The Muzzle Is Unwarranted
SAN DIEGO Something just doesn't smell right in the aftermath of the brouhaha on Capitol Hill over a congressman's pointed criticism of White House efforts to coax BP to set up a $20 billion relief fund for victims of the Gulf oil spill. And before we close the chapter on this story, Americans ought to think long and hard about what it really teaches us.
( June 23, 2010)