by Bill Scher | Jun 5, 2008 | Blog
The Huffington Post reported last night on Sen. John McCain's inaccurate claim that he supported "every" investigation into the response to Hurricane Katrina: Appearing at a press conference in Louisiana on Wednesday, McCain claimed that he had supported "every...
by Bill Scher | Jun 4, 2008 | Blog
The first speeches of the general election campaign were delivered last night. With the exception of the environment, where McCain is trying to develop a moderate-sounding message, the speeches preview a campaign with a real clash of progressive and conservative...
by Bill Scher | Jun 3, 2008 | Blog
As the Senate considers the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill this week, we're finally seeing some media coverage of the policy debate. Sadly, but predictably, we're still seeing conservative spin infect the coverage. in particular, news outlets are playing up...
by Bill Scher | Jun 2, 2008 | Blog
Bush's Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is on a Middle East tour. Apparently, it's a comedy tour. Yetsterday, the Associated Press reported from Qatar: U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr. said Sunday that there was no quick fix to high oil prices... No quick...
by Bill Scher | Jun 2, 2008 | Blog
The Sunday shows go 0-for-3 for the Watchdog, as the obsession with the Democratic Rules and Bylaws Committee largely pushed out coverage of issues. No Clinton or Obama surrogate was asked about the upcoming vote on the Lieberman-Warner global warming bill, major...
