The impact of YouPolitics
It started with a singer lampooning all the candidates, eliciting some winces. There was an animated cartoon that looked like Dick Cheney. A gay ex-general bared his soul. There were…
Bush and the ‘bully pulpit’
If nothing else comes of it, the Annapolis initiative for Middle East peace has dramatically demonstrated that even a politically wounded president of the United States still has huge influence…
Gimmie my money!
President George W. Bush wants his billions to continue to fund his illegal and immoral war in Iraq and he wants the money before Christmas. Congressional leaders say they plan to…
Don’t ask, just tell
It is time for the military to can the ridiculous rule that says gay men and women in service have to avoid admitting their sexual orientation. That's the opinion of 28…
Another slap in the face
The U.S. has shown its dark side in the deplorable way we have treated the thousands of Iraqis who put their lives and the lives of their families at risk…
War? What war?
Look at the subject Republican candidates for President want to avoid most and you will find the Iraq war at the top of the list. No wonder, given the fact that…
And your point is?
Is there so little substance to the campaign for President that it is news when a Democrat asks a question in a Republican debate? That would seem to be the case…
When the going gets tough, the weak go negative
The Presidential race on both sides of the political fence has turned nasty, which is what happens when those trailing the front runners get desperate and start working on ways…
Fewer guns for nutjobs
One of the few good things to come out of the massacre at Virginia Tech earlier this year has been a renewed effort to keep whack jobs from getting guns. Looks…
Bin Laden to Europe: Get out of Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden says European countries should stop helping the U.S. fight in Afghanistan. Perhaps if bin Laden left Afghanistan the Europeans could too. Just a thought. …
