Author: jpol

In the latest turn of events in L’affaire Plame, former Washington Post Executive Editor Benjamin Bradlee has rushed forth to defend his former “star reporter,” Bob Woodward, following Woodward’s belated...

Last week’s ABC/Washington Post poll was a nightmare for George W. Bush. One would think he had hit rock bottom, but the new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll (subscription required, but if you get there fast it is free this...

These are happy times for executives of big oil. While the average household budget reels under the weight of the price of oil at the pump and rising prices elsewhere because of the rising cost of energy, the oil companies and...

Note: This diary has been updated to summarize media coverage and lack thereof. As if it is not bad enough to see the Bush administration furiously attempting to stall legislation gaining steam in Congress that would ban the use...

I sat down a few hours ago to pen a diary about the chill wind the IRS is sending the way of pastors who would preach against the Iraq war (or anything else the Bush crowd supports like, say… torture). Cali Scribe beat me...