Hello Wall Street, Goodbye Social Security http://www.harpers.org/TrillionDollarHustle.html ... "Freedom from Want" was how Franklin Roosevelt described it. ...
As the son of a great newsman in the business for 65 years in NY City- -1925-1990--I have read many newspapers in my time and my Philadelphia Inquirer is one...
Andy, Towers Perrin seems to be touting the Treasury's proposed legislation as a victory for the pension consultants. It looks more like the Treasury is saying...
Frankly, I haven't read the bill. But you can rest assured that anything Towers Perrin is for that benefits corporate America screws the plan participants. One...
Maybe it is our Italian blood---in my case mixed in with a teensy bit of German and 50% Lithuanian. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF- ...
February 6, 2004 Scalia's Trip With Cheney Raises Questions of Impartiality By MICHAEL JANOFSKY ASHINGTON, Feb. 5 — They may be old friends, but duck hunting...
Bush is not only trying to rewrite history, he, and his right-wing cronies are trying to undo all human progress during the 20th century. OP-ED COLUMNIST Get...
This falls into the category of 'Give Me a Break!": Retiring on a Budget By ROBERT C. POZEN Congress can encourage middle- and high-wage workers to contribute...
February 10, 2004 The Ethics Panel Stirs The House ethics committee, one of Washington's more rubber-toothed watchdogs, will soon hold its first meeting in...
Daily Reality Check Weak Expectations 2/10/2004 The fallout continues from President Bush's recent appearance on "Meet the Press." As usual, the president's...
Buried in Bush's Imaginary Budget, is yet one more attempt to begin the privatization of Social Security. The man has to go--and don't let the door hit you on...
__Paul Krugman Reviews 'American Dynasty' and 'The Price of Loyalty' "The new books go deeper into the agonizing question of what is happening to our country....
Public Citizen Press Releases Providing the latest information about Public Citizen activities ... Feb. 10, 2004 Bush's $142 Million Money Machine Adds 26 New...
In my 7 years in the Army Reserve, I never once heard of anybody getting a leave like Bush did in the Texas Air National Guard. Gee, I wonder if Big Daddy had...
When I grew up, we had a word for people like Mr. Bush, and it wasn't Chickenhawk---the hawk part had another word in it's place. NY Times: February 11, 2004 ...
This Is Your Proselytizer Speaking Passengers already frustrated by removing their shoes and discarding their nail-clippers are not likely to take kindly to a...
__Bush Brags about Sending Jobs Overseas "The economy has hemorrhaged 2.8 million manufacturing jobs since President Bush took office. And the Administration...
__Watergate II: GOP Computer Espionage Worse than Suspected - Criminal Investigation Imminent "Senate Democrats who were briefed Monday about an investigation...
February 13, 2004 OP-ED COLUMNIST The Real Man By PAUL KRUGMAN To understand why questions about George Bush's time in the National Guard are legitimate, all...
February 12, 2004 Mr. Greenspan Weighs In lan Greenspan has cleared up any questions about whether a half- trillion-dollar deficit is a danger to the American...
February 12, 2004 OP-ED COLUMNIST The Khan Artist By MAUREEN DOWD WASHINGTON I think President Bush has cleared up everything now. The U.S. invaded Iraq, which...
Here is your 'Commander-in-Chief in action. Excerpt: "But Calhoun's account is contradicted by other information-- including the few pages of records that the...
Bush Defends Guard Duty After Democrat Attacks Thursday, February 12, 2004 By Adam Entous President Bush accused Democrats on Sunday of misrepresenting his ...
The Catholic Church always has said it is never too late to repent. Shock: Bill O'Reilly Apologizes for Being Wrong About WMD, Now Skeptical of Bush 2/12/2004 ...
February 15, 2004 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR My War By LARRY DAVID LOS ANGELES I couldn't be happier that President Bush has stood up for having served in the National...
Greenspan needs some educating... Greenspan Says Congress Should Cut Social Security to Keep Tax Cuts 2/14/2004 Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said...
Why Did Bush Lose His Flying Status? 2/14/2004 President Bush's August 1972 suspension from flight status in the Texas Air National Guard -- triggered by his...
Was Bush Forced to Take Off Time from the Guard to Perform 'Community Service'? Sunday, February 15, 2004 By Josh Marshall Scott McClellan seems intent on...