Having been born and raised in Miami, I look back at Florida with some fascination. In fact, I’ve long harbored a silly notion that all bad things that happen in this country have an almost direct connection to the Sunshine State. After the Elian Gonzalez controversy, the 2000 election debacle, the original anthrax letters, the […]
The idea that the Bush administration would use tax dollars to pay religious leaders to advance its agenda is, alas, not new. Throughout Bush’s first two years in office, for example, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives routinely distributed grants to ministries that, coincidentally, Republicans were trying to curry favor with in […]
It’s been 12 days since the president has had to deal with questions about his warrantless-search program, a respite Bush has no doubt enjoyed. But today, after visiting with some injured troops, the president took a few questions from reporters. Guess what they wanted to talk about. “It’s seems logical to me that if we […]
A few years ago, I was among at least 12 people who were deeply disappointed by the cancellation of Matt Groening’s Futurama, yanked mercilessly from the air after just five entertaining seasons. If you were one of the 12, however, you’ll be pleased to know that there’s talk of a comeback. After better-than-expected DVD sales, […]
After the Bush administration’s warrantless-search program came to light, one of the early talking points used to defend the program’s legality emphasized Justice Department support. As Condoleezza Rice explained on Meet the Press, the initiative “has been reviewed not just by the White House counsel but by the lawyers of the Justice Department.” On its […]
I’ve never been one to take peer pressure seriously, but seeing so many “predictions 2006” posts around has led me to give this a shot. Here’s what I’m expecting from the year to come: * Rick “Man on Dog” Santorum will lose his re-election fight by double digits, prompting him to whine, “You won’t have […]