THE FOLEY WEEKEND. Hard to stay on top of this scandal, but it certainly looks mega-toxic. The FBI’s investigating, Nancy Pelosi is calling for a House ethics committee probe that includes “questioning, under oath, the House Republican Leadership,” and more former pages are beginning to surface with creepy-email tales of their own. See some cynical-but-plausible […]
Sam Rosenfeld
Sam Rosenfeld, a former web editor for the Prospect, is visiting assistant professor of government at Wesleyan University, beginning in September.
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BROWN’S VOTE.
BROWN’S VOTE. Surely Sherrod Brown‘s vote in favor of the detainee bill was one of the more notably dispiriting to behold this week. As it happens, Jim McNeill has a profile of Brown in the new print issue of the Prospect that sets up his race as the test case for a certain kind of […]
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FOLEY.
FOLEY. Not sure what to add regarding the news of Florida congressman Mark Foley‘s resignation (looks like the GOP is going to have a hell of a time trying to keep that seat Republican). In the spirit of kicking a guy while he’s down, I guess I’ll just note that, yes, he did vote to […]
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CURT WELDON (R – CRAZYTOWN).
CURT WELDON (R – CRAZYTOWN). Atrios passes on news that Pennsylvania congressman Curt Weldon is facing an increasingly serious challenge from Dem challenger Joe Sestak, which reminds me to plug Laura Rozen‘s piece in the latest print issue of the Prospect about Weldon — “the House’s most erratic member.” –Sam Rosenfeld
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BACK TO THE COURT?
BACK TO THE COURT? The detainee bill passed by the Senate yesterday came as a result of the Supreme Court’s Hamdan decision, so some obvious questions now include whether this bill will itself end up being looked at by the Court, what the prospects are for it being struck down, and what the grounds would […]
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WITH GOD ON…
WITH GOD ON YOUR SIDE, WHO NEEDS THE FACTS? Kirsten A. Powers wrote a piece for TAP Online on the pope controversy that is, in part, a rebuttal to my essay, “Benedict the Bombthrower”. Powers misrepresents my work as a defense of the violence perpetrated by some Muslims in the name of God, and accuses […]
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SPEAKING OF POST…
SPEAKING OF POST COLUMNISTS… David Broder continues his “political independence” jihad today, this time with a column celebrating Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s political transformation from righty to moderate deal-maker, which “demonstrat[ed] in the most dramatic way possible the value of political independence.” But now I’m really confused. As Broder’s own recounting shows, Arnold’s shift was borne of […]
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BOSSMAN, WE SALUTE YOU.
BOSSMAN, WE SALUTE YOU. Speaking for myself, I just wanted to say it’s been a great couple of years working for Mike and, while he’ll certainly continue to be a part of the enterprise, I’ll miss having him around the office every day; he’s been a supportive editor and friend. But Harold‘s great, too, so […]
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DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS.
DOG-WHISTLE POLITICS. One almost — almost — feels sorry for social conservative leaders who, like true Pavlovian devotees, believe that they can keep ringing the bell and the dogs will come running even though the politicians have stopped delivering the treats. As Noam Levey in The Los Angeles Times reports, House Republicans are desperately trying […]
