january 23, 2006

The Next Majority Leader?

This morning, I had a conversation with Congressman Roy Blunt, the acting House Majority Leader. The race to fill Tom DeLay’s shoes ends with a vote by Republican members of the House on February 2. My story will air next Wednesday, February 1, but here’s some of that interview.

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january 23, 2006

Tom DeLay Speaks

I had a chance to interview Congressman Tom DeLay and his wife Christine last week in Houston Texas. The full story will air next Thursday February 2, but below are some excerpts from my conversation with them. I found them to be very genuine. They clearly feel that the mainstream media has done them a disservice, and the former House Majority Leader says his lawyers look at everything he does so he feels comfortable that he will NOT be implicated in the Jack Abramoff mess.

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january 17, 2006

Tom DeLay Interview

I head to Houston Texas Wednesday to sit down one on one with former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay. I’ll be talking to him and his wife about everything: from Jack Abramoff, to his re-election race in his home district to who should be the next Majority leader. I’m soliciting questions, so send me an email if you have one you want me to ask.

january 12, 2006

Tears of Joy

Don’t worry Mrs. Alito. Your sad tears the other day in the Senate Judiciary Committee will soon be tears of joy when your hubby Sammy ( is that what you call him?) is confirmed as the next Supreme Court Justice. Alito was never rattled by Schumer,Biden,Kennedy et al. I just don’t see how Democrats could sustain a filibuster here. There only chance was if Alito came across as bumbling or incompetent. He didn’t. As a matter of fact, he looked a lot like John Roberts out there.

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january 11, 2006

The Nerdy Roberts

Ok, first let’s just admit it. Samuel Alito will not make the cover of GQ if you know what I mean. Doesn’t he look the guy in 10th grade math class with eight pens and a slide rule tucked in his front left pocket? He’s the smart, nerdy guy you remember from high school that is now all grown up and ready to be a Supreme Court Justice. He sure did look the part yesterday. 

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january 3, 2006

A Sneaking Suspicion

After covering Capitol Hill for a while now, I just have a feeling, a hunch that the Democrats will try and filibuster the Alito Supreme Court nomination. Let’s break this down for a moment. It really is the “perfect storm” for the Democrats. First of all, Alito is clearly a pro-life guy who has written how Roe was wrongly decided. That not only drives Democrats nuts, it scares them too. The abortion topic alone would be enough for many Senators to try and block his nomination. But now comes this whole NSA wire tapping program. The Democrats are livid over that too. Remember, they DO NOT like President Bush. It all goes back to 2000 and Al Gore and how Bush isn’t the legitimate President. But now here comes Bush saying I have the “power” to secretly wiretap. How do you think that’s playing in democratic circles?

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