The CBS Evening News hit a 20 year ratings low last week, giving perky – upbeat anchorperson Katie Couric the dubious honor of having surpassed one of Dan Rather’s less admirable achievements. In fact, after hitting a low average of 6,157,000 for a week in March, Couric topped – er, bottomed that with an average […]
Archive | May 10, 2007
Iraq: Bush executes strategic advance in a rearward direction
President George Bush says he will not support attaching benchmarks to funding of the Iraq occupation. Rice: Bush Would Oppose Iraq Benchmarks Bush Would Not Support Bill That Sets Iraqi Government Benchmarks, Secretary of State SaysBy BEN FELLER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON Apr 30, 2007 (AP)President Bush will not sign any war spending bill that […]
Lawyers aren't alone in coughing up lots of campaign cash
A few weeks ago I pointed out that lawyers and law firms gave the largest slice of the $150 million pie of campaign contributions collected by our current crop of presidential candidates in the first three months of this year. “Why pick on lawyers?” folks asked. Here’s why: They give boatloads of money to candidates. […]
Time to revamp the federal poverty threshold
According to a study from the Colorado Fiscal Policy Institute (CFPI) (and reported in the Rocky Mountain News), 20% of Colorado families are struggling. Two-thirds of these families are not below the federal poverty line, but are married couples with children where one or both parents are working full time to support the family. While […]
The Mitt Romney Band’s “Tenuous Relationship With Reality” Tour rolls on: Saddam had WMDs!
Okay, first Mitt made up some wack story about 7-year French marriage contracts. Then he made up that Sueng-Hui Cho shot up Virginia Tech because of video games and the devil rock. (Link.) Now his magical mystery tour takes on foreign policy: Saddam had WMDs but he hid them in Syria. Okay, okay – Saddam […]
S&R Honors
Click here to learn more about past honorees...- The time a source has to respond to request for comment? Virtually none.
- Profiling the Tea Party: In defense of the IRS. Sorta. Or not.
- Saturday Video Roundup: “Imagine the Band,” by John Lennon and Wings
- The Rest is Noise (6)—Descent into the Maelstrom
- I hate handguns, but I have still considered owning one
- Mystery Unraveled: How a white, moderate, married, churchgoing, middle-class, middle-aged woman could vote for Obama
- An open letter to Burt Rutan, regarding his WSJ commentary on human-caused climate disruption
- Meet the men of Match.com: Really, guys, are you serious?
- Climate scientists still besieged
- Pelosi on Bush: “He’s not worth impeaching”
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