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Weekend Watchdog Wrap-Up

After an above average performance last week, the Sunday shows fell backwards, going 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. Not only did Fox News Sunday fail to ask Sen. Trent Lott about the reason behind his vote against the energy bill (even after Lott brought it up on his own),...

Weekend Watchdog

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....

Slowly Turning The Energy Ship Around

When the energy bill hit the floor of the Senate, I echoed Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid observation that it's "just the first step." And I also raised concerns that special interests could dirty up the bill and make it not even that. Now, the bill has passed the...

Poll: Progressives Favor Obama

Politico.com just announced the results of the presidential straw poll of Take Back America attendees. The percentages are: Obama 29 Edwards 26 Clinton 17 Richardson 9 Gore (write-in) 8 Kucinich 5 Biden 1 Dodd 1 Gravel 1 Isaiah J. Poole writes: Illinois Sen. Barack...

What The Boos Were About

Sen. Hillary Clinton being booed during her remarks is likely to be the big story coming out of Day 3 of Take Back America. What the boos were actually about is likely to be misreported. Byron York at the National Review writes that the boos began after Clinton said,...

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