Poor Rachel Paulose. When she was appointed United States Attorney in Minnesota last year at the tender age of 33 — making her the youngest USA in the country, despite her modest experience as a prosecutor — it seems nobody told her that her political affiliations might have played a larger role in her appointment [...]

Wow. I hope the book is a little more direct as to who, precisely, did the misleading. McClellan’s sentences are oddly lacking in actors: “It” was not true, and top Administration officials were “involved.”

The news here is that Scott McClellan has apparently, as they say, “grown a pair”: “I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the seniormost aides in the White House: Karl Rove and [...]

Before Eric Schultz calls to yell at me, I should point out that the “innovation agenda” is another one of those things that John Edwards talked about before anyone else but doesn’t get much credit for it. I should also point out that, generationally, it resembles Clinton’s plan more than Obama’s: • Make R&D tax [...]

Out with McCain, we talked a lot about “the green gap” between Republicans and Democrats. As one of the few Republicans in the field who recognizes the existence of global warming, let alone have a plan for it, McCain is worried that Republicans are ceding the issue to Democrats as well as the votes of [...]

…is famously inaccurate, as we know. But this latest ABC poll is interesting–in part because of Obama’s trajectory, but also because of this: According to Democratic Party rules, a candidate must draw at least 15 percent at each caucus site for the votes to count; if that fails to happen, their supporters often throw their [...]

The New York Times reports real progress in Iraq over the past few months. But 575 attacks a week averages out to better than 80 attacks a day. Back in 2005, when I was first contacted by intelligence officers who were disgusted with the Bush Administration’s handling of the war, they cited the level of [...]

First there was Chuck Norris’ endorsement. Then there was the fabulous Chuck Norris ad (see Ana’s post below). Now comes the news that Mike Huckabee has been named one of the “OL 25″ — the “25 most influential people in hunting and fishing,” as chosen by Outdoor Life magazine.* Huckabee was so honored because, in [...]