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Click here to visit the new home of Politics Daily!Rep. Steve King of Iowa fully expected to become chairman of the House Judiciary subcommittee on immigration -- and his party's leading voice on immigration -- when Republicans took over the House this month. He talked as if it were a done deal, and it was reported that way by many outlets. But King learned last week it was not to be. Instead, even though he was the senior member of the panel, GOP leaders tapped veteran Rep. Elton Gallegly of California. Why did they snub King, a quotable cable regular, as their chief immigration spokesman? Just guessing, but . . . 1. He designed a wall ...
All this week, the FanHouse staff will look back at the most significant baseball storylines of 2010. When the 2010 baseball season started, four of the top 14 managers all-time in terms of win total were at the helm of big league teams. When 2011 starts, only one of those four, St. Louis' Tony La Russa, will still be on the job. Bobby Cox, Joe Torre and Lou Piniella all have retired. That turnover was just part of one of the most active managerial seasons in the sport''s history. Twelve of the 30 managers who were in charge to start 2010 are gone, as are two interim managers. Only 1992 ...
As Sam Stein reported earlier today, John McCain appears to be employing the same Robo-call firm that was used to smear him in the 2000, when he ran against President Bush. The firm, FLS-Connect, is currently spreading McCain's message that Barack Obama "worked closely" with Bill Ayers, and therefore may be a threat to America's safety:Any tie between the McCain campaign and FLS represents an ironic twist of fate and a reflection of just how far the Arizona Republican has moved politically in the last eight years. During the 2000 election, FLS and Larsonhelpled then-presidential candidate ...
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