FLEISCHER'S WEAK PITCH.... Rumor has it, a number of the most die-hard loyal Bushies still hope, reality be damned, to rehabilitate George W. Bush's public image. Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer is a leader of the effort, and......

THEY'RE SPENDING HOW MUCH?.... Let me get this straight: $650,000 for beaver management is outrageous, even if it helps prevent extensive property damage. $200,000 for a gang-tattoo-removal program is ridiculous, even if it helps prevent crime. $951,500 for the Oregon......

SIGNING STATEMENTS.... It's hard to know where to start when detailing George W. Bush's assaults on constitutional norms, but near the top of any list would have to be his signing statements. The former president used them to give laws......

TELL US WHAT?.... On "Fox News Sunday," Chris Wallace asked John McCain how he thinks President Obama is doing so far. The Arizona Republican said he thinks the president is "working very hard," and has "the support of the majority"......

THEY'RE NOT EVEN TRYING.... I argued yesterday that congressional Republicans are guilty of a "pre-recession mindset." Evidence to bolster the argument is hard to miss. The top Republican in the House is seizing on the latest spike in unemployment to......

PROMISES KEPT.... Whether or not one approves of President Obama's agenda, it's hard not to notice that he's doing pretty much exactly what he said he'd do during the presidential campaign. None of his steps thus far have come as......

IS THIS 'BEYOND CUTTING-EDGE'?.... Following up on Hilzoy's item from earlier, I want to offer the Republican Party some simple and friendly advice: stop trying so hard to be cool. It's backfiring. The catalyst for all of this is Rep.......

He wasn't calling out Jindal, Sanford, and Barbour specifically, but the message was hard to miss....

He wasn't calling out Jindal, Sanford, and Barbour specifically, but the message was hard to miss....

He wasn't calling out Jindal, Sanford, and Barbour specifically, but the message was hard to miss....