When talking about Microsoft, its almost inevitable that someone refers to it as “the evil empire”. This usually precedes a lengthy diatribe about buggy software, draconian business practices or some mysterious condition known as “the blue screen of death”.
(We’re not exactly sure what that is. As Mac users, we never have to deal with such […]
National security. The phrase has been repeated so many times in the last three-and-a-half years that it now means everything and nothing. There is no subject that hasn’t been “justified” by association, including gay marriage, prescription drug re-importation, Mexican guest workers, file sharing, Dick Cheney’s energy meetings, collective bargaining for federal workers and […]
Imagine that you are in a strange town and need a prescription filled. You head to the local pharmacy, where the white-coated gentleman behind the counter takes one look at your doctor’s instructions and decides that he won’t provide you with the needed medication because it offends his moral sensibilities. As for getting your prescription, […]
Treasury Secretary John Snow not only has a less than ideal understanding of his job responsibilities, he also appears to have a limited grasp on the political ramifications of ignoring public opinion:
“I remain confident we will see legislation this year. I think private accounts are going to be an integral part of any solution. […]
Former chief counsel to President Richard Nixon, Watergate obstructor of justice, and founder of Prison Fellowship Chuck Colson recently gave some advice to his comrades on the religious right:
I see the new year as a time of great hopefulness. Though we’ll face a major contest getting the Federal Marriage Amendment through the Senate, our cause […]
Starting six months before the 2004 elections, word was floated that the President wanted to stop being knows as the “war President” and start being recognized as the “peace President.” This sentiment worked with some gullible voters to soften a trigger-happy cowboy image and helped lay the foundation for an inaugural address that set […]
**Ed. note: I don’t think the Terri Schiavo issue is enough to swing elections 18 months away, but with word that Bush flew back to the White House to sign the Schiavo bill in exchange for support for his sinking Social Security privatization scheme, it could well be the first domino.
Yesterday I […]
A few months ago Rob and I submitted some serious questions to White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card via Ask the White House. Obviously neither of our questions were answered and the ones that were answered left quite a bit to be desired.
Hart Seely editor of “Pieces of Intelligence: The Existential Poetry of […]
Bob Novak loves giving Democrats bad advice disguised as columns. When is he going to learn that no one is paying any attention?
Novak: The new Democratic national chairman, Howard Dean, finished his red state tour in states George W. Bush carried, Kansas, Mississippi, Tennessee.
In seeking the presidential nomination last year, Dean was dismissive […]
This was supposed to be easy. The Republicans, as usual, would be able to harness the votes and the grassroots fervor of the Religious Right while never paying more than lip service to many of their core demands, demands that would perhaps be unappealing to the libertarian and pro-business elements of the party. This is […]
