By now, you’ve probably seen the clip of [tag]Matt Lauer[/tag] interviewing [tag]Ann Coulter[/tag] about her new book, which includes a scathing attack on [tag]widows[/tag] who lost loved ones on [tag]9/11[/tag]. “These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in articles about them, reveling in their status as celebrities and stalked by grief-arazzies,” Coulter wrote. “I […]
I suspect I don’t harbor the same ill will towards Sen. [tag]Joe Biden[/tag] (D-Del.) that some of my colleagues do — though, to be sure, the vote on the bankruptcy bill was unforgivable — but like Michael Crowley, I think his reaction to [tag]Zarqawi[/tag]’s death was not quite right. The Senator from Delaware also said […]
For a while, it seems like the [tag]White House[/tag] was intent on at least giving the appearance that [tag]Bush[/tag] was willing to move away from his [tag]bubble[/tag], at least a little. Richard Wolffe and Holly Bailey write in Newsweek, however, that when it comes to the [tag]president[/tag]’s [tag]immigration[/tag] pitch, he’s gone right back inside. (via […]
It was close, but proponents of a [tag]permanent[/tag] [tag]repeal[/tag] of the [tag]estate tax[/tag] needed 60 votes to overcome a [tag]filibuster[/tag] and send this nonsense to the [tag]president[/tag]. They came three votes short. Senators voted Thursday to reject a Republican effort to abolish taxes on inherited estates during an election year with control of Congress at […]
I can appreciate that many [tag]Republicans[/tag] are slightly embarrassed that [tag]Iraq[/tag] didn’t have [tag]weapons of mass destruction[/tag], but that’s no reason for lawmakers to go into denial. Last night, Rep. [tag]Curt Weldon[/tag] (R-Pa.) faced off in a debate against [tag]Joseph Sestak[/tag] (D), a former deputy chief of naval operations and the first director of Deep […]
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 a surprising new Quinnipiac poll out of Connecticut today, Sen. [tag]Joe Lieberman[/tag] is leading his primary rival, businessman [tag]Ned Lamont[/tag], but not by the kind of margin Lieberman might expect. According […]
This is so crazy, it just might work. With their foes vigorously trying to portray them as the party of gay marriage and flag burning, Democrats next week are set to unleash a counteroffensive to define themselves as defenders of “family security,” devoted to the [tag]everyday[/tag] [tag]pocketbook[/tag] issues that affect Joe Voter. The action on […]
The New York Times has a fascinating-but-disturbing item today on problems with the administration’s policy of funding Somali warlords. A covert effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to finance Somali warlords has drawn sharp criticism from American government officials who say the campaign has thwarted counterterrorism efforts inside Somalia and empowered the same Islamic groups […]
In the mid-’90s, Gingrich & Co. thought there would be minimal political backlash if they tried to slash funding for PBS. They were wrong, the public rallied behind [tag]Sesame Street[/tag] characters (Save [tag]Big Bird[/tag]!), and the GOP backed off. Ten years later, conservatives in the House have decided to give this another shot. House [tag]Republicans[/tag] […]
Here’s a fun little game. I’ll give you the quote and source; you guess what outrage the person is describing. “It’s amazing. Such [tag]incompetence[/tag] is worse than anything I’ve ever seen in six administrations,” Senator Patrick J. Leahy, Democrat of Vermont, said during a news briefing. “At some point, this administration has got to stop […]