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: * Now that Republican officials have come up dry looking for Senate candidates they can support in Florida, they’re prepared to re-embrace Rep. Katherine Harris. Harris acknowledged yesterday that she’s had some difficulties […]
The Washington Post reported this week that when it comes to tolerating torture, Dick Cheney is not the leading voice, he’s the only voice. A State Department official described Cheney’s camp as a “shrinking island.” Condoleezza Rice isn’t on the island, and as of yesterday, neither is intelligence czar John Negroponte. Yesterday, this isolation became […]
Late last week, Bush ordered the entire White House staff to attend mandatory briefings on ethical behavior and the handling of classified materials. The Bush gang made a point of emphasizing that everyone has to take the refresher course; the memo to the staff specifically explains, “There will be no exceptions.” Unfortunately, it depends on […]
I suspect Bill Frist and Dennis Hastert thought they had come up with a clever little plan. They saw Harry Reid pull an adroit stunt last week and thought maybe they could turn the tables a bit. Instead the gang that can’t shoot straight pulled another Keystone Kops routine. As I mentioned briefly yesterday, Frist […]
If yesterday produced one big winner — outside those whose names were actually on ballots — it’s outgoing Virginia Gov. Mark Warner (D). In fact, let the Warner ’08 hype begin in earnest … now. Tim Kaine tied himself to Warner, telling Virginia that if they’ve liked the last four years, he’ll carry the progress […]
Yesterday produced four major “culture war” headlines, two on modern science, two on discrimination against gays. The results were split right down the middle. In Maine, yesterday produced a rare victory against intolerance. Maine voters on Tuesday upheld a law that gives protection from discrimination to gays and lesbians, a reversal of two previous votes […]
So this is what it feels like to have a good election year. I’d almost forgotten. Just 24 hours ago, National Journal’s Charlie Cook, a non-partisan election analyst, said, “For Republicans, pulling out a statewide victory anywhere would at least slow the snowballing anxiety and pessimism that is pervading the beleaguered GOP.” That sounded about […]
Today is a big Election Day in some parts of the country. If you’re looking for results as they’re available, here are the links you’ll want to reference throughout the evening. * In Virginia, election results will be available at the state’s official elections page. * In New Jersey, official results will be available here. […]
The only real talk about a presidential pardon for Scooter Libby (or anyone else in the Plame scandal) has been coming from the left — the White House won’t comment on the possibility at all — but that’s all the more reason for Dems to get out in front of the issue. That’s what Harry […]
The story about the All Saints Episcopal Church in Southern California made the rounds a bit yesterday, and in light of my background on the issue, I wanted to weigh in. Rector J. Edwin Bacon of All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena told many congregants during morning services Sunday that a guest sermon by the […]