No Straw Men

McCain aides scramble for Daddy’s love.

The Washington Post won six Pulitzer Prizes yesterday, the largest number in the paper’s history, for coverage that ranged from an exposé of poor care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center to an examination of Vice President Cheney’s behind-the-scenes clout

“As Dante Alighieri said many centuries ago, the hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who, in times of great moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.” With that, former Congressman Bob Barr announced to a group of Midwestern Libertarian Party act

Sometimes on Capitol Hill, lawmakers find that it pays to ask nicely instead of just ordering the bureaucrats around.

The Democratic primary returned to SNL’s cold-open slot after a few weeks’ absence this weekend,

A look at the slow drip of journalism…

You gotta admit: Given how Washington’s party/dinner/gala scene can oftentimes feel like like “Groundhog Day,” last night’s “The Week” Opinion Awards dinner was a breath of fresh air.

Whenever Chris Matthews says something he likes, which happens a lot, he repeats it often and at volumes suggesting a speaker who feels insufficiently listened to at times.

E-mail programs like Outlook or Apple Mail should just not put the Reply-All button anywhere near the regular Reply button!

Sure, Vladimir Putin is an autocrat answering to a compliant press largely controlled by his own government. With this response, he is also the envy of every American politician ever confronted with accusations of sexual impropriety.

The most heated presidential primary in recent history has drawn a record number of new voters, galvanized young Americans and forced the nation to confront deep-rooted race and gender issues. It also got Brendan Gilfillan a girlfriend.

A chart in the Wall Street Journal is headed “Sen. John McCain’s tax-cut proposals and their average annual cost, in billions.”