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Blackwater mercenaries get immunity

A controversial immunity deal for Blackwater mercenaries involved in the murder of Iraqi civilians threatens a criminal investigation into the killings and has further angered the Iraqi government. The immunity deal…

John (Pravda) “Pat” Philbin – A Team Bush Hero

In what world would fake news masquerade as fact? Where else would a guy get caught making shit up, in public, in the midst of a regional, if not a…

When shame replaces pride

An email from an active-duty Marine suggests the phony press conference staged by the Federal Emergency Management Agency during the California wildfires last week wasn’t the only skullduggery pulled by…

Media faulted for campaign hype

The media, with its need for front runners, rankings and pedestals to both place candidates upon and then knock off, creates an artificial environment for political campaigns. That's the conclusion of…

Ford considered Cheney a GOP liability

Former President Gerald R. Ford felt Vice President Dick Cheney should be dumped from the GOP re-election ticket in 2004 because he had become a liability for Republicans. President George W.…

Most Americans think Congress sucks

A new poll says 75 percent of Americans think Congress is doing a lousy job. Three-quarters of Americans out there think our elected officials are screwing the pooch? We needed a poll…

Now this sounds familiar

An inspector for the United Nations says he cannot find any evidence that Iran is working to build nuclear weapons. The United States, of course, says the inspector is all wet…

Fred worried about the long term in Iraq

Republican presidential wannabe Fred Thompson says he is worried about a long-term American presence in Iraq. So are most of the American people, according to polls. And so are just about everyone…

Chertoff spins a new one

Homeland Security boss Michael Chertoff is trying to convince the rest of the world that he knew nothing about the phony press conference staged last week by the Federal Emergency…

Getting in touch with their feminist side

As the saying used to go: "You've come a long way baby!" Of course, feminists would be the first to tell you that the old saying is, in itself, sexist and…