Republican Contributions to Left-Leaning Judiciary Overlooked in Analysis

President George W. Bush was 2-2 with his nominees to the high court. But this was the exception and not the rule as far as Republican presidents are concerned from the perspective of strict constructionists. This news analysis piece from the NYT contains some valuable info, but proceeds from a skewed perspective... Strict constructionists who have long sought to restore the U.S. Supreme Court to its proper station in the constitutional order will be surprised to learn that Republican preside...

Journalistic Gynamistics Used to Explain Away Conservative Appeal in Florida

An otherwise informative piece, falls back on journalistic gymanstics in an effort to explain away the appeal of Marco Rubio in Florida and the Tea Party activism that fuels his candidacy. After uplifting Crist, the NYT then acknowledges he was not so hot after all, but that Rubio will over time prove offensive to the Florida electorate. We'll see... Gov.  Charlie Crist is just getting started on telling Republicans to get lost after the party base succumbed to Tea Party fervor, according to ...

Emissions Caps are Called “Inevitable” in Report that Ignores Climategate

The rationale for burdensome anti-emissions regulations has taken a severe pounding in the wake of climategate. There is also a new study that raises questions about the viability of "green jobs." Even so, "cap and trade" schemes are "inevitable" over the long term, the NYT declares as it ignores recent developments in pursuit of its agenda... “Inevitable” is the word used to describe new energy legislation that would include anti-industry emissions restrictions in an article that focuses on ...

Coverage of Arizona Immigration Bill Overlooks Concerns of Legal Citizens

Legislation that is crafted with an eye toward enforcing the law against illegal immigration is "tough," "harsh," and "cruel." But what about legal taxpaying citizens who have to foot the bill for lawbreakers who take advantage of public services? Why is the mistreatment of taxpayers not considered to be just as harsh and cruel? Next up after healthcare could be an aggressive push for an amnesty bill allowing illegal aliens the full rights of citizenship. Although public sentiment is very muc...

Healthcare Coverage Oversells Concept of Bipartisanship

Both parties failed to find common ground in the healthcare debate and The New York Times is disappointed. President Obama ran on pledging a better environment for bipartisanship but this promise has fallen by the wayside. The Times should more carefully consider the actual history before it celebrates across the aisle exercises that result in unsustainable entitlements...  Once again, The New York Times elevates the concept of bipartisanship above the idea that principled opposition is neede...