It’s not too often that high-profile political figures elected to statewide office are caught buying the services of a prostitute, but as luck would have it, we’ve seen two major examples in the last nine months — Louisiana Sen. David Vitter (R) and New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D). There are some interesting similarities. Both […]
I’ve been genuinely impressed. The Democrats’ House leadership, which has been known to cave to White House demands when it comes to national security issues on occasion, allowed the poorly-named “Protect America Act” to expire, despite the hysterics from Bush and congressional Republicans. It seemed like only a matter of time before Dems backed down […]
Fox News reported yesterday afternoon that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) would resign last night. Like most of the network’s scoops, that turned out to be false. That said, the sex scandal that shocked the political world is likely to end Spitzer’s career. Top aides to Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Tuesday morning that they […]
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: * Barack Obama’s campaign offered a response to the Clinton campaign’s “commander-in-chief test” yesterday, hosting an event in Washington at which former secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force endorsed Obama and […]
The night of the Iowa caucuses, during Barack Obama’s speech, the assembled crowd began shouting, “USA! USA!” TNR’s Frank Foer noted, “I don’t think I’ve ever heard a crowd of Democratic primary voters erupt in a spontaneous display like this…. Liberals who credibly bathe themselves in patriotism greatly increase their chances — and, in this […]
I’m frequently amazed that conservatives, years later, still want to believe that there was some kind of important connection between Saddam Hussein’s regime and al Qaeda before the 2003 invasion. Someone even made the argument in the comments section a couple of weeks ago. The evidence has been overwhelming for years that these ideologues are […]
About a month ago, Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D), a key Clinton backer and former DNC chairman, raised a few eyebrows when he waded into the dangerous waters of racial politics and the presidential campaign. Rendell told the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, “You’ve got conservative whites here, and I think there are some […]
Within a few hours of the Spitzer scandal breaking, the comically desperate National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) hoped to connect the New York governor’s scandal to some of New York’s House Democrats. The NRCC, which is broke and in danger of sustaining more House losses, is grabbing at the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal like a […]
When the New York Times first indicated that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) was “involved” in a prostitution ring, there were far more questions than answers. It soon became obvious that the governor had paid for sex with a prostitute, but the whole story lacked some pertinent details. Since then, the picture has become […]
Today’s edition of quick hits. * New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer (D) held a press conference this afternoon, acknowledging that he had “acted in way that violates his obligation to his family,” but he did not answer questions and did not comment on his future plans. “I apologize first and most importantly to my family. […]