Last night on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Senator Joe Biden was the guest. Stewart asked Biden about his potential run for the White House in 2008. Biden said he is in the process of going out and seeing if he has the potential to win. This does not come as a shock since […]

First it was “we need an extension” now it is “we will be done on time”. This came out of the council in Iraq that is authoring the new constitution. If they can’t agree on how much time is needed to complete the constitution, then how can we expect them to agree on an actual […]

Republican Jean Schmidt won Ohio’s second congressional district. The final count was 59132 (52%) vs 55151 (48%). Even though Paul Hackett lost, there is still cause for celebration. This race got this close in a district that republicans usually win by 40%. Also, it is not a loss of a seat as it was still […]

We continue to hear stories of torture from Guantanimo Bay. The administration continues to denounce the claims. They do admit to some “extreme” interrogation tactics that result in good intelligence however. The big question is; If the intelligence is so good then why must we “rig” the trials? Leaked emails from two former military prosecutors […]

As Ohioans take to the polls today to cast their vote for either a veteran of the Iraq war or a person knee deep in the Ohio coin scandal, we learn that seven more soldiers have died in Iraq and now the total of US soldiers lost is at 1800. The fact that this insurgency […]

In 1998 Bill Clinton made an appointment to the United Nations. He appointed Richard Holbrooke to be the diplomatic voice of the United States. For 14 months the Republicans in Senate continued to block Holbrooke’s appointment in what became “partisan bickering” Holbrooke was offered the recess appointment during this time, however he declined it. Holbrooke […]

In a sad farewell to diplomacy, today George Bush did what he promised. He has installed John Bolton as our ambassador to the UN. The man who not only lied to Senate but also has unquestionably been abusive to subordinates is now our man sitting at the head of diplomacy. Bush has taken the stance […]

The Republicans are good at shouting out one line. “Support Our Troops”. They make it sound as though that is a Republican only stance, when in reality it is something a large majority of Americans do regardless of party affiliation. So why is it then that the Republicans are so supportive of our troops yet […]

I just finished watching a debate between Jean Schmidt and Paul Hackett, the two running for the 2nd congressional seat of Ohio. After seeing this, I really see the even darker, and more blinded side of the Republican – Jean Schmidt. Paul Hackett, who returned from Iraq this past spring, was stationed in Fallujah helping […]

Well this past week, we heard that Rumsfeld could be looking at pulling troops out starting as early as next spring, effectively setting a “timetable” which the President said would not be done. Rumsfeld also went to Iraq to push the Iraqi government to speed up their work on developing a democracy and securing their […]