Editors’ Blog - 2007
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10.31.07 | 10:54 am
TPMCafers Respond to Dem Debate

M.J. Rosenberg:

Most important for me was that the Iran issue was at last confronted. I think that her vote for Kyl-Lieberman was Hillary’s big mistake of the campaign season.

Greg Anrig:

To continue to shy away from attacking conservative ideology, which is the root cause of almost all of the Bush administration’s failures, amounts to political malpractice.

10.31.07 | 11:38 am
From the Ridiculous to the Absurd

The humorous sidelight of last night’s debate was the UFO question. Take a look:

10.31.07 | 12:31 pm
The jury could get

The jury could get the case against Duke briber Brent Wilkes as early as this morning West Coast time. Paul Kiel has the roundup of Wilkes’ last day on the stand in his own defense.

10.31.07 | 12:35 pm
What has caused the

What has caused the U.S. intelligence failures of this decade? Ex-CIA analyst Larry Johnson knows one reason why.

10.31.07 | 1:16 pm
Hillary wrangles big ASFCME

Hillary wrangles big ASFCME endorsement.

10.31.07 | 2:01 pm
Hart and Dirksen buildings

Hart and Dirksen buildings evacuated.

10.31.07 | 3:09 pm
Fork It Over

Breaking: FEC tags Cunningham briber Mitchell Wade and his old company MZM with $1 million fine–second largest in FEC history–for campaign finance violations. According to the FEC:

Mr. Wade used MZM corporate funds to reimburse employees and their spouses for contributions to the campaign committees of Representatives Virgil Goode and Katherine Harris.

10.31.07 | 3:31 pm
Dana Perino is grilled

Dana Perino is grilled about those Abramoff docs that Henry Waxman wants and about Karen Hughes’ failed effort to improve the U.S image abroad, in today’s White House briefing:

10.31.07 | 4:58 pm
Judiciary Dems Lining Up Against Mukasey

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) just announced on the Senate floor that he will vote no on the Mukasey nomination. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced his opposition earlier today.

10.31.07 | 7:46 pm
On Second Thought

Clinton endorses Spitzer plan.

Late Update: Maybe there’s more to it. Greg Sargent looks at the fine print.