In his Jan. 4 column, New York Times columnist/economist Paul Krugman wrote this: In the next few weeks, I'll explain why privatization will fatally undermine Social Security, and suggest steps to strengthen the program. Since then, he has written 10 columns, and the only "steps to strengthen the program," that Krugman has suggested was later […]
Tuesday's New York Times letters to the editor: 15 total letters. 5 left-wing. 2 right-wing. 8 non-partisan.
I was flipping channels and actually listened to about 15 seconds of Paul Begala on CNN's "Crossfire." Begala decried the fact that President Bush's proposed budget increases the co-pay for veterans by more than 100 percent. Dang! More than double. Of course, that phrasing begs a question: what is that in dollars -- not as […]
Thanks to Powerline we are reminded that former PBS "newsman" Bill Moyers is a less-than-stellar journalist. If an apology to former Interior Secretary James Watt and retraction from the Minneapolis Star-Tribune is not immediately forthcoming, then Moyers cements his reputation as a partisan hack.