[tag]Congress[/tag] has been debating for months the idea of eliminating, or at least seriously curtailing, the [tag]estate tax[/tag]. So far, fiscal sanity has held its ground and GOP efforts to cut taxes for the hyper-wealthy (again) have failed. But the [tag]Bush[/tag] [tag]administration[/tag], true to form, has come up with a way around this pesky legislative […]
If you missed it, be sure to check out White House Chief of Staff [tag]Josh Bolten[/tag]’s performance on [tag]Meet the Press[/tag] yesterday. Tim Russert must have eaten his Wheaties because when it came to the president’s [tag]veto[/tag] on [tag]stem-cell[/tag] [tag]research[/tag] [tag]funding[/tag], he asked all the right questions. Unfortunately for Bolten, he didn’t have the right […]
Matt Stoller noted the other day that [tag]Bill Clinton[/tag], like most of the Dem establishment, has agreed to campaign on Joe Lieberman’s behalf. (It’s also worth remembering, however, that the former president has also said he’d support the winner of the Dem primary, whether it’s Lieberman or not). But Stoller added an interesting observation: Clinton […]
The AP ran an item yesterday about the now-infamous massage Bush gave German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the G8 Summit earlier this week. The AP didn’t actually do a story about the incident; it did a story about blogs laughing at the incident. An impromptu back rub that President George W. Bush gave German Chancellor […]
By one count, the White House has praised the judgment of the American Bar Association 43 times in recent years, frequently reminding reporters and the public that the ABA’s ratings are the professional “gold standard.” With this in mind, it’s worth noting that the ABA created a task force to review the president’s proclivity for […]
It’s really no wonder Fox News viewers are so terribly confused. On the July 21 edition of Fox News’ The Big Story, during a report on the “scary ‘what ifs’ ” surrounding the current conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, host John Gibson, along with Fox News’ The Big Story Weekend Edition host Julie Banderas, speculated […]
First up from the God machine this week is an item on the ongoing failures of a group that claims to speak for the big guy upstairs. The former Christian Coalition of Ohio has become the second state chapter this year to split from the national organization, which has been in financial decline and has […]
Guest Post by Morbo I don’t normally comment on the sincerity of others’ religious beliefs since it’s impossible for me to know what’s really in their hearts. While I disagree with a guy like James Dobson and think his interpretation of the Bible is all wrong, I have to assume he’s sincere in his faith […]
Guest Post by Morbo Everyone’s favorite right-wing, Messiah-owned newspaper, The Washington Times, keeps a close eye on those pesky Mexicans for us. Recently, the paper’s “Inside the Beltway” column noted that President George W. Bush has softened somewhat on his opposition to a fence along the Mexican border. Bush now says he might back about […]
The WaPo’s Howard Kurtz explained in his online column today that he caught some flack recently for saying that liberal and conservative anger towards the media is equally intense. While acknowledging that “a couple of conservative bomb-throwers” have talked openly about killing journalists who have reported on national security issues, Kurtz said he wouldn’t want […]