The Bush administration’s penchant for publicly-financed advertising is well known, but I had no idea it was this expensive. …Rep. Henry A. Waxman, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Rep. George Miller, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, and other senior Democrats released a new Government Accountability Office report finding that the Bush Administration spent more than $1.6 billion […]
The latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll includes many of the usual questions and responses, but the poll added a question that stood out. As for the routine matter of the president’s approval rating, Bush is down to just 39% support. That’s down four points since before the State of the Union and is the lowest approval […]
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 addition to the big news in Ohio’s Senate race, Ohio’s gubernatorial race was also shaken up yesterday when state Sen. Eric Fingerhut (D) ended his campaign. Fingerhut’s announcement helps further clear […]
Currently, despite the difficulties the military faces in recruiting, the Armed Forces believes it’s wise to throw well-trained, dedicated volunteers out of the military if they’re gay. It’s better not to put their skills and qualifications to good use than to have these troops in uniform in a time of war. As it happens, it’s […]
By one count, the White House has praised the judgment of the American Bar Association 43 times in recent years, frequently reminding reporters and the public that the ABA’s ratings are the professional “gold standard.” Of course, the White House loves the ABA when the lawyers approve of the president’s judicial nominees. The Bush gang […]
For months, Dem leaders in Ohio and DC have fretted over what to do in Ohio’s Senate race. Incumbent Sen. Mike DeWine (R) is considered one of the more vulnerable Republicans in the country this year, and Dems had two great candidates — Rep. Sherrod Brown and Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett — who were […]
The most amazing thing about yesterday’s White House press briefing was not the fact that reporters were in near revolt; it was the fact that Scott McClellan basically hung Dick Cheney out to dry. McClellan didn’t literally say, “Hey Dick, you’re on your own” — but he came close. Slate’s John Dickerson noted that McClellan […]
So, what have we learned about Dick Cheney’s shooting incident over the last half-day or so? A few things of interest. * Though it’s hardly an impeachable offense, Cheney technically didn’t have the proper $7 stamp on his hunting license to shoot quail in Texas. (As Think Progress put it, “Cheney was hunting illegally.”) The […]
I should probably admit something: when I first heard that Dick Cheney had accidentally shot someone while hunting, I thought, as long as no one was seriously hurt, it’d be an amusing little story for The Daily Show, we’d all have a little fun at the Vice President’s expense, and we’d move to more important […]
I don’t necessarily believe that the controversy surrounding Dick Cheney’s hunting incident will prove to be a lasting and serious political scandal, but it’s a big story today and the White House has to realize that there are some perfectly legitimate questions about how the matter was handled. So far, Scott McClellan has no idea […]