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Obama flip flops on drilling

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Friday he would be willing to support limited additional offshore oil drilling if that's what it takes to…

Why I don’t shop at Walmart

This is one of the many reasons why I refuse to shop at Walmart! Wal-Mart Warns Workers Of Democratic Win

McCain: racist, bigot & homophobe

John McCain, a member of the House of Representatives in the mid-1980s, often held court at a table near the bar at Bullfeathers, a popular Capitol Hill watering hole, telling…

Judge rejects immunity for Bush aides

A federal judge on Thursday rejected President Bush's contention that senior White House advisers are immune from subpoenas, siding with Congress' power to investigate the executive branch and handing a…

Bush & conservatives: The affair is over

How odd that President Bush, once a darling of conservatives, will come to be loathed by most of them.

Bush's legacy, all but set in stone as his days in office…

Who’s the better education candidate?

With foreign policy and the faltering economy dominating the news this election season, education hasn't received as much discussion as it deserves. Chief among the reasons: Congress this year is…

No Justice at Bush’s Justice Dept.

It seems clear now that the Justice Department under the Bush administration was a place where there was very little justice when it came to applicants for career positions whose…

Red hot racial politics

John McCain accused Barack Obama of playing politics with race on Thursday, raising the explosive issue after the first black candidate with a serious…

We spend too much on our kids

We parents on average spend five times more on our kids today than we did 25 year ago, and that's in real dollars. So David Briggs, head of the Good…

Secret courts of the war on terror

At least three courts exist at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Combatant Status Review Tribunal, Administrative Review Board, and finally the Military Commission. Sadly, FISA is no longer…