As part of my never-ending drive to understand why, exactly, the [tag]right[/tag] is apoplectic about [tag]immigration[/tag], reader NeilS alerted me to an item from National Review’s John [tag]Derbyshire[/tag] that sheds some light on the subject. Derbyshire points to a series of “possible downsides to mass immigration” that might resonate with the public. One stood out: […]
[tag]Karl Rove[/tag] sat down for an interview at the [tag]Aspen Ideas Fest[/tag] with moderator Walter [tag]Isaacson[/tag], president and CEO of the Aspen Institute, who had the good sense to ask some important questions. The exchange about the Plame scandal was particularly noteworthy (via TP). As for the [tag]Plame[/tag] affair, Rove stumbled and then refused to […]
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 an encouraging sign of party unity, [tag]Paul Hackett[/tag] (D) will extend his formal endorsement to [tag]Sherrod Brown[/tag]’s (D) Senate campaign in Ohio today at a “unity rally” in Cincinnati. * In […]
You’ve got to be kidding me. To the list of those penning books about the prez add the most authoritative source of all: [tag]President[/tag] [tag]Bush[/tag]. Insiders say that he’s been working on the project for a year. “He’s doing a [tag]memoir[/tag],” one insider says. “He’s keenly interested in it.” As U.S. News explained, our alleged […]
The WaPo ran a solid front-page feature today on the legal arm of the Taliban-wing of the Republican Party: the Alliance Defense Fund. It’s worth reading, in large part because the ADF a) isn’t as widely known as it should be; and b) is pretty scary. These courtroom fights and dozens of others pending across […]
When it comes to the 22nd congressional district, [tag]Texas[/tag] [tag]Republicans[/tag] are in a bit of a jam. [tag]Tom DeLay[/tag]’s attempted stunt to get himself taken off the ballot was rejected by a federal judge last week, and now, after the appeals finish, the GOP is looking at a three-month campaign with a scandal-plagued candidate who […]
For every step [tag]Rudy Giuliani[/tag] takes towards a [tag]2008[/tag] presidential [tag]campaign[/tag], there’s been a nagging concern that he couldn’t possibly go through with it. Sure, he’s leading in several early [tag]polls[/tag] thanks to high name recognition and a 9/11 halo, but Giuliani is to the left of his party on, well, almost everything. And yet, […]
Yesterday, the NYT reported that [tag]House Intelligence Committee[/tag] Chairman [tag]Peter Hoekstra[/tag] (R-Mich.), who hasn’t exactly been assertive — or even awake — when it comes to congressional oversight of the Bush White House, is suddenly a little concerned about the Bush gang keeping lawmakers in the dark. In a sharply worded letter to [tag]President[/tag] [tag]Bush[/tag] […]