Pelosi says thanks but no thanks to Hastings
Speaker-designate Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday rejected a bid by a lawmaker earlier ousted as a federal judge on corruption charges to head a congressional panel that helps protect America's security.
Kerry finished dead last in ‘likability’ poll
Democratic Sen. John Kerry, considering a second bid for the U.S. presidency, finished dead last in a poll released on Monday on the Likeability of 20 top American political figures.
New York shooting gives Sharpton a new spotlight
The morning 23-year-old Sean Bell was shot to death by police, his grieving relatives did something that has become almost routine in such cases: They called the Rev. Al Sharpton.…
Some uncivil thoughts about Iraq’s civil war
Amazing. Two staunch members of the Legion of Mainstream Media (otherwise known as the LMSM) have declared the debacle in Iraq to be just what it is: a civil war.
Liar, liar, world’s on fire!
Here at Capitol Hill Blue we have a simple test to determine whether or not President George W. Bush is lying: If his lips move he's lying.
OK, that's…
Will empowered Democrats build fences or walls?
Globalization is more domestic policy than foreign policy because when America connects to the world outside, that outside world inevitably penetrates our communities, our workplaces, our homes. This recent election…
The sad reality of human trafficking
He met her in a Starbucks in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. While the story she told was gut-wrenching, it wasn't unlike those he'd heard countless times over the past four years.
Another stupid stunt by the USDA
With one brilliant decision, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has wiped out hunger in America. In the eyes of the USDA, folks are no longer "hungry." The solution was so…
Bush: Iraq debacle is all al-Qaida’s fault
President Bush said Tuesday that the sectarian violence rocking Iraq is part of an al-Qaida plot to goad Iraqi factions into repeated attacks and counterattacks.
"No question it's tough,…
Justice Dept. reviewing role in domestic spy program
The Justice Department has begun an internal investigation into its handling of information gathered in the government's domestic spying program. However, Democrats criticized the review as too narrow to determine…
