The Wall Street Journal's John Fund provides the Bush administration with some valuable advice if anything is to be accomplished in Bush's first term.
The Wall Street Journal's John Fund provides the Bush administration with some valuable advice if anything is to be accomplished in Bush's first term.
GOP accuses Democrats of Politicizing Prescription Drug Debate Lott says Daschle's comments 'Outrageous' (HOYSTORY.COM) -- Senate Minority Leader Trent Lott accused Democrats of playing politics with the prescription drug debate in an effort to sway voters just weeks before the Nov. 5 elections. "Not interested in the health of the American elderly?" Lott said. "Tell […]
This just moved over the wires, but I can't find it available on the Internet yet, retired Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf has come out for a pre-emptive U.S. strike on Iraq. Speaking at a banking conference in Phoenix, the general is quoted as saying: "Saddam Hussein is a monster. There is no question about it. ... […]
A group of Brits had a yearlong Internet survey asking people to submit funny jokes and rank them. They also asked people their country of origin and various other statistically important things. The survey's over now, so you can't participate. But the results are in. The #1 joke in Canada just goes to show you […]
You'd think that they'd just get it over with.
The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to hear the GOP's appeal regarding the last-minute substitution of Frank Lautenberg for Robert Toricelli. I'm not surprised, this isn't the sort of fiasco that the court would want to get involved in. But there are some other interesting notes on this whole debacle. First, the Washington Post has […]
In addition to the note at the bottom of Krugman's column (you can find the link below), the New York Times also had this short article regarding the issue. The article, and Krugman's retraction, made news at Jim Romenesko's Media News, and prompted Jason Leopold to write in and defend his article. You can find […]
I'll dissect more of this later, but law professor Marjorie Cohn, a frequent contributor to the San Diego Union-Tribune's op-ed pages, argues that a U.S. attack against Iraq would be a violation of the U.N. charter. The charter requires member states to settle all disputes by peaceful means and not use military force in the […]
We finally get to find out what noted economist Paul Krugman's solution to the country's economic problems is. Krugman is at his best when he sticks to the economics, and puts his lame, petty, partisan attacks aside. Krugman's analysis is interesting. Who knows? He may even be right. But his solution is questionable at best. […]