. (N.C.), [tag]Ron Paul[/tag] (Texas) and [tag]Wayne Gilchrest[/tag] (Md.) joined Democratic Reps. [tag]Neil Abercrombie[/tag] (Hawaii), [tag]Ike Skelton[/tag] (Mo.) and [tag]Marty Meehan[/tag] (Mass.) in co-signing a “Dear Colleague” letter calling for “an open and honest [tag]debate[/tag] on the future of U.S. policy in [tag]Iraq[/tag].” Specifically, the bi-partisan group wanted […]