You know what’s really entertaining? To think back to the 2004 Democratic presidential debates, when Joe Lieberman questioned whether Wesley Clark was sufficiently committed to the Democratic Party. Today, Lieberman is a Republican in nearly everything but name, while Clark is doing his due diligence to set him straight on foreign policy. Lieberman’s comments from […]
It’s pretty unusual for a columnist at a major paper to rebuke a beat reporter from the same paper, but if you’re willing to read between the lines a little bit, I think the WaPo’s E. J. Dionne Jr. took a pretty direct shot at the WaPo’s Dan Balz today. Last week, in response to […]
With Sen. Craig Thomas (R-Wyoming) having passed away, Wyoming election law directs the state Republican Party to put together a list of three possible replacements, from which Gov. David Freudenthal (D) will chose Thomas’ successor. Last week, without any real detail, MSNBC reported that Lynne Cheney, the VP’s wife, might be considered for the post. […]
When it comes to the investigation into the U.S. Attorney scandal, a whole lot of Justice Department officials have been playing fast and loose under oath. But few have been caught the way Bradley Schlozman was. Quick review for those just joining us (for those who need a refresher). Last fall, Schlozman — the former […]
A top U.S. military official told Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki yesterday that Americans expect to see real progress in Iraq very soon. Or what? He didn’t say. The top American military commander for the Middle East has warned Iraq’s prime minister in a closed-door conversation that the Iraqi government needs to make tangible political progress […]
Shortly before the midterm elections, the NRCC came up with a fairly clever, albeit spectacularly misleading, campaign tactic. House Republicans would dig around for obscure and trivial measures introduced by Dems, which were perceived as nutty, and then insist that they represented the “Democrats’ platform.” So, for example, the GOP would point to a Dennis […]
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: * Sen. Robert Menendez (D), one of New Jersey’s most influential Dems and a leading Hispanic lawmaker, will endorse Hillary Clinton today. That’s a valuable pick-up for the Clinton campaign. * A new […]
When it comes to Fred Thompson’s burgeoning presidential campaign, there are a variety of predictable knocks. He’s lazy. He’s inexperienced. His most valuable skill seems to be his ability to pretend to be someone else. He considers moving to northern Virginia “getting out of Washington.” When it comes to his infamous red truck, he’s a […]
Yesterday, the far-right side of the blogosphere was delirious with joy over Dennis Miller’s two-minute diatribe on Fox News condemning Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. At last count, I found over 400 conservative blogs praising the attack, characterizing it as the most devastating take-down in political monologue history. You can watch the clip for yourself, […]
At the risk of spurring another conversation with James Joyner about whether or not the president is dumb, Bush’s apparent understanding of the controversy surrounding Alberto Gonzales is rather startling. At a press conference yesterday, he seems to fundamentally misunderstand what’s going on in Washington. Q: Mr. President, I want to take you back to […]