Month: February 2006

Bernanke subtly skewers Bush

President Bush made a surprise appearance this morning at the ceremonial swearing-in of Ben Bernanke, the new Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve.  Also in attendance were Bernanke’s predecessors,...

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Live Blogging NSA Hearings

I’m late to the party. Can someone fill us in on what has happened so far? Update [2006-2-6 12:45:3 by BooMan]: Lunch break until 1:45 Eastern Time Update [2006-2-6 13:3:15 by BooMan]: Do you think the American people will...

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QUOTE OF THE DAY

”Failure to stop Alito is not Maria Cantwell’s — it’s ours. Cantwell, like every other Democratic senator, really only heard from anti-Alito constituents in great numbers for two or three days before the...

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Howard Dean: One year as DNC Chair

Last night, in the Sunday Night Mixed Bag thread at Howard-Empowered People, I noted: By the way, I was reminded, when I went to visit the “About the Chairman” page, that a week from today will be Howard Dean’s...

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