While journalists and political junkies eagerly await and discuss each of Bush’s choices to serve in the cabinet, the real issue is not even on the radar screen. What about the declared purpose of the departments themselves? Each was establish for the purpose of intervening in the rights and liberties of Americans. The machinery of the
When a presidential nominee is shot down for a post in government, the person’s first reaction is sadness and regret. But a person like Linda Chavez should look on the bright side. As an opponent of much of the policies of the Department of Labor, she won’t have to face four years of relentless frustration and anger that comes with attempting to
White House insiders have said for years that Bill Clinton has been desperately seeking a legacy for his administration – other than having been impeached and having disgraced himself and his office. At long last, he has at least two of them. The first of these is the coming recession, his first gift to the incoming administration of George W.
As the stock markets continue to fall and economic indicators point toward a recession, Democratic politicians are reviving charges that President George W. Bush has been “talking down” the economy. My first reaction to such charges, other than to dismiss them as nonsense, is to wonder whether or not politicians ought to be accusing their rivals
Although I am hardly a television junkie, I am quite aware of the grand success enjoyed by the new NBC Wednesday-night drama, “The West Wing.” At the recent Emmys, it received more awards than any other drama, and it apparently has a huge and faithful following. The star of the show is Martin Sheen, who plays President Josiah Bartlett, a left-wing
It is Sunday morning, and the socialist train on which I ride (better known as Amtrak) is slowly moving through Washington, D.C. Out the left window, I see the Capitol, and right at that instant, we descend into a tunnel that is pitch black. Surely this is a prophetic moment. In a few minutes, the train stops at the Union Station, where I
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