Monthly Archives: April 2005

Dick Morris is calling for a real filibuster. Now why didn’t I think of that? Oh wait, I did, two years ago. My bad. Dale Franks has more on the Fishkite/Morris option. OTHER THOUGHTS on judges and the nuclear option: … Continue reading →

I’m having a hard time reading it backwards, but it seems important, so below I’ve reassembled Ramesh Ponnuru’s fragmented review (start here and scroll up) of Andrew Sullivan’s essay in The New Republic. So I’ve read that Andrew Sullivan essay … Continue reading →

Dana Stevens wants you to try an experiment.

Powerline delivers an economic little slap at E.J. Dionne, but the most devastating shot I’ve seen in quite some time was a blow to Tom Friedman, courtesy of New York Press. Double ouch. Previous Friedman fisking here.

I left an important name off the list: Jon Stewart. City Journal has an excellent profile.

Due to a high volume of trackback spam, and some technical problems preventing me from upgrading my comments/trackback spam filter (which means I can’t easily delete all of it), this site may go offline at some point in the coming … Continue reading →

April 26, 2005 – It’s Tuesday, the Senate is in session, and Vice President Gone is in an undisclosed location. Cheney was last seen in Dallas on Sunday. If anyone has information on his whereabouts, especially if he is presiding … Continue reading →

According to this AP story, Senate leaders Harry Reid (D-NV) and Bill Frist (R-TN) are holding a private discussion on a possible judge compromise. But what was first introduced by Senator Biden as a 5 confirmed, 2 rejected plan is … Continue reading →

I’m finding myself sucked in by Mickey Kaus, who offers some good reasons not to change the Senate’s filibuster rule. Fishkite’s evolution: March 2003: Says GOP should force a real filibuster… with speeches, cots and the whole nine yards. Sept … Continue reading →

John Leo says “Justice Sunday” was a mistake: “the decision to hold the event is a woeful tactic based on a false premise.” Blogging for Bryant disagrees: “I fail to see why it is controversial for an elected official to … Continue reading →