More reasons to be anxious at the gas pump

As if we didn’t have enough misery running through our minds as we try to get from point A to point B (for under $100), check out this CNN.com article showing how American’s are weighing in on the growing oil concern. It could be an even more grim summer for those heavily reliant upon their [...]

The Worst and the Dullest

David Halberstam’s brilliant book about decision-making in government — The Best and the Brightest — is consistently misunderstood by pundits. Halberstam’s title is ironic — even with the best and the brightest Ivy Leaguers in JFK’s inner circle, terrible decisions were made that sunk us in the quagmire of Vietnam.
So what are the chances of [...]

Bittergate

Well, how did the God and gun hater handle the rebuttal to the attack?

- Loveland

Disarming or Arming Humor?

Humor can be a terrific PR tool for disarming a controversy. Artfully done, it can show the world that you don’t take yourself too seriously and possess humility. It is mea culpa lite, still bringing closure with half the defensiveness of a direct apology. And it can make subsequent [...]

Time to go Gandhi and Let the Swift Boat Sink Itself?

Is it time for Barack Obama to ignore the slings and arrows of a desperate Clinton campaign? To say, “Senator Clinton and her husband and surrogates have gone so negative in this campaign, and so far off the track of what we need to deal with as a nation, that I’m going to stop responding [...]

Hillary Milhous Nixon

Sorry for another Obama/Clinton screed, especially with Loveland talking about important issues in local journalism in the previous post, but when Richard Nixon speaks from the grave I have to listen. And when the media are once again giving Hillary tender treatment, I have to vent.
“I misspoke,” she said, slipping off her flak jacket and bandoliers [...]

“Kristen” Comes Into View

It took about 48 hours.
The New York Times has posted the first interview - complete with pictures, of course - of Kristen aka  Ashley Alexandra Dupré aka Ashley Youmans.
And, to make the momemt oh-so-current, she has a MySpace page. The comments she’s received in the last couple of hours remind me why I’m not all [...]

Apologizing Spitzer Style

Governor Spitzer’s just-concluded appearance in which he announced his resignation effective Monday was classic Spitzer…aggressive, to-the-point and blunt. He provided no details of his “failings” as he termed them - clearly has drawn a line that says “we’re not going there” - and also made it clear at several points that he’s removing [...]

Tag-Teaming the Spitzer Story

The latest word - at least according to the New York Times - is that no resignation announcement is expected today from Governor Spitzer. While that’s not terribly surprising, what really caught my eye about this article was the list of Timesmen and Timeswomen engaged on the story:
“Danny Hakim reported from Albany and William [...]

Don’t Blink…You May Miss Eliot Spitzer’s Resignation Announcement

No, he hasn’t announced yet, but the speed at which this drama is unfolding makes me want to be near from a TV and computer today. In about 18 hours, Lovernor Spitzer has suffered one of the most rapid descents in American politics. According to several news outlets, including the Wall Street Journal, [...]