Doyle McManus

Op-Ed, explained

2013-05-17 13:24:00

TO SOME READERS, the Op-Ed page is a bit mysterious. I'll be at a cocktail party, or in the bleachers at a Little League game, and the guy next to me will begin asking questions about just what it is we're trying to do, and how we get it done. Who are...

Friday's TV Highlights: 'Great Performances' on PBS

2013-05-02 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Fashion Star In this new episode...

State Department's Passport Day is canceled

2013-02-28 11:28:00

Anticipated federal budget cuts expected to kick in Friday have forced the cancellation of the U.S. State Department's Passport Day on March 9. "Due to the anticipated sequestration, the Department of State must cancel 'Passport Day in the USA,' which...

McManus: Romney's arithmetic problem

2012-06-24 00:00:00

Here's an issue that hasn't been debated much in the presidential campaign but ought to be: How much should we spend on defense? President Obama has proposed keeping the Pentagon budget essentially flat for the next 10 years. Mitt Romney, by contrast,...

McManus: The nuclear countdown in Iran

2012-04-01 00:00:00

Not long ago, an astute reader noted that it has been nearly two years since I wrote in a column that "most experts now estimate that Iran needs about 18 months to complete a nuclear device and a missile to carry it." His point — that those...

McManus: Bin Laden and ballots

2012-05-03 00:00:00

We're far enough away from it now that we can probably all agree: It was a mistake for George W. Bushto land on that aircraft carrier in a flight suit to proclaim "Mission Accomplished." And not just because the war in Iraq was far from over at that...

McManus: A campaign bombshell

2012-05-20 00:00:00

The Supreme Court is about to toss a judicial bomb into the middle of the presidential campaign, and nobody knows what impact it will have. The bomb, of course, is the court's ruling on President Obama's healthcare law, which is expected next month....

McManus: Lies, damned lies and political advertising

2012-05-13 00:00:00

The television commercial is designed to spark outrage. "Billions of taxpayer dollars spent on green energy went to jobs in foreign countries," it intones. "The Obama administration admitted the truth — that $2.3 billion of tax credits went...

McManus: Fuming about gas

2012-03-25 00:00:00

When the price of gasoline rises, the supply of hot air expands. Just look at the recent GOP attacks blaming President Obama for prices that exceed $4 a gallon in some parts of the country. Not only is Obama responsible, according to some Republicans,...

McManus: Don't close the GOP show

2012-03-22 00:00:00

We in the mainstream media harbor a dirty little secret: Most of us are rooting for Rick Santorum. It's nothing personal, although Santorum is a reasonably appealing guy. And it's not ideological; most of us aren't yearning for Bible-based social...

McManus: Romney, the worst candidate?

2012-04-12 00:00:00

In the spring of 1980, the race for the Republican presidential nomination got nasty. The front-runner, Ronald Reagan, said his main challenger,George H.W. Bush, wasn't a real conservative. Bush went on the attack, accusing Reagan of peddling "voodoo...

Doyle McManus: Second-term scandal plague catches up to Obama

2013-05-22 00:00:00

What is it about presidents' second terms that makes them seem so scandal-ridden? Simple: The iron law of longevity. All governments make mistakes, and all governments try to hide those mistakes. But the longer an administration is in office, the more...

"Lois McManus, a moderate California Republican, is a rare species: a genuine swing voter," writes Los Angeles Times columnist Doyle McManus of his mother.

2012-11-05 00:00:00