Has Hurricane Katrina set a new dividing line in the Bush Presidency? Are new approaches in the offing as President George Bush addresses the nation? It sure seems that way. As yet another poll underscores the clear trend that GWB's numbers are going south, the President prepares to address the nation. And the Washington Times, in an editorial, has some suggestions about what … [Read more...] about Is George Bush’s Upcoming Speech The Beginning Of “The Post-Katrina Presidency?”

.....at Foreign Policy Watch, a new blog by a very talented young writer. TMV means it when he says he loves to read things written by talented young people. The reason: as a college student, TMV got bitten by the writing bug which led to stints on two college newspapers and an internship on The Hindustan Times newspaper in New Delhi, India during his final semester of senior … [Read more...] about Take A Peek……

What if a blog's readership seems to level out? What can the guy in pajamas (or -- even a more horrible thought -- not wearing pajamas) do? He/she can expand the blog's readership like this... … [Read more...] about How Do You Expand A Blog’s Readership?

As we've often said, we USE our blogroll here...and quite extensively. In recent days we've added some sites but haven't pruned the blogroll — and we will start very soon. New sites include some blogs from varying categories (including some very new ones written by talented young people and we look forward to reading and linking to them). Some of the sites that'll be … [Read more...] about Reminder On Blogroll Changes

These days everything is political and a federal judge's ruling that reciting of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools unconstitutional will most certainly mean one thing: it'll further boost to the almost certain confirmation of John Roberts as Supreme Court Justice. It puts into focus the whole idea of core values of judges — and that'll solidify Roberts' support. … [Read more...] about Judge: School Pledge Of Allegiance Is Unconstitutional

This afternoon, I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon at which David M. Mason, a Commissioner at the Federal Election Commission, spoke. The title of Commissioner Mason's address was "Should Bloggers Be Regulated?", a topic particularly germane to this blog and others. Mason indicated that he -- along with his fellow FEC Commissioners -- was loath to regulate political … [Read more...] about My Conversation with FEC Commissioner David Mason

Since college I've aruged that students, academics and leaders rely too much on the New York Times when there are several other excellent news sources — and now the Time's management is going to help motivate lots of folks (particularly bloggers) to explore them: Come Monday, Sept. 19, fans of New York Times columnists Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and David Brooks will … [Read more...] about New York Times Opts To Decrease Its Readership

It looks like Knight-Ridder newspapers is playing the "blame game" (i.e. "responsibility game") by publishing a story that suggests Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff delayed the response to Hurricane Katrina...and therefore had a lot to do with early snail-paced federal response:WASHINGTON - The federal official with the power to mobilize a massive federal response … [Read more...] about Memo Shows Chertoff Delayed Federal Response

Is it now a tale of the rise and fall of the Bush presidency? E.J. Dionne thinks so, in a provocative column in The Washington Post. Provocative, but perhaps premature. As much as I wish it were true, I have my reservations. … [Read more...] about Is the Bush Era over?

Maybe. There's hope yet. … [Read more...] about Is reality TV on the decline?

One of our favorite talk shows sent us this announcement about a show you can listen to tonight:SUBJECT2DISCUSSION the LIVE webcast and podcast will welcome David Storobin from GlobalPolitician and Richard Hatch from Battlestar Galactica on this week's program. S2D is heard LIVE at 6pm PT 8pm CT and 9pm ET on LVROCKS.COM to listen to the program click on LISTEN. S2D is also … [Read more...] about Hear Bloggers LIVE

Wall Street Poet Michael Silverstein has emailed us this recent creation, which we pass onto you: The Buck Stops Somewhere Else Old Harry Truman had a sign That sat upon his desk; His thinking a-bout leadership The sign straight out expressed; Four little words were on that sign, Their message true and clear; The told you who to praise and blame, They said: "The buck stops … [Read more...] about The Buck Stops….. (By A Poet)

Michael Kinsley has long been one of TMV's favorite writers. He even was a huge fan of his when he co-hosted CNN's Crossfire. And he is one of those who greatly enjoyed Kinsley's work and the changes he made on a paper TMV readers every morning, the Los Angeles Times. So it comes as something of a shock to read this email Kinsley reportedly sent out about his … [Read more...] about Michael Kinsley Is Out At The LA Times

A must read summary by law blogger Ann Althouse. You can watch some of the testimony here and here. Also: some fireworks here. … [Read more...] about A Fascinating Look At The John Roberts Supreme Court Hearings

Brace yourselves, because you just knew this was coming and MSNBC's website suggests it's close to reality: Michael Moore may do a film on Hurricane Katrina.The controversial filmmaker is “seriously consideringâ€? turning the devastating storm and its aftermath into a documentary, says a source. “It has all the elements that made ‘Fahrenheit 911’ such a powerful … [Read more...] about Michael Moore May Do A Film On Hurricane Katrina

It sounds like something new has been added to modern day America: the Pentagon is reportedly ignoring the spirit of a court order preventing the government from barring press coverage of recovery of bodies of people killed in Hurricane Katrina. The issue here is not the bodies and whether they should be shown in photos (that's a separate issue). The issue now is that the … [Read more...] about Despite Court Order, Press STILL Being Kept From Reporting Katrina’s Seamy Side

I'm not going to take up any more space here on it (see Joe's stellar post if you want something on TMV), but I am just stunned, stunned, to see Bush take responsibility for something. Oh yeah, and so is the rest of the blogtopia. It's like our worlds have turned upside down, man! … [Read more...] about Let The Bodies Hit The Floor

Yale Law Professor Jack Balkin relays this joke out of Baton Rouge: Q: What's George Bush's position on Roe v. Wade? A: He really doesn't care how people get out of New Orleans. Wicked. … [Read more...] about Am I Allowed To Laugh?

As noted in the post by our co-blogger Jack Grant below (make sure to read the links on it if you haven't already since it includes a must read link to his site), President Bush has taken responsibility for the federal blungles in the Hurricane Katrina disaster — which was a disaster in more ways than one:WASHINGTON -President Bush said Tuesday that "I take … [Read more...] about Bush Takes Responsibility For Federal Bungles

...we have been witness to a tale of two Gulfs, where until today, the protagonist seemed completely without understanding of one of the fundamentals of leadership, which is accepting and admitting aloud responsibility even when it appears detrimental. Will we be witness to a transformation of character, or is this merely a false hope? … [Read more...] about In the past months…