Archives from “March 2007”.

  1. Humor and the Congressional/Executive Deadlock
    March 29th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    Will the petty confrontations never stop? It sure doesn't seem like it. The Democrats have the upper hand in Congress, but they're not using it all that wisely. They're...
  2. When Rock Stars Become Political Pundits
    March 27th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    No, I'm not talking about myself here. Although I sometimes like to consider myself a pundit, I can't really take credit for being a rock star. I tell myself that I...
  3. Mortgages Redux and the White House/Congressional Nitpick
    March 23rd, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    A few different things to talk about today. A Second Take on Mortgages Interestingly, I found this in the Washington Post today: "Senators yesterday accused...
  4. Intra-party Conflicts and Attack Ads: The Purpose of the Primaries
    March 23rd, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    In my last column, I spoke about the political parody of the 1984 Apple commercial. This commercial, posted on Youtube, features Hilary Clinton as Big Brother and is...
  5. 1984, Youtube, and Presidential Campaigns: How Media-Generated Content is Changing the Conversation
    March 21st, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    A few weeks back, I wrote a column about the power of the blog and how blogs aren't really that effective because people who write them generally just have their own...
  6. 300 Americans versus Tehran
    March 17th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    I watched Zack Snyder's new film 300 this past weekend. I saw in Imax, too, which made it incredible. I know this isn't a column about movies, but sometimes I get...
  7. Can a Leak in Washington Cause a Civil War in the Middle East?
    March 17th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    Oversight and Reform Valerie Plame has finally come out with some public statements. Her only previous public comments were given last year after they filed a lawsuit...
  8. How the Mortgage Business Will Ruin Us and How I Will Help
    March 14th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    I'm in the process of buying a new home, and my mortgage broker is happy to have me. I have good credit because I pay my bills, and I guess they determine that I'm a...
  9. Hugo Chavez and the Bush Trip to Latin America
    March 8th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    I'm going to try to avoid negativity today. Yep, I won't talk about how Dick Cheney tried to control the media. About how the most Libby trial pointed out that the...
  10. Why Walter Reed is Actually Important
    March 7th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    It's tragic. It's unforgivable. But it's also understandable. I'm not defending what happened at Walter Reed, mind you. It is tragic, and it is unforgivable. But it...
  11. Libby Loses Contentious Court Case
    March 6th, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    Wow, a change again. I wanted to discuss the Walter Reed scandal, stating how I think this scandal, when coupled with all of the others, puts the Bush administration's...
  12. Iraq, a Bush, and a McCain: Two Peas and One Crappy Decision
    March 2nd, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    I kept wondering how McCain could say that Rumsfeld was one of the worst secretaries of defense in history. That is, until I listened to NPR this morning. About a...
  13. Academy Politics Part II: Who Rigged Al Gore?
    March 1st, 2007 - By Chad A. B. Wilson
    The 2006 Oscars are gone now, but the memory remains. We had our seventh annual Oscars party this year, and it continues to be one of our most attended events. I wonder...