by Bill Scher | Dec 5, 2007 | Blog
In what, quite frankly, is a bizarre turn of events, the energy bill going to the House floor today will be even stronger than reported earlier. The bill now includes $21 billion in tax credits for renewable energy, paid for by ending handouts to fossil fuel...
by Bill Scher | Dec 4, 2007 | Blog
President Bush is continuing to attack Congress for not yet passing legislation to prevent the Alternative Minimum Tax from making millions of Americans unfairly pay a greater than necessary share in taxes. He raised the issue three times in the last four days. What...
by Bill Scher | Dec 4, 2007 | Blog
One of the reasons why I wrote yesterday's post on the energy bill deal was in anticipation of articles like today's in the New York Times. ...despite the tougher 35 m.p.g. standard, a growing population of drivers would push up total fuel use, as well as greenhouse...
by Bill Scher | Dec 3, 2007 | Blog
A majority in both houses of Congress, reflecting the desires of the American people, wants to shift the direction of our energy policy away from the fossil fuel past and towards a renewable energy future. To that end, the Senate passed an energy bill in June, the...
by Bill Scher | Dec 3, 2007 | Blog
Dizzying highs and agonizing lows for the Watchdog this Sunday. On Fox News Sunday, host Chris Wallace didn't ask Karl Rove about his lie regarding the Iraq war authorization vote. But after Rep. Chris van Hollen, D-Md. raised the subject, calling on Rove to "retract"...
