Tim Griffin Moves On

From Arkansas comes the sound of another shoe dropping in the Justice Department scandal. Via Amanda Terkel at Think Progress, the Arkansas Times is reporting that Karl Rove protege Tim Griffin has resigned as interim U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Griffin got the post after previous U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins was booted [...]

I Have Nothing to Add

Thanks to Jonathan Chait for reading the Corner so we don’t have to. He catches Mark Steyn piously bemoaning the state of political debate: I respect the President and I appreciate that his sincerity on this issue has been obvious for his entire political career. But I don’t think he should impugn the good faith [...]

Just a Pinch Between Your Teeth and Gum

Thanks to the commenter that reminded me about the NYT piece on the torture report released this month. It’s sobering but not surprising reading for those that have been following the debate, most succinctly summed up by University of South Florida professor Randy Borum, “There’s an assumption that often passes for common sense that the [...]

Right Said Fred

People all over are weighing in on how Fred Thompson’s entry into the GOP race will affect other campaigns. I continue to believe that he’s the Wesley Clark of the right and will flame out rather quickly, once he realizes that running for president requires more of him than sitting in an overstuffed leather chair [...]

Hillaryland for Two

It doesn’t exactly make me comfortable that the New York Observer is making an implicit analogy between the Clintons’ marriage and my own, but the stunt of having my husband and I me* both review Carl Bernstein’s Hillary book at least gave me my first ever MSM cover story. And our reviews are very, very [...]

In the Arena

Obama Down

In Bob Shrum’s book, he correctly claimed–in a sea of incorrect allegations–that I razzed John Kerry for his failure to propose a universal health care plan. I plead guilty as charged. I razzed Bill Bradley and Howard Dean about that, too…and it’s always the same issue: About 1/3 of the 45 million people who don’t [...]

Immigration Reform, We Barely Knew Ye

So, during last week’s McCain blogger conference call, while some of (ahem) were chattering about cat-fights and small varmint guns, some news happened. Policy news! Blogger Ed Morrissey asked the Senator about the administration’s request to keep the collection of illegal immigrants’ back taxes out of the requirements they must meet before applying for citizenship. [...]