Howard Dean and Wesley Clark may still be needlessly bickering over whether Dean offered Clark the VP slot on the Dem ticket, but in the meantime Bob Graham is desperately trying to get Dean’s attention in the hopes of getting a similar offer. (You hoo! Howard! I’m over here! I’m from Florida! Which has 27 […]
It’s been almost two full weeks since I’ve heard anything about one of my favorite political stories of the season — the GOP efforts to illegally bribe Rep. Nick Smith (R-Mich.) during the November House vote on the Medicare bill. The trail had, unfortunately, come to an apparent end. We were able to narrow the […]
Last week, Tom Kean, the former Republican governor of New Jersey and current chairman of the independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, suggested that he may be prepared to place some blame for the attacks inside the Bush administration. “There are people that, if I was doing the job, would certainly not be in […]
The latest poll from the Washington Post/ABC News shows Howard Dean with a commanding lead over the Democratic presidential field. While I have little doubt that Dean is the frontrunner, the methodology behind this poll is troubling. The results from the Post poll were as follows: Dean — 31% (up from 20%) Gephardt — 9% […]
While I don’t celebrate Christmas, I certainly don’t begrudge my friends or family members who do. That said, this story struck a chord with me. Labor unions in the Czech Republic demanded Monday that stores stop playing Christmas carols incessantly or pay compensation for causing emotional trauma to sales clerks. Some stores here play the […]
I was both relieved and pleased to see over the weekend that Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi has announced that he is giving up his country’s weapons of mass destruction and will close down its nuclear development program. After two decades of being an international pariah, Gaddafi appears ready to rejoin the international community. To put […]
During the second presidential debate in the fall of 2000, moderator Jim Lehrer brought up an issue that frequently goes unmentioned, but has an immediate and direct impact on one out of every six people in the United States. “[B]oth of you have talked much about Medicare and health care for seniors,” Lehrer said. “What […]
A ridiculous squabble has broken out between the Clark and Dean camps over whether Dean offered Clark a spot on the ticket before Clark announced his presidential campaign. I think it would be in both campaigns’ interests to let this flap pass. Quickly. On ABC’s This Week, George Stephanopoulos brought up Clark’s potential interest in […]
I’ve seen the latest national poll from Newsweek about the Dem presidential field, but I find it pretty hard to believe. According to this survey, conducted late last week, only two candidates are in double digits. And you won’t believe who’s tied for third place. (margin of error +/-6%) Dean — 26% (up from 24%) […]
Let’s start with all of the usual disclaimers. One, this is a rumor, with no direct, on-the-record quotes from anyone. Two, Bob Novak is an unabashed conservative with his own agenda. Three, there’s been no confirmation on this rumor from anyone. That said, Novak reported over the weekend that billionaire investor/speculator/philanthropist George Soros is “privately […]