David Holman
He thought taking bribes might endanger his prospects as a leader in the House. Just considering the offer may have done the job. Hoyer is the new House majority leader. Still… who knows? Hoyer may have had the votes all…
Suffice it to say Murtha did not tell the truth tonight on Hardball about when he knew that his fellow congressmen were receiving bribes. (And Matthews did a much better job questioning him than many have, such as Wolf Blitzer.)…
For you late-night readers, I taped a short segment for tonight’s Anderson Cooper 360 earlier this evening. They have not given me a time, but look out for more on the Murtha mess sometime during the 10 p.m. hour.
Paul, that is just what I was thinking. Why, replacing failed leadership with more of the same would be as silly as appointing bribable congressmen to leadership positions! Apparently, last week’s “thumpin’” meant something different to those in power. Mel…
There are reports that Ed Gillespie may chair the Republican Party of Virginia. Kate Obenshain Griffin resigned this week (a likely preemptive strike before being asked to resign) — she is headed to D.C. to serve as George Allen’s chief…
John Fund adds a twist to my article last month on Congressman Murtha’s involvement in the Abscam scandal (and without a nod — no love from a fellow TASer): a short part of George Crile’s book Charlie Wilson’s War. In…
Congressman Pence keeps racking up endorsements. The latest is from the Center for Individual Freedom — their first-ever endorsement. Thanks to On Tap for the heads up.
Philip, I saw Nancy Pelosi touting her new and improved clean House on the news Wednesday night. In addition to Mollohan, the House Dems still have William “Freezer” Jefferson and John Murtha as a potential majority leader. If this is…
After reading the postmortem articles this morning, my first thought was to bounce back and support Pence for minority leader. In that spirit, I created a Pence for minority leader Facebook group. Turns out Pence already announced. We get results!
Kos predicts a Lamont win (via Kurtz).
