February 1, 2001 — No Excuse for Dodd Let’s say a few more words about John Ashcroft’s nomination before he’s confirmed today. First, I like Chris Dodd, the senior senator from Connecticut. But what the hell is he thinking? Thus far the people who have come out in support of Ashcroft have mostly had decent […]
Joshua Marshall
Joshua Micah Marshall is the editor of Talking Points Memo and a senior correspondent for the Prospect.
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Shameless, Brazen and Disgusting
Feb. 12, 2001 — The Bush Tax Wars You’d be surprised at how knocked on their heels Senate Dems have been acting for the last couple weeks while waiting for Bush to send up his tax bill. But today’s news that Senators Jim Jeffords, Olympia Snowe and Linc Chafee want to scale back the president’s […]
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The Wall Street Journalistically Dishonest; Squash Ted Olson
February 22nd, 2001 — The Scoop on Hugh Rodham Top Five Reasons why Hugh Rodham (Hillary’s brother) getting $200,000 (now returned) to lobby in favor of pardons and commutations for convicted drug trafficker Carlos Vignali and herbal supplement king Almon Glenn Braswell ain’t as bad as it looks: 5. Hugh Rodham won’t need those secret […]
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Bush’s Peel Off or Piss Off Strategy on Taxes
March 6th, 2001 — Bush Miffing Dems Here we have yet another sign that President Bush’s tactic of reaching out with his fists may not be having the intended results. This article from The Washington Post says Democrats from Bush-leaning states don’t seem particularly intimidated by his pushy visits. And a number seem like they’re […]
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Storylines: Tough Chat
A few years ago, people who thought liberals were too squeamish in public debate wondered how they could make it in the aggressive and strident forum of talk radio. [See Tom DeVries, “We’ll Talk About That: Can Liberals Do Radio?“ TAP, March-April 1996.] Today the same question has come up about another rough-and-tumble medium: political […]
