By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Some Americans feel like they live in a police state, others are discouraged by a sense of waning opportunity or flagging optimism. Do we have national malaise? Yes. It's called "federal government," suggests some new research.
"Too many generals are taking orders from their privates," summarizes Rush Limbaugh regarding the ever-mutating news about former CIA Director David H. Petraeus. Alas, there is collateral damage from all the bombshells, however.
Even Democrats now agree that Mitt Romney is the "inevitable" Republican presidential candidate, and that the primary has dragged on so long it could ultimately damage the Grand Old Party.
A new survey from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds cable news most frequently cited as a regular source of political campaign news, followed by local TV news, broadcast network news, the Internet and finally local newspapers.
Dick Cheney is already ruling the popular book sale lists, just days before the release of his 576-page book "In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir." The former vice president's attentive reception among American readers is bound to frustrate those journalists who have long been at war with Mr. Cheney.
Consumers are quickly making recent technology part of their news habits and are consequently spending more time following what's going on in the world, a survey released Sunday said.
Consumers are quickly making recent technology part of their news habits and are consequently spending more time following what's going on in the world, a survey released Sunday said.
