A collective sigh of relief came from much of the country when Tom DeLay came under indictment and he was forced to give up his post as House Majority Leader. Speculation quickly moved to identifying which Republicans would fill the power vacuum. As it turns out, the conjecture was unnecessary; DeLay may have lost his […]
Over two years after Bush launched a deadly and costly war in Iraq under false pretenses, the CIA has come to some important conclusions. According to a new report, the CIA believes the administration should have realized that Iraq would fall apart, but — I hope you’re sitting down — the Bush gang ignored the […]
We haven’t checked in with the other leading Republican office holder facing a criminal investigation, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, in a while. It turns out his stock scandal is getting more serious, not less. Outside the blind trusts he created to avoid a conflict of interest, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist earned tens of […]
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: * Al Gore said this morning that he has no intention of ever running for president again: “I have absolutely no plans and no expectations of ever being a candidate again.” Gore did […]
Republican opponents of Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination seem to have settled on a new strategy, which they believe may ultimately derail her chances: Make her look stupid. Some of the advocacy groups that are concerned about Supreme Court nominee Harriet E. Miers’s lack of a record on social issues are favoring a new approach […]
Yesterday, we all recoiled at the disturbingly sycophantic correspondence between Harriet Miers and then-Gov. Bush in Texas. There was one little tidbit, however, that was overlooked. “I appreciate your friendship and candor. Never hold back your sage advice,” [Bush] wrote. “P.S. No more public scatology.” Whether Bush was referring to Miers’ rough-and-tumble time as chairwoman […]
A number of readers have written in this week with panicky notes about U2 hosting a fundraiser for Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum. I’m pleased to report this isn’t true. Newsmax, a right-wing “news” outlet, got the ball rolling with a report that seemed to connect the rock group and the senator. Liberals, who’ve counted […]
While chatting with NBC’s Matt Lauer yesterday, Bush touted Harriet Miers’ qualifications for the Supreme Court by noting the praise she’s won from others about her skills as an attorney. “I would remind those, one, that Harriet is an extraordinary, accomplished woman who has done a lot. As a matter of fact, she has consistently […]
It had the makings of an interesting broadcast. A week after James Dobson raised bi-partisan eyebrows by claiming to have secret insights into Harriet Miers’ Supreme Court nomination, the religious right leader announced he’d tell all in a scintillating national radio broadcast. In what can only be described as an anticlimactic letdown, Dobson didn’t have […]
News, updates, and conjecture about the Plame Game scandal has been pretty intense over the last half-day or so. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know: * The inimitable Murray Waas wrote another key update on the scandal for National Journal, this time reporting that Scooter Libby may very well face an obstruction […]