So, the Nobel prizes have been coming out this week, physics blah blah blah, peace yadda yadda whatnot.Look, genocidal radio-liar Jay Severin awarded himself a Pulitzer. Bill O'Reilly nabbed two Peabodys -- by "nabbed", I mean he … [Read more...]
Hatching new Democrats
There's already been some response to a new report by Dem analysts William A. Galston and Elaine C. Kamarck (the latter of Harvard's Kennedy School of Government), which says that Dems need to "move to the center" -- wherever the … [Read more...]
The Espionage Act – at last!
This story in the NY Times is, for the most part, similar to a number of other reports indicating that Karl Rove has been summoned back to the Novak-Plame-gate grand jury, and that it's possible that Judith Miller, Scooter Libby, and heaven … [Read more...]
“Is she the most qualified person? Clearly, the answer to that is ‘no.'”
Thus spake Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) of Harriet Miers today. And Lott's direct contradiction of what President Bush said yesterday was, apparently, one of the nicer things that conservatives said about her today. Tomorrow's WaPo … [Read more...]
Interesting new UMass poll: good news and bad news
A State House source called my attention to this new poll conducted by UMass between Sept. 19 and 27 (methodology is here; most results are +/- 5%). Here are some key numbers:Regarding the proposed 2008 ballot question that would ban … [Read more...]
The agenda for the coming months
From the indispensible Adam Reilly of the Phoenix, a great article on Speaker DiMasi and Senate Prez Travaglini. Here's what folks who take interest in the day-to-day may need to know [my emphasis throughout]:Right now, the legislature is … [Read more...]
Bush has lost the trust of the conservative intelligentsia
Maybe they were never really with him. But it's clear that conservative elites are abandoning George W. Bush in droves over the Miers nomination. Two recent examples:Professor Bainbridge, a conservative law professor and … [Read more...]
Will the modern GOP survive this one?
Two Three thoughtful and fascinating posts over at Americablog raise the possibility of a wide-scale GOP implosion over the Miers nomination. Conservative disappointment with Bush's choice doesn't seem to have abated overnight - if … [Read more...]