Cheney goes public
The stock cars weren't the only things buzzing the track at Daytona Saturday _ Vice President Dick Cheney made his grand entrance when Air Force II flew in low over…
Pentagon: Bombing Iran won’t kill nuke program
Top Pentagon officers have told the Bush administration that bombing Iranian nuclear facilities would probably fail to destroy that country's nuclear program, the New Yorker magazine reported on Sunday.…
Bad news for Bush and the GOP? Maybe, maybe not
President George W. Bush and his strategists felt recent events would drive up the administration's sagging poll numbers and help Republican prospects in the November mid-term elections. …
Death in Iraq and a death knell for the right-wing?
Random thoughts on current news: …
Court ruling raises new legal questions over Bush’s domestic spying program
A Supreme Court ruling striking down military commissions seriously weakens the foundation of the Bush administration's domestic surveillance program, critics said Friday.…
Time to remember true meaning of patriotism
On this July Fourth, our Independence Day, let us consider patriotism. And let us first consider what patriotism is not.…
Abramoff claimed credit when it wasn’t due
Lobbyist Jack Abramoff wanted the credit for getting rid of the chief federal prosecutor for U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean, but he actually played no role, a Justice Department…
Feds take longer than ever to answer FOIA requests
Citizens, groups and corporations are putting in fewer requests for information from the federal government, but it's taking longer to get an answer and they get turned down more often,…
Guard deployment at border falls way short of goal
On the deadline to have 2,500 troops along the Mexican border, the National Guard said Friday that only 483 were in position and working with the U.S. Border Patrol as…
