The mystery is over: Joe has spoken. And according to some, he’s not even registered to vote. John McCain’s latest attempt at a game-changer hit the same sour note as his last attempts. No matter...
"Victory in Iraq is finally in sight ... he wants to forfeit. Terrorist states are seeking nuclear weapons without delay ... he wants to meet them without preconditions. Al Qaeda terrorists still...
Why is the election so ugly right now? Why have McCain rallies recently seemed reminiscent of a Skrewdriver concert? I gained some insight the other night while sitting on a dirty couch eating...
I have been following the American election keenly and what has most drawn my attention is what has not been said. Obama and McCain are clearly pandering to the middle class in their election bids,...
It's official. Sarah Palin was found to have abused her authority in the firing of a public official who would not fire her state trooper ex-brother-in-law, according to the probe released Friday....
The Sarah I have in mind is quite different from the “glamorous nymph” that Bob Dylan sings about as I write. She is a xenophobic paysanne with a plain accent; a powerful and until recently...
As the McCain campaign's desperate attempts to paint Barack Obama as all but a "domestic terrorist" have elicited cries of "kill him!" from the lynch mo... *cough* the adoring crowd, McCain's own...
The second presidential debate didn’t explore much new territory, with the candidates repeating talking points over and over. Yet the strongest line of the night went to Barack Obama, when the...
One of the most wonderful things about humanity is that we are social beings. Interaction with each other is absolutely essential to us. In a desire to avoid isolation we spend our lives building...
Expectations for the vice-presidential debate had been lowered so much that by the time the candidates took the stage, pundits could spin a win for Sarah Palin out of her managing to speak in...