Saying that Paul Krugman had a great column in the New York Times is redundant. If Krugman wrote it, and it’s published, it should be assumed that it’s great because all of his columns are great. Today, Krugman takes on House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who Krugman believes is “more radical — and more powerful […]
Senate hearings on judicial nominees tend to be anti-climactic. No matter how controversial a nominee may be, or how anxious senators are to try and pin down the nominee on some juicy quote or controversy, they all pretty much turn out the same. When I first started watching these hearing on TV and in person, […]
I mentioned earlier this week that the media had practically planned Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s retirement party. One foot was already out the door. Today, however, we get word from USA Today’s Joan Biskupic that there are plenty of signs that Rehnquist’s imminent departure, rumored to be literally just two weeks away, may have been […]
Let’s take a moment to review. Congressional Republicans pass a $350 billion tax cut, which disproportionately benefits the wealthy. To help keep the cost down, they take away the child tax credit for the working poor. Democrats complain, the White House agrees to a change, and the Senate passes a revised bill to restore the […]
I’ve always considered Gregg Easterbrook a talented and impressive guy. He’s a scholar at the Brookings Institute, a centrist think tank, on policy issues ranging from the environment to space travel to religion. He’s written five books, some fiction, some non-fiction. He’s even a contributing editor too several of my favorite magazines, including The New […]
Bill Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard, was not a neutral observer in the months leading up to the latest war in Iraq. One of the nation’s leading neo-cons, Kristol enthusiastically endorsed the war strategy and message, chastising Democrats and liberals who opposed the war for their misguided values. Over the weekend, however, Kristol […]
Those famous notebooks Sen. Bob Graham (D-Fla.) uses to jot down the details of his daily life had been an open book, so to speak. Graham had nothing to hide, reporters were curious about the kinds of things the presidential candidate would write down in these logs, so the campaign figured open access was a […]
Before a White House cabinet meeting on Monday, Bush took three quick questions from reporters. One reporter asked, “Sir, is U.S. credibility on the line over weapons of mass destruction in Iraq?” “I’m not exactly sure what that means,” Bush said. “I mean, Iraq had a weapons program. Intelligence throughout the decade showed they had […]
On its face, you might not think Arizona’s February 2004 presidential primary would be particularly important. You’ve heard plenty about Iowa (the nation’s first caucus), New Hampshire (the nation’s first primary), and South Carolina (the first Southern primary), but Arizona isn’t usually one of those states that generates a lot of attention. In practice, however, […]
Sleazy talk-show host Jerry Springer all-but-announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate yesterday, creating an exploratory committee in Ohio. Springer has acknowledged that if voters judge him as a candidate based on the content of his syndicated program, he’ll lose on Election Day. Newsflash, Jerry, you’re going to lose anyway. The announcement of Springer’s exploratory […]