Bush’s coming battles over health care cuts — with Republicans

The White House seems to believe it has to start improving the budget picture somehow, and with tax cuts for the wealthy off limits, Bush seems anxious to start slicing Medicaid, which helps offer health care to low-income families. Congressional Dems are anxious to get the federal budget back on the track to fiscal sanity, […]

College Republicans still feeling the heat

Shortly before the election, we learned that the College Republican National Committee was, in its best Enron imitiation, cheating grandparents out of their money. The College Republican National Committee has raised $6.3 million this year through an aggressive and misleading fund-raising campaign that collected money from senior citizens who thought they were giving to the […]

About that conciliatory attitude…

Shortly after John Kerry conceded the presidential race, Bush struck the appropriate tone of reconciliation. “So today I want to speak to every person who voted for my opponent: To make this nation stronger and better I will need your support, and I will work to earn it. I will do all I can do […]

Not that it matters, but the question wasn’t planted

It was an exchange that spoke volumes. A National Guard soldier wanted his Defense Secretary to explain to him why troops in Iraq don’t have the resources they need. Army Spc. Thomas Wilson, for example, of the 278th Regimental Combat Team that is comprised mainly of citizen soldiers of the Tennessee Army National Guard, asked […]

Russert sinks to a new low

I can tolerate Tim Russert’s proclivity for being tougher with Dems than Republicans. I can swallow hard and watch “ideologically balanced” panels that include Kate O’Beirne, Bob Novak, and William Safire. But inviting Dr. Phil on as the primary guest on Meet the Press is unacceptable by any reasonable standard. I tend to prefer Meet […]

Scheduling switch

Regular readers probably know that I keep a pretty regular posting schedule — mid-morning to early afternoon. This week, the schedule is being flipped. I’ll still be posting the usual amount of content, but I’ll be taking mornings off and writing in the afternoons, as opposed to the other way around. FYI.