http://buzz.nationalreview.com/ en-us klopez@nationalreview.com 2005-10-24T17:12:21-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080577.asp As noted over in The Corner, The Buzz has ended its run. I’d like to thank everyone who checked out The Buzz over the past eight months. And of course thank National Review Online for giving me this opportunity. As... 2005-10-24T17:12:21-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080548.asp Daly Thoughts scribe Gerry Daly writes in to say my NJ GOV optimism may not be totally misplaced: "Keep on dreaming. As I pointed out here, http://dalythoughts.com/?p=4417, in 2000's Senate race which was won by Jon Corzine over Bob Franks,... 2005-10-24T14:15:44-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080544.asp Following a meeting with his cabinet this morning discussing Hurricane Wilma, President Bush took a few questions from the press. Naturally, none of them had to do with Hurricane Wilma. The first question came from Associated Press WH correspondent Nedra... 2005-10-24T13:58:16-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080543.asp Buzz reader John think my post earlier today on the NJ GOV race is too optimistic: “As much as I would like it to be so, 46 to 37 isn't close. 45/34 is worse. That fact that the numbers correlate... 2005-10-24T13:50:51-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080542.asp According to today’s Roll Call, House Speaker Dennis Hastert will begin logging entries in his own blog starting this week: Sometime early this week, visitors to www.speaker.gov will be able to click on “Speaker’s Journal” and read Hastert’s own... 2005-10-24T13:47:08-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080499.asp Last night I received an email showing the results of a new blogger poll conducted by Truth Laid Bear. The poll asked bloggers whether or not they support the Supreme Court nomination of Harriet Miers. As of the most recent... 2005-10-24T09:34:50-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080497.asp Though polls continue to show Corzine with the lead, the race remains close. A new poll conducted by Monmouth University and released by Gannett Newspapers shows 45 percent supporting Corzine, verses 34 percent for Forrester. The good news out of... 2005-10-24T09:23:14-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080493.asp This weekend, I attended a campaign event for New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Doug Forrester. His campaign against Jon Corzine has been surprisingly close with the election now less than three weeks away. Polls still show Corzine leading the race, but... 2005-10-24T09:15:11-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080364.asp Today’s Wall Street Journal takes a look at how House Republicans are reasserting themselves in pushing forward the conservative agenda: “Next week, House Republicans plan to vote to cut $50 billion from federal spending over the next five years, $15... 2005-10-21T10:57:03-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080362.asp I’d like to give a special thanks to everyone who came out for last night’s New York Young Republican Club meeting. We had an enjoyable Q&A discussion on topics including Harriet Miers, Tom DeLay, fiscal discipline and the Democratic agenda.... 2005-10-21T10:52:47-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080276.asp I'm on the road driving to NYC. On the radio, hero of the Democratic Party Rahm Emanuel is advocating a dollar for dollar tax increase to match Iraq reconstruction spending. Emanuel made a comparison between training Iraqi teachers while U.S.... 2005-10-20T15:06:43-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080264.asp Many thanks to the Republican Conference for hosting Blog Row today. I am now on the road to NYC. Will be back later this evening with more updates and traveling to NJ tomorrow to cover the Forrester campaign.... 2005-10-20T13:31:10-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080233.asp Mike Pence, Deborah Pryce and Kevin Brady are in the room answering questions from bloggers right now. My first question was directed at Congressman Pence. I told Pence that questions of fiscal restraint are of high concern to conservative voters.... 2005-10-20T11:32:25-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080226.asp I just got settled in at “Blog Row” here over at the Canon House Office Building. There are eight of us here right now, including myself. Also in attendance are Ian Schwartz from the Political Teen, Mary Katherine Ham and... 2005-10-20T11:01:48-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080208.asp This morning I’m headed over to Congress. The Republican conference is providing a first-time opportunity this morning for live blogging from the House office buildings. In addition, there will be a rolling list of members coming through the workspace today... 2005-10-20T08:49:43-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080142.asp For any Buzz readers in the New York area, I’ll be the featured speaker tomorrow night at the New York Young Republican Club at 7pm.... 2005-10-19T15:44:52-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080092.asp While most would agree that Rove cannot be replaced, would the White House nonetheless look to a particular individual to step-up if Rove were indicted? There has been a lot of buzz around Washington that former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie... 2005-10-19T11:35:02-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080091.asp If Karl Rove were forced to step down for any reason could the Bush agenda survive? No one doubts Rove's value to this president. However, perhaps it is possible the agenda could stand on its own merits even while losing... 2005-10-19T11:33:03-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/080089.asp Yesterday, I asked if the Bush agenda is stalled and if so how much of that is directly tied to the Patrick Fitzgerald investigation? A source who asked to remain anonymous because of their close ties to the White House... 2005-10-19T11:30:20-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079975.asp There should be some consensus now as to the "personal wisdom" of Harriet Miers. Those who continue support her nomination can look to today’s White House talking points. But for those against her nomination, there is today’s 65-page questionnaire response... 2005-10-18T15:38:59-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079969.asp Buzz reader Florence writes in: “How breathtakingly unfair and hypocritical is the major media. The presumption of guilt in covering the Plame/Wilson affair is an affront to that most basic of American jurisprudence: innocent until proven guilty. If it should... 2005-10-18T15:19:53-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079957.asp I just spoke with GOP strategist Charlie Black about the White House agenda. Black tells NRO he doesn’t think the White House has been “off its game” despite the distractions posed by special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald: “I don’t think there’s... 2005-10-18T13:43:02-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079943.asp Even though everyone in Washington has an opinion, no one knows if Karl Rove will be indicted. However, it is obvious that the White House has been off its game for a while now. If Patrick Fitzgerald ends his investigation... 2005-10-18T12:46:12-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079923.asp New York Times reporter Anne Kornblut takes a look at criticism surrounding White House Chief of Staff Andy Card. She points to two critical events – the response to Hurricane Katrina and the selection of Harriett Miers – that fell... 2005-10-18T12:05:48-05:00 http://buzz.nationalreview.com/079882.asp The Washington Post says special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has “zeroed in on the role of Vice President Cheney's office” had in the Joe Wilson/Valerie Plame affair. The Post reports, “The prosecutor has assembled evidence that suggests Cheney's long-standing tensions with... 2005-10-18T09:11:05-05:00