Washington Affairs

16 June 2003


GOP Says No Child Tax Credit for the Poor
The Republican Party in the House of Representatives showed its true colors last week. They turned down a measure approved by their Senatorial colleagues to allow families in the range of $10-27,000 annual income to receive the same child tax credit wealthier families get. The argument is that these families pay no income tax, and the tax code should not become a welfare system. The argument opens a can of worms for them. Click here to read more.

US Intelligence Worries
It is beginning to look more and more serious for the intelligence communties and their political masters in Washington. Allegations that the intelligence services were pressured into providing the desired answers to the politicos in advance of the war in Iraq are flying fast and furious. If true, a reorganization will scarcely be enough. Click here for more.

Mayors Want their Money
A conclave of US mayors put out an interesting demand -- that the Bush administration pay them directly for Homeland Security. Mr. Bush is sending the checks to governors of states instead. From any rational stand-point, it is foolish, except for the politics of it. Click here to read on.