John McCain is making further rounds on a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, along with two representatives of the U.S. government, a whispy turncoat (Joe Lieberman) and a whispy dandy (Lindsey Graham). Pegged essentially as “The Untouchables Go...
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With all the hullabaloo in the media about which of the three presidential frontrunners will make the best leader of the United States, we often miss what ordinary Americans want in an American president. Let’s examine the ideal American...
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When I was in high school, in order to add extracurricular compost to my future college application, I volunteered to help out on freshman orientation day. It was perhaps the single most pointless student body function in a heap already piled high with...
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The most incendiary piece of Congressional business of the past several weeks has involved an extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Contrary to his broken-record sermons about national security, President Bush has nonetheless...
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Republicans in the House and Senate have vociferously favored earmark reform in recent months. As a political maneuver, it was extremely shrewd and came at a very favorable time for the minority party. However, the method and execution of earmark...
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Thank goodness. Eliot Spitzer, who managed to set a world record for political turnover from point of scandal to point of exit, has now resigned from office. Lieutenant Governor David Paterson is set to take over New York gubernatorial duties early...
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Geraldine Ferraro is a historical footnote, a blurb in high school history texts in the chapters that the students never get through because of the constraints of the school year. Although it’s regrettable that the average adolescent enters...
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Steve King is an odd little political animal. Physically, he manages to mix more caricature fodder than even Richard Nixon. He’s got the mighty stature of a Tom Tancredo, the dour steel face of a Westernized Putin, and juxtaposed Paul Newman blue...
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