So much for the Bush White House being the center of baloney in Washington. At least the Bush years will end. I hope Bush takes the Washington Post editorial page with him. In a ridiculous column, Richard Cohen condemns Democrats for not defending William Bennett’s right to speech. If you recall on his radio show Bennett, “Responding to a caller who argued that if abortion were outlawed the Social Security trust fund would benefit — more people, more contributions,...

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Shelley Moore Capito (the only GOP congresswoman from West Va.) has announced she will not run against Robert Byrd in next years Senate race. Because of his strong opposition to many Bush policies and his age, Byrd was a top target of the GOP. Now the candidate both sides considered to be the most formidable Byrd opponent has bowed out. Sphere: Related Content

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Mr. Bush has nominated Harriet Miers to fill Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s Supreme Court seat. Here’s a few links, both from the Washington Post, to get started on the game of “peel the mask.” Harriet E. Miers Profile and “Quiet But Ambitious White House Counsel Makes Life of Law” (The Post, June 21, 2005). More from ABC: Who is Harriet Miers? NBC‘s First Read says, “Too many unknowns?” and MSNBC‘s Tom Curry says, “Some conservatives not thrilled by Miers.”...

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In last week’s Wapo there was a mention of a woman wearing a shirt saying “I’d Never thought I’d Miss Nixon”. As a historian I would rate Nixon as one of our worst presidents. He unnecessarily prolonged Vietnam, failed to tackle inflation, undermined America in Latin America with the ovethrow of Allende in Chile and carried most of his policies to a degree that was so cyncial it undermined them (even the good policies). Oops, almost forgot Watergate. It...

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