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By Tommy Christopher - Politics DailyPeople are always complaining about a liberal media bias, but I think I've stumbled onto a much more insidious, farther-reaching bias: grammar school kids.Remember Ria Misra's story yesterday, about a fourth-grader who grilled Condoleezza Rice about the Bush torture memos? I half expected Rice to implore the kid not to taze her.Now, compare that to the question this kid asks Michelle Obama:So, what can be done about this? ...
Big Book Deals For Politicians!
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIf, for some reason, you were ever under the illusion that politics is a thankless job, you might consider the steady deluge of six and seven figure book deals being landed by those who have walked our nation's corridors of power. Indeed, it seems that one guaranteed perk of political service (or even a momentary brush with it) is the promise of a hefty advance to tell all--or selective bits, anyway-- of what it was like behind the scenes. Here then is a partial roundup of the political memoirs that will soon be heading to a bookstore (or online retailer) near you.David Plouffe, the guy who, ...
Condi Rice: America Will Thank George W. Bush
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn an interview with CBS's "Sunday Morning," Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attempted to put her spin on the legacy of her boss, George W. Bush. Not surprisingly, she argues that, while a record percentage of Americans currently disapprove of the job that the president has done, in the long run, the country will come to recognize Bush as a competent, effective leader:"This isn't a popularity contest. I'm sorry, it isn't. What the administration is responsible to do is to make good choices about Americans' interests and values in the long run--not for today's headlines, but for history's ...
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