Time to set truth free
My high school Latin teacher loved the phrase Veritas Vos Liberabit - "The truth shall set you free."
Nice sentiments - for the Romans. But in these politically-charged times, perhaps the…
Time to set truth free
My high school Latin teacher loved the phrase Veritas Vos Liberabit - "The truth shall set you free." Nice sentiments - for the Romans. But in these politically-charged times, perhaps…
The bimbo gets her day in court
Former stripper turned weight-loss promoter Anna Nicole Smith will face the scales of justice on Tuesday, a Supreme Court showdown with millions of dollars on the line.…
Bush’s missteps drive his approval rating even lower
President George W. Bush's job rating has fallen to an all-time low of 34 percent, amid strong opposition to the Dubai Ports World deal and increasing pessimism over the war…
Bryd sorry he ever voted for Patriot Act
Sen. Robert Byrd, the dean of the Senate and its resident constitutional expert, counts only a few regrets in his 48-year Senate career: filibustering the 1964 Civil Rights Act, voting…
Lessons not learned
To describe the White House's report, titled "Lessons Learned," on the government's response to Katrina as a whitewash is a little too strong, but it is far from a hard-eyed,…
Prescription for failure
Congress seldom does anything simple -- especially in the realm of so-called entitlements, where efforts to balance the needs of a diverse population with the demands of a free-enterprise system always…
Dubya faces growing unrest from his own party
Suddenly, President Bush is having trouble keeping the troops in line. On issue after issue, prominent Republicans are breaking ranks, cracking open the bonds of solidarity Bush maintained with his…
Mother’s milk of politics: Mama plays both sides
Money, former Texas Senator Phil Gramm once said, is the "mother's milk of politics."'
Gramm stole the line from California political legend Jesse Unruh. But it remains true enough and…
Army pays Halliburton for disputed, fraudulent charges
When you want to rip off the federal government with inflated charges for services in a war zone, it helps to have the Vice President of the United States as…
