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 […]
Sean writes about Clinton: So why is it OK for her to dismiss his wins in states with large black voter participation? Because that is exactly what she is effing doing. That isn’t the Democratic party I am a member of, that is the Southern Democratic party of the 1950s and 60s, which I wouldn’t […]
Or so he thinks: LONG-ANTICIPATED ADDRESS ENTITLED “FAITH IN AMERICA†IN MOLD OF JFK ‘60 ADDRESS On Thursday morning, Romney will discuss how his “own faith would inform his Presidency if he were elected.†Last week Romney said he wouldn’t put a Muslim in his cabinet because “based upon our population” there would be no […]
Mitt Romney: . . . based on the numbers of American Muslims [as a percentage] in our population, I cannot see that a cabinet position would be justified. But of course, I would imagine that Muslims could serve at lower levels of my administration. The hidden lesson here – cabinet positions are filled based upon […]
Will they do the same for Republican Congressman and Giuliani adviser Peter King? A homeland security adviser to Rudy Giuliani came under fire Thursday for claiming there were “too many mosques” in the United States — and defended himself by saying his point was that not enough Muslim leaders cooperate with law enforcement. Rep. Peter […]
Over the last 24 hours, Iraq has seemed to descend back into a state of chaos. Numerous car bombs have gone off killing at least 152 people and there have been reports of mortar fire within the well fortified green zone. Al Qaeda has laid claim to the latest attacks via their website. They are […]
On Monday, Al Franken talked to David Phillips, an ex state department employee who knows a thing or two about Iraq. In 1998 when the United States first decided that Saddam was going to have to be removed from power eventually, the government started preparing for how to deal with post-war Iraq. The State Department […]