by Bill Scher | Mar 13, 2007 | Blog
Recognizing that its political purge of eight U.S. Attorneys was about to reach critical mass -- particularly because of the appearance that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied to Congress about it -- the White House is now running its script to beat back the media...
by Bill Scher | Mar 13, 2007 | Blog
The "liberal" New York Times (with the help of the Drudge Report) carried conservative water today, paradoxically attacking Al Gore for global warming "hype." In fact, it's NYT reporter William Broad that's trafficking in hype. Real Climate, the preeminent climate...
by Bill Scher | Mar 12, 2007 | Blog
Amry Surgeon General Kevin Kiley, the guy recently bumped up to head Walter Reed even though he was directly implicated in the scandal, was belatedly forced to resign today. On one hand, good. On the other, doesn't do much lasting good if the names change and the...
by Bill Scher | Mar 12, 2007 | Blog
Last week, the pharmaceutical lobby launched a second round of TV ads in its campaign to block the House bill empowering Medicare to negotiate for lower drug prices. The ad begins: Newspapers across America are speaking out against changes to Medicare Wow. Sounds like...
by Bill Scher | Mar 9, 2007 | Blog
Yesterday, the House formally approved the new select committee on global warming discussed here several weeks ago as an important step towards quick passage of a strong plan. The panel was created with bipartisan support, including 44 Republican votes. But...