State of the Union
Vieira: President Bush 'Not Exactly' Like a Dog With His Tail Between
January 24th, 2007 7:35 AM
As Americans, we all enjoy the right to criticize the president. But particularly on august occasions like the State of the Union, most agree that the office of the presidency is entitled to a modicum of respect. Or not -- at least in Meredith Vieira's case. David Gregory set the stage on this morning's "Today,"with his depiction of W's mood:"The president was more modest in his approach, he…
NB at WH Conf Call: 'Promising Signals' Maliki Even-Handedly Going Aft
January 23rd, 2007 6:11 PM
Loyal NB readers might recall that on the eve of President Bush's recent address on the new way forward in Iraq, I had the chance to participate in a conference call for bloggers with White House press secretary Tony Snow and Brett McGurk of the National Security Council.With the State of the Union Address just a few hours away, Tony Snow - after a long day making the media rounds - organized a…
According to GMA Talking Head, Bush Will Deliver Speech ‘From the Gu
January 23rd, 2007 4:58 PM
Tuesday’s "Good Morning America" attempted to simultaneously trash George Bush while also building up the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, who, according to anchor Robin Roberts, is "electrifying" the presidential race. Meanwhile, the ABC program chose to allow political columnist Mary Ann Akers to assert President Bush will be delivering his 2007 State of the Union address "from the gutter." GMA…
Krugman-Herbert: Double Dose of Doom-'n-Gloom
October 30th, 2006 5:51 AM
I looked around when I heard someone crying, and there was Pollyanna bawling her eyes out. That's how depressing was the one-two punch of pessimism in Paul Krugman's and Bob Herbert's New York Times pay-to-peruse columns of today.Just in time for the elections, the pair paint a picture of America so dreary you half-expected the Google logarithm to place Prozac ads on the page. Krugman tries to…
