2006 Oversight Committee Report on Political Appointments

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Bush Upped Political Appointments, Now Wants Bureaucrats

Earlier I noted it’s worth keeping an eye on last-ditch “burrowing” efforts by the executive branch, where political appointees slide into career positions, presumably to carry through the White House policy of a previous administration even after a new president has moved in.

Interestingly, the current move by the More…

Why Bother Making Political Appointees Bureaucrats?

This morning’s Washington Post explains that the Bush administration is using the last-minute practice of “burrowing,” or slipping political appointees into career positions in federal agencies, throughout the executive branch.

The Post reports that, so far, 20 political appointees have been changed over to career posts — which carry More…

Lieberman Keeps His Chairmanship

Sen. Harry Reid just announced in a press conference on CNN that Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.) will keep his chairmanship of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee and the Airland Subcommittee of the Armed Services Committee.

Lieberman will relinquish his seat on the environment committee.

Lieberman, now an Independent, More…

24,000 Alaska Votes To Go

The Anchorage Daily News reports that by tomorrow we might know whether Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) has managed to hang on to his Senate seat

Most of the 24,000 ballots left to be counted are from Anchorage voters, a good sign for Stevens’ Democratic challenger, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich, More…

TWI RSS Working, We Apologize

Hello RSS Followers — Sorry for any confusion on the previous posts! We have not been hijacked, as some readers have asked. The series of documents related to the Kennedy assassination that appeared in your readers earlier today were published prematurely. We are going to link those documents to a More…

Stevens Trails Begich in Vote Tally

I don’t know if I can handle any more Alaska drama!

The Anchorage Daily News reports this morning that Democratic Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich has pulled ahead of Sen. Ted Stevens in the vote tally expected to take about another week to complete.

Palin 2012 Hopes Hinge on Broader Appeal

As Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin looks to 2012, she’ll have plenty to learn from 2008.

If Palin hopes to pull off a victory in four years, she will need to live up to her reputation as a popular, galvanizing political figure.

The Republican Party base had high hopes for the More…

Palin Not Ruling Out Stevens Seat

In an interview tonight with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Palin said she hasn’t ruled out filling Sen. Ted Stevens’ Senate seat if he is reelected and the Senate ejects him for his felony conviction.

She said she doesn’t want “to close any doors” on her future.

She also said she is More…

Palin Stands by ‘Palling Around With Terrorists’ Comment

In the interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer that aired this evening, Gov. Sarah Palin said she would be interested in working in Sen. Barack Obama’s administration. In the next breath, she told Blitzer she stands by her tough comments on the national campaign trail, including the one that Obama is More…