In the Arena

FISA: More Than You Want to Know

I’ve spent the past few days nosing around in the ongoing dispute about what the House FISA Reform bill (The Restore America Act) actually says. I’ve reached no conclusions. The arguments concern the wording in Section 3, which addresses so-called “Basket Warrants” and Section 5, which addresses Audit Procedures by the Department of Justice’s Inspector [...]

Why Rudy Loves Huckabee

Michael Duffy shows here how the best thing to happen to Rudy Giuliani might be Mike Huckabee.

SwampCast: BarackStar

In this SwampCast, contextualizing Oprah-Obama effect. Shorter me: Oprah may not bring Obama new fans, but she might help him make a new argument.

The McCain-Roemer Link

As Mark Halperin notes this morning on The Page, John McCain’s new TV spot about what makes him angry was done explicitly in homage to a 1987 spot for Buddy Roemer, when Roemer won as an underdog Democratic candidate for Louisiana governor. As it turns out, Mark McKinnon, who is McCain’s media adviser (and who [...]