April 5, 2007

Again With The Google

I've obviously found today's theme. From the LAT: WASHINGTON — In a direct challenge to Congress and the way it does business, the White House... [More]

April 10, 2007

Modern Media Madness

In a post imagining what the media response would have looked like had those captured sailors been US Navy personnel, Greg Djerejian puts together one... [More]

I Don't Care About Don Imus

There. I said it. If, however, you are one of those people who does care, you might want to read the transcript before offering up... [More]

April 15, 2007

Gwen Ifill Throws Down

Wow. She let both David Brooks and Tim Russert have it on live TV. Crooks and Liars has both the transcript and the video: You... [More]

April 16, 2007

Reporting On "what the government does, not just what it says."

In a post about today's Pulitzer Prize announcements, Glenn Greenwald highlights a great quote from Boston Globe Editor Martin Baron on the work of the... [More]

Understanding + Perspective (Updated)

Larry Johnson offers both. If you really want to know what it would be like to live in a world where this sort of event... [More]

April 17, 2007

SecDef Gates: Debate in Congress, Talk of Timetables Helps Us In Iraq

I cannot wait to see how the White House responds to this: AMMAN, Jordan, April 17 -- The decision by anti-American Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr... [More]

April 18, 2007

Meanwhile In Iraq....

BAGHDAD, April 18 -- A string of bombings killed at least 127 people across Baghdad Wednesday, police said, as bloodshed spiked two months into a... [More]

More From Iraq...

Uh oh. CNN: Iraq orders arrest of top Army officer after deadly attacks BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has ordered the... [More]

What Joan Said

More like this, please. On a day when people of conscience and common sense are asking what makes a miserable young man turn to guns... [More]

April 21, 2007

If They Never 'Stand Up', Does That Mean We'll Never 'Stand Down'?

Two extremely depressing but largely overlooked stories from Iraq over the last 48 hours. First, this story from McClatchy about the training of Iraqi forces:... [More]

April 27, 2007

3 Big Stories Tonight From McClatchy

If you're a news junkie and you haven't yet made McClatchy's Washington Bureau part of your daily fix, you really need to do something about... [More]

April 28, 2007

High Broderism

The progressive blogosphere has long had it out for David Broder, the man insiders consider the "dean" of the Washington press corps. Unless you've been... [More]