by Bill Scher | Sep 11, 2008 | Blog
The House leadership is offering a compromise "All of the Above" energy bill that goes farther than the Senate "Gang of 10" compromise -- both in coastal drilling and in clean energy. (See coverage from NYT, AP, Reuters and WSJ.) Yet congressional conservatives still...
by Bill Scher | Sep 11, 2008 | Blog
This pretty much says it all. Washington Post: Government officials in charge of collecting billions of dollars worth of royalties from oil and gas companies accepted gifts, steered contracts to favored clients and engaged in drug use and illicit sex with employees of...
by Bill Scher | Sep 10, 2008 | Blog
If I'm not listening to my local liberal talk radio station, I typically keep MSNBC on in my home office during the work day, in part to support its decision to have actual liberals on during prime-time, and in part because it usually focuses on politics during the...
by Bill Scher | Sep 9, 2008 | Blog
The conservative delegates in St. Paul did not chant, "All of the Above." They chanted, "Drill, Baby, Drill." So much has coastal drilling gotten conservatives foaming at the mouth, that they're barely bothering with the pretense that they believe in a comprehensive...
by Bill Scher | Sep 4, 2008 | Blog
Conservatism is addicted to snidery, and Gov. Sarah Palin looks to be just another pusher. Unwilling to forcefully argue that our government shouldn't do anything to strengthen our economy, guarantee health coverage or generate clean energy, conservative leaders try...
