It’s an election year, [tag]Republicans[/tag] are desperate, so it stands to reason that a constitutional [tag]amendment[/tag] on [tag]flag burning[/tag] is making progress in the [tag]Senate[/tag]. A Senate panel approved a measure on Thursday that would change the [tag]Constitution[/tag] to let Congress [tag]ban[/tag] burning of the [tag]American flag[/tag], setting up an election-year debate over a perennial […]
[tag]Global warming[/tag] isn’t just about glaciers and ice caps. Valere Rommelaere, 82, survived the D-Day invasion in Normandy, but not a mosquito bite. Six decades after the war, the hardy Saskatchewan farmer was bitten by a bug carrying a disease that has spread from the equator to Canada as temperatures have risen. Within weeks, he […]
If you haven’t seen it, Defense Secretary [tag]Donald Rumsfeld[/tag] spoke in Atlanta yesterday and had a few substantive exchanges with an interested and well-informed member of the audience. Well, at least the questions were substantive. Speaking in Atlanta today, Secretary of Defense Donald [tag]Rumsfeld[/tag] was sharply questioned about his pre-war claims about WMD in Iraq. […]
I think it’s probably fair to say Rep. [tag]William Jefferson[/tag] (D-La.) will not be missed by the Dem caucus. A Kentucky technology executive pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of [tag]bribing[/tag] a member of Congress in an investigation that has centered on Representative William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat. While court papers have not referred to […]
Last week, TNR’s [tag]Ryan Lizza[/tag] caused quite a stir with a devastating article on Sen. [tag]George Allen[/tag] (R-Va.), whose disconcerting background on racial issues — and odd affinity for the [tag]Confederacy[/tag] — made for a series of embarrassing questions for the presidential hopeful. Allen and his allies have fought back against the Lizza article, accusing […]
Readers will definitely want to check out Eric Boehlert’s book excerpt in Salon.com today, in which we get a lengthy look at the new book, “Lapdogs: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush.” Boehlert calls it a look insider “one of the great journalistic collapses of our time,” and if today’s excerpt is any indication, […]
Laura Bush, on how the national anthem should be sung. “I don’t think there is anything wrong with singing it in Spanish. The point is it’s the United States national anthem and what people want is it to be sung in a way that respects the United States and our culture. At the same time, […]
With November’s elections still six months away, political prognosticators are looking for “signs” as to what might happen. Roll Call reported today that this week’s primary elections in three large states — Ohio, Indiana and North Carolina — offer encouragement to Dems. From the Roll Call article: In [tag]Ohio[/tag], state Sen. [tag]Charlie Wilson[/tag] (D), running […]
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: * A new [tag]Keystone Poll[/tag] offers Dems good news and bad news. The good news is Gov. [tag]Ed Rendell[/tag] (D), fresh off a recent ad blitz, now has a big lead over former […]
Occasionally, outlets like The Note will mention that [tag]Republicans[/tag] turn pale every time they glace at their most recent internal polling. National Journal noted yesterday that [tag]Ken Mehlman[/tag] wants the caucus to be prepared for the worst. [tag]RNC[/tag] Chairman Ken Mehlman met with Republican members of [tag]Congress[/tag] this week to impress upon them just how […]