AltWeeklies Wire
LA's Scandals and the Media Distractions
The Los Angeles City Attorney and the Mayor seemed to have teamed up for a back to back scandal routine that has both of them working overtime to prove that they should be judged on their public performance and not their private lives.
Random Lengths News |
James Preston Allen |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Scooting On Justice: Bush Lets Loyal Crook Walk
President Bush's commutation of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby Jr.'s 30-month prison sentence for perjury, obstruction of justice and lying to the FBI drew sharp criticisms from across the political spectrum.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Shave and a Haircut for John Edwardsnew
The hits just keep on coming for Edwards, whose campaign has displayed all of the political acumen of an infant.
New York Press |
John DeSio |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
What Is al-Qaeda?new
Americans are susceptible to confusion born of sloppy shorthand -- the Bush administration understands this and has recently ramped up its ongoing "sloppy shorthand" effort to confuse the American people about whom the United States is fighting and why.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: WAR
The Administration's Dual Justicenew
By freeing Libby, Bush protects himself.
New York Press |
Amy Goodman |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Libby at Libertynew
Bush's commutation of "Scooter" is one of many procedural excesses that harm the very reach of executive power he seeks relentlessly to extend.
Valley Advocate |
Chris Lehmann |
07-12-2007 |
Commentary
Tags: George W. Bush, Scooter Libby
Profits for Developers Initiativenew
San Franciscans should take a closer look at this truly awful measure funded by Don Fisher before signing on.
SF Weekly |
Matt Smith |
07-11-2007 |
Commentary
Nagin for Governor?new
Talk continues that New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was re-elected even in the face of criticism for his handling of Hurricane Katrina, might run for governor
Gambit |
Clancy DuBos |
07-10-2007 |
Commentary
The Supreme Assholesnew
The angry white men -- plus one angry black man without a historical conscience -- on the Supreme Court are leading the whole country down the path of the angry assholes of the nation, back toward the past.
Baltimore City Paper |
Brian Morton |
07-10-2007 |
Commentary
If I Were an American Soldier in Iraqnew
I'd be tempted mightily to say, "Good luck and goodbye," and then start for home.
The Memphis Flyer |
Charley Reese |
07-06-2007 |
Commentary
Newt Gingrich's One-sided 'Conversation'new
It's unclear why Gingrich feels he is the savior of today's Grand Old Party.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
07-03-2007 |
Commentary
Gov. Rick Perry Strikes Againnew
Perry has proved again that the 61 percent of Texans who voted against him in the last election were right - the governor is more than willing to put revenge and ideology before sound public policy.
The Texas Observer |
Editorial |
07-03-2007 |
Commentary
Solving the Gas-price Mysterynew
Don't rejoice about gas prices going down in June -- the real story is that we've been paying summer prices for months.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Ralph Routon |
07-03-2007 |
Commentary
Going Fissionnew
As the government continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to subsidize nuclear power with all its drawbacks, it sets aside only a pittance for research into and development of truly renewable energy sources -- perhaps that's because our national power policy is to sustain only the coal, oil, gas and nuclear energy providers.
Birmingham Weekly |
Courtney Haden |
07-02-2007 |
Commentary
Fiscal Terrorismnew
The last thing that the air-brushed presidential candidates want to talk about is the skyrocketing national debt or the looming bankruptcy of credit card holders -- that's a big problem.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
06-29-2007 |
Commentary
