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Walter Reed and Anna Nicole: Journalism at Its Best and Worst
Tweet Share on Facebook February 26, 2007 CommentIn the past week or so, we've seen the best and worst examples of modern journalism.
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Reality Check as Tony Pulls Out
Tweet Share on Facebook February 22, 2007 CommentThe so-called coalition forces in Iraq may not be falling apart, but they are surely diminishing.
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Ralph Nader: America's Crank
Tweet Share on Facebook February 20, 2007 CommentIt has come to this: Ralph Nader has officially become America's Crank. He has effectively lost the mantra of fighter for the country's consumers against the automakers and other polluters of the environment.
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Bush: Bringing Down the GOP
Tweet Share on Facebook February 15, 2007 CommentIn the current issue of the Atlantic, writer Ross Douthat makes a compelling argument that while President Bush may leave office a loser, his philosophy will go forward in the Republican Party. That should make some GOPers squirm.
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Grover Norquist: Threatener in Chief
Tweet Share on Facebook February 13, 2007 CommentGrover Norquist, the outspoken leader and voice of Americans for Tax Reform, can always be counted on for political grandstanding.
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GOP Fools on the Hill
Tweet Share on Facebook February 12, 2007 CommentRepublicans in the House seem intent on making absolute fools of themselves.
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NASA Overshoots
Tweet Share on Facebook February 9, 2007 CommentBack in the early days of the nation's space program, I was a reporter and admitted supporter.
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N.Y. Governors: Always a Bridesmaid ...
Tweet Share on Facebook February 5, 2007 CommentEver since New York Gov. Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times to the White House, Empire State governors have been considered presidential material.
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The Rev. Drinan: Better Than His Betters
Tweet Share on Facebook February 1, 2007 CommentA distinguished former public servant and a dedicated servant to his faith left us this week.
John W. Mashek covered politics in Washington for four decades with U.S. News & World Report, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Boston Globe. His primary beats were Congress, the White House, and national politics. He covered every presidential election from 1960 to 1996. He was a panelist in three televised presidential debates in 1984, 1988, and 1992.
