Jun 15, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Greetings, supporters and students of Richard Nixon! Just a note to thank you in advance for welcoming me to the Nixon Presidential Library and Birthplace in Yorba Linda this coming Tuesday, June 17, at 7 pm, when I’ll be reading from, taking questions about,...
Jun 13, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Among the first online tributes to the late Tim Russert are this post from Kevin Thompson of the Palm Beach Post and an especially moving one from John Smyntek of the Detroit Free Press. The latter begins by discussing a column he wrote for his newspaper in 1998...
Jun 13, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Robert Novak’s column today catches one’s attention: Even for the feckless Senate, last week was extraordinary. When Republicans contended that Reid broke his pledge to confirm three of President Bush’s appeals court nominees by Memorial Day, Senate...
Jun 12, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
In a column in this morning’s Washington Times, Gary Andres notes that with several months to go before the Democratic convention Sen. Barack Obama has already achieved a considerable distinction. He cites the results of a recent Rasmussen poll which shows that...
Jun 9, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Pat Buchanan was on The Colbert Report last Thursday. He understands the terms of the gig, rolls with the flow, and has a good time — that’s all you can do on TCR unless you want want to buy trouble.
Jun 8, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
The food on the Senate side of the Capitol apparently leaves a lot to be desired; but the ironies in this story are utterly delicious. Last week, in a late-night voice vote, the Senate agreed to privatize the operation of its food service, a decision that would, for...
Jun 8, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Slate has put together an entertaining and already nostalgia-laden eight minute mini history of the just-ended contest for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. It skirts but averts being too clever by half, and will recall some already-forgotten...
Jun 8, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
The undercard has been cleaned out, the preliminary rounds are all over, and everyone will now start focusing on the main event. This represents both the good news and the bad news for Senator Obama. It’s good news because he has won his party’s nomination...
Jun 6, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
Here on the east coast there is still a short time left of the fortieth anniversary of Robert Kennedy’s assassination on 6 June 1968. Earlier this evening I was listening to C-SPAN radio’s excellent omnibus program: Press Secretary Frank Mankiewicz’...
Jun 6, 2008 | News, The New Nixon
While the question of what women, in general, want may still be up in the air, this afternoon a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll sheds considerable light on what Democratic women want. In a survey of Democratic voters, 60% of the women polled stated they hoped...
