‘Politics’ Archives
Did NOAA Chief Rush Discredited Gulf Report to Save Her Job?
By David Stein YBH! calls for an investigation The Gulf of Mexico (YBH) – It’s safe to say that the internal politics of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are of little concern to people who don’t work there. So it can be assumed that on August 4th, when NOAA chief Dr. Jane Lubchenco triumphantly announced to [...]
The “Ground Zero Mosque” – The “Cordoba” Question
By David SteinNEW YORK (YBH) - Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Imam at the center of the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy, is the founder and chairman of an organization called Cordoba Initiative. His initial name for the mosque in question was Cordoba House. And it is that name – Cordoba – that has become a Rorschach test for the [...]
Democrats Look to Bush to Save Obama on Ground Zero Mosque Controversy
By John RomanoNEW YORK (YBH) - Today New York Times columnist extraordinaire Maureen Dowd called on former President Bush to speak up in favor of the Ground Zero mosque. Ms. Dowd is not the only Democrat operative to call on 43 to save 44 on an issue that pits Mr. Obama against a plurality of Americans. Foreign Policy magazine called on [...]
As Goes Washington, So Goes the Nation
By Sean TrendeIn the years before reliable polling, political prognosticators relied on a simple maxim to forecast elections: As goes Maine, so goes the nation. The saying didn't arise because Maine was a swing state. Maine was in fact a solidly Republican state until the 1960s, with the Democrats only winning 13 of 219 Congressional [...]
President Backs Ground Zero Mosque
WASHINGTON, D.C. (YBH) - At approximately 11 p.m. East Coast time, U.S. President Barack Obama, speaking at a ceremonial iftar dinner meant to break the fast of Ramadan, affirmed White House support for the highly controversial mosque and Islamic Center slated for construction near Ground Zero, the site of the Twin Towers of the World Trade [...]
