When it comes to the debate surrounding Bush’s warrantless-search program, most Dems, and a surprising number of Republicans, have been pretty vocal about their concerns that the president exceeded his authority. It’s interesting, though, to consider why some Dems are hesitant to criticize Bush on this. “I get nervous when I see the Democrats playing […]
The good news is the Democrats are making progress on a plan that would revamp the party’s presidential nominating calendar. The bad news is it may not address the problems that prompted the review in the first place and it may prompt a fight that the DNC is unprepared to deal with. For much of […]
Syndicated conservative columnist Cal Thomas may not agree with a federal court ruling that struck down intelligent-design creationism in a Pennsylvania school district’s science classes, but in a principled way, he welcomed the development. As Thomas hopes, the decision should prompt parents to abandon public schools altogether. [The ruling] should awaken religious conservatives to the […]
Some of Bush’s more blindly loyal supporters are taking to the airwaves to bolster support for the war in Iraq. You’ll never guess what they’re saying. The television commercials are attention-grabbing: Newly found Iraqi documents show that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, including anthrax and mustard gas, and had “extensive ties” to al […]
The Washington Post ran a severely unflattering multi–part series last week on the Department of Homeland Security, explaining in alarming detail how the agency has been beset by almost every bureaucratic problem imaginable. You name it — turf wars, incompetent management, political cronyism, budget shortfalls — the DHS has had it. About the only project […]
The principal problem facing the Bush administration over its warrantless-search program is political — the president’s critics are outraged, there’s bi-partisan support for congressional hearings, and op-ed pages are filled with commentaries about Bush intentionally circumventing the rule of law. It’s not, however, the administration’s only problem. There’s also issue about using illegally-obtained information — […]
Slate’s Josh Levin wrote late last week, “If you haven’t seen Saturday Night Live’s Chronicles of Narnia rap, then you don’t have any friends. Or at least any friends with Internet access.” That’s probably a little overstated, but only a little. The SNL video has generated widespread media attention, and yesterday, even got the Paper […]
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) hopes to become the oldest person ever elected president, but he’s still making an effort to reach out to younger voters. Consider what Mr. Straight Talk told an MTV audience recently. “Let the student decide.” With those well-chosen words John McCain summed up his view on the teaching of “intelligent design” […]
I tend to believe that members of Congress shouldn’t give themselves pay raises until they start doing a better job, but conservative economist Thomas Sowell has considered the quality of today’s lawmakers and has come to the opposite conclusion. I don’t make a million dollars a year but I think every member of Congress should […]
At his end-of-the-year press conference last week, the president hopes to set Americans’ minds at ease over his warrantless-search program by emphasizing the international aspect to it. “[I]f you’re calling from Houston to L.A.,” Bush said, “that call is not monitored.” As it happens, that wasn’t actually true. Nevertheless, a reporter on hand for the […]