Under the Bus

Calif. Guv puts departed Russert on campaign bus

Stephen Keating — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 11:39:36 -0600

Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger would like to get the federal Constitution amended to allow someone foreign-born (i.e., himself) to run for...

Stephen Keating — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:53:14 -0600

"...Obama threw public financing under the truck," writes David Brooks in

Stephen Keating — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:42:02 -0600

Barack Obama and John McCain revving their engines to reach the high ground on ethics can only mean one thing: more undercarriage activity.

Stephen Keating — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:39:08 -0600

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush...

Stephen Keating — Wed, 21 May 2008 19:18:53 -0600

In one of the more genteel departures from a political campaign, media consultant Mark McKinnon made good on his vow to read more

Stephen Keating — Thu, 15 May 2008 14:04:22 -0600

In lieu of summing up the recent "departures" from the bus, here's a succinct blog post from the Kansas City Star that does the job and...

Stephen Keating — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:25:01 -0600

The blow-up, and blowback, over Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s relationship with Barack Obama, has set an impressive skid mark for “Under the Bus”...

Stephen Keating — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:10:20 -0600

State Rep. Douglas Bruce, fresh off calling migrant workers "illiterate peasants" on the floor of the Colorado House of...

Stephen Keating — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:14:47 -0600

An unnamed intern on the John McCain presidential campaign is given the fall for publishing recipes on the candidate's Web site as "McCain...

Stephen Keating — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:35:10 -0600

Jumped or pushed? That's often the question asked when someone takes a quick exit. Consider Kaye Ferry, who headed the Vail Chamber & Business...