I mentioned my outrage yesterday about the National Park Service featuring a creationism text at the Grand Canyon’s bookstores. The LA Times picked up on the story today and added a few interesting details that I hadn’t heard. Apparently the NPS move sparked considerable controversy in the scientific community. The American Geological Institute and seven […]
Following up on my post last week about the corruption scandal surrounding Connecticut Gov. John Rowland (R), the governor received a federal subpoena yesterday, requiring him to produce all of his documents relating to his water-front cottage, personal investments, tax returns, and all gifts. To briefly review, Rowland got into some trouble when a prominent […]
Democrats in the Texas Legislature did everything they could think of to block Tom DeLay’s re-redistricting scheme in Texas, up to and including fleeing the state and hiding in Oklahoma and New Mexico to deny a quorum to vote on DeLay’s plan over the summer. Ultimately, however, the plan passed and Democrats played the only […]
Just a couple of days before the war in Iraq began, Dick Cheney was on Meet the Press to discuss the need for the U.S. invasion. Tim Russert asked Cheney, “What do you think is the most important rationale for going to war with Iraq?” Cheney didn’t hesitate. “Well, I think I’ve just given it, […]
Two significant new polls were released in the last 24 hours, both of which are welcome news to supporters of Wesley Clark’s campaign. First up is the latest CNN/USA Today/Gallup national poll that shows Howard Dean continuing to lead the race for the nomination, but by a far smaller margin than before. Just a month […]
I didn’t listen to yesterday’s Dem presidential debate on NPR (I admit it; I have “debate fatigue”), but the AP ran an amusing feed about a poorly used prop during the event. Dennis Kucinich has been aggressive in arguing that the United States spends way too much on defense and he’s gone after Howard Dean […]
It’s so easy to get disappointed by Tom DeLay. It’s not just because he’s a right-wing lunatic who’s worked his way to being House Majority Leader, it’s also because the guy consistently falls into potential scandals, only to find a way out unscathed. Time and again, I’ve gotten my hopes up. Remember when DeLay apparently […]
Here’s a controversy that’s been bugging me for two weeks, but I’ve held off on it because I wanted to wait until some of my friends in DC were back to work and could maybe do something about it. According to Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), a national alliance of local, state and federal […]
The fight over the Bush administration’s new overtime rules has been ongoing since the summer. In short, the proposal would make as many as 8 million U.S. workers ineligible for overtime compensation. There was, however a saving grace to this controversial proposal. While millions would become exempt from overtime coverage, the administration’s plan would make […]
I’ve been watching Wesley Clark do TV interviews for a few months now and I think he’s getting progressively better at it. He’s certainly not a polished pol, but that’s to be expected; he doesn’t have much experience as a political candidate. That said, it seems as if Clark saves his strongest, most forceful TV […]