** FILE ** Rep. Lloyd Doggett (Associated Press) more >One of the most liberal members of the House, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Texas Democrat, weighed in on the addition of colleague Paul Ryan to the Romney presidential ticket with a Facebook post Saturday that was both complimentary and dismissive:
“Bright and articulate, Paul Ryan represents a younger version of Rick Perry policies without the rough edges and ‘oops’ moments,” the Texas congressman wrote. “I like him; I just don’t like his policies…”
David Eldridge joined The Washington Times in 1999 and over the next seven years helped lead the paper's coverage of regional politics and government, Sept. 11, and the sniper attacks of 2002. In 2006, he was named managing editor of the paper's Web site. He came to The Times from the Telegraph in North Platte, Neb., where he served as ...
By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
