Today’s edition of quick hits. * I was slightly taken aback by Sen. Biden’s comments this morning, particularly about Obama, but I didn’t realize it would capture the political world’s attention so thoroughly. Hoping to put out the fire quickly, Biden held a conference call about two hours ago in which he explained, “I believe […]
Raw Story reports today on the general media confusion over how, exactly, to characterize Joe Lieberman’s party affiliation. His office told Raw Story today that he prefers the rendering “ID” for “Independent Democrat”, but said there’s “not particularly” been any effort by his office to convince newspapers one way or another. Lieberman’s website also refers […]
The president chatted with ABC News business reporter Betsy Stark yesterday as the White House tries to shift public attention away from the war and onto the economy. (via D. Froomkin) Stark: “You’ve . . . been frustrated. You haven’t gotten more credit for this good economy. Can that be summed up in one word? […]
Two weeks ago today, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales apparently backed down from a year of wrangling over warrantless domestic searches. After arguing incessantly that the surveillance program was absolutely necessary, had to be kept separate from FISA, and could not be altered under any circumstances, Gonzales told the Senate Judiciary Committee that the administration was […]
When the president sat down with NPR’s Juan Williams this week, the host passed along a question he received from Spec. Ryan Schmidt, who is currently serving in Iraq. It’s a question a lot of us have been wondering about. WILLIAMS: You know, you mentioned timetables. NPR has a reporter embedded with the Minnesota National […]
Candidates, campaigns, and political parties have been misleading voters for about as long as there have been elections. Last year, we saw some pretty blatant and shameful GOP tactics — Maryland’s infamous “Democratic Sample Ballot” come to mind — which, fortunately, did not work as well as intended. But that doesn’t mean the dirty tricks […]
I’ve often thought there should be some kind of consequence for Fox News’ more ridiculous behavior. Apparently, I’m not the only one. These are chilly days on Capitol Hill … and on the campaign trail for Fox News journalists — at least when they’re anywhere near Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). Sources tell The Sleuth that […]
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: * At a campaign stop in South Carolina, Republican Mitt Romney once again had to face questions about whether his Mormon faith would be an impediment to his White House aspirations. “I’ve had […]
It’s inevitable that ’08 Dems are going to go after one another. It’s too big a field, too competitive a race, with too many serious challengers, to avoid some serious intra-party squabbles. No one wants to see the eventual nominee come out of the process bruised and beaten by his or her own side, but […]
The timing of this report isn’t at all good for the Bush administration. Just as the president is asking Congress to approve billions of additional reconstruction dollars for the war in Iraq, lawmakers (and the rest of us) are learning about how the last reconstruction package was spent. Here’s a hint: not well. The U.S. […]