Jamie Silverstein

October 6, 2009

Bush Blunders Tie Obama’s Hands

By Jamie Silverstein

I lean back and imagine the remote in my hand controls one of those ritzy TiVo or DVR devices, and I rewind. As I do so -- and I never thought I'd say this about watching CNN in reverse -- I traversed the drearier half o...

September 29, 2009

GOP Comedians Make a Joke out of Health Care Reform

By Jamie Silverstein

You can imagine the chamber's collective sigh of relief when Congressman Joe Wilson had the audacity to satire the uneasy situation as he poked fun at Republicans' misinformation tactics by shouting "You lie!" to Preside...

September 17, 2009

California Budget Mess a Failure of Both Parties

By Jamie Silverstein

The captain just announced that turbulence is expected ahead.

August 4, 2009

Debate on Health Care Reform Legislation

By Jamie Silverstein

The untimely death of legendary infomercial pitchman Billy Mays has underlined the disillusionment of the American consumer; without Billy to tell us what to buy, the choice between spending on useless material goods and...

July 15, 2009