Jury Foreman Mr. T: Expect Plenty of Late Night Jokes About This One

April 29, 2009

Mr. T — yes, that Mr. T — was called for jury duty in Chicago in what had to be a hilarious scene. While he was ultimately dismissed by the judge, the daughter of the defendant thought he would’ve made a fine foreman: “My mom would have picked him.” Well, she is apparently on drugs.

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The First 100 Days: Grading President Obama

April 29, 2009

After the first 100 days of his administration, Editors, Friends and Colleagues of The New Ledger grade the President’s performance on foreign policy, domestic policy, and meeting the extraordinary expectations of his supporters.

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Obama Grades His Own First 100 Days: Tense but Fruitful

April 29, 2009

ARNOLD, Mo. – Marking his symbolic 100th day in office, President Barack Obama told Midwesterners Wednesday: “I’m pleased with the progress we’ve made but I’m not satisfied.” “I’m confident in the future but I’m not content with the present,” the president told a town-hall style event in a St. Louis suburb.

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Howes: Federal Control of General Motors is a Game Changer

April 29, 2009

With the arguable exception of the disastrous British Leyland experiment in the 1970s, even the Europeans never went this far. Not in post-war France, when Charles DeGaulle nationalized Renault SA in 1945 to punish its founder for alleged enemy collaboration, a stake that has diminished to 15 percent over time. Not in Germany, where the […]

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Contra Earlier Claims, Pelosi Says Officials Promised NOT to Use Waterboarding in 2002

April 29, 2009

Nancy Pelosi sat down with CNN’s Candy Crowley tonight and gave her most detailed — and passionate — explanation of her muted behavior during an initial classified briefing on enhanced interrogation procedures in 2002.

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Bybee Speaks Out: Defends Signing Interrogation Memos

April 29, 2009

WASHINGTON — Judge Jay S. Bybee broke his silence on Tuesday and defended the conclusions of legal memorandums he had signed as a Bush administration lawyer that allowed use of several coercive interrogation practices on suspected terrorists.

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Jenkins: The Truth About Cars and Trucks

April 29, 2009

Call it a bailout or restructuring. What you’re seeing is not a new beginning for the homegrown auto sector. It’s the culmination of a decades-old, dishonestly peddled auto policy.

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Toomey: Arlen Specter's Betrayal (I SO Told You So!)

April 29, 2009

Sen. Arlen Specter’s switch to the Democratic Party has implications on a personal and national scale. For Pennsylvanians, who must decide who will represent us in the U.S. Senate next year, the stakes are personal. A central question will be whether Mr. Specter can be trusted on anything.

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Swine Flu Doesn't Stop DC Press, Axelrod Love-In

April 29, 2009

The Week magazine’s Opinion Awards dinner last night was dedicated to bipartisanship, comity and loving one another among the Washington elite. But Sally Quinn was having none of it. “No kissing tonight,” the doyenne of Washington’s high society declared.

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The First 100 Days of Obama, the Inscrutable President

April 29, 2009

Even after 100 days, President Obama is an incredibly difficult commander in chief to classify: “He likes big and activist government, but he isn’t a classic liberal. He is more of a social engineer than a guardian of the old welfare state.” The president has broad popularity, but his choices frustrate some and surprise others.

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