I enjoyed my time here in the Swampland this week; thanks again for the invitation. I wanted to leave you all with my thoughts on political trends over the next two years. I would not expect any meaningful bills to come off of the Hill as the presidential primaries will overshadow any serious legislative efforts. [...]
What does it all mean? Speaking to reporters, and referring to the debate over the war in Iraq, Gates said he had wanted to renominate Marine Gen. Peter Pace as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff but then concluded doing so would create “a confirmation process that would not be in the best interest [...]
From today’s front-page story on how Thompson is poaching fundraisers from McCain: “I am very sorry to see what’s happened to John,” Dowd said in an interview. “I don’t think his campaign is being well run. It’s been over-managed. He blew through $8 1/2 million. It’s a difficult thing to leave a friend and go [...]
Nathan Thornburgh reports on what might have been: Sure, there is a very real national-security threat in having a porous border. But a large — if unquantifiable — percentage of the people crossing that line illegally are not newcomers but rather people who have already established lives in the U.S. and would qualify for amnesty. [...]
Here’s the thing I don’t understand about right-wing opposition to the now-collapsed immigration bill: Do they think they’re gonna get something better next time around? Sources close to “grand bargainers” say that the current feeling is that the failure of the bill will wind up creating momentum for a increased Democratic majority, which may have [...]
