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April 24, 2007 12:58 PM EDT -- I am sure anyone who has read my articles would think I would be the last person on earth who would want to defend Carl Rove, but I must. A couple weeks ago I was listening to the radio and the discussion . . . more
March 13, 2007 09:22 AM EDT -- The 1960’s saw the birth of the Federal Minimum Wage and from then on the fight has been on. The Republicans see it as socialism run amok. Democrats see it as an unfortunately necessary step to try . . . more
October 06, 2009 04:43 PM EDT -- It was a story of sex, lies, and extortion. A winning combination for Hollywood for a good many years. But this story wasn’t the imaginings of any screenwriter. For late night talk show host . . . more
February 26, 2007 04:31 PM EST -- The first and foremost reason Republican’s hate the poor is that the poor are a constant reminder that someone had to lose for them to win. And the saddest part is that it isn’t true. No one . . . more
February 28, 2007 07:22 PM EST -- I suppose I’m getting a reputation for writing some pretty controversial articles. And I’ve managed to raise the ire of some very passionate critics. So much so that they have resorted to impugning . . . more
March 06, 2007 12:44 AM EST -- Recently in the news we’ve seen some tragic events involving a bus rolling off an overpass killing 6 members of a college baseball team in Atlanta, a tornado that directly hit a high school in Alabama . . . more
May 07, 2007 02:20 PM EDT -- I know I write a lot of articles opposing the war in Iraq. But until our loved ones are out of that nightmare, I don’t see how I can stop. Each week I watch the memoriam on ABC’s “This . . . more
June 11, 2007 09:21 PM EDT -- While the current Immigration Bill in congress waivers between life and death, the biggest gorilla in the room is being ignored. And that gorilla is the Mexican government. Where is that government in . . . more
March 29, 2007 01:12 PM EDT -- Former Justice Department Chief of Staff Kyle Sampson testified before the Senate committee investigating the firing of eight U.S. federal prosecutors by the Justice Department today. In his testimony . . . more
April 04, 2007 02:42 PM EDT -- It was almost surreal as I watched President Ahmadinejad announce that he was freeing the British sailors and marines captured 2 weeks ago by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The announcement took Prime . . . more
April 17, 2007 12:41 PM EDT -- On Monday Morning a Virginia Tech. Senior committed the worst act of gun violence in the history of our nation. Including himself, thirty three are dead and many wounded remain in area hospitals. The incident . . . more
April 30, 2007 03:12 PM EDT -- I don’t think anyone with eyes can forget the sight of that Banner that read “Mission Accomplished.” It was the backdrop as President Bush made that now infamous announcement. But four . . . more
March 19, 2007 03:18 PM EDT -- The latest polls indicate approval for the war in Iraq is at an all time low. Despite this, President Bush insisted in his speech, commemorating the fourth anniversary of the war, that congress send him . . . more
February 19, 2009 08:30 PM EST -- It was like a scene from the old movie Network. You know, where the TV news guys says "I'm mad as hell and I'm not taking it anymore." Well, I think anyone who saw Santelli's . . . more
February 23, 2009 02:43 PM EST -- One of the components of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) is to assist the States with the ever increasing burden of paying unemployment benefits to the ever increasing ranks of the . . . more
October 22, 2009 12:22 PM EDT -- The economy has dominated the news and sparked some intense political debate of late. An issue that has come to the forefront of that debate is regarding how or if Wall Street should be regulated. . . . more
November 02, 2009 02:11 PM EST -- An obscure special congressional election in the 23 rd district of New York State made national news this last week. A traditionally conservative district Republican Dierdre Scozzafava was expected . . . more
February 01, 2007 12:43 AM EST -- When I was selected to be one of the political correspondents for Gather, I became quickly obsessed with what I would write about first. The war in Iraq seemed to be the obvious subject. But being a cause . . . more
July 30, 2007 07:36 PM EDT -- I want to start by stating that my experience with education amounts to attending K through 12 along with a couple years of college, and raising 3 kids of my own giving me a parents perspective. I think . . . more
September 18, 2009 12:52 PM EDT -- Merriam/Webster Main Entry: stupid Pronunciation: \stü-pəd\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French stupide, from Latin stupidus, from stup ē re to be numb, be astonished. . . . more
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