So the families of the nearly 3,000 lost soldiers and rest of the American and Iraqi people need to understand that: President Bush worked nearly three hours at his Texas ranch on Thursday to design a new U.S. policy in Iraq, then emerged to say that he and his advisers need more time to craft […]
Wal-Mart doesn’t have enough money, so an interruption in the holiday shopping season would really hurt them (sure): Last Saturday afternoon, Eva Voorhees heard the clatter of feet on the roof of the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Mitchell where she works in the photo department – but it wasn’t the pitter-patter of reindeer. It was the […]
John Edwards: Two years after his hopes for a Democratic takeover of the White House were narrowly dashed, former vice presidential nominee John Edwards said Thursday that he is making another run at the presidency. Edwards – who is calling for cuts in poverty, global warming and troops in Iraq – scheduled his kickoff in […]
The WORST Governor in the history of Ohio: The state Supreme Court on Wednesday publicly reprimanded Ohio Gov. Bob Taft for his ethics violations in office, a black mark that will stay on his permanent record as an attorney. Taft, a Republican and great-grandson of President William Howard Taft, pleaded no contest in 2005 to […]
With the new Medicare program reaching it’s first birthday, we are going to start hearing more stories like this: Ever since Judy Clifford’s parents died, she had planned to move with her husband into their Nashville, Tenn., home, which she knew so well. “I felt like they were still there,” says Ms. Clifford, who is […]
President Bush is bracing for what could be an onslaught of investigations by the new Democratic-led Congress by hiring lawyers to fill key White House posts and preparing to play defense on countless document requests and possible subpoenas. Bush is moving quickly to fill vacancies within his stable of lawyers, though White House officials say […]
There has been much talk this week about Rep. Virgil Goode’s comments regarding Muslim’s in Congress: A congressman said Thursday that he will not retract a letter warning that unless immigration is tightened, “many more Muslims will be elected” and use the Quran to take the oath of office. Republican Rep. Virgil Goode triggered angry […]
Wonkette: Pro-gun Democrats did better in the midterms than probably any other class of politician, but the National Rifle Association is not in the business of reflecting moderate political reality. The NRA lives off memberships, and the standard card-carrying member has two enemies: Democrats and … deer, most likely. But even loyalists go soft, as […]
There has been all this talk about increasing the size of the U.S. military, but with recruitment levels so low, where is Bush going to get these new bodies? One thought is the “stop-loss” program the military has been using in Iraq. Of course that is very damaging to the moral of our troops and […]