Day June 29, 2005

Welcome to the Hotel Justice Souter

Could a hotel be built on the land owned by Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter? A new ruling by the Supreme Court which was supported by Justice Souter himself itself might allow it. A private developer is seeking to…

Mission deaccomplished: Lies, and more lies

Invoking the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 five times, President Bush took to the airwaves Tuesday night in an attempt to bolster sagging support for the war in Iraq. Saddam had nothing to do with 9/11 and Bush made…

Governor Lunkhead

Just 39% want to re-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger has lost the support of nearly every segment of the California electorate, with a majority of voters now saying they are not inclined to re-elect him, a new Field Poll has found. His…

Bloggers and Journos: friends or enemies?

From Slugger O’Toole In the indispensable media section of yesterday’s Observer Rafael Behr notes that there is a tendency amongst some mainstream journalists to want bloggers to shut up believing that professional journalism alone is the only legitimate watchdog of…