https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2006/07/02/stoolies/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 14:00:46 -0400<![CDATA[It must be difficult days indeed at the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times if their editors have gone so far as to team up to justify their papers&#8217; publication of the government&#8217;s secret SWIFT financial surveillance program. The two media outlets&#8217; focus groups or private polling must have come back with some pretty negative numbers. Or maybe it was just the general feedback or the &#8220;evil&#8221; administration that made them resort to this, to my knowledge, unprecedented defensive and self-righteous measure, pitching the adage &#8220;Never complain; never explain&#8221; as far out the window as possible.]]>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 10:57:15 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2006/07/02/stoolies-n212593