The [tag]FBI[/tag] has probably never had to spend quite this much time on [tag]Capitol Hill[/tag], investigating lawmakers and dealing with congressional counsel. The tensions between [tag]Congress[/tag] as an institution and FBI officials went from bad to worse over the weekend when, for the first time in American history, FBI agents raided a lawmaker’s office (Rep. […]
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting item today on what the paper called the “cracks in [tag]Republican[/tag] [tag]unity[/tag].” As the article described it, Republicans saw the way Dems fought amongst themselves when they were in the majority, so the GOP has “ruled since with a remarkable discipline” — until now. They’re at each other’s […]
Even in a time of war, even when military recruiting is hurting, the [tag]Pentagon[/tag] is still discharging patriotic, physically-fit, well-trained volunteers from the armed forces — because they’re [tag]gay[/tag]. What’s worse, the discharge rate is going up, just when we need those soliders most. The number of military members [tag]discharge[/tag]d under the Pentagon’s “[tag]don’t ask, […]
I guess the president won’t be seeing his buddies from Enron for quite a while. Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling were, not suprisingly, found [tag]guilty[/tag] this afternoon. A federal jury today [tag]convicted[/tag] former [tag]Enron[/tag] Corp. top executives Jeffrey K. Skilling and Kenneth L. Lay of multiple fraud charges, writing a powerful coda to the government’s […]
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 the always-fascinating Florida Senate race, a new Quinnipiac poll shows Sen. [tag]Bill Nelson[/tag] (D) trouncing Rep. [tag]Katherine Harris[/tag] (R), 58% to 25%. This is slightly better for Nelson than his 56% […]
It was discouraging enough for the [tag]New York Times[/tag] to run a 2,000-word, front-page article this week with salacious speculation about the [tag]Clintons[/tag]’ love life, but for the WaPo’s [tag]David Broder[/tag], the “dean” of the Washington press corps, to follow up on this nonsense is mystifying. The article, by [tag]Patrick Healy[/tag], was anything but unsympathetic. […]
Silly me, I always thought it was fairly obvious that [tag]Stephen Colbert[/tag] of Comedy Central’s [tag]Colbert Report[/tag] was an over-the-top parody. Apparently, [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag] isn’t in on the joke. [Yesterday] morning, DeLay’s legal defense fund sent out a mass email criticizing the movie “[tag]The Big Buy[/tag]: Tom DeLay’s Stolen Congress,” by “Outfoxed” creator [tag]Robert Greenwald[/tag]. […]
According to recent court filings, [tag]Patrick Fitzgerald[/tag] apparently believes [tag]Dick Cheney[/tag] should testify in [tag]Scooter Libby[/tag]’s criminal trial. As the NYT put it, a filing “underscored the prosecutor’s contention that the vice president’s role was critical to understanding Mr. Libby’s wrongdoing,” and is the first indication that Cheney himself might be called as a government […]
Bob [tag]Zoellick[/tag], the number-two man at the [tag]State Department[/tag], who has overseen Darfur peace negotiations for the administration and played a major role in managing U.S.-China relations, appears to be on his way out of government. Apparently, he wanted a promotion, but the Bush gang decided he was far too qualified. Robert B. Zoellick intends […]
As posted last night, [tag]ABC News[/tag] reported late in the afternoon that House [tag]Speaker[/tag] [tag]Dennis Hastert[/tag] is “under [tag]investigation[/tag] by the [tag]FBI[/tag], which is seeking to determine his role in an ongoing public corruption probe into members of Congress,” according to “senior U.S. law enforcement officials” who spoke to ABC’s [tag]Brian Ross[/tag]. The investigation reportedly […]