When Republican chairman Michael Steele popped off earlier this month and warned that America’s war in Afghanistan is “a losing proposition,” he was nearly drummed out of his job for breaking with the party’s official line. But with every passing day there’s more evidence of unrest over the war among Republican elder statesmen. The freshest [...]
Colorado, with its funky mix of liberal college cities and rural farming towns, ritzy ski resorts and barren tracts of mountain land, is a 2010 bellwether state. The statewide races are toss-ups, and factors beyond the platforms are playing big in most races. Gubernatorial hopeful and former Republican representative Scott McInnis keeps taking hits after [...]
Multiple outlets are now reporting that President Obama just called Shirley Sherrod. Will he try to persuade her to rejoin the USDA in some capacity, apologize, chat about race relations or some combination? UPDATE: Here’s the White House press release about the call: The President reached Ms. Sherrod by telephone at about 12:35. They spoke [...]
I have little interest in the shopworn debate about whether or to what extent the Tea Party movement is racist. The impetus for this story–which was written several days ago, before the Shirley Sherrod saga stole its thunder–was an odious blog post written by Mark Williams, and the critical response it prompted from a cohort [...]
For the war in Afghanistan, President Obama has laid out a clear mantra. “Investments will be based on performance. The era of the blank check is over,” he said late last year, upon announcing the latest Afghan strategy. He was speaking specifically about funding that went to the Afghan government. Without results, he said, no [...]
House Minority Leader John Boehner sat down with political reporters today at a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. He was asked right off the bat about what his agenda would be if Republicans win the House in November and he’s chosen as Speaker. Boehner was quick to note that his conference had just [...]
The best thing about retiring members: their honesty. Reporters yesterday asked Senator George Voinovich of Ohio, one of the few key GOP votes Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is trying to lure on to his energy bill, what he thought of Reid’s proposal. Voinovich didn’t pull any punches and his answer pretty much sums up [...]
