Ever read a New York Times story reporting gloom and doom about the American economy and wondering if you're missing something? [editor's note: like this sentence is missing something?] Its a common problem for Times readers. But there is a place to go on the web where you can get the real lowdown on the US economy, business, social welfare, government and politics -- the American Enterprise Institute.
Nathan Tabor, on The Conservative Voice web site, extolling the objectivity and accuracy of the AEI, which as its name indicates, is essentially a pro-business, free market mouthpiece.
+++++++Give the man an A for disclosure, however; the byline includes this description of the author:
It seems that corruption by first family members is the norm rather than exception worldwide.
Literally no comment required to this Rueters snippet from the NY Tiimes:
Well, at least the oblivious little buggers are consistent. We can tolerate massive government spending in Iraq, but not here, we can countenance public health care in Iraq, but not here, and now........we need a jobs program to stem unemployment in Iraq, but not here.
It doesn't help that (Tony) Snow, though admired for his quick wit, has been lobbing names at his inquisitors. After labeling as "partisan" a question from NBC's David Gregory last week, Snow accused CBS's Jim Axelrod yesterday of asking a "loaded" question; the two men exchanged unpleasant looks. Snow further branded a question by Fox's Bret Baier as "cynical" and one from (CNN's Elaine) Quijano as "facile."
Dana Milbank, describing White House Press Secretary Tony Snow's recent relations with the press.
The Squid sends me links and stuff a lot, being he's retired from our US military. Of course, he keeps up with many blogs put together and maintained by old soldiers, retired officers, and well, these guys know the art of war the way many of us wish we did....
I write about Paul Weyrich a lot, because I find him to exemplify the warped and inverted mindset of the religious right. Now Mr. Weyrich virtually compares attempts to restore a semblance of the fairness doctrine to talk radio as...evil? Bad for the religious right? Is there a difference?
Here is a truly troubling account by Dick Durbin of the President's actions at a Friday meeting between the President and top Congressional Democrats, according to the McClatchy Newspapers:
Six has already remarked on the vitriolic response of the extreme right to the Iraq Study Group report. But check this out for twisted logic on why the report is "lying" about the ISG not wanting to "stay the course."
If the Religious Righteous want to demonstrate their commitment to the Christmas spirit, let them start by boycotting the big-box retailers who refuse to pay their workers a living wage and family-sustainable benefits. The Religious Right, in its zeal to make every American conform to a specified form of speech during Christmas, is not much different than the Roman Empire requiring its citizens to say "Hail Caesar!" or the Third Reich requiring Germans to greet one another by uttering "Heil Hitler!"
Wayne Madsen, in a Houston Chronicle column dated Saturday.
