no good news...

Senator Bill Frist, the majority leader, has agreed to join a handful of prominent Christian conservatives in a telecast portraying Democrats as "against people of faith" for blocking President Bush's nominees. [...] Dr. Frist's spokesman said the senator's speech in the telecast would reflect his previous remarks on judicial appointments. In the past he has consistently balanced a determination "not to yield" on the president's nominees with appeals to the Democrats for compromise. [...] Asked about Dr. Frist's participation in an event describing the filibuster "as against people of faith," his spokesman, Bob Stevenson, did not answer the question directly.

of COURSE he didn't "answer the question directly..." while i've said i thought rove might be putting the pressure on frist, speculation about frist's presidential ambitions certainly add weight to his motivation for so publicly aligning himself with the r's most extreme elements...

The House overwhelmingly approved a major overhaul of the nation's bankruptcy laws on Thursday, completing Congressional action on the measure and sending it to President Bush.

disgusting...

For the fourth time in four years, the House of Representatives has passed a bill calling for the permanent repeal of the federal estate tax. The Senate should put a stop to this silliness. The only thing driving the push for repealing the estate tax is ideology. It sure isn't sound tax policy.

with the r's, it's ALL ideology...

The Bush administration has signaled that it will not pressure Congress to enact limits on government payments to big farmers this year. [...] They have run into heavy resistance in some parts of the Farm Belt. Southern cotton and rice growers in the GOP's political base would be hit particularly hard.

if it isn't ideology, it's the BASE... oh, wait... silly me... ideology IS the base...

The major stock market gauges fell yesterday to their lowest levels this year, as investors worried about slower growth.

a thriving economy would ease a number of woes for the workin' folk... ah, but it's ALWAYS thriving for some...

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