From TPM: A new Quinnipiac poll in Florida shows a four-way dead heat on the Republican side, much like the Rasmussen poll also out this morning. Here are the numbers, compared to the last Quinnipiac poll from mid-December: McCain 22% (+9) Giuliani 20% (-8) Huckabee 19% (-2) Romney 19% (-1) Thompson 7% (-1) Paul 5% […]
Here’s Jesse Jackson Jr., Obama’s national campaign co-chair questioning Hillary’s moment of tears: Any wonder why more women are now going back to Hillary? (h/t TPM)
Some Republicans are calling for the House to investigate the New York Time’s charging MoveOn a lower rate on the “Betray Us” ad. Well it looks like the New York Times isn’t the only ones guilty of such an error: The Star Tribune will be refunding about $12,000 spent on a full-page ad to Al […]
Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) arrested for lewd conduct in a men’s room in June. On August 8th he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor. TPM has all the details.
Hear are some highlights from around the blogosphere regarding today’s Gonzo hearings. Arlen Specter is now proposing a special prosecutor to investigate the entire attorney gate scandal, including possible contempt charges from the House. TPM also picks up on hints being dropped at perjury charges against Gonzales. This is big considering he is our top […]
Perhaps this from the WSJ Blogs gives a good reason: If there’s any doubt about the importance of getting a record of Senate investigative interviews, consider the case of J. Steven Griles. Griles, the former deputy Interior secretary, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Washington today to lying to Senate investigators when he […]
TPM has this statement from the NRCC about one of their contributors being indicted on charges of funding terrorism: We are extremely concerned and disturbed by these charges but we need to be careful not to rush to judgment as the judicial process moves forward. If the individual in question is actually found guilty of […]
The plans to invade Iraq, written by Tommy Franks in 2002, shed light on the thinking within the military and administration prior to the invasion. The information was released concurrent to an FOIA act and George Washington University has them online. Most interesting is the following chart, which showed predictions of our troop levels dropping […]
TPM Brings us this gem: “A ‘surge’ or ‘targeted increase in U.S. troop strength’ or whatever the politicians want to call dispatching more combat troops to Iraq isn’t the answer. Adding more trainers and helping the Iraqis to help themselves, is. Sending more U.S. combat troops is simply sending more targets.” That is a quote […]