Posted on December 21, 2008 by Greg Stone
Yeah, the buck stops at the top and the self-styled “Decider” had all the wrong ideas at all the wrong times for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how the NYT explains it in a beautiful analysis today:
From his earliest days in office, Mr. Bush paired his belief that Americans do best when they own [...]
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Posted on November 26, 2008 by Greg Stone
Hey, I don’t like name calling. These – uh, people – probably hug their kids and pet their dogs – but damn, they make me angry. Take the first few paragraphs of Tom Friedman’s column today and see if you can remain calm:
I spent Sunday afternoon brooding over a great piece of Times reporting [...]
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