New York Times columnist Paul Krugman throws a fit for all the world to see, with generalizations and vicious partisan attacks. [A]ccording to advance reports, George Bush will use tonight's State of the Union speech to portray himself as a visionary leader who stands above the political fray. But that act is losing its effectiveness. […]
The results are in and the Democrat Party in Iowa appears to have taken their meds and rejected "Angry" Howard Dean. According to CNN, Sen. John Kerry came out on top with 38 percent of the vote, followed by Sen. John Edwards with 32 percent, Gov. Howard Dean with just 18 percent and Rep. Dick […]
It's been a busy morning/afternoon for me, and I've got to do some housecleaning on this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tonight we've got the Iowa caucuses, which I'll write some observations on once the numbers start coming in. I'll also be doing a quick couple of book reviews and a movie review. I spent […]
Washington Post media reporter Howard Kurtz has done some research on journalists' contributions to political candidates. More than 100 journalists and executives at major media companies, from NBC's top executive to a Fox News anchor to reporters or editors for the Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, CBS and ABC, have […]
When the latest Times story regarding the recess appointment of Judge Charles Pickering came across the wires earlier this evening I had to shake my head in disgust. The version I was looking at is known as the "Times Express" version -- an early, shorter version of a longer story that would move in full […]
On Wednesday evening, one of the building maintenance guys at my place of employ, The San Diego Union-Tribune was taking a good, old-fashioned hand saw to a wall in the newsroom that leads to a room that allegedly contains "Air Handling Equipment." How do I know this? Well, that's what it says on the nearby […]
This is why lobbyists get honor guards at their funerals. At a town-hall meeting in Hudson, N.H., Wednesday, (Wesley) Clark defended serving on corporate boards after retiring from the military in 2000 and registering as a lobbyist. "We were trying to make America safe. That's what lobbyists mostly do,'' Clark said. Imagine if a Republican, […]
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman has identified fellow sufferers of BDS in today's screed masquerading as a political column. Krugman outs presidential candidate Wesley Clark in The New York Times as an acute BDS sufferer. [E]arlier this week, Wesley Clark had some strong words about the state of the nation. "I think we're at […]
Fox News has just reported (here's a link to the AP story) that President Bush has bypassed Congress and appointed Charles Pickering to the federal bench. The recess appointment puts Pickering on the appelate bench until the next Congress takes office in January 2005. Pickering had been one of a number of judicial nominees being […]
Why do so many scientists say there is credible evidence that evil humans burning fossil fuels is causing the Earth to warm blah blah blah? Simple. Money. Before scientists were concerned about global warming, they were warning us all about the coming ice age. When was that? About 25-30 years ago. The scientists trot out […]