McCain claims Congress drunk

By Editor
11/30/2003

Arizona Senator John McCain called Congressional spending excessive this morning on Fox's "Fox News Sunday."


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Infotel scamming

By Editor
11/30/2003

Contrary to blogging opinion, CalBlog's Justene says it's all quiet on the Infotel front.


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Iraqis: Bush visit political

By Editor
11/29/2003

Some Iraqis saw Bush's visit to Baghdad two days ago as political.


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CNN alleges Bush conspiracy on turkey day

By Editor
11/28/2003

Because of the gravity of the circumstances, and the need to keep the trip under wraps until Bush was well on his way back to the United States, a routine, smaller press pool was assembled for the Thanksgiving trip to Baghdad. CNN saw it as a slap in the face that they were not invited.


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Blacks dislike gay comparison

By Editor
11/28/2003

Many blacks are coming out against (pun intended) links drawn between the civil rights movement and that of the gay rights movement following last week's Supreme Court ruling.


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U.S. exports good economy

By Editor
11/27/2003

This Thanksgiving, the United States has decided to export its good economy around the world.


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Turkey treatment for Dean's brother

By Editor
11/27/2003

American soldiers are upset about the treatment given to Howard Dean's deceased brother after being found by a government agency whose job it is to recover the bodies of American soldiers killed in war, Drudge reported yesterday.


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Capital punishment right, but not for safety

By Editor
11/26/2003

Courtland Milloy argues in today's Washington Post that capital punishment does not make us any safer.


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Economic good news continues

By Editor
11/26/2003

In case you missed it, summer growth hit an unprecedented 8.2 percent this year.

UN trusts Iran

By Editor
11/26/2003

Although some may view the United Nations' censure of Iran as something that may curb Iran's nuclear ambitions, the only thing it shows is the naïveté of the international body.


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Reagan producers claim no bias

By Editor
11/25/2003

In a hearty attempt at spin, the producers of the axed mockumentary, "The Reagans," assert that their program contains no political bias. It is set to air on the CBS sister network, Showtime, this Sunday.


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Death for John Allen Muhammad

By Editor
11/25/2003

John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death today for his role in the DC sniper shootings. But the AP calls his venture into Virginia a mistake, and not for the conventional reasons.


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RNC ad enrages Democrats

By Editor
11/24/2003

Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle asks the Republican National Committee to pull an advertisement that accuses Democrats of "attacking the president for attacking the terrorists."


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California analysts reveal limited thinking

By Editor
11/24/2003

Much like former Clinton aide George Stephanopoulos revealed his limited budget thinking when asking questions of former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, California analysts show theirs by criticizing Schwarzenegger's repeal of the California car tax increase, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported yesterday.


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FBI to investigate terrorist ties

By Editor
11/23/2003

In a break with the past, the FBI today has started an investigation into Saudi Arabia's ties to terrorists by collecting Embassy bank records.


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Word 'terrorist' no longer politically correct

By Editor
11/23/2003

In a refusal to use the word "terrorist," The Seattle Times joins the growing list of media outlets confusing terrorism with regular criminal activity.


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Conservatives debate Medicare

By Editor
11/22/2003

After narrowly passing earlier today in the House, some doubt an easy time for Bush's new Medicare bill in the Senate. The vote came down to a difference of five, with some Republicans choosing not to support an expansion of the bloated government program.


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'This Week' misses story

By Editor
11/22/2003

The Media Research Center accuses George Stephanopoulos of dropping the ball when it comes to things that might actually help President Bush.


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Dean dodges draft

By Editor
11/22/2003

A New York Times story tells of Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean's attempts to skirt the draft.


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Jacko steals media attention

By Editor
11/21/2003

Michael Jackson's arrest is the number one cable news story of the day.


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Donkeys used for terrorism, again

By Editor
11/21/2003

Donkeys are being used by terrorists, apparently, to strike strategic targets in Baghdad.


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InstaPundit blogger axes puppy to death (humor)

By Editor
11/21/2003

After a lengthy argument with the InstaWife, Glenn Reynolds, the exalted blogfather and InstaPundit emperor, axed her cute little puppy to death. It all started when she asked her husband to help set up her own weblog.


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More on Infotel

By Editor
11/21/2003

Xrlq has more on Justene's trouble with Infotel. He's posted a copy of the letter mailed to her by attorneys representing Infotel in their case against the blogger. They claim she is responsible for comments left on one of her posts lamenting Infotel's mischievous practices, and are charging her with defamation.

Economy set to soar

By Editor
11/20/2003

Bush's economy will soar, a University of Michigan team of economists predict.


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American economy not harmed by deficits

By Editor
11/20/2003

Fed. Chairman Alan Greenspan said today that American deficits haven't hurt the U.S. economy for one main reason: free trade. He warned that protectionism makes the world economy not as flexible to soak up American deficits, and has the possibility of hurting America down the line.


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Saddam-bin Laden link hits the big time

By Editor
11/20/2003

Almost a week after first appearing in the current issue of The Weekly Standard, a possible Saddam-bin Laden link is finally getting the attention it deserves.


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Dropping numbers

By Editor
11/20/2003

ABC News first speculated that Bush would be met in London by hundreds of thousands of protesters.


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Jackson overload

By Editor
11/19/2003

Is anyone else absolutely tired of Michael Jackson? Yes, he's a weirdo. But I don't see the need for him to hijack the news.


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Bush articulates doctrine

By Editor
11/19/2003

Bush spoke today in London about the reason for an Iraq war.


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Bad, Bad Santa

By Editor
11/19/2003

After breaking the story two nights ago, Matt Drudge has spawned a media blitz over "Bad Santa." In the Miramax picture, Billy Bob Thornton plays a morally objectionable shopping mall Santa Claus.


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Bush speech impressive

By Editor
11/18/2003

To John Hughes of The Christian Science Monitor, Bush's speech to the National Endowment for Democracy should have won him more support. If only his detractors had paid attention.


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AARP support criticized by Democrats

By Editor
11/18/2003

Today the AARP officially announced its support for Bush's new prescription drug plan. But Democrats are hailing the bill as the end of Medicare.


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A one-track mind

By Editor
11/18/2003

The Media Research Center once again has brought to my attention the limited thinking of some media personalities. In his weekend political show, former Clinton strategist turned media guru George Stephanopoulos showed the limits of closed-minded thinking when asking questions of former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin.


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Arnold starts on right foot

By Editor
11/18/2003

Now that Davis is gone, and Arnie must now be referred to as Governor Schwarzenegger, politics in California have evidently changed. Case in point, us Californians no longer have to worry about having our car taxes tripled.


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The Saddam-bin Laden link

By Editor
11/18/2003

Fox News has picked up a story that has the goods on a Saddam-bin Laden link. A memo circulating between the Defense Department and a few members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, dated October 27, 2003, was leaked to The Weekly Standard and documents a relationship between Iraq and Al Qaeda.


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Not so unilateral anymore

By Editor
11/17/2003

For those of you who still think U.S. involvement in Iraq is unilateral, the AP last week released an interesting report I just came upon, documenting troop support from other nations.


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Much ado about nothing

By Editor
11/17/2003

A modified version of my filibustering Republicans frustrate Democrats post appears on WatchBlog:


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Saddam's war

By Editor
11/17/2003

My ever-thoughtful reader and dissenter, Aakash, has raised some interesting things in response to my conflict of interest post.


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Such a good, like, title, dude

By Editor
11/16/2003

John H. McWhorter's new book has one of the more witty titles I've encountered in quite a while.


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Blogger trouble

By Editor
11/16/2003

Justene, over at Calblog, is being sued because of comments left on one of her posts regarding a scam telemarketing corporation, Infotel. Apparently, out of nowhere they billed her $300 and are calling for payment. The comments section for her post included many others accusing Infotel of crooked practices. If it all turns out to be true, it's telemarketing corruption at its finest.


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New school voucher bill bound to be filibustered

By Editor
11/16/2003

A school voucher bill for our nation's capital is up for a vote, which sheds light on the larger national debate about school choice. In September, Democrats filibustered a Senate school voucher bill, and might do so again if brought to the floor in the future.


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Patriot Act confusion

By Editor
11/16/2003

Reader Michael Boyko thinks that my Patriot Act Showcase entry falls into the '1984' trap.


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A conflict of interest in Iraq

By Editor
11/15/2003

Dilip Hiro in tomorrow's The New York Times has correctly identified a problem: We need to establish democracy in Iraq, but speeding up the return of troops to the United States is no way to accomplish this.


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Murdoch appoints son to head British network

By Editor
11/15/2003

When it came to media-mogul Rupert Murdoch's decision to appoint son James as head of the British pay-channel BSkyB, some shareholders saw it as nepotism.


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Anti-free trade activist on the inside

By Editor
11/14/2003

Harvard law grad Lori Wallach chimes in on why free trade is bad.


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Clark accepts funds

By Editor
11/14/2003

Not following Dean's lead, Wesley Clark has decided to take advantage of government funds.


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Revisiting Sharpton

By Editor
11/14/2003

Now that Republicans have drawn massive attention to the confirmation of so-called "controversial judges," a look back at what liberal icon and presidential candidate Al Sharpton said last week about nominee Janice Rogers Brown is in order.


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Bush chimes in

By Editor
11/14/2003

Republicans last night continued their massive filibuster past the 30-hour mark.


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IAEA turns blind eye

By Editor
11/13/2003

Gary Milhollin of the Wisconsin Project on Nuclear Arms Control makes a good point about the latest revelation that Iran is not seeking a nuclear bomb.


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Economy, War good for Bush

By Editor
11/13/2003

Because the economy is getting better, Bush's poll numbers are starting to rise again.


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Filibustering Republicans frustrate Democrats

By Editor
11/13/2003

Last night Republicans demonstrated the absurd by being absurd.


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Not-so-free trade

By Editor
11/12/2003

I'm with The CS Monitor on this one.


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Arafat lies again

By Editor
11/12/2003

Don't believe his rhetoric.


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The Coffin Ban

By Editor
11/11/2003

On this Veterans Day, the fuss over the Bush administration's decision to prevent American media from showing caskets of dead soldiers returning from Iraq continues.


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Russia helps Iran go nuclear

By Editor
11/11/2003

While the rest of the world is worrying about Iran's nuclear weapons, Russia wants to help them build nuclear facilities.


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Al Qaeda officially takes credit

By Editor
11/11/2003

It's now official: Al Qaeda has taken credit for Saturday's blast in Saudi Arabia.


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The misleading statements of a misleading misleader

By Editor
11/11/2003

Along with insisting that Bush is bringing us ever-closer to Orwell's '1984,' Al Gore thinks the USA Patriot Act was a partisan power grab.


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Ousting Don Rumsfeld

By Editor
11/11/2003

From the arena of ridiculous politics comes this.


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Lynch topless photos

By Editor
11/10/2003

MilitaryCorruption.com is reporting that members of Jessica Lynch's former unit are shopping for buyers of topless photos of the once prisoner of war.


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White House scare

By Editor
11/10/2003

It's bin Laden!


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No new terrorist doctrine

By Editor
11/10/2003

More on the Saudi Arabia bombing.


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Al Qaeda strikes

By Editor
11/10/2003

Al Qaeda is up to something new.


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Pentagon's Iraq version correct

By Editor
11/10/2003

Since Aakash posted a somewhat lengthy comment, I feel obligated to reply in part.


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More economic good news

By Editor
11/09/2003

On the economy front, things are looking up for the fourth quarter as well.


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Dean declines funding

By Editor
11/09/2003

Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean is choosing not to accept government assistance for his campaign, the first Democratic candidate to do so in 30 years.


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Iraq, Vietnam, and the 'q' word

By Editor
11/09/2003

For the last time, Iraq is not Vietnam.


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Iraqi mass graves found

By Editor
11/08/2003

Over a quarter-million Iraqis are said to be lying in almost 300 mass graves across Iraq.


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Katie Couric on conservatives

By Editor
11/08/2003

Concerning the Reagan miniseries, Katie Couric asked a few days ago if conservatives "can basically exert this kind of political pressure and create an environment where, perhaps, free speech is not exercised?"


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Economy - 1 :: Democrats - 0

By Editor
11/08/2003

There's yet more good news for the surging Bush economy.


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Partial-birth ban comment

By Editor
11/08/2003

Yukon Jake comments on my most recent WatchBlog post in a way the rest of us should react to the recently passed partial-birth abortion bill.


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