The latest CBS/New York Times poll gives Obama a massive 14 point lead over McCain: Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is entering the third and final presidential debate Wednesday with a wide lead over Republican rival John McCain nationally, a new CBS News/New York Times poll shows. The Obama-Biden ticket now leads the McCain-Palin ticket […]
Now that McCain has rejected the support of two big televangelists, where does it leave him? I have a couple thoughts on it. First off, it takes Jeremiah Wright off the table. If McCain starts using that, then does he really want the Obama campaign and their vast resources making sure the entire population know […]
Gingrich won’t run for President: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Saturday decided against running for president in 2008 after determining he could not legally explore a bid and remain head of his tax-exempt political organization. Gingrich, 64, said the change of heart, which came as aides readied the NewtNow.org Web site and prepared to […]
From Media Matters : Bill O’Reilly suggested that the United States “hand over everything to the Iraqis as fast as humanly possible” because “[t]here are so many nuts in the country — so many crazies — that we can’t control them.” O’Reilly has previously called those advocating immediate withdrawal from Iraq “pinheads” and compared them […]
We knew it was coming but it has now been made official. The Justice Department is set to launch an investigation into who leaked the secret eavesdropping program to the press. This is according to the Associated Press: The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the leak of classified information about President Bush’s secret […]
Now that President Bush has agreed to back John McCain’s torture ban, house rep. Duncan Hunter has some problems with it, leading to another hurdle. Hunter apparently wants some sort of assurances put into the bill that will protect soldiers from criminal and civil penalties if they do engage in torture. This sounds like an […]
Via The Independent Iraqi activist taken up by Bush recants her views By Andrew Buncombe / The Independent She was the Iraqi activist who became a symbol of the possibility of a brighter future for Iraq. Back in February, with blue ink on her finger symbolising the recent Iraqi election in which she had just […]