We have three; do I hear four? One day after President Bush ordered his Cabinet secretaries to stop hiring commentators to help promote administration initiatives, and one day after the second high-profile conservative pundit was found to be on the federal payroll, a third embarrassing hire has emerged. Salon has confirmed that Michael McManus, a […]
Much to my chagrin, I have no internet connection. Check back later, but at this point, I’m not optimistic.
In the context of the Social Security debate, the record-high budget deficits are discouraging in large part because Bush would like to add an additional $2 trillion to the debt to pay for privatization. But I think the deficit should be considered in this debate in a slightly different way. We learned yesterday, for example, […]
In response to news that Senate Dems are holding hearings on Bush administration abuse of the Social Security Administration, Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum sounded disgusted by what he sees as the Dems’ drive for a permanent campaign. “All they do is keep pointing the finger at the president as if we are in election […]
We recently learned that the Bush administration is abusing the Social Security Administration, forcing the agency to spread deceptive propaganda about the program and the need for “reform.” Over the objections of many of its employees, the Social Security Administration is gearing up for a major effort to publicize the financial problems of Social Security […]
With elections in Iraq just a few days away, we’ve been hearing a lot from the Bush administration about the importance of voting, democracy, and people having a say in the future of their own government. The success of the Iraqi election remains very much in doubt — candidates are afraid to campaign, terrorist threats […]
The bad news is, dozens of states still have old laws on the books that regulate all kinds of personal behavior, particularly for women, and particularly relating to sex. The good news is, these laws are, slowly but surely, disappearing. Florida has struck down a law forbidding unmarried women from parachuting on Sundays. Michigan has […]
Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) is on a bit of a roll lately. She just cruised to re-election in a 20-point landslide (she won by over 2 million votes), she was the only Senate Dem to stand up and challenge the electoral vote count over irregularities in Ohio, and she’s led the fight against Condoleezza Rice’s […]
It’s a pretty common argument. Dems had a congressional majority for the better part of 40 years. By the late ’80s and early ’90s, they ultimately took this status for granted and abused it, foolishly thinking they were invulnerable and above accountability. Republicans took over in ’94 and quickly proceeded to follow in their rivals’ […]
It’s not exactly the same situation as Armstrong Williams’ $241,000 contract, but Maggie Gallagher’s work with the administration is troubling nevertheless. In 2002, syndicated columnist Maggie Gallagher repeatedly defended President Bush’s push for a $300 million initiative encouraging marriage as a way of strengthening families. “The Bush marriage initiative would emphasize the importance of marriage […]