‘Despite assurances to the contrary from Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democratic insiders are certain Sen. Joseph Lieberman next year will be kicked out of the party’s caucus and lose his Senate chairmanship if he addresses the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., as planned.’ (more…)

The New York Times published a fascinating article about John McCain’s kind of conservatism. He is, of course, more of a moderate than an ideological American conservative, but his moderation hangs more towards conservatism than liberalism, or even centrism. As such, it’s important and frugal to look at his governing philosophy from a conservative point of view. (more…)

Via Jazz Shaw over at TMV, what Carly Fiorina said on Meet the Press about the subject of Phil Gramm’s recent statements about the behavior of Americans.  Or American leaders; take your pick. (Quote may be slightly paraphrased):

“I don’t think Americans are paying attention to what’s being said by campaign surrogates. They’re paying attention to what’s being said by the candidates themselves.”

Excuse me while I go laugh myself silly in the corner.

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Below follows the transcript of the speech Barack Obama delivered in Dayton, Ohio recently. The title of the speech is “A Secure Energy Future.” As you are used of me by now, I will not comment on the speech myself. (more…)

 ’Pressure for a military strike against Iran appears to be growing dangerously — a prospect with untold but certainly dire consequences for American troops in Iraq, a broader conflagration in the Persian Gulf and an oil price spike that could cripple the world economy. Repeated promises by the Bush administration to seek diplomatic solutions to disagreements with the Iranian regime haven’t quenched rising hysteria in the United States and Israel.| MORE ›

When one is interested in the events of 1915 – and those leading up to them – which are called the “Armenian Genocide” by some, there are a couple of must read books that deny the thesis that what happened constitutes genocide. Most of these books are written by historians.“The Ottoman Peoples and the End of Empire” by Professor Justin is an example of such a must read book for those who study this subject (either professionally or as an extra, out of interest), “The Armenian Massacres in Ottoman Turkey” by Prof. Guenter Lewy is another one. (more…)

Former White House Press Secretary and Fox News host Tony Snow died today at age 53.  He replaced Scott McClellan in 2006 and left in late 2007, citing the need for a better income to fight colon cancer.  Previously, he’d been with Fox News since 1996, and also hosted a radio show.| MORE ›

Senator John McCain’s campaign has, it seems, finally learned how to use their website as effectively as possible. Where a lot of us complained only a few weeks ago that they did not clearly describe his policy plans on it, and that it was quite difficult – especially compared to Senator Barack Obama’s website – to find important information at it, that has now changed. (more…)

‘We’re nearing that delicate point in the cycle when even the usual cheerleaders have hung up their pompoms, consumer and business confidence has disappeared and investors are driven mostly by fear rather than greed. What started out as a credit crisis and then morphed into a broader financial crisis has finally worked its way into the real economy.| MORE ›

‘Barack Obama probably did his cause more harm than he realized earlier this month when he vowed, in a pair of well-orchestrated speeches, to make religion — specifically a “partnership” between government and churches — into a “moral centerpiece” of his administration,’ Forward opines. (more…)