Daily Archives: March 13th, 2009 «

 

David Brooks: The favorite columnist of the Obama administration

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 7:35 pm » 2 Comments

Liberal Ezra Klein writes: This is a bit of an inside baseball observation, but it’s becoming clear that the columnist with the best access to the White House is, improbably, David Brooks. A month ago, Brooks got the first word on the banking plan and a rare one-on-one interview with Tim Geithner. His take on [...]

 

Pew Research

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 6:49 pm » Comments Off

Stop the Presses? Many Americans Wouldn’t Care a Lot if Local Papers Folded

 

Boston Globe

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 6:47 pm » Comments Off

Shock: Many Boston teens surveyed say Rihanna is at fault for [getting assaulted by her former b/f]

 

Michael Gerson

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 6:43 pm » Comments Off

The False Dawn of Post-Partisanship

 

Wash Indep.

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 6:40 pm » Comments Off

Obama turning out to be just like Bush on terror detainees

 

Wash Wire

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 6:38 pm » 1 Comment

S.C. Legislature Moves to Override Gov. Sanford on Stimulus Funds

 

Friday afternoon funny

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 3:10 pm » 3 Comments

I think ya’ll will enjoy this site a great deal (make sure to click on the dropdown menu there), especially if you’re someone who frequently comments on blogs and message boards and has come across any (or all?) of the flame warrior types mentioned at that link. It’s hysterical – and right on. This is [...]

 

Homeless children stats grossly inflated

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 1:19 pm » 3 Comments

Sheesh – does this news surprise anyone? A well publicized report this week that an estimated 1.5 million American children experienced homelessness in 2005-06 did not use the federal definition of homelessness. Instead, it used a different definition that grossly inflated the actual number. The report — released Tuesday by the National Center on Family [...]

 

Capt. Ed

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 10:26 am » Comments Off

Video: [Obama on] signing statements, then and now

 

CNN

Posted by: ST on March 13, 2009 at 10:20 am » Comments Off

Vacancies remain in Obama Cabinet