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Why is nobody talking about today’s biggest outrage? Am I the only one who came across the story that the US is prepared to forgive, support, and work with the UN’s Mohamed ElBaradei!? That’s right, in a complete turnaround, “U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will offer support for ElBaradei’s candidacy as […]

This is definitely a slow news week, wherein most stories are apparently marking time and stalling in the hopes of becoming the Big Blockbuster Story of the Summer. “Deep Throat” peaked early, but we still have “The Insurgency,” “Nuclear NoKo,” and “Judging Saddam” as big box office contenders. Let’s look at some of […]

Okay, so the United States can no longer claim to have the best public education system in the world, at least not with a straight face. As the only highly-developed nation that doesn’t make sure our citizens and children are provided with health insurance, we can’t say we have the “world’s best health care […]

Confession: I kind of like Pat Buchanan. He’s a little like that loopy and feared uncle that you only see on very special occasions, the guy who seems genial and reasonable and maybe even insightful at times and you start to wonder what all the fuss was about and why everyone avoids him […]

From the President’s press conference:
I’m aware of the Amnesty International report, and it’s absurd. It’s an absurd allegation. The United States is a country that is — promotes freedom around the world…
…It seemed like to me they based some of their decisions on the word of — and the allegations — by people […]