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Peace on Earth at Missile Silo 571-7
Sahuarita, Arizona -- “I will end misguided defense policies,” Barack Obama said last February. “I will cut investments in unproven missile defense systems. I will not weaponize space. I will slow our...
View ArticleBush Loyalty Test
George W. Bush leaves office with a job-approval rating that once soared to historic highs, then fell slowly but steadily for five years before settling, in the last couple of years, into lows that no...
View ArticleBush the Boss
I have a new retrospective article up on the tremendous loyalty George W. Bush inspired in his White House staff. (OK, the vast majority of his White House staff.) That loyalty went both ways;...
View ArticleAbout That McCain Story...
Vicki Iseman sues:Washington lobbyist Vicki L. Iseman has filed a $27 million defamation lawsuit against The New York Times for a February article about Iseman and her relationship with Sen. John...
View ArticleFitzgerald Bugged "Thousands" of Phone Calls in Recent Blago Probe
Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has asked a court to give him a 90-day extension of the time allowed to secure an indictment against Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. In a new filing, Fitzgerald reveals...
View ArticleElena Kagan To Be Solicitor General
Just in from the Obama campaign. Also, former Janet Reno chief of staff David Ogden as Deputy Attorney General.
View ArticleThe Panetta Choice
So Leon Panetta seems a slightly odd choice to head the CIA. Why him? Well, drawing a few conclusions from this New York Times account, Obama had a hard time finding anyone with recent intelligence...
View ArticleBill Richardson. Remember Him?
Do you get the sense that the Washington political world has declared the Bill Richardson story over and done with -- in the course of less than a full daily news cycle -- so that it can get on with...
View ArticlePanetta, Obama, and the Senate
On Panetta -- in addition to opinions in The Corner, there is the ever-so-slightly more important opinion of the new chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein:I was not...
View ArticleDid Obama Seriously Vet Richardson?
From the Washington Post this morning:Sources within the transition and the Justice Department said that Richardson had played down the importance of the probe and did not reveal that his office and...
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Scenes from the Final Days at the Bush White House
It seems that Salva Kiir Mayardit, the First Vice President of the Government of National Unity of Sudan and President of the Government of Southern Sudan, likes to wear hats. Even in the Oval...
View ArticleDianne Feinstein, Still Skeptical
From the senator's office:I have been contacted by both President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden, and they have explained to me the reasons why they believe Leon Panetta is the best...
View ArticleMajor Development: Key Democratic Senator Says Burris Should Be Seated
According to the Associated Press, Sen. Dianne Feinstein says Roland Burris should be seated.Feinstein, chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, said that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, however tainted...
View ArticleOn Capitol Hill, Dems Dither, Squabble, Fall Apart; Republicans Watch.
On December 10, Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein joined every other senator of her party in signing a letter to Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. “We write to insist that you step down and…under no...
View ArticleDems Dither, Squabble, Fall Apart; Republicans Watch
I have a new story up on the bizarre events surrounding Roland Burris and Senate Democrats. On December 10, every Democrat in the Senate signed a letter to Rod Blagojevich, insisting that he step down...
View ArticleIllinois Secy of State: The Senate Doesn't Need My Signature to Seat Burris
Senate Democrats have based their refusal to seat Roland Burris on the refusal of the Illinois Secretary of State, Jesse White, to sign Burris' certificate of appointment. Tuesday morning, Secretary...
View ArticleNothing Says "No Due Process" Like a Hellfire Missile
This story appeared on page A-12 of today's Washington Post:A New Year's Day CIA strike in northern Pakistan killed two top al-Qaeda members long sought by the United States, including the man believed...
View Article"Greg Craig and the Terrorist"
I'm scheduled to be on C-Span this morning at 9 discussing, among other things, "Greg Craig and the Terrorist," my story in the new issue of NR about incoming White House counsel Gregory Craig. For the...
View ArticleOn Day One, We'll Start the Process of Beginning to Figure Out How to Close...
Team Obama gives hope to those supporters who were upset by his increasingly realistic, "It is more difficult than I think a lot of people realize," comments.
View ArticleTeam Obama: We'll Send 30,000 More Troops to Afghanistan, But, Like the...
From the Washington Post:President-elect Barack Obama intends to sign off on Pentagon plans to send up to 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan, but the incoming administration does not anticipate...
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