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...WEST WING NBC, Sundays, 8 P.M. E.T. A move to Sunday nights has sent the Washington drama's poll, er, ratings numbers tumbling--ironically, just as it's become complex and exciting. In its high-rated days, the show was an eloquent but simplistic fantasy. The presidential race between Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits) and Arnold Vinick (Alan Alda) has given it what it always lacked: a nuanced conflict between two flawed but empathetic opponents. (The Bartlet White House story lines seem like a distraction now.) Santos and Vinick square off for a live debate on Nov. 6--just in time...
...Just as President Bush brushed aside demands from his party's right wing in his recent nominations to the Supreme Court, the White House has chosen a similar path in relation to the Fed, selecting a relative moderate with a strong chance of winning confirmation. Key Democrats on the Senate Finance Committee, which must approve Bernanke's nomination, have already given his candidacy a cautious welcome. "We need a careful, non-ideological person who understands that the Federal Reserve's main job is to fight inflation, and Ben Bernanke seems to fit that bill," said Sen. Charles Schumer, who sits...
...Rita: The Second Storm Hurricanes Rita and Katrina will change how the Federal Government handles disasters [Oct. 3]. Let's hope the Bush Administration does not use this crisis the way it used 9/11?as an excuse to consolidate even more power in the hands of the right-wing corporate ? lite. We must reverse the trend of allowing corporations to set our national policy. Allen L. Wenger Mountain Home, Idaho...
...show differs from the policy-heavy West Wing in that it focuses more on the President's juggling of work and family. In one scene, Allen's husband (Kyle Secor) asks the harried head of state whether she has seen their daughter's math workbook. "Under the portrait of Coolidge," Allen says. The show is really more about a working mom than a woman politician. Indeed, Lurie says Allen was inspired mainly by his mother Tamar, a successful real estate agent. The show is apolitical to a fault: President Allen is an Independent and has a knack for taking tough...
When conservative commentator Bruce Bartlett was axed by the National Center for Policy Analysis, a right-wing think tank, for his new book accusing George W. Bush of betraying the Reagan legacy, bloggers on both sides banded in disbelief. "Bush finally unites us all," mused THOUGHT MECHANICS. On the left, A POLITICAL MISERY crowed, "It sure is nice to see that those who used to support the murderous moron squatting in the White House are beginning to break away." Even right-minded PRESTOPUNDIT had to concede: "A lot of conservatives are exhausted by the Bush presidency, and some...