To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable
The Other Marriage Penalty
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Energy czar-designate Carol Browner’s husband does it. So does Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Tom Daschle’s wife. Congressman John Dingell’s wife has been doing it for years. Should they all be forced to stop and go home and bake some of those chocolate-chip cookies, the very mention of which got […]
Should She Be Senator Kennedy?
BY JOE CONASON Caroline Kennedy made her political debut in Manhattan almost exactly 10 years ago, when she showed up as the surprise speaker at a “teach-in” against the impeachment of Bill Clinton at New York University Law School. Her speech on that occasion was not memorable, nor did she display great passion as […]
The Affinity Con
BY FROMA HARROP Losing money doesn’t feel very good. Losing it as victim of a con feels even worse. And being conned by a trusted friend multiplies the hurt. But there’s a special department of psychic pain for having experienced all of the above while fancying oneself a savvy insider in the ways […]
Dumb And Dumber
BY SUSAN ESTRICH Trying to sell a Senate seat is dumb. Not realizing that getting caught means you have to give up your seat as governor is dumber. Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s business-as-usual attitude the day after he was indicted for putting a price on Barack Obama’s Senate seat – on tape no less – provides […]
Dangerous Bias Against Detroit
BY JOE CONASON Nearly every current poll shows that most Americans oppose federal assistance to General Motors, Chrysler and Ford, which must be worrying news for members of Congress as they ponder whether to support the proposed $15-billion emergency loan package. Political analysts warn of the consequences for lawmakers who support the “bailout everyone loves […]