William F. Buckley on the Plame affair: The hot-blooded search for criminality in the matter of Cheney/Libby/Rove has not truly satisfied those in search of first degree venality. Very soon after the indictment of Mr. Libby, the tricoteuses glumly conceded that no conspiracy has been uncovered. It is not alleged that Mr. Cheney whispered to …
Archives for November 2005
Yet Another Reason
To not vote for the Republican party (or the Democrats, for that matter): Online political expression should not be exempt from campaign finance law, the House decided Wednesday as lawmakers warned that the Internet has opened up a new loophole for uncontrolled spending on elections. The House voted 225-182 for a bill that would have …
Required Reading
Brent Scrowcroft says important things in the New Yorker. Go read. Done? OK. First, the color commentary. If you saw the last Bond flick, Die Another Day, you’ll remember the climactic father-son confrontation on board a burning cargo plane. That’s what I think is going on here, minus the part where the son electrocutes the …
Hard To Disagree
It is very difficult to disagree with this David Broder assessment of the politics of Bush’s SCOTUS pick: Under other circumstances, President Bush’s choice of Judge Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court would have been seen as a bold move by a strong president with a clear policy objective. By choosing a man of superior …
Watch Your Back, Judo Boy
Blogger-in-training Tim F summarizes Republican responses to yesterday’s Democratic tomfoolery.
Detroit’s Downturn
Look for some fuel efficient vehicles coming out of Detroit in the next couple of years: October, which is the start of the new model year, used to be a month for the auto industry to celebrate. This year, it was a month for Detroit to forget. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler held their lowest …
Rule 21 as Filibuster Preview
Yesterday, Kos wrote: I think it bears restating that Reid just proved to Senate Republicans that Democrats don’t need the filibuster to stop Alito (or any other judge, for that matter). The Senate has plenty of parliamentary maneouvers available to the minority, any of which would accomplish the same thing in the end — preventing …