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 […]
In July, the Washington Examiner ran an item that said the U.S. has a system in place that “is poised to shoot down anything launched from [tag]North Korea[/tag] that threatens the American homeland or the critical interests of our regional allies like Japan and Australia.” This development, the piece argued, has led long-time skeptics to […]
Just over the last few days, much of the media establishment has decided that Democrats are running against public opinion by pursuing the prosecutor purge scandal. Americans, pundits tell us, just don’t agree with Dems on this one. David Broder said there’s no political upside, so Dems should focus attention elsewhere. John Harwood and Brian […]
[tag]Attorney General[/tag] [tag]Alberto Gonzales[/tag] has been furiously working behind the scenes to shore up enough support to keep his job, but he hasn’t answered reporters’ questions since a press conference two weeks ago in which he claimed to be out of the loop. Yesterday, Gonzales endured an [tag]interview[/tag], this time with NBC’s Pete Williams. If […]
I appreciate and respect that witnesses are entitled to take advantage of their [tag]5th Amendment[/tag] rights. It’s a bedrock legal principle and it’s wrong to jump to conclusions when it happens. But given the circumstances, and using a little common sense, this looks awfully bad for the Bush gang. Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales’s senior […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * Monica Goodling, a senior counselor to Gonzales who worked closely with Kyle Sampson on the prosecutor firings, will plead the 5th. I’ll have more on this tomorrow morning. * Best wishes to Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas) for a speedy recovery. * Last week, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales insisted he […]
Last week, the National Review’s Rich Lowry addressed an issue that it took him several years to notice: the Bush administration’s breathtaking incompetence. “[Bush] has made a few key bad decisions about policy and personnel, compounded them by not reacting quickly enough when things go wrong, and failed to create a sense of accountability in […]
The Chris Matthews Show devoted four minutes to the prosecutor purge scandal over the weekend, which quickly worked its way onto YouTube. Glenn Greenwald called it “the most revealing” YouTube clip ever. Before watching it, I thought he was probably exaggerating. Then I saw it for myself. I know a lot of readers can’t watch […]
The Washington Post’s reporting on the prosecutor purge scandal has been impressive and informative. The Washington Post’s editorials on the scandal still need to catch up. Today, for example, the WaPo opines on the inconsistencies in Alberto Gonzales’ version(s) of what transpired and encourages him to set the record straight. But then there’s this: Mr. […]
The Bush gang seems to have a preoccupation with email, or more specifically, using email accounts that aren’t archived under law. When White House deputy political director J. Scott Jennings communicated with Justice Department officials about the appointment of a controversial U.S. Attorney, he used a private email account registered to the Republican National Committee. […]