The yakkity-yak over Clarence Thomas and all other matters relating to the possibly-soon-to-be-vacant Chief Justice's seat continues apace. Two of today's commentaries caught my eye.First, John Yoo (Berkeley law prof, former Thomas … [Read more...]
No torture?? Oh, NOW he tells us.
Gonzales promises non-torture policy. ["Well why the hell did I nominate him, then?"]Tune in tomorrow to watch the fur fly. He may get confirmed anyway (a forgone conclusion, according to many Dems). It's yet more kryptonite to … [Read more...]
U.S. Is Global Skinflint
TheU.S. is being a bad neighbor in the face of one of the worst naturaldisasters in history. Bush is scrambling to portray each successiveinadequate offer, first $15 million, then $35 and now $350 million, asthe best the millionaire in his … [Read more...]
Give ’em enough rope… to climb down
(Read the Guinness chalkboard on the picture at right: it's from May '04. Cambridge City Hall is in the background.)With Sal DeMasi now in charge of the House, and Travaglini on the wedding circuit, it would seem that the prospects of the … [Read more...]
Good luck with that, Christie
From the publisher's note to Christine Todd Whitman's new book: The Republican party is embroiled in a heated and high-stakes battle between its far-right and moderate wings -- with conservatives declaring open warfare on the moderates who … [Read more...]
“See Mitt run”
That's the title of this Joan Vennochi column in today's Boston Globe, which generally makes it pretty obvious that the Mittster is running for President in 2008 (not that we were ever in any doubt about that). In the column, His … [Read more...]
Reilly has Big Funds Advantage Over Romney
The Boston Herald reports Attorney General Tom Reilly raised just over $1 million in campaign donations in 2004. That boosts the likely Democratic candidate for governor's overall campaign war chest to more than $2.2 million. Reilly pulled … [Read more...]
Flip, flop, flip, flop
The AP reports that House Republicans have not only ditched their plan to make it harder for the Ethics Committee to find ethical violations, but have also reversed course on the "DeLay Rule," which (as we discussed here a little … [Read more...]
Dems need to clean up their act on Clarence Thomas
Well, the new year has brought lots of commentary on the ongoing Chief Justice derby. Law prof Steven Lubet opines here (hat tip: How Appealing) that Democrats should not filibuster Scalia for CJ, because (among other things) Scalia … [Read more...]
MA Election Law Violator Bankrolls Romney, Bush and State GOP
Major Massachusetts Republican underwriter and convicted election law violator John W. Childs, one of Romney's major supporters, has joined a select list of donors by pledging $100,000 to Bush's upcoming inauguration, according to the … [Read more...]