Wednesday, January 7, 2009

John Aloysius Farrell

USN Current Issue

Capturing Roland Burris and Washington, D.C., Politics

Pulitzer-winning photographer Stephen Crowley gets Roland Burris right. more >>

Smart Politics by Barack Obama: Middle-Class Tax Cuts Are Good for Democrats, the Economy

Obama needs to persuade the Democrats and the GOP to pass the tax cuts quickly. more >>

James Webb Shows Leadership Regarding Prison Reform

The senator from Virginia does the right thing. more >>

Joe Klein Versus Michael Gerson: Round 1 to Gerson

Score 1 for the conservative. more >>

US Media Withdraws From Iraq Before the Military

Where the media is going more >>

Capitals Could Break the Redskins, Wizards, and Nationals D.C. Championship Drought

But Ovechkin and the Capitals need to play like a team. more >>

Bush, Rove, and Books: Who Knew W. Had So Much Time to Read?

An impressive array, but also a bit disquieting. more >>

Melissa Etheridge and the Obama Inauguration: Rick Warren Extends His Hand to the Gay Community

It's a Christmas miracle! more >>

Barone Is Wrong About the Interior Department, Oil and Democrats in the West

Energy development in Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico has irked the West. more >>

Barack Obama's Failure to Appoint More Women to His Government Is Blunder

Obama is 5 for 22 in appointing women to the top positions in government. Democrats can do better. more >>

Barack Obama, Gay Marriage and the Rick Warren Inaugural Fight: Letting Him Talk is Smart Politics

Obama is doing just what he said he would. It's up to us not to get complacent. more >>

Change Long Overdue: Ken Salazar Meets the Interior Department.

Ken Salazar's appointment is opportunity for Interior...and the country. more >>

OPEC Helps Cure Our Oil Addiction

The oil cartel had us where they wanted us. Now they're raising oil costs again. more >>

Caroline Kennedy Should Replace Hillary Clinton in the Senate

Why Caroline Kennedy replacing Hilary Clinton in the Senate is not a bad thing. more >>

Thinking about Robin Toner

The late New York Times political writer stood watch over all our liberties. more >>

Sabathia and the Damn Yankees Lead the Economic Way

Sabathia today, recovery tomorrow. more >>

Blagojevich Calls to Mind Clarence Darrow and Chicago Corruption

Putting Blagojevich's arrest in historical perspective more >>

A Get-Rich Plan for 2009: Serve Up the Schmaltz

What a troubled America needs now: some schmaltz. more >>

Barack Obama Should Keep Troops in Iraq

And the American public should cut Obama some slack on his pledge to withdrawal from Iraq. more >>

Bobby Jindal and the GOP Don’t Believe in Evolution

The next great thing needs to learn a lesson. more >>

The Rising Cost of College Is a Good Reason to Spread the Wealth

Smart is good. more >>

Campbell Brown and CNN Get Tiresome On Barack Obama and Media Criticism

Everyone got it regarding Obama's press conference. more >>

What Wasn't Said at the Barack Obama Press Conference

And what reporters wish he would say. more >>

Thanks for the <i>New York Times</i>'s Enduring Commitment to Journalism

And thank God for it. more >>

Remembering the Troops This Thanksgiving

On this holiday especially, we must give thanks to our troops for their sacrifices. more >>

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