Remember last year, when the president’s pseudo-plan to [tag]privatize[/tag] [tag]Social Security[/tag] became a debacle for the ages? Apparently, at least one key House [tag]Republican[/tag] wants a rematch. It’s not available online for non-subscribers, but Congress Daily reported yesterday: Congress should make Social Security overhaul its top priority next year, while a rewrite of the tax […]
Last week, the [tag]AP[/tag]’s [tag]John Solomon[/tag] decided that he wanted to tarnish Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid. One story, followed by another, and then a third, tried to characterize a non-story as an ethical scandal from a man who not only has great integrity, but who hadn’t done anything wrong. It reached a point in […]
I won’t delve too deeply into every individual campaign result from yesterday, but the one race on everyone’s radar deserves a closer look. A former Republican congressman narrowly beat his Democratic rival early Wednesday for the right to fill the House seat once held by imprisoned Randy “Duke” Cunningham, a race closely watched as a […]
About a month ago, the Boston Globe reported that Republican leaders in Congress were considering a legislative agenda in which they would literally give up on passing major policy initiatives and instead focus on divisive bills that they didn’t expect to pass. According to (subscription-only) Roll Call, the Senate GOP is officially on board with […]
Anyone who watches “[tag]The Daily Show[/tag]” realizes that [tag]Jon Stewart[/tag] is not terribly fond of the Bush administration, but I think it’s safe to say his disappointment has officially turned to disgust. That was Comedy Central’s Jon Stewart cutting up while emceeing yesterday’s Peabody Awards for broadcasting excellence at the Waldorf-Astoria. “This afternoon’s program is […]
As part of the [tag]White House[/tag]’s drive to impress the [tag]religious right[/tag] with talk about the [tag]Federal Marriage Amendment[/tag], Press Secretary [tag]Tony Snow[/tag] sat down with Focus on the Family’s [tag]James Dobson[/tag] for an interview. Snow insisted that the president is not a Johnny-come-lately to the issue. During that interview, however, Dobson pointedly asked Snow […]
For early-June, today is a surprisingly important day for elections nationwide. Voters in eight states will go to the polls, including what will probably be the most important race between now and November. Among today’s highlights: California’s 50th congressional district: The race to pick Duke Cunningham’s replacement was supposed to be easy for the GOP. […]
I realize [tag]Ann Coulter[/tag] is more circus clown that political pundit, but I have to wonder what kind of person lashes out at [tag]9/11[/tag] [tag]widows[/tag]. Think Progress noted that in Coulter’s new book, “[tag]Godless[/tag],” [tag]Coulter[/tag] describes widows who lost loved ones in the attacks like this: “These broads are millionaires, lionized on TV and in […]
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: *Former Massachusetts Gov. [tag]Bill Weld[/tag] (R), struggling in his New York gubernatorial bid, is under pressure to drop out of the race, and will reportedly end his campaign this afternoon. “His heart is […]
Apparently, former President [tag]Bill Clinton[/tag] is in demand this campaign season. In what promises to be his most intensive [tag]campaign[/tag] season since he left office, former President Bill [tag]Clinton[/tag] is scheduled to appear at more than two dozen fund-raisers for Democrats around the country, hoping to collect at least $20 million for his party’s drive […]