Campaigning in New Hampshire today, John McCain, well aware of the Iraq war’s unpopularity, insisted that he’s been a critic of the administration’s approach for years. McCain also notes, especially for anti-war voters, that he was an early critic of the war strategy waged by former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. “The strategy was going […]
Of all the ways to introduce Rudy Giuliani, this has to be the least sensible. From the Federalist Society’s 25th anniversary conference: Just a week after the indictment of former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, [former Solicitor General Ted Olson] said Giuliani had shown “the wisdom and humility to surround himself with talented, dedicated and energetic […]
On Wednesday, the New York Times added a twist to the humiliating story surrounding Rudy Giuliani and Bernie Kerik. Apparently, celebrity book publisher Judith Regan alleges in a new lawsuit that a News Corp. executive urged her to lie about her extramarital affair with Kerik in order to protect Rudy Giuliani’s presidential campaign. It was […]
After the recent brouhaha over Hillary Clinton and some planted questions, most political observers had to concede that the practice is hardly unusual at the presidential level. The Clinton campaign got caught, and it was embarrassingly sloppy for the usually-flawless operation, but the reaction was muted thanks in part to the frequency with which this […]
If the acrimony between the Clinton and Obama presidential campaigns was kindling, Robert Novak’s shamelessly unethical column was a match. If you’re just joining us, Novak reported yesterday that Hillary Clinton’s “agents” are gossiping in Democratic circles that the Clinton campaign has “scandalous information” about Obama, which they reportedly will not share. Of course, as […]
Way back in 2004, the scandal labeled “Memogate” seemed like a pretty big deal. Republican staffers on the Hill accessed Dem computer servers and stole over 4,000 memos and documents. It was, for a short while, front-page news, and the Justice Department launched a formal criminal probe into the scandal. In time, the story faded […]
There are all kinds of important news items about Pakistan in the dailies this morning, including revelations about a heretofore secret U.S. program to secure the country’s nuclear weapons, a renewed interest in adding some oversight to the billions of dollars the Bush administration gives Pervez Musharraf for counter-terrorism efforts (which may not actually exist), […]
Rudy Giuliani — the NARAL award-winning, Planned Parenthood-donating mayor who supports public funding of abortion — has spent the last several months arguing to conservatives that a) he hasn’t changed his position; but b) he’s actually not pro-choice. Some are even falling for it, going so far as to describe Giuliani as “pro-life.” More skeptical […]
Stories like this one, published by the ethically-challenged Robert Novak, these are really annoying. Agents of Sen. Hillary Clinton are spreading the word in Democratic circles that she has scandalous information about her principal opponent for the party’s presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama, but has decided not to use it. The nature of the alleged […]
It doesn’t matter how loyal some of Ron Paul’s fans are — if they start making their own money, and then put it into circulation, some nice federal agents are going to pay them a visit. Federal agents on Thursday raided the Evansville, Ind., headquarters of the National Organization for the Repeal of the Federal […]