I found the West Wing’s President Barlett’s fictional conversation with Senator Barack Obama (written by Maureen Dowd in the September 20, 2008 issue of The NY Times) extremely relevant as we are 6 weeks away from Election Day. I have … Read more »
The nation’s financial mess was caused to a great degree by a culture of lax regulation and even less oversight, in which ordinary Americans were told to trust the government and Wall Street to do the right thing.
From The … Read more »
NOT until 2004 could the 9/11 commission at last reveal the title of the intelligence briefing President Bush ignored on Aug. 6, 2001, in Crawford: “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” No wonder John McCain called for a new … Read more »
The events of the last week showed the urgency of dealing with the financial crisis. There is a real risk that the banking system will freeze up, preventing ordinary business transactions, like meeting payrolls. This would quickly lead to an … Read more »
The country is in a mess. Do not be distracted by the gossip, nonsense or lies. The time to really focus on the facts is now.
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Let me confess that I was genuinely unnerved by Sarah Palin’s performance at the Republican convention. Given her audience and the needs of the moment, I believe Governor Palin’s speech was the most effective political communication I have ever witnessed. … Read more »
Last week, MSNBC debuted a new prime-time political show hosted by Rachel Maddow, a progressive radio host on Air America. The debut attracted more viewers than both Larry King and Glenn Beck’s programs, on CNN and CNN Headline News, respectively. … Read more »
Re “Gov. Palin’s Worldview” (editorial, Sept. 13):
Gov. Sarah Palin was presumably brought onto the Republican ticket to attract women’s votes. But we have heard little from her about some of the issues that matter most to women in the … Read more »
This week started off rough. In fact, Monday was the first “Black Monday” of the century, comparable, as the Center for American Progress’s Andrew Jakabovics notes, to “the 20th century’s signature day in financial history back in the Fall of … Read more »
