Over at TMV Pete Abel has put in his last call for moderate Republicans and Independents to sign The Letter (full text below). Simply put if you believe that America would benefit from a more moderate Republican party please take the time to sign it by emailing Pete at abel.replyATgmail.com
December 3, 2007
House Republican Conference
Republican [...]

I guess he’s had enough.
From Politico:
The announcement took Capitol Hill by surprise because Lott, the former majority leader, seemed to be relishing his job, the second-ranking GOP leadership job.
He had regained a post in leadership after he resigned following racially insensitive remarks at a birthday party for the late Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.). [...]
Lott [...]

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Yep. He’s talking out…finally.
From the book, “WHAT HAPPENED: Inside the Bush White House and What’s Wrong With Washington”:
“I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the seniormost aides in the White House: Karl [...]

You can say you’re one thing all you want, but if the evidence proves otherwise…
From McClatchy:
WASHINGTON — George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the biggest spending president since Lyndon B. Johnson. In fact, he’s arguably an even bigger spender than LBJ.
“He’s a big [...]

We may be on the verge of a real realignment. I’m a refugee right now, the kind of refugee who sees Ron Paul and Barack Obama as the harbingers of a new politics.
- Andrew Sullivan in his post, Toward A New Conservatism?

And I’m listening…
On terrorism:“What is the greatest threat facing us now? People will say it’s terrorism. But are there any terrorists in the world who can change the American way of life or our political system? No. Can they knock down a building? Yes. Can they kill somebody? Yes. But can they change us? No. [...]

More weirdness from the Craig camp…
U.S. Sen. Larry Craig says he might reconsider his decision to resign if he clears his name in his arrest for disorderly conduct in a restroom sex scandal.
That’s why Craig chose his words carefully during his resignation speech Saturday in Boise, according to a voice mail message he mistakenly left [...]

Two days ago at The Carpetbagger Report, Steve Benen published a post re: the implosion of the Republican Party, writing:
… I often wonder how, exactly, someone looks at the Republican Party of 2007 — its leaders, its decisions, its priorities, its conduct — and says, ‘You know, that’s the party for me.’
When I read that [...]

Let’s just say Larry Craig resigns over this whole bathroom affair and Idaho has an election in 2008 to find a real replacement. Do Dems even have a shot in the traditionally hardcore conservative landscape of Idaho politics?
The Rothenberg Political Report says it’s highly unlikely. Why? because Craig was thinking of retiring anyway…leaving Repub Lt. [...]

And not a moment too late.
From the NY Times:
WACO, Tex., Aug. 27 — Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, whose tenure has been marred by controversy and accusations of perjury before Congress, has resigned. A senior administration official said he would announce the decision later this morning in Washington.
Mr. Gonzales, who had rebuffed calls for his [...]

Who is Aaron Russo?
He produced the movie Trading Places and the television series Wise Guys. But more importantly, he directed the movie America: Freedom to Fascism about our rights and it’s freely available on Google Video.

Rest in peace.

Then why has his administration started backing away from the Iraqi PM?
CBS has more…

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Why doesn’t this surprise me?
From AFP:
Two-thirds of US adults admit to being in the dark about political issues outside the United States, and only a third are well-versed in US politics, the results of a poll published Tuesday showed. [...]
Global political knowledge was miniscule, with just three percent of women and 14 percent of men [...]

The writing is on the wall. The Iraqi Prime Minister is about to get the boot amid rampant disunity in the government.
And what’s more…Bush is starting to step away from him…
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 — When President Bush and Nuri Kamal al-Maliki stood side by side in Jordan last November, the president proclaimed the prime minister [...]

I remember when Bush first got elected…and for several months there I was impressed at how tightly controlled the message was. And while I certainly wasn’t a fan of the man…I was a fan of the plan to make him seem like he was completely in control.
But who was responsible? Surely it wasn’t Bush.
That’s [...]

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Gingrich Predicts Clinton/Obama Ticket
Newt Gingrich predicts that Dems will nominate Hillary and she’ll pick Barack to be her VP. What? No love for Edwards, Newt? On the Repub side, Newt [...]

One of the most polarizing figures ever is set to resign at the end of August.
But first we has some predictions:
“He will move back up in the polls,” says Mr. Rove, who interrupts my reference to Mr. Bush’s 30% approval rating by saying it’s heading close to “40%,” and “higher than Congress.”
Looking ahead, he adds, [...]

I’m mostly sitting out the early rounds of the presidential campaign on principle, refusing to pay close attention until we’re quite a bit closer to the 2008 elections and the number of candidates has dropped a bit.
It’s not just laziness: I can’t think of a better way to guarantee that victory goes to the deepest [...]

The Senate passed the ethics bill 83-14 last night, sending it to President Bush’s desk for his signature, completing the end run around Sen. Jim DeMint.
Bush has indicated he might veto it. This makes little sense for two reasons. First, the bills passed with overwhelming majorities (the House vote was 411-8), so a veto would [...]