Last week, in an interview with the Albuquerque Tribune, purged U.S. Attorney David Iglesias said, “I think all roads lead to Rove. I think that’s why the president is circling some pretty major wagons around him to keep him from testifying under oath, which subjects him to criminal prosecution.” Iglesias appears to be onto something. […]
As Dick Cheney’s Middle East tour got underway, he sat down with Fox News’ Bret Baier to talk about the region. Today, as his tour wraps up, Cheney discussed his overseas meetings with … Fox News’ Bret Baier. If I didn’t know better, I might think the Vice President is playing favorites among the media. […]
I saw “Brokeback Mountain” a while ago and thought it was excellent. It hardly seemed like the kind of film that could cause “psychological distress.” A suit was filed on behalf of a 12-year-old girl who claims she suffered psychological distress when a teacher showed in class the gay-themed movie “Brokeback Mountain.” The girl, Jessica […]
Bob Novak tried to explain the broader dynamic of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales staying on in his job over the weekend, but I’m at a loss to understand what Novak was trying to say. ThinkProgress has the whole, fascinating video, but here’s Novak’s argument: “Margaret, the president can get rid of him any time he […]
OK, so Rudy Giuliani has a problem when it comes to domestic policy. And his personal life. And his knowledge of foreign policy. And who he chooses to associate himself with, professionally. But, when it comes to his presidential campaign, at the very least, he has the terrorist attacks of 9/11 to point to, right? […]
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: * Former Tennessee Sen. Fred Thompson delivered the keynote address to the secretive right-wing Council for National Policy over the weekend, and the group was reportedly impressed. The media was forbidden from attending […]
Let’s look back to Jan. 11, when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice sat at the witness table in Hearing Room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building explaining why “those who talk about engagement with Syria and Iran” are all wet. “That’s not diplomacy — that’s extortion,” she said. Rice and the rest of the […]
Dean Barnett, writing in the Weekly Standard, noted the kind of cultural qualities he’d like to see in our presidential candidates. Now imagine what a candidate could get done if he achieved fluency in pop culture. Picture a candidate who could effortlessly segue from paying homage to Dale Earnhardt’s #3 to saying how much High […]
When Bush vetoed war funding two weeks ago, he said it was necessary because lawmakers’ withdrawal timeline would mean “American commanders in the middle of a combat zone would have to take fighting directions from politicians 6,000 miles away in Washington, D.C.” As it turns out, the president might be right about the commanders’ frustration […]
There’s been quite a bit of discussion over the last few days about a majority of the Iraqi parliament endorsing draft legislation calling for a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops. It’s one thing for the Bush administration to ignore the will of Americans and their elected representatives in Congress, but are war supporters […]