Vieira to McCain About War Opponents: 'What Are We Missing
From the moment she participated in an anti-war march in NYC at the time of the 2004 GOP convention, there's been little doubt as to where Meredith Vieira stands on Iraq. Even so, it was something of a shock to hear the "Today" co-host express her opposition in the first person plural this morning.Discussing the war with Sen. John McCain [R-AZ] at about 7:05 AM ET this morning, she said:"Six…
Post's Birnbaum: Reagan's Tax Cuts Went Too Far
Yesterday's indictment of former Reagan budget director David Stockman was cause enough for the Washington Post's Jeffrey Birnbaum to use Stockman's personal ethical and possibly criminal lapses in the private sector as a way to lodge liberal attacks on the Reagan tax cuts. But that was just the beginning for Birnbaum, who, in a Washington Post chat later that day, said that "without question,…
AP Story: Nonbinding Senate Resolution Is 'Budget
Thanks to "clever" writing by Andrew Taylor of the Associated Press in a Saturday story, it took a while to get to the most important point about the "budget" that the US Senate supposedly "passed." This writer's antennae went up on comparing the headline to Taylor's two opening paragraphs:Senate Passes Democrats' budget aimed at balance, keeping tax cutsSaturday, March 24, 2007Washington -- The…
Democrats Won't Talk Taxes on CNBC; They Just Plan to Raise Them
UPDATE (16:10 EDT): Video added.At least one reporter understands economics. CNBC’s Melissa Francis told “On the Money” viewers March 15 that their taxes were going to get hiked “if the Democrats get their way.” The fun twist? Francis and her colleagues couldn’t find any Democratic politician, strategist or even a think tank cohort to come on the show and tell the American people why raising…
L.A. Times Reporters Hit Dems From Left On Taxes
"Ugh, now the Democrats like tax cuts too!"That's essentially the tone of a March 5 Los Angeles Times article* that took Democrats to task for their plans for what President Clinton was fond of calling "targeted tax cuts." Apparently they just "cost" the government too much of our money:WASHINGTON // After years of claiming that Republicans were cluttering
the tax code with provisions that…
WashPost: Willing to Hike Taxes = 'Maturing' In Office
"As many political observers see it, [Virginia House of Delegates Speaker William] Howell is maturing into the leadership role he took on four years ago," wrote The Washington Post's Tim Craig in today's paper. And what exactly is developing the Republican speaker into an upstanding young chap? Nothing more than a newfound willingness to raise taxes in the Old Dominion.Here's the first two…
NY Times: For the Umpteenth Time, Beware the Housing Bubble
The media can't really deny the economy is doing great. But all good things come to an end,so what the heck, why not float the prospect of a looming recession? That's essentially what The New York Times did in today's paper.Staff writers Eduardo Porter and Jeremy W. Peters turned to a Clinton economic adviser to suggest that the current economy is driven by a housing bubble similar to the tech…
