Daily Archives: 2/1/2007

By Jacob Weisberg Posted Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007, at 3:04 PM ET “And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I’m sorry it’s the case, and I’ll work … Continue reading →

I didn’t stop reading political blogs even after I knew I should. http://time.blogs.com/daily_dish/ Here is the text delivered by Zbigniew Brzezinski to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this morning: It is time for the White House to come to terms … Continue reading →

From Josh Marshall’s Talking Points Memo blog, linked here.  An analysis released today by the Congressional Budget Office estimates that the administration has vastly underestimated the actual number of extra troops that will be deployed to Iraq under the president’s … Continue reading →

From the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune: WASHINGTON – Comedian and radio talk show host Al Franken has begun calling Democratic members of Congress and prominent DFLers to tell them he will definitely challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, the … Continue reading →

From Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Best-selling author and columnist Molly Ivins, the sharp-witted liberal who skewered the political establishment and referred to President Bush as “Shrub,” died Wednesday after a long battle with breast cancer. She was 62. … Continue reading →