Plagiarism scandal claims career of top White House aide

I’m a little disappointed that multiple instances of plagiarism led to the resignation of a top White House aide yesterday. It’s not that Tim Goeglein had a good excuse (he didn’t), and it’s not that he deserved to keep his job (he didn’t), it’s just that I’d much prefer to see White House officials resign […]

Hagee endorsement continues to dog McCain

It’s admittedly difficult for a political controversy to pick up steam when major news outlets pretend the story doesn’t exist. But John McCain’s embrace of anti-Catholic evangelist John Hagee is starting to look like the littler scandal that could. Not that the major dailies are helping. The NYT today ran an 855-word story on Hillary […]