Andrew Cohen, the editor and chief legal analyst for CBS News, has been making the case for Alberto Gonzales’ removal from office for quite a while, and today Cohen presents an indictment against the Attorney General for anyone who may need a primer on why Gonzales was such a destructive embarrassment. When historians look back […]
As a rule, writing about Ted Nugent is a bit like writing about Ann Coulter — they’re both ridiculous clowns who say stupid things to get attention. My better instincts tell me to ignore them. But once in a while, there’s a reason to highlight their stupidity. Take Ted Nugent’s latest outburst, for example. “I […]
When “No End in Sight,” a gripping, fascinating documentary, first hit theaters a few weeks ago, it quickly got caught up on the debate surrounding the “incompetence dodge.” The film does a fantastic job of highlighting the breathtaking mistakes the Bush administration made during the first few years of the war in Iraq, which some […]
Paul Krugman, hoping to make clear how ridiculous conservative opposition to S-CHIP expansion is, offers a helpful analogy. Suppose, for a moment, that the Heritage Foundation were to put out a press release attacking the liberal view that even children whose parents could afford to send them to private school should be entitled to free […]
There’s been a fun little debate going on over at Andrew Sullivan’s site among a couple of his guest posters: TNR’s Jamie Kirchick and Obsidian Wings’ hilzoy. The exchange has been quite informative, and since my friend hilzoy is clearly winning the “debate,” it’s been quite entertaining. Kirchick got the ball rolling with a post […]
OK, one more Gonzales post and then I’ll move on to other subjects. (So much for slow news days…) The president read a three-minute public statement this morning on Alberto Gonzales’ resignation as Attorney General, and like the man he affectionately calls “Fredo,” Bush managed to talk about the departure without noting the reason for […]
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: * “Democratic National Committee officials ruled [Saturday] that Florida’s Jan. 29 presidential primary is in violation of party rules and gave Florida Democrats 30 days to find a solution or be frozen out […]
Rumors about Michael Chertoff replacing Alberto Gonzales as Attorney General are looking increasingly reliable. This morning, CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux reported that “very senior level sources” inside the administration are telling her that Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff will replace Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. Additionally, these sources say Chertoff will be replaced at Homeland Security […]
Less than 24 hours ago, which suddenly seems like a long time ago, I noted that U.S. News ran with a rumor that Alberto Gonzales would soon be replaced by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff. I suggested that the president would “probably pick someone who stood a good chance of being confirmed,” and questioned whether […]
There will be plenty of analysis in the coming days and weeks about Alberto Gonzales’ tenure as Attorney General, but with the news still unfolding this morning, a few thoughts come to mind: * Gonzales was probably the worst Attorney General in American history. He viewed his responsibilities as those of the president’s lawyer, instead […]