this is an adventure

Just two days after Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm’s sudden appearance in Washington set off a flurry of speculation about Supreme Court interviews, here’s something that actually could be significant: Federal Appears Court Judge Diane Wood, one of the leading contenders to replace David Souter, is in Washington today. The highly regarded Wood is here, ostensibly, […]

Last November 131, million Americans voted, and the whole world took notice. Over the last month, about 700 million Indians voted, and most Americans, like most of the world, didn’t much notice. To be sure, American elections are more important to people all over the world than those in any other country. But the election […]

“General Motors Corp’s (GM.N) plan for a bankruptcy filing involves a quick sale of the company’s healthy assets to a new company initially owned by the U.S. government.” The government would also set up the new board. Perhaps the only remaining question is: will the next GM CEO occupy a cabinet level position?

Mickey Kaus asks the right questions: “But here’s the thing: Are you really confident that the NYT wouldn’t spike an anti-Obama story in the waning days of the election out of fear–conscious or semi-subconscious–that it might badly hurt him?” Well, you don’t need to spike something of that nature — you just don’t pursue it.