by Eric Lotke | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog
I had the privilege Tuesday morning of attending a hearing by Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, on the issue of America’s decaying infrastructure. It was an important hearing and everyone said the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog
One of America's most well-known "business" journalists believes that households who earn more than $200,000 a year are "not rich." In reality, they make up the top 3.5% of all American households. CNBC's Maria Bartiromo made her mis-observation to the New York Post,...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Last month, Sens. John McCain and Hillary Clinton effectively tried to tag-team Sen. Barack Obama on the gas tax, with the two advocating a summer suspension of the gas tax, and Obama countering that it's a gimmick that wouldn't provide real short-term relief nor...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Last month, Democrats and Republicans released competing energy bills. The only thing they agreed on was a temporary suspension of filling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, although estimates said it would knock 5 cents, at best, off the per gallon price. That...
by Bill Scher | Jun 9, 2008 | Blog
Not fair to say the Sunday shows were bereft of issues on Sunday, yet they still flinched from the tough questions and went 0-for-3 for the Watchdog. No supporter of the Iraq invasion and occupation was asked about the bipartisan Senate report finding the Bush...
by Bill Scher | Jun 6, 2008 | Blog
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....
