Yearly Archives: 2001

Pro-Criminal

1/18/2001 – 4:15 pm

The president, Republicans keep saying, should have the right to pick a cabinet whose members reflect his views. In the case of George W. Bush, perhaps we should amend the axiom to say a president should have the right to pick a cabinet whose members reflect the views of the people who financed his election. […]

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Search and Destroy

1/11/2001 – 4:13 pm

The prospective Bush administration is off to a blazing start, but the heat and light this week are generated by the Linda Chavez nomination going down in flames. At what was probably the last press conference of her political career, the now-defunct nominee for labor secretary portrayed herself as a victim of head-hunting politics, predicting […]

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Cleaning Up The Mess

1/4/2001 – 4:11 pm

Let’s get back to work, shall we? The administration is turning over in less than three weeks, President Clinton is still groping for a legacy and he’s turning to ecumenism for help. Southern Baptist Clinton is throwing a Hail Mary pass and he’s hoping a Muslim and Jew will catch it. If Bill gets a […]

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