44: The Obama Presidency

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Wednesday, July 25, 2007

What is left for Gonzales

SOMETHING IS terribly, terribly wrong when the attorney general of the United States is called to testify under oath before Congress and much of the hearing revolves around his credibility -- or lack thereof. But such was the case yet again during an appearance yesterday by Alberto R. Gonzales... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Facing al-Qaeda

HOMELAND Security Secretary Michael Chertoff makes a good point: No one who has been following the news should have been surprised by the conclusion of U.S. intelligence agencies that al-Qaeda is growing stronger and that the threat that it will stage another major attack against the U.S. homeland... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Justice at Guantanamo

THE SENSE of deja vu is overwhelming. Once again, lawmakers are promising to introduce legislation allowing prisoners at Guantanamo Bay to challenge their detentions. Once again, congressional Republicans are vowing to defeat it, as they have before. The deja vu should stop here. By denying hundreds... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 13, 2007

Dentel Care for Children

HAS THE TRAGIC death of Deamonte Driver already been forgotten? He is the 12-year-old from Prince George's County who died because of a decaying tooth that too long went untreated. Some members of Congress seem willing to overlook his story and what happens to low-income children who lack access to... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 12, 2007

Wishful thinking..on both sides

IT SEEMS like just weeks ago, because it was, that Congress approved funding for the war in Iraq and instructed Gen. David H. Petraeus to report back on the war's progress in September. Now, for reasons having more to do with American politics than with Iraqi reality, September isn't soon enough.... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Gonzales' inaction

"I NEVER saw documents. We never had a discussion." Those were the words of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales in March when trying to distance himself from the Justice Department's controversial decision to fire eight U.S. attorneys. The attorney general was, we now know, mistaken: E-mails and... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Pakistan's Troubles

PERVEZ MUSHARRAF'S misrule of Pakistan during the past eight years is finally catching up with him. Yesterday the general's army was engaged in the bloody siege of a mosque in Islamabad where pro-Taliban Islamic extremists have been defying his government's authority; more than 20 people already... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, July 6, 2007

Protectionist Democrats

TRYING TO salvage an American trade policy, the Bush administration took the unusual step of embracing bipartisanship. Unfortunately, the overture hasn't been reciprocated. In May, the administration accepted Democratic demands for tougher labor and environmental standards in return for Democratic... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, July 5, 2007

The Sky did not fall.

WHEN THE high court of Massachusetts ruled in 2003 that the commonwealth's constitution gave same-sex couples the right to marry, detractors railed against "activist judges" who were "imposing" their will on the people. Only the people, through their elected representatives, should decide something... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Scooter Libby: Too much Mercy

IN COMMUTING I. Lewis Libby's prison sentence yesterday, President Bush took the advice of, among others, William Otis, a former federal prosecutor who wrote last month that Mr. Libby should neither be pardoned nor sent to prison. Ok, I agree that a pardon would have been inappropriate and that the... Sign in to see full entry.

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