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Tightknit Republicans? Dream On
Tweet Share on Facebook May 30, 2007 CommentIt is a new day in Washington when the usually unified and tightknit Republicans are fighting one another.
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Murtha Goes Overboard
Tweet Share on Facebook May 29, 2007 CommentToo many old bulls in the House of Representatives consider themselves masters of all. They regard their seniority as a right to dominate and bully others.
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A Proud South Africa
Tweet Share on Facebook May 24, 2007 CommentCAPE TOWN--For a stunning example of a young democracy on the rise, South Africa is a nation to behold.
In the short 15 years since apartheid was abolished and Nelson Mandela took over as president in a free election, the country has experienced a remarkable boom.
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Broken Nomination System May Worsen
Tweet Share on Facebook May 18, 2007 CommentThe 2008 presidential primary process is already a mess. And it could get even worse.
Too many states continue to jockey for position to try for more influence in the decision. They are making a mockery of selecting our leader and run the risk of turning off voters long before anyone casts a vote.
My colleague, David Broder of the Washington Post, had it right. He wrote that it borders on the criminal if the parties don't fix this by 2010. It is too late this year.
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The '08 Flood of Money
Tweet Share on Facebook May 16, 2007 CommentThe unwieldy field of candidates in both parties has already raised tens of millions in dollars. That figure will balloon into the hundreds of millions before year's end.
How much money is too much?
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Chuck Hagel: Moving the Party
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2007 CommentWhat a shame President Bush doesn't listen more to GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska instead of Vice President Cheney and his obstinate advisers on Iraq.
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Let's Not Go Overboard
Tweet Share on Facebook May 11, 2007 CommentSome journalists, bloggers, and even news organizations are beating their chests about reporters and editors mingling with politicians at a few fancy dinners in Washington.
Common sense dictates some more thought here of right and wrong. Journalists should not be socially chummy or even close to members of Congress or the White House staff. But let's not get silly or grandstand about it.
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A Murmur for Fred Thompson
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2007 CommentThe battle cry for former Sen. Fred Thompson to save the Republican Party from its current field of candidates could dwindle to a murmur soon.
Although the Tennessee Republican is managing to attract a lot of free publicity these days, he is starting to get some scrutiny. The reviews are hardly encouraging.
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At Long Last, Mr. Cheney
Tweet Share on Facebook May 4, 2007 CommentOn June 5, Lewis "Scooter" Libby will face a probable prison sentence of around two years. He should not stand alone.
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Nixon and Agnew: the Strangest of Bedfellows
Tweet Share on Facebook May 2, 2007 CommentHistorians, young and old, can't get enough of trying to understand the mind of President Richard Nixon. He is perhaps the most complicated and then loathed figure to ever occupy the Oval Office.
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.
