Interview with the Ex-VP: Cheney Warns of New Attacks

February 4, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney warned that there is a “high probability” that terrorists will attempt a catastrophic nuclear or biological attack in coming years, and said he fears the Obama administration’s policies will make it more likely the attempt will succeed.

More →

Your Bookshelf Update: Plouffe, Palin, Other Tomes Incoming

February 4, 2009

If, for some reason, you were ever under the illusion that politics is a thankless job, you might consider the steady deluge of six and seven figure book deals being landed by those who have walked our nation’s corridors of power. Indeed, it seems that one guaranteed perk of political service (or even a momentary […]

More →

Gibbs: An Insider Look at Obama's First Days

February 4, 2009

White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs generally arrives at his spacious but unadorned office in the West Wing (he hasn’t had time to decorate yet) at 6 a.m. and spends the next 90 minutes reading newspapers, news summaries, and staff memos. At 7:30, he joins a meeting with Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and other […]

More →

Next Domino? Obama's Deputy HUD Sec "Most Fined"

February 4, 2009

Barack Obama didn’t do much except run for President during his four years in the US Senate, but he did partner with Tom Coburn on transparency in budgeting. That accomplishment allowed for some hope that Obama would work to make the federal government more transparent. Unfortunately, as our friend Stefan Sharkansky reports from Sound Politics, […]

More →

Russia Welcomes Obama's Call for Nuclear Cut

February 4, 2009

President Obama has announced that he will quickly convene new US-Russia negotiations to replace the 1991 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), the landmark agreement to reduce nuclear weapons that signalled the end of the Cold War.

More →

Palin's Perry Endorsement and What it Indicates for 2012

February 4, 2009

The decision by Texas Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to go home and challenge incumbent GOP Gov. Rick Perry has already launched the statewide primary campaign in the nation’s second largest state, even now fully 13 months before that election.

More →

NRSC Targets Colorado, Illinois, NY Dems

February 4, 2009

Following two cycles in which the party found itself perpetually on defense, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is giving early indications it intends to lambaste Democrats in a much more aggressive fashion in the 2010 cycle.

More →

StimPack in the Senate: Dems "Do Not Have The Votes"

February 4, 2009

Media reports suggest Senate Republicans have become a key focus of stimulus talks, an acknowledgement that they appear to hold the balance of power in that chamber despite having only 41 seats to the Democrats’ 58.

More →

China's Joblessness Crisis Deepens

February 4, 2009

China’s surge of college graduates finds white-collar work elusive: A heavily blue-collar economy and the global financial crisis have made it tough for graduates, whose numbers have risen sharply.

More →

Condi Rice Turns Down PAC-10 Commish Job

February 4, 2009

Rice was flattered to be approached about the opening, her spokesman says: Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State, is a fan, but indicated she is not interested in becoming commissioner of the conference.

More →

← Previous Entries

Next Entries →