I don’t think I’ll ever really understand why so many people look up to people who appear on TV and in the movies. A bunch of people get paid to act and, for some reason, the electorate turns to them in search of leadership. I’m not saying celebrities shouldn’t be part of the political sphere; […]
In case there was any doubt about the real purpose of the Senate’s 30-hour “debate” over Bush’s judicial nominees, a memo sent from for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist’s office helps prove this stunt is one big public relations scheme. The memo, sent by Frist staffer Manuel Miranda, explained to other staffers of Republican Senators […]
In a pleasant surprise — and a sign that there’s still hope for the future of American jurisprudence — the Alabama Court of the Judiciary today ordered that Roy Moore be removed from his position as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. The ethics panel’s decision was unanimous. The court found that Moore […]
Senate Republicans are so outraged by the Democrats’ audacity to block four of Bush’s most ideologically extreme judicial nominees that they began hosting a 30-hour whine-a-thon late yesterday. The stunt lasted all night and is still on right now. (You can tune into C-SPAN 2 right now to watch some very tired Senators go on […]
As regular readers know, I’ve been a huge Wesley Clark fan for a while now, but even I find it hard to spin Clark’s recent announcement on a constitutional amendment on flag burning. Speaking at an American Legion post in New Hampshire on Veterans’ Day, Clark was asked by WWII veteran about his thoughts on […]
The Bush White House can’t afford to let Democrats succeed in the race to replace retiring Sen. Bob Graham. It’s not just because it’s another Senate seat in a closely-divided Senate; by that measure, every race is of equal importance. The problem for Bush is Florida’s significance as part of his 2004 election strategy. If […]
For the last 25 years, the right has made a concerted — and successful — effort to bolster its political and intellectual infrastructure with forward-thinking institutions such as think tanks and PACs. The left has lagged behind every step of the way, but the gap appears to be closing a bit. The left, particularly since […]
Alabama’s Court of the Judiciary will probably announce this afternoon whether Roy Moore will get to keep his job. The ethics panel will convene at Noon eastern and is scheduled to announce its findings after having heard arguments from both sides yesterday. In order to remove Moore from the state Supreme Court, the panel would […]
Hearst Newspapers’ Eric Rosenberg did a great job over the weekend pulling together some of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s statements (and misstatements) on Iraq. It’s definitely worth reading. “In the lead-up to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said U.S. forces would be welcomed by the Iraqi citizenry and that Saddam Hussein […]
Every time Howard Dean says something controversial and faces criticism, he seems to get backing from those whose help he doesn’t want. In September, Dick Gephardt began aggressively criticizing Dean’s record of hostility for Medicare, noting that Dean sided with Republicans in the mid-1990s when congressional Democrats were fighting Newt Gingrich’s proposed Medicare cuts. As […]