McCain’s Keating Defense Call Helmed By Monica Goodling’s Attorney

One of the goofiest things that happened during the 2004 presidential election was when a national poll asked Americans whether they would rather have a beer with George W. Bush or the Democratic candidate, John Kerry. A majority of those polled indicated they would like to hoist a Heineken with Bush -- how did that method of choosing a candidate work out for us? -- and we appear to be at it again, with this year’s version of that nonsense announced late last week. I’m sure yo... more

Here’s another example of the bizarre relativism of "objective" news reporting -- the New York Times describes John McCain’s support for private accounts in Social Security as "an approach that Democrats call privatization": Mr. McCain also stuck by his support...... more

Has anyone seen any mention of the infamous Section 8 of the Paulson Bailout Plan mentioned in any major media outlet? Here’s the text just as a reminder: Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency. It is critical that this gain traction this week. Write every outlet you can think of to cover this massive power grab. ... more

This *.pdf file is an insert in all the utility bills here in Singapore. It’s absolutely mindboggling. I’m sorry it’s scanned sideways, but if your *.pdf reader can rotate it’s worth a look. This isn’t just talk about family values, this is a country that values (and needs) families. Let me add something of my own experience about fertility issues and national fecundity. Some of the things I always pay close attention to when I travel are ... more