If there were any justice, yesterday’s edition of CNN’s Situation Room would be a campaign-altering moment that would dog Sen. [tag]John McCain[/tag] (R-Ariz.) for the next two years. In just a matter of minutes, he was exposed as a fraud. On Monday, McCain appeared on Bill Bennett’s radio program, toeing the right-wing line on “progress” […]
Following up on yesterday’s item, the [tag]Senate[/tag] took up a measure to remove a [tag]withdrawal[/tag] timetable from the spending package that pays for the [tag]war[/tag] in [tag]Iraq[/tag]. As recently as a few days ago, [tag]Republicans[/tag] appeared confident that they had the votes. They didn’t. Senate Democrats scored a surprise victory yesterday in their bid to […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Coordinated truck bombs in Iraq killed at least 48 people today and wounded dozens more. The attacks in Tal Afar, the second in four days, occurred about five minutes apart at popular markets in the northern and central parts of the city, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad. As of […]
I’m a little surprised that this story has generated as much fuss as it has, but it seems to have become quite the topic of conversation in political circles. A top aide to Sen. [tag]James Webb[/tag] was charged yesterday with trying to carry a loaded pistol and extra ammunition into a Senate office building, U.S. […]
Last week, the key legislative question in DC was whether Speaker Pelosi would be able to keep just enough House Democrats together to pass a massive bill funding the [tag]war[/tag] in [tag]Iraq[/tag], including timetables for withdrawal. When the measure passed, and Pelosi scored a major victory, it was almost considered symbolic — the Senate wouldn’t […]
The president doesn’t seem to have much of a policy agenda anymore, so he’s apparently stuck looking at alternative-fuel cars all the time. An imperiled attorney general, an unpopular war, a hung-over housing market and a presidential approval level of 32 percent: White House officials took all that into consideration and made their decision. They […]
Awful news about White House Press Secretary [tag]Tony Snow[/tag]. White House press secretary Tony Snow, who has become the face of the Bush presidency over the last year, has cancer again. Snow’s deputy, Dana M. Perino, broke into tears at an off-camera briefing this morning as she announced that the cancer has spread to his […]
Whenever John McCain (R-Ariz.) sits down for an interview, one can only guess which McCain will show up. Will we see the self-effacing McCain, who jokes about his own propensity to say “stupid” things? Or maybe the maverick McCain, who’ll take subtle shots at the GOP? Or how about the above-the-fray McCain, who gives lip […]
I think Garance and Ezra are quite right; the [tag]media[/tag]’s coverage of [tag]Barack Obama[/tag] has taken a noticeably hostile turn. News accounts were less than kind from the weekend forum on health care policy, when Obama steered clear of specifics, citing the fact that his campaign is “only eight weeks old.” Today, The Politico’s Mike […]
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: * A new USA Today poll shows that Americans, by a 2-to-1 margin, support John Edwards’ decision to stay in the presidential race despite his wife’s illness. The same poll, however, find that […]