Joe Scott 3: The Body Politic

New Messages Or New Ideas?

30 May 2005 |permalink | email article

While there are signs of a developing fissure between the right and moderate wings of the Republican Party, a more interesting phenomenon is occurring within the ranks of the party opposite. The struggle for the hearts and minds of… read full story

Arnold: Losing His Messianic Touch?

27 May 2005 |permalink | email article

First. a revealing quotation from a new Schwarzenneger biography by Laurence Leamer, who also wrote a Kennedy family trilogy, about his fascination with charismatic leaders:

“Arnold believed that what America needed was a great leader with all the messianic… read full story

Filibuster Compromise: Can It Hold?

25 May 2005 |permalink | email article

A group of 14 centrist senators Monday evening, in an unexpected deal that cut across ideological and political lines, signed a compromise that defused the threat of a “nuclear option” that would have rewritten the Senate’s 214-year-old filibuster rule.… read full story