Politics
George Will continues to pummel the GOP Congress, and who can blame him? Many Strange ‘Emergencies’ A poll shows that approval of the job Congress is doing has plunged to just 22 percent. One wonders: who are those 22 percent? Even without the debacle of the Senate’s “emergency” legislation, April was the cruelest month for […]
“If $75 a barrel oil and a $3 average for a gallon of gasoline isn’t a wake-up call, then what is?”–Senator Charles Schumer (D., N.Y.), April 23, 2006 While Northeastern Republicans (A.K.A. RINOs) have joined the liberals in Congress calling for “hearings” on whether Big Oil has been “gouging” customers in a deliberately collusive manner […]
The primary for US Senate in Ohio is heating up. As you may know, we interviewed challenger Bill Pierce last weekend. As election day approaches, two-term Republican Senator Mike DeWine is reaching out to…the liberal media by joining the chorus of Rumsfeld critics. Nice approach Senator. This is sure to shore up your base. Like […]
Continue reading about Republicans Emulating Democrats, part 2
There are no shortages of politicians making fools of themselves over the issue of “big oil” and gas prices. None more so than the California queens of counterproductivity, Barbara Boxer and Nancy Pelosi. Going a Short Way to Make a Point By Dana Milbank Gas prices have gone above $3 a gallon again, and that […]
Continue reading about Boxer & Pelosi: Always good for a laugh
Kennedy faces fight on Cape Wind Key lawmakers oppose his bid to block project WASHINGTON — As record oil prices turn attention to the need for renewable fuels, momentum is building in Congress to buck Senator Edward M. Kennedy’s bid to block the proposed Cape Cod wind energy project, potentially reviving efforts to construct the […]
James Lewis at The American Thinker notices, Mary McCarthy makes four Mary McCarthy is the fourth Clinton NSC member to assault the Bush White House. Ms. McCarthy, who was dismissed for leaking national security secrets to the press, is not the first Clintonite to undermine and assault the Bush White House. The biggest raging bulls […]
Washington Post Leaders Question Gasoline Prices Hastert, Frist to Ask Bush for Probe Congressional leaders yesterday planned to ask President Bush to order investigations into possible price gouging by oil companies as crude oil prices hit new highs on world markets and average gasoline prices in the nation’s capital blew through the $3-a-gallon mark. House […]