A hundred things are keeping me away from the computer today. Gary Farber passed on a warning about signing away your work for syndication too readily. It is always cool when a publication wants to run your stuff (note to major periodicals – my email address is at the upper right) but make sure that …
Archives for May 2006
The Immigration Speech
Powerline hated it: He Had His Chance… …and he blew it. He should have given the speech I told him to. As soon as he started talking about guest worker programs and the impossibility of deporting 11 million illegals, it was all over. President Bush keeps trying to find the middle ground, on this and …
ABC: Government Monitors The Press’ Calls
Jeebus. A senior federal law enforcement official tells ABC News the government is tracking the phone numbers we call in an effort to root out confidential sources. “It’s time for you to get some new cell phones, quick,” the source told us in an in-person conversation. ABC News does not know how the government determined …
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The Border Battles
I will wait to see if this is just another show, or whether they are really serious about border security, but my inclination is to belive this is nothing more than paving the way to the November elections: President Bush tried to ease the worries of his Mexican counterpart yesterday as he prepared for a …
The Trial Continues
It certainly seems like this has been a long process: The defense began its case today in the trial of Saddam Hussein after the former president was formally charged by the judge with crimes against humanity and Mr. Hussein responded by defiantly refusing to enter a plea. *** In Mr. Hussein’s trial, before the defense …
Points For Trying
Two links via Steve Benen at Carpetbagger: What would be on The Note’s to-do list if it had the [White House chief of staff] position today? 1. Whatever it takes, do not let the President’s job approval rating fall into the 20s in any public survey. Sounds reasonable. The Note has proven a reliable barometer …
Open Thread
Blow off some steam.