With the Superbowl a week away, what can we do for some football news? The best I have is this story about Arlington City Council members’ use of a suite at Cowboys Stadium. Since Cowboys Stadium opened in June, Arlington City Council members and their friends and family have used free tickets worth as much […]
Day: January 31, 2010
Censorship and Tebow’s Superbowl ad
The Times discusses the Tebow abortion advertisement in this editorial today. CBS was right to change its policy of rejecting paid advocacy commercials from groups other than political candidates. After the network screens ads for accuracy and taste, viewers can watch and judge for themselves. Or they can get up from the couch and get […]
In health care debate, lobbyists thrive (most working to support reform)
The Times reports on the President’s approach to lobbyists in the health care debate. Clearly, lobbying has been a major factor in the fate of the health care overhaul, which suddenly slid from the top of the president’s domestic agenda last year to an also-ran in a new year in which he wants to focus […]