Month: September 2005

I want Lowell Weicker back. I want a Sam Ervin. I want a real Senator, with a backbone, with integrity. I’m tired of rubber stamps. I’m tired of rubber bands, bandaids, string and chewing gum. If I wanted a rubber...

by Larry C. Johnson Getting a grip on the crisis response operation in Louisiana and Mississippi is analogous to trying to manage three women who are told to share the same kitchen to cook for their respective families.As...

For months the team at DowningStreetMemo.com has been working on an exceptionally comprehensive timeline about the march to war in Iraq. We’re now finally ready to unveil it to you. Please check it out:...

All right, either I’m a big idiot and somebody already covered this story, or I’m actually the first person to pick up on it. Either way, this is not surprising: The government’s $5 billion effort to help small...

Ever wonder just how patronizing the general public can be? How racist? Wonder no more, but read the AOL article about the $2,000 debit cards given to hurricane survivors by FEMA. And the invidiously phrased poll, with...