The whole Republican gang got together over the weekend and they’d like everyone to know that they just can’t wait to privatize Social Security. Congressional Republicans, after three months of internal debate, this weekend launched a months-long campaign to try to convince constituents that rewriting the Social Security law would be cheaper and less risky […]
Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R-Md.) hasn’t been having much luck lately. Half-way into his first (and probably only) term, Ehrlich’s most notable achievements have been starting a feud with state journalists and vetoing medical malpractice legislation aiming to reform the state’s health care system, which had broad bi-partisan support. Apparently hoping to become even less popular, […]
The Bush administration, which is supposed to believe tax cuts are the miracle cure for literally any problem, is, in a manner of speaking, recommending a tax increase for the millions of Americans who buy airline tickets. A fee charged to airline travelers to help pay for airport security would more than double under President […]
We interrupt the Dean-is-the-inevitable-DNC-chair narrative with word that the frontrunner has hit his first real speed bump. In a sign of resistance to Howard Dean’s bid to lead the Democratic Party, the executive board of the Association of State Democratic Chairs recommended on Sunday that the association endorse one of Dr. Dean’s rivals, Donnie Fowler […]
It’s heartening to see the elections in Iraq go as well as they did yesterday. This war may be one of the most dramatic foreign policy debacles in generations, but encouraging developments bring hope, whether one believes the invasion was a good idea or not. But, like Bob Herbert, I see this as encouraging news […]