The second term of the Bush Administration is off to an ominous start, even worse than his bitterest opponents had feared. Flush from a dubious 51 percent “mandate” and determined to “spend my political capital,” Bush is aggressively pursuing his ideological objectives. The president has made three controversial nominations for key positions in recent weeks […]
Laurence W. Britt
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The Pataki budget: Bush Lite?
So you think the new Bush federal budget is a disaster? A closer look at the New York State budget proposed by Governor George Pataki indicates that another disaster is in the making and, as they say, the devil is in the details. Grover Nordquist, one of the Bush administration’s government-spending gurus, is famous for […]
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The invisible elephant
Now that the inauguration is over, the confetti has been swept up, the temporary seating and fancy bunting has been put away for another four years, we can finally ask the forbidden question: Was this election on the level? Big media, with its overarching saturation of gee-whiz coverage, seems to be saying a resounding […]
