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A View on Bush Veto Powers
Tweet Share on Facebook March 30, 2007 CommentPresident Bush insists that he will oppose any date certain for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq. Bush gets angry when confronted with deadlines imposed by the Congress.
The president can accomplish this by vetoing any bill containing a withdrawal with the stroke of his veto pen. He has the votes to sustain a veto–no question.
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Wild Goings-On in Nation's Capital
Tweet Share on Facebook March 28, 2007 CommentIs it any wonder that folks outside Washington think the nation's capital is a zoo?
Item: Three years after soldier Pat Tillman was killed by friendly fire in Iraq, the Pentagon tried to come clean by naming high-ranking officers who bungled the matter.
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A Texan Thwarts Democracy for D.C.
Tweet Share on Facebook March 26, 2007 CommentEvery civic-minded voting resident of Washington, D.C., should be willing to go next year to campaign for the Democratic opponent of GOP Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas. Or at least he or she should send money to that Democrat.
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Iraq Will Be in Chaos Whether We Stay or Go
Tweet Share on Facebook March 22, 2007 CommentThe ardent supporters of the war in Iraq constantly tell us that there will be widespread chaos and bloodshed if U.S. troops leave the country.
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In Senate Races, It's Time for Hardball
Tweet Share on Facebook March 19, 2007 CommentOn Monday, the nation marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Iraq. There was no celebration to note the continuing conflict that has split the country asunder.
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Gonzales Is on Borrowed Time
Tweet Share on Facebook March 15, 2007 CommentWhen a solid and thoughtful conservative like GOP Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire tells the attorney general it is time to go, it is beyond time.
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Two GOP New Mexicans Must Go
Tweet Share on Facebook March 12, 2007 CommentIn our last installment on the controversy surrounding Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, we needed to pay more attention to the behavior of New Mexico Republicans Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson.
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Gonzales Rivals Rove as Chief Manipulator
Tweet Share on Facebook March 9, 2007 CommentAttorney General Alberto Gonzales has fully demonstrated that he has become the most political law enforcer of the land since John Mitchell in those dark Watergate days of Richard Nixon's administration.
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Steroid Issue Clouds Spring Training
Tweet Share on Facebook March 8, 2007 CommentCLEARWATER, Fla.–The boys of summer are in full spring training mode with the nagging problem of steroids still hanging over the sport.
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It's Libby's Time to Tell All
Tweet Share on Facebook March 7, 2007 CommentVice President Cheney has become the most marginalized figure in the Bush administration. Even among many Republican loyalists, he has lost his already fading influence.
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.
