We hear Washington Senate candidate Mike McGavick (R) is a big supporter of President Bush’s plan to phase out Social Security. If you know more, drop us a line.
Hmmm. Apparently New Jersey Senate candidate Tom Kean, Jr. (R) is a big phase-out supporter too.
On Kean’s website he says: “Tom is committed to keeping the promise of Social Security for current recipients and those nearing retirement. At the same time, changes will be required to keep the program solvent for future generations. This problem can only be solved through bipartisan cooperation. In the U.S. Senate, Tom will work with Republicans and Democrats to find bipartisan solutions to the long-term challenges facing Social Security, so that this important program can continue to provide retirement security for Americans far into the future.”
But last year in the New Jersey state senate he apparently twice voted against a bill calling on President Bush to abandon his plan to phase out Social Security and replace it with private accounts.
Sen. Burns (R-MT) takes enviro turn to help save senate butt.
Net Neutrality amendment fails in Senate Commerce Committee. 11-11 tie.
Nathan Newman on the very rapid blog response to Obama’s religion speech.
A powerful dispatch from Dexter Filkins about the death of one American soldier in Iraq.
Tom DeLay works the room. This and more of the day’s news in today’s Daily Muck.
Just got in this morning. Obviously the big news today is the Hamdan (i.e., Gitmo) decision. For the moment, I’ll refer everyone to Marty Lederman’s summary and quick analysis.
The probe into Rep. Jerry Lewis’s (R-CA) relationship with the Copeland, Lowery lobbying firm continues to expand.
Katherine Harris: House Dems want me elected to senate.
And I thought I was bad at math!
It’s already been 
reported that the lobby shop at the heart of the Chairman Lewis (R-CA) investigation, Copeland Lowery, submitted a bunch of revised filings after they came under investigation early this year.
But we dug into the documents. And it seems they somehow failed to report something like $2 million worth of lobbying fees. An expert we spoke to says he think it’ll amount to felonies.
Justin Rood’s got the whole story over at TPMmuckraker.com.