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The Senate's blowhards and brains
Tweet Share on Facebook February 22, 2006 Comment (23)Back in the mid-1970s, Sen. William Scott, a Virginia Republican, called a press conference to deny a magazine charge that he was the dumbest member of the Senate.
Of course, calling the press conference was a really dumb idea, since it only brought attention to an otherwise obscure story. Scott was ridiculed–something all politicians dread.
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Shooting secretiveness is part of a Cheney pattern
Tweet Share on Facebook February 17, 2006 CommentOnce the jokes and laughter subside over Dick Cheney's errant shooting in South Texas, there are serious matters at hand.
The vice president has revealed once more his penchant for secretiveness, his undeniable arrogance, and his tendency toward embarrassing behavior. Even Republicans are squirming now.
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A winner from the Old Dominion
Tweet Share on Facebook February 14, 2006 CommentWith the 2008 presidential election still more than two years away, the Democrats seem to be preparing to lose again after losing seven of the past 10.
Why?
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Swann's long run
Tweet Share on Facebook February 9, 2006 Comment (22)It could be a long game with no gain for Lynn Swann.
Lynn Swann, the great wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and currently a network sports announcer, is running for governor in Pennsylvania. Swann, a Republican, probably thinks his big name in the sports world will help him through a contested GOP primary and then a tough general election with savvy Democratic Gov. Ed Rendell.
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Status quo for lobbyists dons reformers' clothing
Tweet Share on Facebook February 7, 2006 CommentWhich political party is really serious about reforming the practice of lobbyist money going to members of Congress?
The evidence was clear in the latest issue of National Journal. Hint: It is not the Republicans.
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Duo's antics signal U-turn on Democrats' comeback trail
Tweet Share on Facebook February 6, 2006 Comment (1)Liberals should be embarrassed this week by the antics of antiwar activist Cindy Sheehan and former Attorney General Ramsey Clark.
Leave it to far-left Democrats to mar what seems to be a comeback season for the party's congressional candidates this fall.
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Cheney's holiday hypocrisy
Tweet Share on Facebook February 3, 2006 CommentPresident Bush was only seconds into his State of the Union speech Tuesday night when we saw our first sign of blatant hypocrisy.
After Bush paid a lofty tribute to the late Coretta Scott King, Republicans and Democrats alike rose in applause. Behind the president, so did Vice President Cheney. He should have remained in his seat.
John W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.
