Forget the emails that basically prove nothing, except to give the science and common sense deniers something to go crazy over. That wasn’t enough to give the current climate change controversy the famous “gate” suffix. But now we have something new happening; something that takes us back to the origins of the “gate” suffix: Attempts […]
The obstructionists just filibustered Jim Webb’s amendment that would require troops have at least the equal amount of time off duty as they do on. Apparently they feel the troops can stay in Iraq as much as needed with little time home. Just to set the record straight, this amendment was taking our military back […]
I found it very interesting that so little time was dedicated to actual social issues. Global warming got very little attention, as did oil prices. Even when questions were asked on those issues, the candidates quickly ran to their old fear-mongering talking points of terror. For people that want to be President, they sure do […]
Brian Ross reports: Deputy Secretary of State Randall L. Tobias submitted his resignation Friday, one day after confirming to ABC News that he had been a customer of a Washington, D.C. escort service whose owner has been charged by federal prosecutors with running a prostitution operation. Tobias, 65, Director of U.S. Foreign Assistance and administrator […]
Following Michael Brown’s very public criticism of Michael Chertoff, rumors are flying that Chertoff’s future is as dismal as Brown’s was immediately following Katrina. The source of that rumor is the ultra-conservative Human Events. As one source acquainted with the former federal prosecutor and U.S. appellate judge said under promise of anonymity, “They will give […]
Since I have been busy working that has left little time for my hobby of politics. Tonight I finally had some time to hit all my sites and I got to go to SurveyUSA and check out their latest50 state tracking poll. My state’s governor, Bob Taft, has repeatedly been the lowest approved governor on […]
Al Jazeera magazine (not affiliated with Al Jazeera television) raises the question of the authenticity of the latest Osama tape. The audiotapes of OSAMA BIN LADEN have become an important medium between AL-QAEDA network and the outside world. If authentic, these tapes could enable BIN LADEN to convey his opinions to his enemies and followers, […]