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Saving the Planet, Saving the Economy
Al Gore has said, “If the President made climate change the organizing principle, the filter through which everything else had to flow, then that could really make a huge difference." In other words, by prioritizing the climate crisis, we’re not simply saving the...
NH Voters Agree: Fix The Economy
Republicans, Democrats and independents in New Hampshire all agree: the economy isn't working for them. The exit poll of voters in the Dem primary, 44% of whom were independents, spoke loud and clear. 86% said the economy was "not so good" or "poor." 97% are "very" or...
Digging The Economic Hole Deeper
Last month, President tried to give a "don't worry, be happy" pep talk on the economy, only to be confronted with an actual voter, and being forced to acknowledge the economic "storm clouds." Yesterday, in another economic speech, Bush was compelled to scale back the...
Bill Kristol's Perfect Start
Bill Kristol's New York Times column debuted today. It included a factual error, attributing a Michael Medved quote to Michelle Malkin. That was an appropriate beginning, as Kristol will surely have the Times corrections desk working overtime. Kristol regularly twists...
Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up
The Sunday shows start off the New Year going 0-for3 for the Watchdog. While CBS' Bob Schieffer and NBC's Tim Russert did ask Sen. McCain about his support for staying in Iraq "100 years," they did not ask him how such a stance directly contributes to destabilization...
Iowa Reflections on NPR
Earlier this morning, I was on NPR's Bryant Park Project discussing the meaning of the Iowa results, along with Erick Erickson of Red State. Erick acknowledged the deep dislike of Huckabee among conservative bloggers, and general disappointment with the GOP field....
What Iowa Voters Want
We don't know who will win the Iowa caucuses, but we do know what Iowa voters want. As the leading Democrats seek to eek out a final lead, each delivered copious servings of substance, all pledging to achieve the same goals: an economy that works for everyone, health...
What Iowa Voters Want
We don't know who will win the Iowa caucuses, but we do know what Iowa voters want. As the leading Democrats seek to eek out a final lead, each delivered copious servings of substance, all pledging to achieve the same goals: an economy that works for everyone, health...
Over a $100 Barrel
When the price of oil broke $80 a barrel more than three months ago, I noted that George W. Bush ran in 2000 on a pledge to drive down oil costs. That was when oil was $30 a barrel. Today, oil broke $100 a barrel for the first time. According to the New York Times,...
"Who's Minding The Store?"
On Friday, PBS' The Newshour caught up with our old friend Nancy Nord, the toy industry's good friend heading up your Consumer Product Safety Commission. And she was in full corporate hack mode, spinning like a top: Toys are one of safest products in the American...
