The President doesn't just appoint the Secretary of State, he appoints the Secretary of State, and then the Congress votes. And if the Congress approves that person, that person becomes Secretary of State. — Josh Marshall Copy Share Image
If you look at the people who are advising Rudy Giuliani it turns out that they seem to be all the people who were… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
The President appoints the U.S. Attorneys. They're political in a certain respect. But the Department of Justice - the power that they hold is… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
The Federalist Society is this conservative legal organization. And I think, for the Bush administration, being a member of the Federalist Society meant you… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
Officials and journalists live in parallel but separate realities; they see and talk to each other, may have a meal and gossip together, but… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
The death of honest and courageous a reporter leaves America a little more vulnerable. — Josh Marshall Copy Share
We are Republicans. How I see our mission is we always want to be transparent with readers about what we think, about our opinions.… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
Authoritarianism and secrecy breed incompetence; the two feed on each other. It's a vicious cycle. Governments with authoritarian tendencies point to what is in… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
When Hillary's getting knocked around by the folks on the Hill is Bill going to go Larry King to knock her enemies around? Will… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
There's this old line the wise folks in Washington have that "it's not the crime, but the cover-up." But only fools believe that. It's… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
I’m not a gun owner and, as I think as is the case for the more than half the people in the country who… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
There's a difference, though, between being a political appointee and putting a political operative in charge of a U.S. attorney's office. — Josh Marshall Copy Share
For David Halberstam journalism was a calling, not a job. You couldn't fire him and he wouldn't quit. — Josh Marshall Copy Share
The President doesn't just appoint the Secretary of State, he appoints the Secretary of State, and then the Congress votes. And if the Congress… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
This has been one of the more comedic aspects of this 72 hours - watching a cavalcade of extremely wealthy pundits, editorialists and political… — Josh Marshall Copy Share
