May 12, 2009 – “So what does comedy tell us about the truth that the news can't? … Based on other comments made during the panel, his political leanings were no secret.  … He said they help people “learn how to watch and decipher the news.”…

May 30, 2009 – President Obama and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) have found big business to be a crucial ally in their quest for a national cap-and-trade … Corporate backing greatly enhances the global warming bill’s prospects of passing, but it also reveals a key feature of Obama’s political … Similarly, Duke Energy decided not to renew membership in the National Association of Manufacturers in part because of conflicting…

May 27, 2009 – WASHINGTON -- The Democrats and their friends in the national news media never miss an opportunity to report how unpopular Republicans … But we may see signs of the GOP's political comeback sooner than anyone thought in the upcoming off-year gubernatorial elections in … Gov Tim Kaine, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) chairman, is limited to one term.…

May 26, 2009 – Obama's liberal philosophy dictates that when the news is bad, shoot the messenger. … If Arbitron is flawed, so is all polling, political and otherwise. … Soon the FCC will try to strip right wing stations of their licenses or impose fines on them payable to National Public Radio.…

May 22, 2009 – "He has wagered his presidency on the proposition that the U.S. budget and political system can simultaneously absorb" the costs of … government to serve as an effective instrument of national purpose. … Obama is counting on the huge tax revenue it is supposed to raise to finance his $1 trillion national health care plan.…

May 22, 2009 – James Webb, the de facto Democratic authority on national defense, wants the closing to be put on hold. … Observers of all political stripes are stunned by how much of the Bush national security agenda is being adopted by this new Democratic … Sure, but in Washington, opportunism and cynicism are hardly news.…

May 21, 2009 – Fox News has the full text of Cheney's speech. … At the same time, Dick Cheney - a man who holds no political aspirations and who Barack Obama admitted has the best interests of America … No decision of national security was ever made lightly, and certainly never made in haste.…

Jun 9, 2009 – John is also well-known as the host of a national weekly news show, called "Heartland with John Kasich." … A few years back, he gained national recognition as the chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court who was ousted for refusing to remove … Does a political issue grind on you like fingernails on a chalkboard?…

Jun 4, 2009 – For instance, last month the Republican National Committee considered a resolution calling on the Democratic Party to rename itself … News & World Report's opinion editor, was a typical giggler. … Putting aside the funny and scary notion that it's "funny and scary" for political professionals to take weighty political issues seriously…

Jun 3, 2009 – The story got front-page play and nightly news coverage across the country. … "There has been a tremendous amount of confusion and frankly a lot of political spin," he said. … A value-added tax, a national-sales-tax idea, is going nowhere, either.…

Jun 3, 2009 – That's the good news. That assumes the world will continue to buy our Treasury notes at plausible rates. … The "good news" of only $22 trillion in debt supported by purchasable bonds also assumes that our economy will recover this year and … But the not-so-good news on top of this astounding and growing indebtedness is that we will have to borrow even vastly more than the…

Jun 2, 2009 – for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Real Time with Bill Maher,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” “The Late Late Show” and “The Half-Hour News … Before there was a New Media, Dan Rather’s “CBS Evening News” “expos?” about George W. … Unfortunately, this has rarely been good news for Uncle Sam recently.…

Jun 2, 2009 – The nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has already achieved a boon for our political culture: It has helped … If Democrats are learning this now, that's excellent news. … Byron York's excellent account in National Review reveals that Pickering was dismayed by the Justice Department's decision to negotiate…

Jun 1, 2009 – All the more reason for the Atlantic to rush forward with news of an unpublicized meeting in Chicago on Thursday of the Newspaper Association … GO FIGURE If the political party with the most money in its campaign war chest had dominated in November's elections, then Republicans … The Republican National Committee spent far more in independent expenditures than the Democratic National Committee in opposing the…

Jun 1, 2009 – But Harmon’s brazen outburst of political incorrectness was just getting started. … Before there was a New Media, Dan Rather’s “CBS Evening News” “exposé” about George W. … Bush’s National Guard service (complete with forged documents) would have gone unchallenged—and Dan Rather would still have a career…

Jun 17, 2009 – News of AmeriCorps watchdog Gerald Walpin's unceremonious dismissal first broke last week in Youth Today, an independent national publication … The pair exploited nearly $900,000 in AmeriCorps funding for personal and political gain. … She ran the AmeriCorps-funded nonprofit Public Allies in Chicago from 1993-1996 and served on its national board until 2001.…

Jun 16, 2009 – these bloggers have been successful due to their insight and hard work -- it's also clear that there is a real hunger for local political … news.  … In the case of both Tribbett and Port, popular state bloggers can then parlay their success into national attention. …

Jun 15, 2009 – On May 15, 2009 the best political analyst in the Washington press corps, Dan Balz of the Washington Post wrote a front pager about … Republicans jumped all over this - as did the news media - as Panetta calling Nancy Pelosi a liar. … Talk about questioning the motives of your political opponent.…

Jun 14, 2009 – editorial and a column (mine) over the following two days, and a week later a front-page story, whereas The Chronicle ran two national … ; stories that do not are not considered big news. … stories focus on their mental health or personal issues, not their destructive political philosophy.…

Jun 13, 2009 – To cover for this political recruitment by their president, liberals in the press will ignore the activity, and certainly not expose … it in their news coverage. *** Special Offer *** Among the claims in the Politico piece, I was struck by the one … Hillary Takes the Pulpit," National Review, October 4, 2007. ) What I've noted here is the tip of an iceberg.…

Jun 10, 2009 – On March 23rd, National Review ran a cover story under the headline “Our Socialist Future” as the magazine that William Buckley founded … Glenn Beck, lachrymose and theatrical host of a popular program on Fox News, planned a new book entitled “America’s March to Socialism … Beyond political advances or reverses, beyond the variations in the unemployment figures or the foreclosure rate or the Dow Jones,…

Jun 10, 2009 – *** Special Offer *** Even with the Supreme Court order, the nightly news shows of CBS and NBC gave the decision just … Here are some of the anti-Obama arguments from plaintiff lawyers and conservatives that are going ignored on the nightly news. 1 … Instead, the national media are ignoring or downplaying the complaints of Obama opponents, as if any whiff of controversy over Obama's…

Jun 26, 2009 – That's not good news. … This kind of "thinking" is now endemic among Washington's political elite. … Our national defense budget is the purview of our elected representatives, not officials in other countries.…

Jun 25, 2009 – The same is true for national polls on issues such as healthcare reform. … The Times' wording of its poll question made "national healthcare" sound like candy canes and lemon drops. … For Hagan, the news should be a wake-up call.…

Jun 24, 2009 – ABC, however, does purport to be a purveyor of news. … Republican National Committee Chief of Staff Ken McKay sent a written request to ABC News, asking to participate, present opposing … On the other hand, there is some good news. Apparently, the ratings slide that the TV news shows have felt is continuing.…