Michael O. Allen

Tag: D.C.

  • A question for McCain's fans in the press corps

    What About the Curve? By Josh Marshall, 08.04.08 — 11:30AM Out of general fondness, the Washington press corps (which is not just a phrase but a definable community of people) has for almost a decade graded John McCain on a curve, especially in the last eighteen months when he’s slipped perceptibly. Now, in response to…

  • Normal City? Are You Nuts?

    December 12, 1996 by MICHAEL O. ALLEN and JANE FURSE, Daily News Staff Writers New York ain’t normal, according to a new book — whereas Orange County, Calif., is. That’s Orange County as in Disneyland and the biggest municipal bankruptcy in history. Whaddaya mean New York is the “most abnormal” of American cities? Merely a…