I’m a little (OK, more than a little) late to the Jeff Gannon/James Guckert story, but this is one scandal that appears to have some legs. Summarizing the story would take far too long, but Atrios had as good a summary as any: a partisan operative with no background in journalism, whose work frequently involves […]
Unfortunately, I have an odd schedule today, so I won’t be blogging until later this afternoon, if at all. Sorry. At a minimum, I’ll be back tomorrow with plenty of long-winded tirades for your reading pleasure.
We talked yesterday about how congressional Dems have faced some criticism for not unveiling their own Social Security plan, but let’s not forget, despite the national debate, the White House hasn’t either. The White House has told lawmakers it has no immediate plans to submit its own detailed proposal to Congress for overhauling Social Security, […]
When Bush’s first round of massive tax cuts passed in 2001, they included a bizarre little catch — they expire after 10 years. This “sunset” clause was part of the White House plan in order to hide the true cost of the cuts, making them appear less expensive. It was, even for this gang, a […]
In November 2003, the president assured nervous lawmakers that his plan to “reform” Medicare wouldn’t cost a dime more than $400 billion. Over a year later, as the deficit is spiraling out of control, costly wars rage on, and tax cuts for millionaires have been taken off the table, we’re learning that the Bush gang […]
If you’ve been having trouble accessing the site this morning, we’re in the same boat. My host is having server issues again. I’m going to keep posting, but there may be intermittent problems. Sorry.
I know this is a terribly rare occurrence, but I think the Bush administration is right to complain about the newest members having input on the United Nations commission on human rights. (Don’t worry; there’s a catch.) The State Department denounced on Tuesday the selection of Cuba and Zimbabwe for a panel that will decide […]
Bill Frist keeps talking tough about Senate Republicans pursuing the “nuclear option” over Bush’s judicial nominees, and Harry Reid keeps talking even tougher in response, going so far as to say he’s prepared “to go behind the pool hall and see who wins this one.” But one wonders, with only 45 votes in the Senate, […]
Michael Behe’s recent column in the New York Times on intelligent-design creationism seems to have generated some controversy over the last few days, so I thought I’d take a moment to address just one of the several problems with Behe’s essay. In a public policy context, it’s probably the most important error to focus on. […]
Tuesday: “I look forward to explaining to the American people why we made some of the requests that we made in our budget,” Bush said. “I fully understand that sometimes it’s hard to eliminate a program that sounds good. But by getting people to focus on results — I was saying to members of Congress, […]