Biden as Backup
Although U.S. Senator Joe Biden appears to be a "safe" choice as a running mate for presidential candidate Barack Obama, he may prove to be controversial on many fronts. ...
Hazards for Habeas Corpus
Justice demands that an accused criminal be given the right of "habeas corpus," the ability to challenge the legality of his detention, but this right is being steadily eroded. ...
Obama: Messiah?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama sells himself as being the one who will "change" the country's direction and improve our lives. But does reality match rhetoric? ...
McCain & Obama Vs. Ron Paul on Bailout
Two days after the House rejected the mammoth $700 billion bailout bill, the Senate passed it. Not surprisingly for those who understand the world of realpolitik, Senators John McCain and Barack...
Scientists Warn Congress of Cellphone Cancer Risk
Scientists are currently split on the level of danger that the magnetic field emitted by cellular telephones poses to humans. ...
Politics and Personality
In The Obama Nation, author Jerome Corsi offers some devastating critiques of Barack Obama, including his ties to radical leftists and his "cult of personality." ...
California Religious Leaders Oppose Same-sex “Marriage”
Religious leaders in California representing many different denominations have issued calls to their congregations to fast and pray, asking God's blessing on their efforts to help passage of Proposition 8. ...
Socialized Medicine Gets Court Approval in San Francisco
A federal appeals court recently upheld a San Francisco ruling requiring employers to either offer healthcare coverage to their employees or fund a citywide healthcare program. The stipulation applies to private...
Alan Keyes Still Running for President
Alan may have the Keyes to victory, but it may be a while before he finds a way to unlock the door to the White House. The gifted orator and former...
The Bailout & the Average American
As our nation experiences an economic meltdown, those who brought it on are guaranteeing that it will get worse without massive government intervention. Yet they refuse to take the proper action...
Fanning the Flames in Georgia
An American defense of Georgia could risk nuclear war, yet the Bush administration seems determined to turn this brush fire into a Cuban Missile Crisis-like stare-down. ...
McCain-Obama Debate Was Really a Waltz
The first McCain-Obama debate was supposed to be limited to foreign policy. Because it occurred in the midst of the financial meltdown, moderator Jim Lehrer led off by asking each of...
McCain and Obama Propose to Raise FDIC Coverage
The two major-party presidential candidates sent the same message on September 30: both John McCain and Barack Obama advocated raising the FDIC deposit insurance limit from $100,000 to $250,000. ...
Bailing Out Scam Artists (aka Fannie and Freddie)
ITEM: The New York Times for September 9 editorialized: "As an act of crisis management, the government takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the mortgage-finance giants, was a reasonable and...
House Responds to Public Pressure, Defeats Bailout Bill
In a stunning defeat to the financial powers that be, the U.S. House of Representatives rejected the proposed $700 billion dollar bailout bill in the teeth of formidable media and political...