For now, I think I have to come down on the side of Phil Balboni in this. In the "Beat the Press" post, the distinction was made between "performing" journalism, and being a journalist. Dictionary definitions, aside, I believe that being a … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part three: Entitlement programs
Braude="Alan Greenspan, former head of the Fed, wrote his book in the tub, he says. And that one of the main points he made, is that Medicare, in the age of the babyboomers, is the real budget buster, saying we'll have to cut big time … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates: the MA-05 debate part two: Immigration
Braude-"Jim, the centerpiece of your campaign has been opposition to the McCain, Bush, Kennedy immigration bill. You call it an amnesty bill, and your belief that all illegal immigrants must go home. Two questions. One, how do you deport 12 … [Read more...]
COMMENTARY: Grading the candidates – the MA-05 debate part one: Iraq
Braude (to Tsongas)-"Like most Democrats who ran for Congress in '06, you're running on a pledge to push for speedy withdrawl of troops from Iraq, but in an NECN-NBC debate last week at Dartmouth, the three leading presidential candidates … [Read more...]