Scott Collins has an entertainment column for the LA Times, in which he writes about television. Today, Collins decided to use his TV column to wade into a political debate. (via Too Sense) It’s become unfashionable in most media circles to stick up in any way for Fox News Channel, so it’s not surprising that […]
A few days ago, commenter bjobotts asked, “Now that the [Senate Judiciary Committee] has agreed they can issue subpoenas, how long will it be before they actually do?” Wait no longer. The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s warrant-free eavesdropping program. […]
I think this report, from Politico’s Mike Allen, is rather misleading. We know that the Office of the Vice President has come up with a new (and ridiculous) defense for ignoring an executive order about classified materials, but Allen argues it’s part of a “flip-flop” and an example of Cheney “throwing in the towel.” It’s […]
Greg Sargent had an interesting report yesterday afternoon about Mark Penn, the pollster for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, and a message-testing poll he has in the field right now. The story started when Jason Eness-Potter, an Iowa resident, said he received a call from Penn’s polling firm. Greg followed up with him about the questions […]
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: * As part of his trip to Virginia Beach yesterday, Rudy Giuliani sat down with David Brody of Pat Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network. Brody noted a 1993 Giuliani quote in which the former […]
Efforts on the part of congressional Dems to cut off funding for Dick Cheney’s office may sound like a bit of a stunt. That’s because, well, they probably are. It’s a great stunt, which makes for highly entertaining political theater, and Dems are absolutely right to justify this as a legitimate tactic, but it’s still […]
Bush’s presidency is the gift that keeps on giving. Young Americans are more likely than the general public to favor a government-run universal health care insurance system, an open-door policy on immigration and the legalization of gay marriage, according to a New York Times/CBS News/MTV poll. The poll also found that they are more likely […]
In the highly unlikely event you haven’t seen it, I hope readers will take a moment to watch Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards’ wife, call into MSNBC yesterday to confront Ann Coulter during her “Hardball” appearance. Yesterday on ABC’s Good Morning America, Coulter said, “[I]f I’m gonna say anything about John Edwards in the future, I’ll […]
Rudy Giuliani was in Virginia Beach yesterday, making an appearance with TV preacher and bona fide nut Pat Robertson at the televangelist’s Regent University. Giuliani tried to make some news by going after Bill Clinton for not launching a war on terror after the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. “Many people think the first attack […]
So, the Vice President exempted himself from an executive order on the handling of classified materials. To rationalize the decision, Dick Cheney and the White House want people to believe that the Vice President is not part of the executive branch of government. No one, anywhere, is buying it. Yesterday, Cheney’s lawyers rolled out Absurd […]