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• [1] chris o from new york city July 16, 2008 - 12:10PM

  It seems like corporations have enormous power and our ultimately responsible for a broad range of our fundamental problems and inability to implement fundamental solutions. THey ain't all bad but there is no balance, they have the free reign.

  
  
• [2] chris o from new york city July 16, 2008 - 12:11PM

  John Harwood is alright by me, one of the better reporters.

  
  
• [3] chris o from new york city July 16, 2008 - 12:16PM

  How about the lobbyist Mr. Payne, arranging meetings for top Admin officials, maybe Rice and Cheney, for about 250-600 thousand dollars. That sounds like some real backroom power.

  In the transcript, Payne said meeting Bush would be hard. He said Bush doesn't really meet with anyone anymore, with the implication that he is just not involved, not engaged, just running out the clock. Poor George, driven underground by his own incompetence.

  
  
• [4] Dennis from The Bronx July 16, 2008 - 12:19PM

  Is this guy reporting on TV what he writes in his book?

  One of the failures of the corporate media, particularly cable news is their inability to cover big business with a critical eye. Does Mr. Harwood cover the activities of General Electric, which is the parent company of CNBC?

  
  
• [5] chris o from new york city July 16, 2008 - 12:21PM

  C'mon, man. Love is mysterious and hard to find. Carville and Matalin found it even if they argue politics. Even though it does not have to, it makes a certain sense, they probably enjoy arguing politics and found someone with the same sensibilities who doesn't take it personally.

  
  
• [6] MrPolitico from Queens July 16, 2008 - 12:24PM

  Given the public mood these days, both houses will be solidly Democratic, at the Democrats' greatest strength in probably 20 years.

  What can McCain expect to accomplish, other than a moderate agenda?

  
  
• [7] rc from QUeens July 16, 2008 - 12:25PM

  Do they focus on the lobbying efforts of the media? Such as the giveways of the spectrum.

  
  
• [8] Hugh from Crown Heights July 16, 2008 - 12:33PM

  The consensus Mr. Harwood misses was the consensus of ignorance and mainstream pandering (or mind control).

  This is not an overstatement. News was no less cherry-picked 20 years ago. It was just cherry-picked by Times or CNN or NBC editors and producers.