U.S. 2006 Elections —
Context, it’s all about the context. The firing of the U.S. Attorneys is one part of the Bush administration’s abuse of the Justice Department’s investigative and prosecutorial powers to suppress Democractic voters.
The following is a fairly long piece, but describes the situation in Missouri quite well.
McClatchy - 2006 Missouri’s election was ground […]
An important question for my Leftie friends …
Why are the Netroots NOT constantly hammering the Dem majorities in Congress to de-fund the war?
Just to establish my bona fides here, I voted Dem in 06, because of the Iraq issue. And, I voted that way because I wanted them to DO something about the war.
Obviously defunding […]
Glenn Greenwald has a good discussion of polls and how many like to pretend that they are biased. He shows the results that suggest otherwise.
Rumsfeld Resigns as Defense Secretary After Big Election Gains for Democrats
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, the hard-driving and super-confident Pentagon boss who came to symbolize President Bush’s controversial Iraq policy, is resigning, President Bush announced today.
Mr. Bush, appearing at the White House the day after the Republican Party suffered sweeping defeats in Tuesday’s midterm elections, […]
Here are some House races worth looking at early on. The polls in these states close by 8PM EST.
In the first group, the Dems should take almost all of them; if they don’t, they are in trouble. In the second (tossup) group, an even split suggests the new House will also be evenly split. […]
House - Dems gain 25 seats.
Senate - Dems gains 5 seats (gaining in RI, PA, MT, OH; winning either MO or VA; holding NJ and MD). Corker wins TN.
All the latest polls at RCP.
What’s your forecast?
… of bizarre, explicit, pornographic fiction?
It sure seems to be working for Jim Webb.
During the Watergate affair, Nixon’s press secretary, caught up in ever-changing White House versions of the events, was compelled to declare previous statements “inoperative.” In other words, “we were lying then, but we’re not now.” From that point on, there was nowhere to hide. The Nixon loyalists had to grimace and shrug; independents moved […]
Rumsfeld tells war critics to ‘back off’
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday that anyone demanding deadlines for progress in
Iraq should “just back off,” because it is too difficult to predict when Iraqis will resume control of their country.
During an often-combative Pentagon news conference, Rumsfeld said that while benchmarks for security, political and economic progress […]
Limbaugh says actor Fox exaggerating his disease as stem cell issue churns
Rush Limbaugh has accused actor Michael J. Fox of exaggerating the physical effects of his Parkinson’s disease in political ads urging viewers to vote for Democrats in next month’s election.
The conservative radio host told listeners Monday that Fox’s lurching, palsied movements in a TV […]
RealClearPolitics - Senate 2006 Polls is a great resource.
Whenever midterm elections have a possibility of change of party control, it quickly becomes too complex, trying to categorize which parties are leading in which states versus which seats represent potential gains, holds, or losses for both parties. Then there is the whole “in-play” versus “out-of-play” distinction, […]
Baker’s Panel Rules Out Iraq Victory
A commission formed to assess the Iraq war and recommend a new course has ruled out the prospect of victory for America, according to draft policy options shared with The New York Sun by commission officials.
Currently, the 10-member commission — headed by a secretary of state for President George H.W. […]
Hastert Pledges to Fire Anyone Involved in Foley Coverup
House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) pledged today to fire anyone on his staff who covered up information on former congressman Mark Foley’s improper contacts with teenaged male pages, but he said he did not think anyone in his office did anything wrong.
MyDD :: The New Sheriff in Town Moment
Matt Stoller does his best to make me regret voting Dem this time:
Alright, let’s talk agenda for 2007-2008. And I don’t mean policy. Let’s assume that we are going to take the House, and we may or may not take the Senate. We need to […]
TNR - Denny Hastert’s dodgy real estate deals
Here are the essential facts: In August, 2002, Hastert bought 196 acres of land in rural Kendall County, Illinois for $2,125,000. Eighteen months later, Hastert … [and two other men] formed a real estate trust and purchased an additional 69 acres of land adjacent to Hastert’s two inaccessible […]
