The sheer volume of Republican scandals is not only impressive, it’s producing quite a series of developments. For example, Rep. [tag]Bob Ney[/tag] (R-Ohio) appears to be one step closer to a criminal indictment. A former top aide to Representative Bob [tag]Ney[/tag], Republican of Ohio, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring with the lobbyist Jack Abramoff […]
I mentioned earlier that the latest USA Today/Gallup [tag]poll[/tag] shows [tag]Bush[/tag]’s support slipping further, with his [tag]approval rating[/tag] down to just 31%. Not only is that a record low, but his 65% disapproval is a record high. USAT noted that over the last 60 years, only four presidents (Truman, Nixon, Carter, and Bush 41) scored […]
Before the [tag]president[/tag]’s weekend interview with Kai Diekmann of the “pro-Bush, breast-baring German tabloid newspaper, [tag]Bild[/tag],” began, the president wanted to talk about … his rug. Bush: Have you ever been in the [tag]Oval Office[/tag] before? Q: Once, a long time ago — [tag]Bush[/tag]: I’ll give you a quick tour before our interview. So, the […]
On Friday night, MSNBC’s David Shuster suggested that [tag]Karl Rove[/tag] remains very much in legal jeopardy and may yet be [tag]indicted[/tag]. “Well, the tea leaves seem to suggest that Karl Rove is going to get indicted. And again, these are just tea leaves. But first of all, the judge talked about a resolution of Karl […]
Another new low for the [tag]president[/tag]. President Bush’s approval rating has slumped to 31% in a new USA TODAY/[tag]Gallup[/tag] [tag]Poll[/tag], the lowest of his presidency and a warning sign for Republicans in the November elections. The survey of 1,013 adults, taken Friday through Sunday, shows Bush’s standing down by 3 percentage points in a single […]
We’ve known for a while that [tag]abstinence[/tag]-only policies are costly, inaccurate, and ineffective. But the one element of this debate that often gets overlooked is the fact that teenagers sometimes have sex, even when they say they won’t. [tag]Virginity pledges[/tag], in which young people vow to abstain from sex until marriage, have little staying power […]
Sen. [tag]Barack Obama[/tag] was in Nebraska on Saturday campaigning for Sen. [tag]Ben Nelson[/tag] and Democratic gubernatorial candidate [tag]David Hahn[/tag]. From what I hear, Obama was very well received. “This is our moment to lead,” he told 900 [tag]Nebraska[/tag] Democrats at the party’s annual Morrison-Exon Dinner. “Enough of the broken promises,” Obama declared. “Enough of the […]
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 Colorado’s open Senate race, former Denver District Attorney [tag]Bill Ritter[/tag] (D) and Rep. [tag]Bob Beauprez[/tag] (R) are just about tied in the latest Rasmussen poll, with Beauprez edging ahead, 39% to […]
I’m shocked — shocked! — to learn that [tag]Republicans[/tag] on the Hill would emphasize [tag]tax cuts[/tag] for the richest Americans over benefits for the middle class. Republican lawmakers, facing the prospect that their power to cut taxes may soon be curbed, plan to extend breaks that mostly benefit the wealthy and Wall Street at the […]
I can appreciate the fact that the [tag]war[/tag] in [tag]Iraq[/tag] has become a national security and public relations nightmare for the [tag]White House[/tag], so it stands to reason that the [tag]Bush[/tag] gang would want administration officials to put as positive a spin as possible on war developments. That said, this is just embarrassing. Career appointees […]