by Bill Scher | Jun 28, 2007 | Blog
When the mess of an immigration compromise collapsed earlier this month in the Senate, I wrote: One can only hope Congress' leaders finally absorb the lesson. The conservative minority will aim to obstruct legislation no matter how hard you try to accommodate them --...
by Robert Borosage | Jun 27, 2007 | Blog
Desperate TV producers, caught in a competition for ratings, are clearly without shame. Chris Matthews, a knowledgeable and experienced commentator, is under ratings pressure at MSNBC. The result is a descent into the foulest gutter available – inviting on Tuesday the...
by Bill Scher | Jun 27, 2007 | Blog
You may not know it, but there's lots of hot energy bill action going on in the halls of the House, following last week's passage of the Senate version. Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee, led by Rep. John Dingell, D-Mich., is crafting its bill. But...
by Bill Scher | Jun 26, 2007 | Blog
Minutes ago, Senate conservatives filibustered progress and stifled the voice of the majority once again. They killed the Employee Free Choice Act, which would have minimized employer interference in the choice of workers to unionize. As the Institute for America's...
by Bill Scher | Jun 25, 2007 | Blog
Way too many folks rolled over when John Roberts and Sam Alito were nominated for the Supreme Court. And now we're seeing the consequences. In my recent book, I characterized the conservative judicial activist agenda as "elitist government, no longer representative of...
by Bill Scher | Jun 25, 2007 | Blog
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),...
