Obama Will Make Debate A Townhall If McCain Doesn't Show

Obama is cleaning McCain's clock right now.    Here is what the Obama people are saying now about the debates.  "Barack Obama is committed to hosting a public, televised event Friday night in...

The Long-Term Costs of the War in Iraq

I found this article written in May of 2007. I thought it might be interesting to revisit when we talk about the war, and it's impact on our economy. Money that could have been spent on things like developement of alternative fuels,both in government and private sectors ...

Mind Games

"When the United States launched Operation Iraqi Freedom in March 2003, Sam Gardiner, a sixty-four-year-old retired Air Force colonel, was a regular on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on PBS, where it was his job to place the day’s events in context. As the campaign wore...

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