With the discussion here and elsewhere in the blogosphere about the filibuster, I thought it was worth trying to get to the core of the issues. It is true, as djw and I have argued in detail, that the mere fact that the filibuster is...
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The House failed to override Bush's veto of S-CHIP. Here's what Dana Perino had to say about it:The White House said President Bush was pleased with today’s result. “As it.
Apparently, the holiday season is fast approaching. I know this because the number of catalogs I receive just shot up exponentially. But this year, I'm taking action and "unsubscribing" from.
Yesterday, a Maine school board decided to allow a Portland middle school to open confidential health clinic within the school. The clinic will provide basic health services (like immunizations) as well as sexual health counseling and birth control. Kids will not need their parents' permission...
You know the criminal justice situation in the US is bad when you open the morning paper and read this paragraph as the lede in a front-section article (that happens.
Might Stephen Colbert actually run for President (at least in South Carolina)?
It should be abundantly clear to any regular readers that I am not one to criticize the S-CHIP reauthorization effort. That remains unchanged. But what I do think is worthy of criticism -- or a least a critical eye -- is the way S-CHIP is...
Just so the consequences of Bush's veto of S-CHIP are 100% clear: it's not just that kids who need health insurance but aren't currently covered are screwed. Kids who are.
Maureen Dowd invited Stephen Colbert to write her column for her in Sunday's paper. Which was a nice breath of fresh air. Colbert's column is not White House Correspondent Dinner.
But then, via publius, she gives us animation:There's so much wrong with Slate (see: Saletan). But sometimes they just get it right.
I'm a few days behind on my weekly rundown of Adam Liptak's Sidebar column. I blame law school (I know what you're going to say. I know I'm a third.
..it's not the war in Iraq (well, it is going there. That's just not what this post is about).The federal government yesterday picked five companies to whom it will award.