Maybe Karl Rove has moved his office into the "Matrix." Maybe Laurence Fishburne is auditioning for Ari Fleischer's job. Maybe it's all just a bad dream: "The White House Reloaded."
Now that the war in Iraq has been declared officially over, can the media please put aside their preoccupation with Scott Peterson's new hairstyle and focus their attention on the sputtering U.S. economy?
Sneaking a peek through the blackout curtains the Bush administration has used to cloak the awarding of contracts to rebuild Iraq is like catching a glimpse of a very special incest episode of "ElimiDate."
A judge and special prosecutor agreed to throw out every last conviction stemming from the now notorious Tulia drug sting. Is this the end of be bucks-for-busts policing?
Today's new breed of public servants prefers to cash in while still stalking the halls of power and deeply involved in the highest levels of creating public policy.
The little guys have reached the breaking point and are taking matters into their own hands -- stepping into the breach with the one-two punch of proxy resolutions and lawsuits.
Thanks to Denny Hastert and his pals in the House Republican leadership, lobbyists will now be able to pick up the tab for House members whenever the lawmakers attend charitable events, including golf outings and those all-important policy retreats held at lavish resorts.
Isn't the genius of capitalism to let the free market -- not the Attorney General of New York -- pick winners and losers depending on how they play the game?
The sales deck is clearly stacked in favor of Detroit's beloved behemoths, with billions being spent on SUV advertising and ever-more tempting marketing come-ons.
Jeb Bush's daughter's drug problem is a "private issue" to be treated with respect. Why must poor drug offenders be subjected to public humiliation and incarceration?
Everyone in D.C., it seems, is utterly baffled as to how an ugly little provision shielding pharmaceutical behemoth Eli Lilly from billions in lawsuits filed by the parents of autistic children made its way, in the 12th hour, into, of all things, the 475-page Homeland Security bill.
When Bush asks the nation to "serve something greater than ourselves," he should push for more significant acts than becoming a Boy Scout or Girl Scout leader.
The problem wasn't that the president was out there delivering his message. The problem was that you failed to have anyone out there delivering any kind of galvanizing, opposing message.
The sniper attacks have made Michael Moore's movie, "Bowling for Columbine," essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand how the NRA has contributed to a culture of violence.
Department of Justice lawyers lined up on behalf of the Bush's friends in the hydrocarbon-loving auto-manufacturing industry to strangle California's attempt at cleaning up the air.