Editing out inconvenient facts — Part MCCXVII

Stop me if you’ve heard this one… independent experts, preparing objective analyses for the federal government, use sound science and evidence to write an accurate report on a problem that requires attention. The Bush administration finds the results politically inconvenient, so they “touch up” the report to make it say what they want it to […]

If this is the new message, it’s time for the Bush gang to start over

It seems the president and his aides have decided it’s time to address the “Iraq problem.” Alas, this does not mean shifting gears in the military aspects of fighting the war; it means crafting a new political and rhetorical strategy to help boost Bush’s poll numbers. An increasing number of people, on both sides of […]