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We all knew this would happen. Did we think it would happen so soon?
A cast member of MTV’s “The Real World” is running for Congress. Kevin Powell, otherwise known as the serious guy with the flat-top from the show’s first season, is mounting a primary challenge against Ed Towns in New York’s tenth district. Notably, [...]
Things we learned from John Yoo and David Addington’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee yesterday:
1. The president can probably bury someone alive—though it’s doubtful he would. (He would probably crush his child’s testicles first.)
2. Yoo—who wrote the memo arguing that pain not equivalent to organ failure of death doesn’t qualify as torture—isn’t sure “what [...]
Filed under: Congress
Immigration restrictionists scored a big win yesterday, with the primary defeat of six-term Utah Republican Chris Cannon. His opponent, Jason Chaffetz, campaigned against birthright citizenship and amnesty, in contrast to Cannon, who long ago earned the ire of Republicans concerned about the border security and immigration. As the Politico notes:
Immigration was the driving [...]
Filed under: Congress, Election, Immigration
The American Spectator held a breakfast earlier today with California state senator — and now Congressional candidate — Tom McClintock, a rare conservative among Golden State Republicans. Dave Weigel was there and has a good blog post here, noting that McClintock refused to take the bait when asked if he objected to Ron Paul’s foreign [...]
Filed under: Congress, Conservatism
Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution states that the president “shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed.” But surely it doesn’t mean all laws. Just the ones he likes. That’s one of the perks of being The Decider.
Presidents back to Monroe have attached notes to the bills they signed—disputing, qualifying, refining. But [...]
Filed under: Congress, Uncategorized