As if there haven’t been enough anti-Clinton books, we have two more on the way. Two new books on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York offer fresh and often critical portraits of the Democratic presidential candidate that depict a tortured relationship with her husband and her past and challenge the image she has presented […]
In 2000, Bush was going to be a “uniter,” not a divider. He was going to “change the tone” in DC, work with Democrats, and deliver the kind of above-the-fray presidency everyone’s always wanted. That … didn’t quite happen. Shortly after Bush came in second but became president anyway, Matthew Dowd started analyzing election data […]
To their credit, Sens. Clinton and Obama had the courage to vote the right way on the war-funding bill, rejecting a bad bill that gives the president practically all of what he wanted, with minimal strings attached. The right, predictably, is apoplectic. * Don Surber: “Clinton and Obama were among the 14 no votes. Clinton […]
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: * When the Senate voted yesterday on the president’s war-funding bill, only 14 senators opposed the measure. Among them were three of the four Dem senators running for president: Clinton, Dodd, and Obama. […]
OK, just one more post about startling comments from Bush’s press conference yesterday (I warned you it was a gold mine). A reporter asked a basic and important question. Noting that Joe Biden called al Qaeda in Iraq a “Bush-fulfilling prophecy,” the reporter asked the president why he doesn’t just “get out of the middle […]
Two months ago, the WaPo reported that policy and intelligence experts do not believe that those committing violence in Iraq would, as the president insists, “follow us home” after we withdraw. “[U]nlike Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda organization in Pakistan, U.S. intelligence officials and outside experts believe, the Iraqi branch poses little danger to the security […]
In February, during a debate on a non-binding resolution on troop escalation, which Republicans said was just some symbolic act with no real meaning, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) started weeping. It wasn’t entirely clear why. Yesterday, Mr. Sensitive was at it again. Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) broke down on the House floor […]
As everyone has surely heard by now, both chambers of Congress fairly easily passed the war-funding supplemental last night. The White House strongly supports the funding package, and Bush will sign it into law, effectively ending this round of the policy fight. Even before the measure was formally approved, Dems were already talking about looking […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Shortly after unveiling their no-confidence resolution on Alberto Gonzales, several Senate Dems suggested the AG may have obstructed justice by discussing events after-the-fact with Monica Goodling. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) told reporters, “It is surprising how often a whiff of obstruction of justice has reared its head in the […]
The latest national poll produced lopsided results. If only policy makers were with the majority. Americans now view the war in Iraq more negatively than at any time since the war began, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll. Six in 10 Americans surveyed say the United States should have stayed out of […]