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November 6, 2008
To the Editor:
Advocating universal health care, Steven Safyer, M.D., hopes that "the next administration will see the wisdom of acting — not just talking — so Americans get the care they deserve." (Letters, Nov. 6)
What evidence is there that…
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November 6, 2008
Love him or hate, CNBC’s Jim Cramer brings an interesting perspective to the debate about the fragile U.S. economy.
On Nov. 5 the host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” detailed for his audience how he…
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November 6, 2008
The pundits are already at it, saying that conservatism is dead.
But Barack Obama and Joe Biden were elected in large part because they managed, in the face of all evidence, to run to the right of McCain-Palin.
Obama-Biden pretended they weren…
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November 5, 2008
What’s in your wallet? Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean would like to know.
Dean and Republican National Committee Chairman Mike Duncan were speakers at a luncheon at the National Press Club Nov. 5, where both…
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November 5, 2008
Dear Editor:
Regarding "Obama wins presidency" (November 5): To all persons who understand that freer markets bring greater prosperity, I offer a reason to applaud Obama's defeat of McCain.
A President McCain would have followed Bush's script:…
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November 4, 2008
It’s this type of political rhetoric that brings out the “Joe the Plumber” in all of us.
Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., thinks it’s a “simplistic notion” for people who are successful in their bid to become wealthy to hold on to that wealth and…
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November 4, 2008
This presidential campaign season, the candidates threw around proposed tax plans with huge numbers attached. Here’s another big number: four. A reporter at a broadcast network or a major American newspaper is four times more likely to turn to…
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November 4, 2008
Most Americans say that journalists want Democratic nominee Sen. Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States, according to a Pew Research Center poll. So CNN’s “Your $$$$$” special “Election Edition” might…
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November 4, 2008
Networks Obsess Over Polls, Limit Substantive Coverage
The
media had an opportunity in the final week before the election
to give…
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November 4, 2008
For two weeks, I have watched the talking heads of financial news – on CNBC, Fox Business, even Bloomberg – discussing the evolving GM-Chrysler merger to be funded by the federal government. I am astounded they have all missed the story or…