This quote was making the rounds a bit yesterday, but I think it’s an important bit of insight into conservative ideology right now. Tapped’s Garance Franke-Ruta, who’s obviously quite a trooper, stopped by by R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.’s book party on Monday, celebrating the launch of Tyrrell’s latest anti-Clinton screed. Garance chatted with Grover Norquist […]
The [tag]Bush[/tag] gang’s criticism of Speaker [tag]Pelosi[/tag] for leading a congressional delegation to [tag]Syria[/tag] was exposed several days ago as being misguided and hypocritical. I’d hoped that reality would deter the White House from any additional nonsense on the subject. I should have known better. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived in Syria on Tuesday for […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * I wrote a piece for The American Prospect on John McCain and the media. Some of the content may be vaguely familiar to regular readers, but everyone should go take a look anyway. * It’s hard not to enjoy the irony of Bush criticizing Congress for taking a week-long […]
Rudy Giuliani’s record when it comes to being … what’s the appropriate phrase … a “power-hungry egomaniac” is pretty well established. But as his presidential campaign unfolds, we’re getting a much more detailed sense of how Giuliani believes an executive can and should wield power. In his case, that’s not at all encouraging. Over the […]
Following up on the last post, one of the benefits of today’s presidential press conference was it offered an opportunity to hear Bush’s pitch. The [tag]House[/tag] and [tag]Senate[/tag] have both approved measures that fund the war that include [tag]withdrawal[/tag] [tag]timeline[/tag]s, and we know it’s going to draw a [tag]veto[/tag]. Today, the [tag]president[/tag] laid his cards […]
I realize there’s very little utility in fact-checking the president’s press conferences. Bush has only a passing familiarity with the truth, and rarely has his facts straight, so Q&As with reporters, such as the one held this morning on the White House south lawn, are inevitably exercises in frustration. And yet, I’m a glutton for […]
Last week, The Hill caused quite a stir when it reported that [tag]John McCain[/tag], in 2001, was close to switching parties, and members of his team had actually initiated discussions about the Arizona senator becoming a Dem. Several leading conservative blogs noted that, if true, the report would likely end McCain’s chances in the Republican […]
Over the weekend, NBC News’ Andrea Mitchell appeared to have quite a scoop — she noted on the Chris Matthews Show that Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, recently sat down for an exclusive chat with Senate Republicans, who told him that they’ll end their support for the war in August unless […]
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: * Following up on yesterday’s Q1 fundraising reports, John McCain’s campaign announced yesterday that it had collected $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2007, giving him the third best tally among the […]
There’s just something amazing to me about hearing a wealthy, Christian, white guy Republican whine incessantly about his place in American society. On the April 2 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, Glenn Beck claimed that “[c]onservatives get no respect” and asserted that he “can’t win” because he is “American[],” “white,” “Christian,” and “conservative.” […]