T.R.? He’s No T.R. – New York Times

Tony Snow had this to say about his boss and his environmental policies… Mr. Bush had in fact been “keenly committed both to environmentalism and conservationism from the start.”  Must

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Molly Ivins, Populist Texas Columnist, Dies at 62 – New York Times

Molly Ivins, the liberal newspaper columnist who delighted in skewering politicians and interpreting, and mocking, her Texas culture, died today at her home in Austin. She was 62. Ralph Barrera/Austin

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The Bait-and-Switch White House – New York Times

I don’t know about you but to me it looks to me like Bush and Cheney have seen to many police shows on TV. I mean come on guys, good

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Defending Iraq War, Defiant Cheney Cites ‘Enormous Successes’ – washingtonpost.com

 You have to wonder what they are putting in the Kool-Aid at the Cheney manse. Vice President Cheney said yesterday that the administration has achieved “enormous successes” in Iraq but

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Mr. Inhofe’s Last Hearing – washingtonpost.com

After listening to some of the hearing on the radio, I am forced to agree with the Post. What does it say about America, that the ruling party for the last

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A bipartisan Bush? Not so you would notice…

It was pretty obvious even right after the elections that the president wasn’t changing his approach. If anything he seemed to be rubbing the fact that he wasn’t in the

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What happens next?

“When Democratic committee chairmen issue subpoenas and conduct oversight hearings, will news accounts portray them as harassing the White House? Or will journalists recognize that aggressive congressional inquiries were a

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Lies and the Media

“Journalists by nature shy from pinning the “liar” label on any political leader, but President Bush’s acknowledgments that he had not been forthcoming about his plans to dump Defense Secretary

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