I am female, married, 50 years old, a Democrat, and have an M.A. in English. I joined NewsTrust to be able to access news articles and join conversations about interesting topics.
It may be good journalism in the sense that it is well-written. It just isn't news. I have heard it all before. And this commentary ends right where the controversy begins. How will a nation of "journalists" regulate themselves ethically?
Ms. vanden Hueval hits the nail on the head, and speaks up for the voters on this issue. THE MOST IMPORTANT STEP TOWARD REGAINING A REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY IS THE END OF CAMPAIGN FUNDING. A free press can and should give equal time to every candidate. No more, no less. If retiredMP46 knows what the Tea Party is truly about, I may have to join.
The headline is completely wrong, according to the last paragraph of the same article! Either Curl or his editors make a liar out of themselves.
This article ignores concerns about storage altogether, and is biased toward the industry's language and selling points. The only dissenter is a Greenpeace activist - clearly far left of the mainstream and outnumbered by positive views. Since this is published for people who are investors, I'm not at all surprised. Market Watch probably gave a lot of kudos to BP a few months ago as well.
Dollars to donuts there are far more stories about the same-sex marriage issue in the next week or so. When the going gets tough, the tough blur the issues. Of course there should be increases in taxes on the wealthiest members of our society. Surely the majority of Americans will forget what our President said from the start - recovery will be slow. But the length of the average American's attention span is... That was it! BTW - I spell "trickle down" as "take my money - it's for my own good"