Is Barack Obama too likable to be President?

"...Bush and Obama are two very different kinds of likable. Bush's likability is typically described as "the guy you can have a beer with," even though this guy was born into the privileged elite of one of Connecticut's richest families and basically spent...

Pelosi on Bush - He's still not worth impeaching

"I had the pleasure of being on a conference call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi today. Pelosi pretty much dominated the conversation, sometimes answering questions before people could even ask them. I was impressed with how knowledgeable she was on environmental issues in...

The very long night of Rudy Giuliani

"So let's say you're Rudy Giuliani - darling of the media for turning New York City into Disney World, fawned over as the Saint of 9/11 and a "national security authority" simply for being mayor of a city that was hit by a terrorist attack, and considered...

Liberalism Is Dead, Long Live Progressivism

"We're genetically and sociologically oriented to think of things in duality. Two arms, two legs, a base-10 mathematical system that comes from multiplying 5×2. So there has to be a "right" and a "left," and because the majority of people are...

Pelosi a slave to moderate Dems: Novak

Bob Novak says that Nancy Pelosi isn’t a left-wing loon at all; she’s in fact beholden to a handful of moderate Democrats. I wonder if maybe Novak is miffed that...

Democratic Left Cloaked in Religion and Patriotism

The following is an excerpt from a news story posted today at Faultline USA"A well-orchestrated national strategy by the far left . . . If you haven’t yet read yesterday’s article, please do so and be sure to read the comments. It appears that this tactic is...

Is Iraq Headed for Genocide?

"Civil war or not, some human rights experts say Iraq is showing precursor signs of genocide. President George W. Bush has continued to reject assertions that Iraq is in the midst of a civil war. But with the President set to meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in...

Stocks start September higher on job growth

"Stocks began September with strong gains on Friday as a report showing slightly more-than-expected U.S. job growth lifted hopes that companies will sustain profitability even as the expansion moderates."

Moderates: Dems should talk about religion (AP)

" DENVER - Rather than being bashful, Democrats should openly talk about their religious beliefs and moral values, say moderates urging the party to court voters beyond the traditional Democratic base to win control of the GOP-run Congress this fall and the presidency in...