Yesterday, Bob Novak said about the ethics bill: Because their leadership has not cared for this struggle from the start, Senate Republicans will likely be forced to vote for this weak bill simply because they will otherwise look like they are obstructing reform. There was however, one alternative, John McCain, Read more
You have got to be kidding me. Check this out: But in a closed-door lunch with fellow Republican senators yesterday, Stevens (R-Alaska) himself threatened to block the measure, objecting that the legislation’s new restrictions on lawmakers’ use of corporate jets would unfairly penalize members of Congress who live in distant Read more
I think that this is an interesting poll and analysis. Gallup asked people how much confidence they had in various candidates to solve various issues. I just have several quick observations. First, McCain and Giuliani, with relatively hawkish positions still hold the trust of most of Americans. They have the Read more
But what the opening paragraph will be will depend on the Senate Republican Leadership and John McCain. You see, no story about the Senate will be complete without mentioning that Senator Ted Stevens’ (R-AK) home was raided by the FBI and IRS. But Harry Reid has been kind enough to Read more
Karl Rove spoke to Members of Congress last week, and one of the issues that came up was ethics. Bob Novak has some of the story: Karl Rove, President Bush’s political lieutenant, told a closed-door meeting of 2008 Republican House candidates and their aides Tuesday that it was less the Read more
So I was poking around on YouTube and came up with this YouTube clip about Mitt Romney. Something struck me about it: The Dems have trackers on our Presidential candidates. I checked with a source at the DNC, and he confirmed that DNC staff attend GOP presidential candidate events with Read more
Now, I was not a big fan of the CNN/YouTube debate. I largely agree with the criticism that CNN used their editorial ability to pick questions that they couldn’t ask as reporters. That said, I was struck by something this morning. Somehow this seemingly trivial debate managed to get Barack Read more
I have been meaning to write about this for a while, but I hadn’t gotten my act together. Here’s my thesis: Rudy Giuliani and Fred Thompson represent two different models (perhaps even polarities) for where the party goes from here. Rudy Giuliani appeals to certain kinds of swing voters, for Read more
UPDATE: The Big Picture has details on the conference call announcing these results. Countrywide Financial Corp. had very bad Q2 profit numbers: The rise in credit-related costs were primarily related to the company’s investments in prime home equity loans, Mozilo said. Unlike subprime loans, which target borrowers with spotty credit Read more
The other day, I mentioned that Fred Thompson’s name ID was lower than Mitt Romney’s. I got some push back. Rasmussen has some numbers that confirm my assertion. This has been the case for a long, long time. GOP Overall Fav Unfav Image Unknown Fav Unfav Giuliani 71 Read more