I really hope this is the guy: A California man suspected of mailing threatening letters containing a suspicious white powder to celebrities and U.S. politicians has been arrested and could face federal charges on Monday, the FBI said. Investigators identified Chad Castagana, 39, of Woodland Hills, California, as the person suspected of sending more than […]
Now this really adds a new level of curiosity to the details surrounding Ken Lay’s sudden death: A British banker who was questioned by U.S. authorities in connection with the Enron scandal has been found dead, British media said Wednesday. The man’s body was found Tuesday in a park in east London, but police declined […]
For the first part of his Presidency, Bush has been given a free ride by the press. This not only hurt the American people, but also placed the press in a very peculiar situation. The White House became accustomed to such a passive press that once the media started asking the hard questions they did […]
E.J. Dionne Jr. has a very interesting piece in today’s Washington Post: It is now an ingrained journalistic habit: After a period of bad news for President Bush, media outlets invariably devote time and space to “balancing” stories that all say more or less: “Yes, the Republicans are in trouble, but the Democrats have no […]
You may be wondering why I am relating the disaster in the Gulf Coast to that of Bill Clinton’s greatest moment of indiscretion. While the actual events of both incidents have a great difference, the reaction of both Presidents is much the same. Bill Clinton had his sexual encounter with Monica Lewinsky. He was ratted […]