Day: November 20, 2005

The nation’s leadership should be focused on winning the war, not arguing about how we got into it, but the urge to score political points is overwhelming.

Anyone who would like insight into why black poverty in America persists in the pathological way it does should read a recent lead story in National Journal called Social Policy — The Katrina Experiment.

The Capitol Hill curtains parted this week, offering an uncommon view of a behind-the-scenes spat that has pitted a House GOP leader against the chief of a mighty advocacy group and spurred Democrats to take gleeful advantage of the dispute.

President Bush is searching for a way to rally public support for the war in Iraq, but it’s an increasingly tough sell.

Normally, I don’t pay much attention to the patter on Internet bulletin boards – particularly extreme partisan boards like Free Republic on the right or Democratic Underground on the left.