When Barack Obama traveled overseas recently, and drew criticism for appearing “presumptuous,” Obama emphasized his belief that we “only have one president at a time.”
It’s a point John McCain may have forgotten.
At a press conference [yesterday afternoon], John McCain redoubled his efforts to thrust himself into a leadership role on the Russia-Georgia crisis front, announcing […]
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If you listen to John McCain’s speeches, and watch some of his commercials, the senator’s support for wind power is strong. It’s his record that’s more of a problem.
In May, for example, McCain appeared at a wind power plant, insisting, “Wind power is one of many alternative energy sources that are changing our economy for […]
For a few months, I’ve been corresponding with a friend and regular reader, “Zeitgeist,” who insists that Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is, without a doubt, the single craziest member of the House of Representatives. I usually respond by pointing to Rep. Michele Bachmann, the infamous Minnesota Republican.
Given recent events, King is really going to have […]
House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) launched a lengthy tirade about coastal drilling and the Democratic House majority doing some of the exact same things the Republican House majority was doing less than two years ago, when he probably took his rhetoric one step too far.
Responding to questions over whether Pelosi could call a special […]
In the 1990s, then-Speaker Newt Gingrich helped orchestrate a government shutdown, which helped make him something of a national villain. Soon after, Gingrich forced a second shutdown, and was blamed for that, too.
A few years later, Gingrich was forced from his post and resigned, but he continues to linger in DC, and has managed to […]
House Republicans want, more than anything in the world, to approve the oil companies’ request for more coastal drilling. Desperate consumers aren’t sure it’ll help, but they’re willing to try anything, and look askance at those who aren’t willing to give more drilling a shot. House Dems, who feel pretty confident about their chances at […]
Today’s edition of quick hits.
* NYT: “A panel of six military officers convicted a former driver for Osama bin Laden of one war crime Wednesday but acquitted him of another, completing the first military commission trial here and the first conducted by the United States since the end of World War II. In a […]
Once again, House Republicans are on Capitol Hill during the August recess, and once again, they are holding something of a sit-in, giving spirited speeches about coastal drilling for tourists and congressional staffers who happen to pass by the charade.
Today, however, there was a bit of a twist in the Republican rhetoric. Far-right lawmakers actually […]
How do you know for sure when House Republicans have gone completely over the edge? When the Bush White House looks responsible and mature by comparison.
Republican Study Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas) and Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) sent the president a letter on Friday, asking Bush to use his authority to convene a special session […]
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:
* Remember the extraordinarily heated fight over Democratic convention delegates from Florida’s and Michigan’s non-binding primaries? Well, it’s been resolved: “Now Senator Barack Obama, the party’s presumptive nominee, has asked the credentials committee to […]
