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The disconnect between certain folks in Washington with the rest of the country is striking. With most Americans unhappy with the state of the economy, (despite the best efforts of David Brooks), many in Washington are risking an unfair tax hike on millions of...

Markets self-regulate, conservatives tell us. Just get government off our backs, companies tell us (after we pocket whatever subsidies we can grab). The Washington Post reported Tuesday on the safety of theme parks that feature rides that can whirl kids at speeds...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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"...

I've been doing a regular segment on Bloggingheads.tv with Conn Carroll (now with the conservative Heritage Foundation) called "The Week In Blog." Among other topics, we discussed the recent GOP presidential debate and the party's obsession with immigration. Click...

Every Friday in our Weekend Watchdog feature, we post suggested questions for scheduled Sunday guests. You can add your own questions in the comment thread. We'll also include contact information for the shows, so we can let them know what their viewers want asked....

As I blogged earlier, tomorrow offers a rare event: The Heartland Presidential Forum, featuring real people asking candidates questions about real issues that affect working families and impoverished Americans. If you can't be in Des Moines at 1:30 PM CT, you can...