Watch out! Jim Trafficant is back on the ballot!
An elections board in Ohio says a former congressman who served time in federal prison has enough valid signatures to run again for a U.S. House seat. Director Tom McCabe…
Obama set to formally end Iraq war
As President Barack Obama prepares to officially end the lengthy and divisive U.S. combat operation in Iraq, he’ll personally thank some of the soldiers who fought there for their service…
Iraqis fear a future without U.S. troops
As Vice President Joe Biden presides over the formal end to U.S. combat operations in Iraq, few Iraqis are cheering the American exit. Iraqis, who for years have railed against…
So much anger, so little reality
To no one’s surprise, thousands flocked to the National Mall Saturday to see and hear Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. There’s a lot of voter anger out there. On the…
America wasted billions ‘rebuilding’ Iraq
A $40 million prison sits in the desert north of Baghdad, empty. A $165 million children’s hospital goes unused in the south. A $100 million waste water treatment system in…
Obama on Muslim rumors: What? Me worry?
President Barack Obama said Sunday he isn’t worried about a recent poll showing that nearly one-fifth of Americans believe he is a Muslim. “The facts are the facts,” said Obama,…
No decision yet on new homeowner tax credit
The Obama administration has not decided whether it should resurrect a popular tax credit for first-time homebuyers, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan said on Sunday. “It’s too early…
Get your Divinity Degree from the Church of Ineffable Stupidity
There is a broad, deep, and growing discontentment in America. . . What is happening? Simply put, our global society is on a collision course with something else -…
No NRA endorsement for Reid
Sen. Harry’s Reid’s support for President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominees has cost him the endorsement of the National Rifle Association in his re-election bid. The NRA is a force…
John Carney is a rare ray of hope for Democrats
John Carney of Delaware is a rarity in a campaign season of foreboding for Democrats, a practicing politician with a strong chance of winning a Republican-held seat in Congress. Not…
