This seems like a familiar story. A celebrated national park has been crippled by the Bush administration’s budgets. A federal report says that a shortage of operating funds from the Bush administration is crippling this park, where 3.2 million people last year visited rain forests, alpine trails and one of the nation’s longest wild coastlines. […]
For cryin’ out loud, what does a White House criminal investigation have to do to get some attention around here? We know someone at the White House leaked the identity of an undercover CIA agent. We also know that several top vice presidential aides are leading suspects, that the VP (without telling anyone) sat down […]
Bob Novak reminded us yesterday why it’s hopeless — I mean it; literally impossible — to argue with some conservatives, especially when it comes to Clinton. The truth is, they just don’t care about logic or reason, making informed debate not just unfeasible, but downright unbearable. Meet the Press spent (read: wasted) an interminable length […]
After missing Friday, I’m afraid I’m too far behind to really delve into the details of how many times White House officials have deceived the public about the non-existent connection between al Queda and Saddam Hussein’s regime. By this point, you’ve probably read/seen it all. But just the fun of it, here are a couple […]
I’m afraid it’s another three-day weekend for me, but I still have some Poll Day data to share. It’s a relatively brief list this week (they can’t all be like last week), with only six states offering numbers. As always, these are the statewide presidential polls released over the last seven days. Florida (27 electoral […]
David Brooks had an interesting column a couple of weeks ago in which he raised a really good point: The left and right in America not only have different opinions about policy, but they literally perceive objective facts differently. Party affiliation even shapes people’s perceptions of reality. In 1960, Angus Campbell and others published a […]
Congressional Republicans play an annoying rhetorical game. If you oppose tax cuts for millionaires, you’re labeled “anti-growth.” If you vote against a bloated Pentagon budget, you’re “anti-defense.” If you reject a constitutional amendment on flag-burning, you’re “un-American.” Fortunately, the Dems have learned to play this game, too. If Republicans oppose a new veterans’ benefits package […]
I keep hearing rumors that Dems aren’t really excited about Kerry’s campaign and that his support is driven primarily by anti-Bush animus. It’s hard to reconcile this, however, with Kerry’s stunning fundraising success. Democratic candidate for President John Kerry today announced he has raised over $100 million in the three months since the Super Tuesday […]
As if the first and second Enron tapes weren’t bad enough, there’s a third. While most of the first two tapes emphasized Enron stealing and gouging in California, the new one details the company’s crimes in Nevada. “I want to see what pain and heartache this is going to cause Nevada Power Company,” says one […]
Certain myths take longer to debunk. Most of us know, for example, that Reagan ran for president promising to dramatically curtail federal spending. In reality, this didn’t happen. Likewise, when Clinton ran for president, his critics insisted that federal spending would reach unprecedented heights. This, we now know, was the opposite of the truth. Fortunately, […]