The rumors are circulating that Barack Obama has asked Hillary Clinton to become secretary of state in his administration. The past eight years have witnessed a president who only appointed people who shared his views and intimidated anyone who dared express an opposing viewpoint. It was common knowledge that Condi Rice would cast her views […]

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Millions of Americans watched anxiously as the previously unknown Governor Sarah Palin delivered her acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination. After glowingly introducing her lovely family, the Alaska politician got down to the real issues confronting American society. Unlike, most political analysts and societal leaders, Governor Palin identified the issues that most concern the […]

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Republicans attending the second night of their convention were treated to a series of speeches by individuals such as Fred Thompson, Joe Lieberman, and George Bush who made clear their party stood for America, unlike the traitors who inhabited the Democratic party. President Bush made clear that Senator McCain would stand up against un-American “left […]

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Iraqi war veterans are playing important roles at the Democratic party convention here they’ve marched, staged mock foot patrols on downtown Denver sidewalks and met with the former first lady to discuss health care issues for those who served in fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. “The war has really changed this generation,” said David Bellavia, […]

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Senator Hillary Clinton gave a masterful speech at the Tuesday evening session of the Democratic Convention. She directly confronted any of her supporters who are angry and ready to vote for McCain by challenging them as to whether the campaign for her nomination was about her or about the issues and ideas that she […]

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The acrimonious primary campaign between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton was bound to provide cannon fodder for Republican attacks on the Illinois senator, and yesterday, John McCain unleashed a Clinton comment that “I know Senator McCain has a lifetime of experience that he will bring to the White House and Senator Obama has a speech […]

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Each week, we survey the world scene about the ordinary events of life. This entry is about nothing, but, being about nothing, it is about everything.
I saw a sign saying, “Dolls Heaven.” I wonder if gay and lesbian dolls are allowed in Dolls Heaven.
If you see a group of elderly people in the morning having […]

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Barack Obama came out swinging as the campaign for the presidency began by creating a new unit in his staff that will focus on confronting the smears that now fill the media about his background or those concerning his wife’s statements in February that “for the first time in my adult life I am […]

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Gregor Peter Schmidt, Der Speigel correspondent writing from Washington D.C., said when President Bush arrives in Europe this week, he will be greeted by people who smile not so much at his arrival, but at the thought of upcoming departure. He notes “European diplomats in Brussells are often heard to complain that they feel […]

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California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who hosted the recent Obama-Clinton meeting, told a TV audience she believes the two former rivals should combine forces in order to present a truly united Democratic ticket. “Hillary Clinton is well known, certainly she had the popular vote in this election. That is something and that is something tremendous.” […]

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