So, the Republicans Were Right About those Bailouts After All

Sen. Barbara Boxer has an amendment to the financial overhaul bill designed to "tighten language" suggesting that Republicans who warned about more bailouts were not blowing smoke. Even The New York Times feels moved to question Boxer's overheated rhetoric and denials... Apparently, Republican critics of Sen. Chris Dodd’s financial overhaul legislation were spot on when they warned against additional taxpayer-funded bailouts of Wall Street banks. This is made evident in the headline of a news...

NYT to Senate Republicans on Dodd Bill: Just Give Up and Relent

The final outcome of Sen. Chris Dodd's finance legislation remains very fluid and a work in progress. So the message from The New York Times to the GOP is -- just give up already. Over the next few hours, Republican Senators may yet disappoint their supporters. But a report from the NYT suggests that we are already in the past tense here. Republicans have already capitulated and surrendered to the big government provisions folded into Sen. Chris Dodd’s financial overhaul bill, if The New Yor...

Gov. Charlie Crist Depicted as “Moderate” Despite Left Wing Stances

There is no denying the political difficulty that now besets Charlie Crist, Florida's liberal Republican governor. But if The New York Times had its druthers, his constituents would remain blithely unaware of policy stances that hew to the left. The lesson here is to be wary of any Republican that is described as a "moderate" in the NYT. After all, what is so moderate about cap and trade and other interventionist schemes? With Gov. Charlie Crist preparing to drop out of the Republican primary...

SEIU’s Rising Liabilities Escape Media Attention

SEIU's next president will need to address the rising liabilities within the organization that work against the long-term interests of rank-and-file members.  So far, The New York Times and other media outlets have focused on the horse race between competing candidates to succeed Andy Stern as president. But there are more important questions here.... Media speculation over “a dark horse” candidate to succeed Andy Stern as president of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) has ecli...

Is Sen. Graham Still the Liberal Media’s Republican Darling?

Sen. Lindsey Graham's clever legislative tactics could end up costing U.S. taxpayers a lot of money, especially if he succeeds in advancing a "cap and trade" bill that is loathed by the public. The New York Times is disappointed Graham backed out of a compromise on global warming legislation, but that doesn't mean liberal reporters are ready to write him off just yet... Is Sen. Lindsey Graham still the new Republican media darling of the New York Times and other liberal publications? This g...