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Borger on Yesterday's Elections: This Was Not A Great Night For Presid
On tonight’s “CBS Evening News,” Gloria Borger said yesterday’s election “Was not a great night for President Bush.” Moreover, in the aftermath, Republicans are now “worried about losing the House, and maybe the Senate.” In addition, she claimed Republicans want the president to establish an agenda. Failing that, “just get out of our way for the 2006 election.”Similar to other mainstream media…
Democrats tread water at light speed
Correct me if I'm wrong, but two days ago there were 28 Republican governors (a majority), and today after the "huge win" by Democrats there are still 28 Republican governors (still a majority.) So what explains headlines like this?* The GOP Takes a Beating Yahoo!In the Suburbs, Backlash Against Republicans Hits Hard Wash PostDemocrats celebrate as voters pile woe upon woe for Bush Times…
New CBS News President McManus: “I Don't See” Any Liberal Bias On
At a Tuesday meeting with CBS News staff, new CBS News President Sean McManus asserted that the people of CBS News “do a darned good job at” shutting out their political opinions and so “I don't see” any liberal bias in CBS News coverage. Vaughn Ververs recounted in a Tuesday evening posting for the “Public Eye” blog on CBSNews,com: “Asked if he feels the need to address perceptions that CBS has…
What REALLY happened in the 2005 elections
The media storyline from yesterday's election results has been, for the most part, that Democrats picked up big victories, and that it was all bad news for the Republicans. And that President Bush, bogged down in incompetence (Hurricane Katrina) and malice ("he lied - people died!"), pandering to the right-wing (Alito) and heading an out-of-control criminal White House (Libby and Rove) is acting…
Econ 101: The Role of the Courts in the Economy
To preserve a country where the rule of law guards private property rights, judges must focus on enforcing the laws that are written not on creating new policies.
A Simple Plan
Media buy into panels simplification of tax code, focusing on deductions scrapped and, like the panel, avoiding real reform.
Mary Mapes: Bush National Guard Story Still "Is a Good Story
Mary Mapes, the producer fired from CBS News for her role in the 60 Minutes story about President Bush’s National Guard service, has written a book to explain her side of the story. On today’s Good Morning America she talked to ABC’s Brian Ross about that book and the forged documents used in the Bush story.A minute or so into the interview Ross and Mapes got into the question of the documents…