[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: A Reality-Based Economy  —  The neopopulist story line about skyrocketing inequality and the tides of globalization is incredibly simple-minded.

Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs  —  In his testimony today before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales was asked by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) to address inaccuracies in his 2006 testimony in relation …

U.S. Is Seen in Iraq Until at Least '09  —  While Washington is mired in political debate over the future of Iraq, the American command here has prepared a detailed plan that foresees a significant American role for the next two years.  —  The classified plan, which represents …

Comment by Hesiod on Should the DailyKos be Subject to the Federal Election Commission?  —  Actually, I oppose the "Fairness Doctrine" too.  I think if that rule was reinstated, and somehow survived a Court challenge, it would actually hurt liberals and Democrats more than help us.

In Soviet Russia, Line Waits You  —  That's part of an advertising campaign launched by an industry group Health Care America who's agenda is to convince you that government-run health care would be evil.  And, of course, it's true — in systems with government-run health care systems you sometimes need to wait to see a doctor.

The dirt on farm subsidies  —  A system that is supposed prevent food shortages and farmer poverty does neither.  —  By By Brian M. Riedl  —  Republican and Democratic congressional leaders rarely agree on a major issue.  Yet both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) …

Diplomats Received Political Briefings  —  White House aides have conducted at least half a dozen political briefings for the Bush administration's top diplomats, including a PowerPoint presentation for ambassadors with senior adviser Karl Rove that named Democratic incumbents targeted …

Spitzer Aides Cited for Use of Police to Tarnish Bruno  —  Gov. Eliot Spitzer's aides, including one of his closest advisers, improperly used the State Police to gather information about the governor's chief rival, Joseph L. Bruno, the State Senate majority leader, in an effort to plant …

Bond Continues Misleading Constituents About Iraq  —  If Missouri really does pride itself on being "the show-me state," you have to wonder how long it's going to be before Missourians demand that Senator Kit Bond (R-MO) show them the truth.  —  Bond, who has been one of George W. Bush's …

SNAPS AT GUN-TOTING YOUTUBER.  —  Historic Historic CNN YouTube Historic Debate II: Ryan Sager has some afterthoughts.  I agree that the Biden response to the gun-toting You-Tuber was revealing—it showed Biden lacks even moderately calibrated snap judgment—and it was revealing in a way that a) …

Outsourcing the Picket Line  —  Carpenters Union Hires Homeless to Stage Protests  —  The picketers marching in a circle in front of a downtown Washington office building chanting about low wages do not seem fully focused on their message.  —  Many have arrived with large suitcases …

Former Guantanamo detainee blows himself up  —  A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who took up arms alongside the Taliban after he was released from detention has blown himself up to avoid capture, Pakistani security forces said today.  —  Abdullah Mehsud killed himself with a hand grenade …

Did Hillary avoid mentioning Bill in last night's debate?  —  She sure tried!  For example, in talking about sending Chelsea to private school, she said: "I was advised... if she were to go to a public school, the press would never leave her alone... So I had to make a very difficult decision."

He Just Plays a Straight Shooter  —  Fred Thompson has stepped out of character.  To much of America, he is Arthur Branch, the district attorney he portrays on the TV series "Law and Order."  Branch is a straight shooter, a no-nonsense kind of guy who says what he means and means what he says.