by Bill Scher | Jun 28, 2007 | Blog
Speaker Nancy Pelosi and several House committee chairman held a press conference earlier today to announce their initial energy independence package. Depending on how things play out, it could make the Senate energy bill stronger, or it could make it...
by Bill Scher | Jun 28, 2007 | Blog
How to deal with a noxious but prominent commentator like Ann Coulter? Confront her bigoted remarks and outright falsehoods? Or ignore her in hopes of dimming her spotlight? It would seem to be a lose-lose proposition. Getting a rise out of her political opponents is...
by Bill Scher | Jun 28, 2007 | Blog
When the mess of an immigration compromise collapsed earlier this month in the Senate, I wrote: One can only hope Congress' leaders finally absorb the lesson. The conservative minority will aim to obstruct legislation no matter how hard you try to accommodate them --...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 27, 2007 | Blog
Desperate TV producers, caught in a competition for ratings, are clearly without shame. Chris Matthews, a knowledgeable and experienced commentator, is under ratings pressure at MSNBC. The result is a descent into the foulest gutter available – inviting on Tuesday the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 27, 2007 | Blog
You may not know it, but there's lots of hot energy bill action going on in the halls of the House, following last week's passage of the Senate version. Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is crafting its bill. But...
