by Bill Scher | May 18, 2007 | Blog
...Congressional leaders tried to cut a deal with the White House on the Iraq bill, offering President Bush the ability to waive -- effectively, ignore -- timetables to redeploy combat troops out of Iraq. The White House rejected the deal as not being a big enough...
by Bill Scher | May 17, 2007 | Blog
Nativist conservatives are in full foam over the new immigration deal,
by Bill Scher | May 17, 2007 | Blog
Blue Climate flags this New York Times article about a study from the economic research arm of management consultant giant McKinsey & Company, backing strong government standards on energy efficiency. Blue Climate makes the common sense point that: "Energy efficiency...
by Bill Scher | May 17, 2007 | Blog
Speakers at the Apollo Summitin Washington earlier this year emphasized the importance of making our buildings energy efficient, slashing carbon emissions and creating hundreds of thousands of good-paying jobs. The Los Angeles chapter of the Apollo Alliance talked...
by Bill Scher | May 16, 2007 | Blog
Throughout the short history of "Weekend Watchdog", I keep asking why doesn't Senate Judiciary Chair Pat Leahy actually issue subpoenas for Karl Rove and other White House officials to testify about the Prosecutor Purge. The committee has authorized Leahy to issue...
