Dubya’s Fall From Favor
The once party potentate, fearless leader, slaughterer of terrorists and self-proclaimed "smoke 'em out"-er of Osama bin Laden is now persona non grata in his own Christian conservative campground, a/k/a…
Bush’s Challenge With New Court Nominee
President Bush's apparent intention to nominate a woman or a member of a minority group to succeed retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor could make it harder for Democrats…
Frist: ‘I Didn’t Do Nuttin’ Wrong’
Senate Republican leader Bill Frist Monday defended his blind trust's sale of stock he owned in the health care company founded by his family, saying that he and staff spent…
Luck, Planning Paid Off
In a soggy crescent of land where wrecked homes outnumber upright power lines, Gulf Coast officials did a body count from Hurricane Rita and issued this number: two. …
Rats Jump Off a Sinking Ship Called Bush
That sound you hear is the stampede of Republicans running like hell from George W. Bush. The GOP faithful head for the exits, finally aware that close association with the…
Is Mom Building a Bomb?
Is your mother's kitchen harboring a terrorist device? …
The Climate is Changing: Is Anyone Listening?
Katrina and Rita have kicked off a debate among scientists over the impact of global climate change on hurricane intensity, but it doesn't appear the environmental issue has grabbed the…
Another Day, Another Republican Under Investigation
Two federal agencies are investigating Senate Republican leader Bill Frist's sudden sale of all of his stock in the hospital-management company founded by his father.…
Protecting Kids From Horrors of Disasters
As the nation approaches a fifth week of near-constant news coverage of Hurricanes Katrina and now Rita, mental-health experts are cautioning parents about exposing young children to the troubling scenes…
Time for Some Accountability
Whatever the cost of Katrina, Rita and, if hurricane forecasters are right, storms still to come this year, the country will pay it. But, that said, the taxpayers deserve every…
