Most people, perhaps even the super-wealthy, who are usually accountable to auditors, want to know where their money goes. This is especially true when they detect money for which they can’t account. Not so with the federal government. Some recent headlines reflect a disturbing pattern that has contributed to our …

Mike Allen of the Politico newspaper, one of the best reporters in town, quotes an unnamed senior administration official on the Massachusetts race as follows: “This is not a moment that causes the president or anyone else who works for him to express any doubt. It more reinforces the conviction …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Waste Not Want Not Federal investigators reportedly have received more than 730 allegations of waste and fraud in stimulus act funding so far. The Washington Times reports as much as 60 percent of some agencies’ oversight budgets will go to policing the …

There’s another type of mob besides “the mob” and that’s mob rule. People looking to take up pitchforks and torches and, keeping with our movie theme, it’s kind of like in Frankenstein. Executives at failing companies are being painted as the monster, so that the government can cover-up its role …

There’s hardly a man who doesn’t enjoy his drink, but few among us know what the happy elixir does to the body and the mind. This FAQ on alcohol is not meant to turn you away from your beer, but to let you know what happens when you throw a …

A tool bag lost by a spacewalking astronaut last year met its fiery demise in Earth’s atmosphere Monday after months circling ever closer to the planet. The $100,000 tool bag plunged toward Earth and burned up as it re-entered the atmosphere, according to the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Space Operations …

Mars’ great canyon complex, Valles Marineris, dwarfs the size and splendor of Earth’s own Grand Canyon. But while geologists have a formed a fairly complete picture of how the Grand Canyon formed, the mechanisms that carved out Valles Marineris and its component canyons have been a longstanding mystery, with explanations …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Athens Attack Foiled?Guantanamo Bay Detainees have given up intelligence that helped foil plans for a terrorist attack at theAthens Olympics (search)next month … according to a new report in the Chicago Tribune. The intelligence, described during a special intelligence briefing with the Tribune, was …

The latest from the Political Grapevine: Slight BounceApart from the slight bounce forJohn Kerry (search)we noted earlier, the new FOX News poll contains some bad news for President Bush on other questions … The number of Americans who say Kerry is a stronger leader than President Bush has substantially increased …

Want Greta’s blog delivered directly to your e-mail box? Click here to sign up! Dear Viewers, As luck would have it …we had a technical problem last night and I hope you did not notice it. It also occurred in the worst possible segment for it to happen (of course!!) …