Andrew Tilghman is the Washington reporter-blogger for TPMmuckraker.
He previously covered the Iraq war for the Stars and Stripes and is a former staff writer for the Houston Chronicle and the Times Union in Albany, New York.
He has also written for the Washington Post, the Washington Monthly, The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and other publications.
He is a native of Maryland's Eastern Shore and now lives in Capitol Hill with his wife.
The Right seized on a report by an EPA analyst -- but its author is an economist who has taken up global warming as a hobby.
Sen. Cornyn was booed at a Tea Party, reflecting the difficulties GOPers face in balancing the demands of hardline activists and their more mainstream constituents.
The industry-friendly Texas Republican claims an EPA report by a non-scientist threatens to be a major scandal for the president.
Sarah Palin stunned the political world with her announcement that she will resign as governor of Alaska in a few weeks.
