October 27, 2005

Morning Wonderments

1. Why isn't President Bush getting more flack from his base for the Bernanke appointment?

2. Will Mike McGavick's entrance in the WA Senate race (following last minute, in-person consultations in DC) finally give the NRSC a positive talking point to tout its recruiting efforts?

3. Aside from Tuesday's Cheney/Libby "notes" blockbuster in the New York Times -- clearly a damage prevention leak from one party involved -- will the Washington Post (and reporters Pincus, VandeHei, Leonning) get the credit they deserve for behing ahead of the curve on the Plame investigation story?

4. Will GOPers and Dems stop asking if Raw Story's scoops are true?

5. Why did the WH cave so quickly on Davis-Bacon?

6. What's this we hear about the President's plans to devote his SOTU to health care, immigration/border security and propose major tax reform? [MARC AMBINDER]

Posted at 08:47 AM

Comments

1. Why isn't President Bush getting more flack from his base for the Bernanke appointment?

Two reasons:

1. His true base - the plutocrat class - doesn't have a problem with Bernanke.

2. The GOP voting base - the 'Christian' Right - doesn't really care who's in charge of the Fed.

Once past those two groups, who's left?

3. [W]ill the Washington Post (and reporters Pincus, VandeHei, Leonning) get the credit they deserve for behing ahead of the curve on the Plame investigation story?

I hope not. Bloggers Josh Marshall (Talking Points Memo) and Laura Rozen (War and Piece) have been miles ahead of the WaPo on this one.

5. Why did the WH cave so quickly on Davis-Bacon?

Because they were going to get their asses kicked if they let it come to a vote, and that would have been more publicly damaging than a quiet concession.

RT | 10.27.05 12:38 PM

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