Bob [tag]Woodward[/tag]’s “[tag]State of Denial[/tag]” notes that Gov. George W. [tag]Bush[/tag] was ready to run for president in 1998, but had a small problem: he didn’t know anything about foreign policy. Indeed, by his own admission, he’d lived five decades without having given it much thought. Bush’s worried father, who does know a bit about […]
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: * NRCC Chairman [tag]Tom Reynolds[/tag] (R-N.Y.), up to his ears in the Foley scandal, is suddenly finding himself in trouble in his home district. A Buffalo News/Zogby poll released over the weekend shows […]
Oddly enough, it appears the president was actually looking forward to October. [tag]Bush[/tag] has never been particularly fond of hard work and pesky presidential responsibilities such as governing, but heading out to campaign events where he can condemn his Democratic rivals in front of pre-screened adoring crowds is the president’s idea of a good time. […]
It’s a challenge, given the political climate right now, but the Jack [tag]Abramoff[/tag] developments are worth keeping on the front burner. The WaPo had a terrific editorial on the issue yesterday, in which the paper not only accuses the Bush White House of ethically dubious conduct, but also of stonewalling. Remember when President [tag]Bush[/tag] promised […]
Here’s a wild story from over the weekend, brought to my attention by reader J.W. Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, in [Pittsburgh] for a fund-raiser for Sen. Rick Santorum, had a close encounter with a large group of anti-Republican protesters as he was making his way to the Duquesne Club, Downtown. It was about 4:15 yesterday […]
Well, here’s a story that should knock Foley off the front page. [tag]North Korea[/tag] said Sunday night that it had set off its first [tag]nuclear test[/tag], becoming the eighth country in history, and arguably the most unstable and most dangerous, to proclaim that it has joined the club of nuclear weapons states. The test came […]
For a brief time on Friday afternoon, it seemed the [tag]Foley[/tag]-related revelations may be slowing down a bit. That didn’t last. A Republican congressman knew of disgraced former representative Mark Foley’s inappropriate Internet exchanges as far back as 2000 and personally confronted Foley about his communications. A spokeswoman for Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-Ariz.) confirmed yesterday […]