This would be totally funny if it weren’t, you know, happening: Vice President Dick Cheney has asserted his office is not a part of the executive branch of the U.S. government, and therefore not bound by a presidential order governing the protection of classified information by government agencies. Also, he is not bound by the [...]

Hey, remember that exciting YouTube/Google/CNN debate? It’s happening soon! Participatory democracy! The internets! It’s gonna be HUGE!!! Or, uhm, not. 10 Zen Monkeys has the scoop on the five worst submissions… of 120: Interestingly, the question comes from England, and YouTube also received questions from Spain, Canada, Australia, and Malaysia. We’re guessing these questioners aren’t [...]

Elizabeth Edwards writes that the whole “Sisters Before Misters” controversy yesterday is the result of her pre-teen’s playfulness: “It was Emma Claire, who pointed to a Hillary pin slyly and then, smiling pointed to her father. A nine-year [old] sense of humor — you would have thought Matt Drudge would have been able to pick [...]

Will there be hyperventilating? Oh, there will be hyperventilating. I find it difficult to get worked up over the fact that some journalists materially support specific political causes. At least by giving money to candidates, they’re being transparent about it. Though apparently sometimes unintentionally so. A number of journalists reacted as though caught with their [...]

A Gallup Poll out today finds that public confidence in Congress is at an all-time low. As an institution, lawmakers are lagging behind the presidency, television news and even HMOs (though that one’s within the margin of error). Gallup’s explanation: Confidence ratings for Congress are not only at the bottom of this year’s list, but [...]