I wonder which number scares the Hillary camp more, the $25 million, or the 100,000 donors. And they did it all without the fundraising genius of “the Big Dog” or the Macker.
A Swampland correspondent writes to predict the Clinton response: “We are disappointed that a Democrat would deem it appropriate to motivate so many to enter the …
Ask not for whom The Note tolls, it tolls for thee:
Meanwhile, right after Halperin announced his resignation as director of ABC’s political unit and handed over stewardship of The Note, it went on hiatus, with a stripped-down “Mini-Note” taking its place online. “The Note is undergoing some changes,” read the vague ABC notice posted
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Kerry-McCain 2004. Old news, yes? But wait! Conservatives are atwitter with how now, since it turns out it was McCain who approached Kerry, McCain’s campaign is all but over. Yes, it shows poor judgment (on McCain’s part), but after Swift Vets, flip-flopping, “nuance” and whatnot, now is the time Republicans choose to take Kerry’s word? …
Everyone’s favorite opera buff, the National Review’s John Derbyshire, demonstrates the kind of support for our troops that the right likes to get so charged up about:
Once again, it’s me and Ralph Peters on the same wavelength, deploring the cowardice of the British sailors and marines kidnapped by Iran. When it happened, I said I
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I think I’m just about living up to the edicts of Conventional Wisdom here: for me, the headlines out of the first quarter filings are “Obama” and “Romney.” McCain’s not out of it — though I’m sure the campaign wishes it were not just me saying so — and Clinton’s take is less impressive than Drudge would have you believe (“AMERICA …
Like Jay, I was struck by the sense of remorse — and responsibility — that permeated Dowd’s interview, as well as by its apparently spontaneous nature. (A PR person I know asked after she heard the news: “Does he have a book coming out?” He doesn’t.)
But what looks like genuine regret to some can be spun as irrational emotionalism by …
Sen. Charles Schumer then asked about Gonzales also claiming that he saw no documents on this matter.
Sampson replied: “I don’t think it’s entirely accurate.”
Schumer: “There was repeated discussions?”
Sampson : “Yes.”
Schumer: “As many as, say, five.”
Sampson: “Yes.”
Schumer then asked if Gonzales was truthful in saying
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Last night was the second-biggest cocktail weenie roast of the year: The Radio and Television Correspondents’ Association Dinner, also known as “Junior Prom.” It’s a lot like the White House correspondents’ dinner, but with fewer fake famous people and worse entertainment. But the wine is free and if you, like me, get a kick out seeing …
Because you asked:
1) A post about how DC’s social environment influences coverage and attitudes would be very long indeed. It might even be a book (or, I know, a novel!). For now, I’ll just say that I was being a bit snarky in the post below and that, as far as I know, neither Chris nor I are socially punished for what we write. …
This guy I know has a smart column in the Observer today:
The D.C. pundits are swooning in chorus. Dr. Krauthammer, with much jowly regret, called for Mr. Gonzales to resign over his clumsy handling of the fallout from the controversy, but confidently dubbed the controversy proper a “pseudo scandal.” Time magazine columnist Michael
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First, I want to say that we’ve come a long way from Henry Luce. This kind of back and forth is something that is particular to this time and this technology and — just to peel back the curtain a bit — I had no idea whether my boss, Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel, would actually respond. But he has, and I think he’s totally bloggy …
I hunted around on the Pew site looking for how the center arrived at the conclusion that (in Karen’s paraphrase) “the public so far seems relatively uninterested” in the USA scandal. The closest to evidence for that assertion that I could find was this: “8% of the public said the U.S. attorneys story was the one they followed most …
To quote a colleague’s response upon hearing that a Webb aide was arrested for carrying a gun: “In Virginia, I guess that means he’ll get re-elected.”
Speaking of Webb: He and Hagel are apparently announcing some sort of Iraq resolution tomorrow. (Specifically, a concrete timetable for withdrawal.) Does anyone else think they’re also …
