It would be fun to vote for a woman in the upcoming presidential election, and I wish I could. But the fundamental problem with Mrs. Clinton is the fundamental problem with Mitt Romney: She has that knack for saying nice-sounding things, for saying good things—up to a point—and then turning around and either doing the opposite or using her words as a rubric for economic rapacity. Bush Lite.

Her vote for George Bush’s war authorization is the perfect example. The public overwhelmingly recognizes that the ...   more »

67^th in continuing blog series on the White House push to war. Administration efforts to mold public opinion in favor of invading Iraq add some new personnel to the mix, including a pro-administration journalist whose credentials are questioned. A writer previously associated with GOP circles, who goes by the pen name Jeff Gannon, is given a White House press pass.
February 25-28, 2003:

Feb. 25, 2003 – U.S. Army General Eric K. Shinseki, Army chief of staff, testifies in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that a postwar Iraq would require several hundred thousand American troops....   more »