Congressman Paul Ryan downplayed concerns that the United States is in the midst of a debt crisis on Face The Nation this morning by saying that the country hasn’t arrived there yet because it is buoyed by factors unique to America. Ryan’s statement was similar to what House Speaker John Boehner said earlier today where… Read more »
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Grid-irony: CBS’ Mark Knoller slams Gridiron Dinner; Where is the transparency, journalists?
CBS’ Mark Knoller took to Twitter yesterday, and he was a bit perturbed. Why? The Gridiron Dinner. Funny that journalists complain about the transparency of the WH but are hosting a dinner tonight(Gridiron Dinner)at which they ban cameras.— Pnthrgrlgail (@Mama4Obama1) March 10, 2013 Journalists who won't allow Obama's remarks to be filmed. // D.C.'s Gridiron… Read more »
CBS’ Bob Schieffer Rips Congress, White House: Even ‘Washington Managed To Understimate Its Own Ineptitude’
“After watching Washington’s blundering effort to deal with the so-called sequester,” CBS’ Bob Schieffer wasn’t in the best of spirits. During Sunday’s “commentary” segment on Face the Nation, the host called out both the White House and Congress for simply being inept. The automatic spending cuts known as the sequester “are Washington’s own doing,” Schieffer… Read more »
CBS’ Charlie Rose on GM Bailout: ‘Everybody Assumes This Was Money Well Spent’
Leave it to CBS News to push a liberal talking point as evidence of a national consensus on a highly contentious political issue. Such was the case on February 5, when CBS This Morning brought on former General Motors CEO Ed Whitacre to push to Obama administration’s decision to help bail out General Motors and… Read more »