This is page 30 of the Media Cynic archives.

Terrible Troika Set to Terrify Old Europe (2005-03-17): President Bush named Paul Wolfowitz to head up the World Bank.

Harry Reid to Frist: Go Nuclear and We'll Shut Down the Senate (2005-03-16): The imminent battle over filibusters and Bush's judicial nominations is heating up.

Senate Votes to Allow Drilling in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (2005-03-16): Well, this certainly has been a busy news day.

When It Comes to Social Security, Gridlock is a Beautiful Thing (2005-03-15): David Brooks takes a shot at analyzing the status of the current Social Security debate and gets it really wrong.

Condi Denies She Has Presidential Ambitions (2005-03-14): Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice caused such a furor last week when she wouldn't rule out a presidential bid in 2008, that she had to make the rounds of the Sunday talk shows yesterday to put out the fires.

Ex-marine: Saddam's Capture Was Staged (2005-03-10): Well, here's an interesting little story.

Hezbollah Leads 500,000 in Peaceful Demostration (2005-03-08): In Lebanon today approximately 500,000 people peacefully protested in support of Syria.

Clinton Camps on Floor; Gives Bush 41 the Bed (2005-03-07): The March 14th Newsweek issue shares an interesting item it learned from President Bush, Sr.

Lebanon Complications: Don't Forget Hezbollah (2005-03-06): The addition of Saudi Arabia to the list of countries that has called upon Syria to finally withdraw its troops from Lebanon is significant; it seems that Syria will do just that, starting Monday.

Porter Goss: Dazed and Confused (2005-03-03): An alarming Associated Press article shares the disturbing news that our CIA head, Porter Goss, is about to crack under the strain of his demanding new job.

Republican Senators Waffling on Social Security Privatization (2005-03-01): USA Today reports some bad news for President Bush: the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup Poll conducted Friday-Sunday found that a paltry 35% of Americans approve of Bush's Social Security record, 56% disapprove and 9% have no opinion.

One Third of Homeless Men are Veterans (2005-02-28): Well, here's a nice fact for those of you who have had the annoyance of stepping over homeless people on the way to work or shopping.

Don't Call It Outsourcing (2005-02-26): Outsourcing is not a wise word to use if you want to win elections.

The Post's Kinky Condi Fantasies (2005-02-25): The Washington Post has a highly inappropriate and disturbingly Freudian column about Condi's black outfit she wore when visiting Germany.

Tina Brown Talks Testosterone Poisoning (2005-02-24): Tina Brown has a funny column in the Washington Post about how perhaps a woman's touch is just what the world needs right now.

Gannon-Guckert Needs a Date for the White House Correspondents Dinner (2005-02-23): First, he wasn't going to talk to the media anymore on the advice of his attorneys.

A Bedtime Kiss for Chirac (2005-02-22): President Bush had dinner with French President Jacques Chirac this past week.

The Minutemen Ride Again (2005-02-21): The Associated Press shares the exciting news that the Minutemen are riding again.

The Bush Tapes: Wiretapped by a Friend (2005-02-20): Just when you thought it was safe to talk to your friends without first doing a wiretapping sweep, The New York Times gets the journalistic scoop of the new year with the release of a bunch of tape recordings of President Bush before he was President Bush.

Bush Dangerously Close to the Read My Lips Zone (2005-02-18): President George W.