Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out demons. Freely you have received, freely give. -Matthew 10:8 During last night’s GOP/Tea Party debate on CNN, Wolf Blitzer asked Ron Paul if under his America would a sick man without insurance be allowed to die instead of receiving care. Before Paul could even […]
Since Arizona passed their immigration law, we have heard constant sound bites about how dangerous the U.S./Mexico border is. Well it turns out that the border isn’t as dangerous as the proponents of the new law are making it out to be: It’s one of the safest parts of America, and it’s getting safer. It’s […]
That’s what leading economists are saying (via Cesca): The recovery is shaping up to be stronger than expected and there is little risk the economy will slip back into a recession, according to USA TODAY’s quarterly survey of 46 leading economists. Yet most still say the rebound will fall short of the sharp, V-shaped upturns […]
And not the sound bites you might think. Instead let’s rewind to 100 years ago and here the sound bites from William Howard Taft and William Jennings Bryan.
I read the first paragraph of this AP article and my head started spinning: Republicans dismissed as political theater a Democratic plan for an all-night session of the Senate to debate President Bush’s military strategy in Iraq amid bipartisan proposals to redeploy U.S. troops. So actually having a debate on how to end a war […]
Let me set the stage. A dark background with a constant thumping much like a heart beat. Loud crashes come through as you hear sound bites of George Bush vowing to “protect” the American people. This is the start of the RNC’s new ad to attack Democrats and it is great. The highlight of the […]
Yesterday the heads of the 9/11 commission were on Meet the Press and told Tim Russert that we were not prepared for another attack. This has sparked a great deal of attention from the media: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is still unprepared for another inevitable terrorist attack after not doing enough to improve […]
We are now into a historical week. While Senate is holding confirmation hearings on John Roberts and coverage still comes out of the Gulf Coast, there is another event happening in New York that is of paramount interest. The United Nations will be hosting leaders from all over the world this week in the largest […]
I got thinking today about something I heard a couple weeks back. Members of the Conservative media were heading to Iraq for what they called “The Truth Tourâ€ÂÂ. Their goal was simple “to get the news straight from our troops serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom, including the positive developments and successes they are achievingâ€ÂÂ. The […]