Paulson and Bernanke Spread the Wealth Around

"During the campaign, Barack Obama provoked a media flurry and right-wing outrage over his comment to Joe the Plumber about "spreading the wealth around." They told us that this view was contrary to the American Way, that this was socialism. Given all the concern over...

Anti-terror law requires God be acknowledged

"Under state law, God is Kentucky's first line of defense against terrorism.The 2006 law organizing the state Office of Homeland Security lists its initial duty as "stressing the dependence on Almighty God as being vital to the security of the Commonwealth."Specifically,...

Euthanasia Approved first time in S. Korea

"A Seoul court Friday accepted a family's request to stop treatment for a mother in a vegetative state in a landmark ruling that approved euthanasia for the first time in South Korea. The Seoul Western District Court ordered feeding and ventilator tubes to be removed from...

Thank You, George!

French satire ..."Dear George     At the moment when it's good form to criticize you - unfortunately, even within these columns - allow me, instead, to inform you of my admiration. And to deplore your situation. How, in goodness name, did the most...

The real issue behind the abortion debate

"In the last presidential debate, Sen. Barack Obama, responding to a question about an abortion litmus test for Supreme Court nominees, unequivocally affirmed his support for the right to choose abortion. But then - and here is the part that made my heart flutter, nay, pound...

The American Worker

"I am an American worker, and you are damn right I want the wealth to be shared and spread. I am talking about the wealth my hard work helped to create, but was taken from me by George Bush's base, the very rich, or as I know them, my corporate bosses. For the past...

AP Arraignment set for Cheney, Gonzales in Texas

"A Texas judge has set a Friday arraignment for Vice President Dick Cheney, former U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and others named in indictments accusing them of responsibility for prisoner abuse in a federal detention center.Cheney, Gonzales and the others will not...

Bush set to relax endangered species rules

"Animals and plants in danger of becoming extinct could lose the protection of government experts who make sure that dams, highways and other projects don't pose a threat, under regulations the Bush administration is set to put in place before President-elect Obama can...

Taxpayers will pay for Gonzales' private attorney

"The Justice Department has agreed to pay for a private lawyer to defend former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales against allegations that he encouraged officials to inject partisan politics into the department's hiring and firing practices. Lawyers from the Justice...