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Jamie Dupree's Washington Insider Archive for May 2009
Blog Entries for Sunday, May 31
Government Motors, Part 2
Here is the White House explanation of what many will openly deride as "Government Motors," the bankruptcy solution for General Motors being pushed by the Obama Administration. The White House issued this on Sunday evening. = General Motors Restructuring - Shared Sacrifice The President made clear throughout this process that ...
Legislative Transactions
One of my favorite parts of the sports page has always been the list of "Transactions," as in which players have been signed, cut, traded and more. Last Friday, we had two notable items, one from each party, which would have gone into the agate type of a Legislative Transactions ...
The Supreme Court Countdown
We are into June, which means the watch is now on as the Supreme Court will make its way through the final rulings for the term, before going on a summer break. One case included in that group is the New Haven, Connecticut firefighter case, known as Ricci v DeStefano, ...
The Sotomayor Fight
The nomination fight over Judge Sonia Sotomayor moves into a new phase this week, as she starts meetings Tuesday with Senate leaders and members of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Those who helped White House efforts on Supreme Court nominations often say these face-to-face meetings are maybe the most important part of ...
Blog Entries for Friday, May 29
Another Burger Run
Here is the White House pool report from President Obama's trek to a Five Guys in Southeast Washington, D.C. on Friday, where he grabbed some burgers for himself and White House staffers. = Pool Report 1 Another Obama burger run, this time to a Five Guys in Southeast Washington.President Obama ...
Health Care Reform
As the Congress returns to work this week, one of the biggest issues on the domestic agenda is most certainly health care reform. The next four weeks could hold a lot of news on that front. Last week, President Obama told supporters that health reform has to be done this ...
Blog Entries for Thursday, May 28
Detainee Abuse Photos
The Obama Administration has made clear that it plans to take a legal dispute over the release of detainee abuse photographs to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. In papers filed with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday - yes, the same circuit that is home to Judge ...
The Sotomayor Debate
As we head into the weekend, the initial debate on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor has been muted on one hand, aggressive on another and still a bit murky for some Democrats. But best of all, it's been damn entertaining so far. First, let's start on the Democratic side. What ...
Supreme Court Questionnaire
So, you want to be on the U.S. Supreme Court, eh? Then here is your weekend homework, a little questionnaire for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. It may take more than a few days to complete. The opening questions are normal, your name, place of birth, employement history, etc. But then we get ...
Blog Entries for Wednesday, May 27
The Flip Side
Yesterday I wrote about how the White House had gotten an early edge on Republicans by nominating someone for the U.S. Supreme Court during a Congressional break week. The logical second day story would have been a quick visit by the new nominee to Capitol Hill - but Democrats didn't ...
Government Motors
I guess a lot of politicians and their staffers in DC are on vacation this week, because I thought some headlines in Wednesday's newspapers might have prompted some outrage on the future of GM. "Rescue Plan Would Give U.S. Most of GM's Stock," read the headline above the fold on the ...
Sotomayor On Trial
As the Senate starts to get ready for confirmation hearings on President Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, the best part is how much material is already available for review and being used by both sides. There's the now infamous remarks that Judge Sonia Sotomayor made - and that ...
Failed Supreme Court Nominees
I got some questions from listeners after talking the other day about how 18% of all Supreme Court nominees have not made it to the bench, so I thought I would take a look at some of that history. Going all the way back to George Washington, who had two ...
Blog Entries for Tuesday, May 26
Burris & Blago Encore
It's never a good thing for a member of Congress when the words "FBI wiretap" and "Senator" are used in the same sentence. But that's what we have now out of Illinois. Yesterday, a federal judge ordered the public release of the transcripts of an FBI wiretap that caught then-private-citizen ...
Sotomayor 1997-98 Version
So what happened in 1997 when President Bill Clinton nominated Sonia Sotomayor for a spot on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals? And does it mean a rude reception now for her bid to join the U.S. Supreme Court? Back in 1997, Sotomayor's nomination caused a bit of battling, but most of ...
Obama v GOP
The Tuesday morning announcement of a Supreme Court pick is a reminder of how a White House can drive the news cycle. But it's also a reminder of what the loyal opposition didn't do. For the last few weeks, there has been speculation on when the President would nominate someone ...
Looking For Holes
If you are looking for holes in President Obama's choice for the U.S. Supreme Court, then maybe the best example right now is a case involving affirmative action and reverse discrimination that came before appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor in 2007. The case involves white firefighters in New Haven, Connecticut, ...
Obama Picks Sotomayor
Well, my hunch was right about today, as President Obama is naming federal appeals court judge Sonia Sotomayor as his choice to replace retiring U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter. Sotomayor would be the first Hispanic justice, so that will get a lot of focus in the weeks ahead, though ...
Do Some Citizen Research
I get the emails each week. They cite a bill number in Congress and make some ominous accusation about what is contained in the legislation, usually some kind of political conspiracy which is also accompanied by complaints that the press is ignoring the issue. So I dutifully look up the ...
Blog Entries for Monday, May 25
The Congressional Schedule
This is one of the "break" weeks that Congress has built into its yearly schedule. If you don't live in the Capitol Hill bubble, it probably doesn't make much sense, but inside, it does. Like most people, lawmakers in Congress produce more when they have a reason to produce. And ...
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