Michael Barone - Some answers to Rush’s questions
A bit of excitement today as Rush Limbaugh devoted much of his program today to my Wednesday column in the Washington Examiner, headlined “Tea party neophytes outshine the Dems’ old pros.” Rush (it seems natural to refer to him by first name) said many kind things about me, but also asked a few slightly barbed questions. “Why is Barone surprised that Tea Party professional outshine major party professionals?” “Why do those in the Beltway, writing articles and books and on TV, think their audience is? Why are they stuck that their audience understands their message?”
Let me respond.
Timothy P. Carney - Ethics questions about Murkowski's Alaska deals
Murkowski introduced a bill, S 881, that would transfer 85,000 acres of prime timber land on and around Prince of Wales Island to an Alaska Native Corporation called Sealaska, even though this land was outside the Sealaska's boundaries as established in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Sealaska retained as its lobbyist the K Street firm Van Ness Feldman, which, as a hub in the "Alaska mafia," includes a platoon of former aides to Murkowski and the other current and former federal lawmakers from Alaska -- former senator and governor Frank Murkowski (Lisa's father), Rep. Don Young, and Stevens.
Julie Mason - Obama targeting youth, minorities in campaign makeover
After a recent spate of headlines showed that black voters would be critical to Democratic election hopes Nov. 2, Obama did an unusual conference call with 30 journalists from African-American news outlets. He also sat down with a group of black columnists, and held a summit with black bloggers.
Stung by criticism from Hispanics about the lack of progress on immigration reform, Obama this week signed an executive order aimed at improving education for Hispanics.
Susan Ferrechio - Pelosi's days as House speaker just about over
With the Nov. 2 election less than two weeks away, it appears all but certain that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will not be able to hold on to her leadership post, even if Democrats preserve their majority in the House.
Timothy P. Carney - Why a potential Republican majority shouldn't excite fiscal conservatives
If you're a fiscal conservative who expects a Republican majority in Congress next year, Phil Klein at the American Spectator provides a good reason to not get your hopes up, even if the GOP does win.
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