American Thinker Blog

March 31, 2008
US Intell and the information age
At last, it appears our intelligence agencies have figured out how to better access and share critical information. More

March 31, 2008
HUD Secretary Jackson Resigns
Ethics cloud dooms Alfonso Jackson More

March 31, 2008
SCOTUS Gives Congressional Criminals a Boost
The Supreme Court refused to intervene in a case involving a Congressmen indicted for bribery whose offices were illegally searched by the FBI according to a lower court ruling: More

March 31, 2008
Before those unpopular Hollywood anti-war films (updated)
Hollywood and war have a checkered past together. AT writers debate the World War oeuvre. More

March 31, 2008
Mugabe's party makes "miraculous" comeback
It appears that after initial results showing the opposition far ahead, the most recent tally has an "exciting race" developing between Mugabe's ruling party and the opposition MDC party: More

March 31, 2008
Which change can you believe in? (updated)
Barack Obama contradicts himself, trying to minimize his relationship to Pastor Wright. More

March 31, 2008
Iran helps Broker Iraq Peace Deal
There's no other way to put this. It is extremely bad news More

March 31, 2008
Obama fibs about his liberal past
More easy lies by the candidate of "change." More

March 31, 2008
Barack: the legend grows
Barack Obama was "almost certain" to win a coveted Supreme Court clerkship, we are told. That's a pretty remarkable prediction. More

March 31, 2008
Alter-ing the Truth (updated with response)
They say that fish are not aware of water because it is all they ever know. The same with long time Clinton sycophants. More

March 31, 2008
Congress to vote on Jewish refugees today
It has been sixty years since 850,000 Jews were victims of "ethnic cleansing" in 10 Arab lands, where some Jewish communities had existed for 2,500 years. More

March 31, 2008
What Do Muslims (for Obama) Want?
For an inkling of what American Muslims would like to gain from the upcoming presidential election or otherwise through our political processes, one only need look at the "issues" presented at the Muslims-For-Obama Web site More

March 30, 2008
Merkel to Boycott Olympic Ceremony
Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has become the first world leader to announce that she will boycott the Olympics in China. More

March 30, 2008
Hillary accepted this endorsement? (updated)
My jaw dropped when I read the latest example of strange political bedfellowship. More

March 30, 2008
'We do not rig elections.' - Mugabe
Yeah, and it don't rain in Indianapolis in the summertime: More

March 30, 2008
Radical preachers belong on Broadway
When I think about this guy, Jeremiah Wright, and the so-called sermons he has preached, I wonder why anyone would refer to him as "Reverend." The dictionary defines reverence More

March 30, 2008
Look what our friend Hugo has been up to
Hugo Chavez (and many on the left in this country who defend him) has denied in the past that he gives any support to the Colombian FARC rebels. More

March 30, 2008
Reverend Wright's New Digs
So where his new 10,340 square foot, $1.6 million house being built? More

March 30, 2008
The return of Jeremiah Wright
After disappearing in the wake of his hate videos making the nation's news broadcasts, Jeremiah Wright has re-surfaced and is back in the pulpit. Not the pulpit from which he recently retired More

March 29, 2008
A CEO in Denial
The newspaper industry's attempt to put lipstick on a pig is sad. The pig is still a pig and the industry is collapsing before our eyes. More

March 29, 2008
A Decades Deep Treasure Trove
Barack Obama's supporters are quick to level the cherry-picking charge in any discussion of Reverend Jeremiah Wright's video vitriol More

March 29, 2008
Debunking Gore's 'consensus' hoax
A new book by Lawrence Solomon about eminent "deniers" of Climate Alarmism demolishes any notions of consensus. More

March 29, 2008
Another Anti-War Movie Tanks at the Box Office
Will they ever learn? More

March 29, 2008
NATO and the EU at a Crossroads
Surprising thoughts from a surprising source. More

March 29, 2008
The shape of the race is changing
Hillary is collapsing under the weight of her Bosnia lie. Obama now leads her 48-42 in head-to-head. More

March 29, 2008
Questioning Chelsea
Chelsea Clinton took offense when questioned about her mother's reaction to the Monica Lewinsky affair, claiming it was a personal matter. Okay, let's ask Chelsea about Mom's cattle futures trading More

March 29, 2008
Iraq Army Offensive in Basra Stalls
Despite being reinforced by 5 battalions, the Iraqi army is having a hard time dislodging Mehdi Army units from neighborhoods they control in Basra. More

March 29, 2008
Dutch Film "Fitna" Taken Off Liveleak (updated)
As a followup to Andrew Walden's excellent piece in today's AT, here's some disturbing news about the internet video site Liveleak and actions they felt compelled to take after hosting the film for just a few hours. More

March 29, 2008
Cubans to get cell phones
Raul Castro is going to allow ordinary Cubans to have cell phones! More

March 28, 2008
Haditha charges dropped
After first reducing the charges against him, the government has dropped all charges against Marine Lance Corporal Tatum. More

March 28, 2008
Obama's Wright fantasy
Undoubtedly hoping to tie Hillary in the fabulist category, Obama tells a whopper of his own and Tom Maguire captures it in amber (well online, anyway). More

March 28, 2008
Cents of perspective
A picture is worth a thousand words. Some perspective on casualties in Iraq. More

March 28, 2008
American Al-Jazeera Anchor Quits
Dave Marash is not exactly Tokyo Rose, but one wonders at the portion of common sense doled out to him at his birth. More

March 28, 2008
Moslems against Sharia
People often ask ,"Where are the moderate Moslems?" Blogger M. Simon, recommends this site More

March 28, 2008
See Fit to See 'Fitna' Now
Fitna, the film short that Islamists and their western cheer-leaders worked so hard to hide, is now playing. Catch it while you can. More

March 28, 2008
Howard Dean wants race over by July 1
Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean says in an interview this morning on CBS that he has told the candidates that he wants to see the race over by July 1.: More

March 28, 2008
Tell it to the Marines
Don't ever even think about bullying a Marine, even an 84 year old veteran. A story that will bring a smile to your face. More

March 28, 2008
Iraq: A Mess?Or an Opportunity?
I've never seen anything like the reporting both on blogs and in the MSM about what is happening in Iraq. I am absolutely dizzy from the spin. More

March 28, 2008
More Obama Lies about Rev. Wright (Updated)
The practiced ease with which Obama glibly tells untruths is becoming more noticeable as the campaign rolls along. More

March 28, 2008
Rev. Wright's $1.6 million house
Preaching hatred and bigotry while opposing middle classness has been very, very good for Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) controversial preacher and mentor, Rev Jeremiah Wright Jr: More

March 28, 2008
Israel Rejects Carter-Ananan Mediation
After having discredited the US and UN with their respective leaderships, Jimmy Carter and Kofi Annan offered to spread their dysfunctional style and negotiate a Hamas-Israeli cease fire: More

March 28, 2008
Why the media love McCain
Jack Risko of Dinocrat.com has identified an unspoken reason why the media like John McCain More

March 27, 2008
More chaos on the Democrat left
The American left continues to form a circular firing squad, and now a divisive personal fight has broken out in the labor union on which Democrats have pinned so many hopes More

March 27, 2008
Another superdelegate indicted
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, Congressman William Jefferson and now the Governor of Puerto Rico. More

March 27, 2008
Colombia captures Uranium from FARC
A 66 pound stash of uranium belonging to the narco-terrorist group FARC has been captured by the Colombian military. More

March 27, 2008
Obama's Rezko deal: the view from above
Thanks to the release of Barack Obama's income tax records, we are finally able to get some necessary perspective on the big favor Tony Rezko did for the Obamas More

March 27, 2008
Poll: 73% believe Americans have gun ownership right
When it comes to the Constitution and guns, even those who do not own a firearm come down on the side of a broad interpretation of the 2nd Amendment: More

March 27, 2008
US Steps up Drone Attacks in Pakistan
Predator drones have attacked several targets within Pakistan recently and the military has stepped up the number of Predator missions: More

March 27, 2008
Follow the money in academia
Following a lengthy Freedom of Information quest, NRO's Stanley Kurtz lists foreign countries' contributions to U.S. college and universities. More

March 27, 2008
WaPo: Hillary was wrong to believe us
In a funny aside to Hill's Bosnia fantasy, the Washington Post says Clinton shouldn't have relied on one of its articles about travel by First Ladies because the information was factually incorrect More

March 27, 2008
Who is the Iraqi Army Fighting in Basra?
The Iraqi government continued its crackdown on extremists in Basra as the Iraqi Army is proving itself to be if not extremely competent, at least eager for battle: More

March 27, 2008
Three Blind Mice
If we can't accuse them of being unpatriotic, can we at least accuse some Democrats of being monumentally dense? More

March 27, 2008
Poll Shows Obama Unhurt by Wright Flap
A new Wall Street Journal-NBC poll shows that Barack Obama has escaped serious damage as a result of his association with racist preacher Jeremiah Wright. More

March 27, 2008
Christian televangelism in the Middle East
A fervent Christian critic of Islam points out the folly of the dead legalism of portions of sharia and then contrasts it with the spiritual appeal of Christianity on satellite TV. He is having an effect. More

March 26, 2008
War Heroes Turned Away from Public School
The national organization, Vets for Freedom, is currently sponsoring a Heroes Tour of American cities. Protestors kept them out of a school in Minnesota/ More

March 26, 2008
Obama distances himself -- again
Once again, Obama distances himself from the statements of one of his advisers -- this time retired General McPeak: More

March 26, 2008
Shadow body monitoring the Haditha prosecution?
The Thomas More Law Center has issued an extremely troubling release suggesting former SecDef Rumsfeld was involved in politically influencing the Haditha investigation: More

March 26, 2008
'Passover Massacre' Bomber Nabbed
The man responsible for the bloodiest terrorist bombing of the Palestinian uprising was captured yesterday by Israeli soldiers: More

March 26, 2008
Chavez Hopes for a Democrat Win in November
This is not really news but its fun to tweak the Democrats with it: More

March 26, 2008
The "Sore Loser" Factor
Good news for McCain. More

March 26, 2008
"The Bredesen Plan"
Moderate Democratic Governor of Tennessee Phil Bredesen has come up with what sounds like a great idea; More

March 26, 2008
Greatest Generation II
Today's U.S. Armed Services are almost unique -- all volunteers. How many other American war forces in history can we say that about? More

March 26, 2008
Pinnochio time
It would seem the Democrat frontrunners have forgotten about how easy it is to expose liars. More

March 26, 2008
Mahdi Army at War with Iraqi Military
Basra is the flashpoint for an effort by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to get control of the vital southern city and clean out the militias who have infested it. More

March 26, 2008
Sarkozy Threatens Olympic Protest
French President Nicholas Sarkozy is the first world leader to publicly suggest that he would boycott the opening ceremonies of the Olympic games More

March 26, 2008
Hating America as a religion
Behind the American left's outrage over our supposed sexist, racist society, is a profound provincialism. They simply don't seem to have much experience with how the rest of the world lives and thinks. More

March 26, 2008
Richard Baehr on air
AT political director will be the guest on Lori Lowenthal Marcus' radio show on Philadelphia radio station WNWR, between noon and 1 PM today, Eastern Daylight Time. An internet stream is available. More

March 26, 2008
Robin Hood populism
A big part of the Barack Obama philosophy is to bring more money into poor neighborhoods by a variation of a well established Cook County Illinois policy, which I will call Robin Hood Populism. More

March 25, 2008
Obamas' charitable giving
Barack and Michelle Obama just released their tax returns. Interesting. More

March 25, 2008
Finally Giving CNN Credit Where Credit Is Due
With its consistent left of center bias, CNN is usually worthy of criticism. But there's an exception and I'd like to give credit where credit is due More

March 25, 2008
30,000 Pennsylvanians Register as Democrats in one week
County registrars across the state were inundated with last minute Republicans and independents seeking to comply with the law in this closed primary state: More

March 25, 2008
NYT admits frogs not global warming victims
In 2006, the New York Times published an article headlined "Frog Killer is linked to global warming". However it was not true. The Times now has a half-hearted retraction More

March 25, 2008
US Home Prices fall 11.4% in January
The downturn is actually much worse in some individual cities. More

March 25, 2008
Two Pro-Tibet Protestors Detained in Torch Lighting Protest
Two demonstrators were arrested at the Olympic torch lighting ceremony in Greece: More

March 25, 2008
Consensus Iraq Policy Materializing?
A bipartisan consensus on Iraq has seemed unattainable for several years now. Miraculously, the American Enterprise Institute's surge planner, Fred Kagan may have just done it More

March 25, 2008
New Pakistan PM Frees Judges
In a further sign that President Musharraf's days in office are probably numbered, the Pakistani Prime Minister has released the judges Musharraf detained in order to keep them from ruling his re-election illegal: More

March 25, 2008
Hillary's "Senior Moment"
Funny how the memory is the first thing to go - or so the Clinton campaign would have us believe. More

March 25, 2008
Another Obama Advisor with Anti-Israeli Views
General McPeak's surprising views on Israel and the influence of American Jews on American foreign policy. More

March 24, 2008
Palestinian propaganda in Obama's church's bulletin
This rabid Palestinian anti-Israel letter was published in Obama's Church bulletin last June. How many sermons, church bulletins and other activities of his crazypants pastor has Obama overlooked? More

March 24, 2008
Obama Inflates his record
This isn't very surprising given all politicians like to make it appear that they play a bigger role in events than they actually do. But this is just outrageous and goes too far: More

March 24, 2008
Crittenden on Frontline Iraq War Doc
In case you were thinking of sitting through 4 1/2 hours of Frontline's documentary "Bush's War," forget about it. More

March 24, 2008
Web Hosting Company caves to Islamists
Web hosting company Network Solutions has suspeneded the website for Geert Wilder's anti-Muslim film Fitna, citing possible violations of their Terms of Service: More

March 24, 2008
NATO Must Step up in Afghanistan
For NATO as an organization, this may be the most serious crisis in its entire existence More

March 24, 2008
Obama's grandparents confronted racism in the white community
Judith Apter Klinghofer compares the story Obama has been telling about his "typical white" grandmother with the stories he told in his book about his grandparents.. More

March 24, 2008
Anti-War Protestors Mar Easter Service
Cardinal's Easter Sunday sermon was on "tolerance." More

March 24, 2008
JP Morgan to Raise Bear Stearns Offer
In an effort to head off suits from angry shareholders, JP Morgan is raising its bid for the belaugured investment house Bear Stearns by a factor of 5: More

March 24, 2008
Obama a victim of Senate votes
Democrat Presidential candidate Barack Obama engages in more obfuscation to bolster his sinking poll numbers. More

March 24, 2008
Pastor Wright's Church and President Bush's program (updated)
It looks as though Trinity United Church of Christ signed up for President Bush's Faith-based Community Initiatives Program. From the HHS website: More

March 24, 2008
American media ignores inconvenient science on global warming
Americans apparently have to look to Australia for truthful accounts of climate research conducted by our own space agency. More

March 23, 2008
Obama's Problem Mentors
First there was Jeremiah Wright. Is Emil Jones next? More

March 23, 2008
University of the Absurd
This is like some kind of PC nightmare dreamed up by diversity fanatics who were given permission to experiment at the student's expense: More

March 23, 2008
Violence Flares all over Iraq
Suicide bombers, rockets fired into the Green Zone, gunmen spraying automatic weapons fire at civilians, truck bombs - Iraq exploded in violence in the last 24 hours More

March 23, 2008
Captured docs show Saddam targeted Israel
Haaretz reports that captured documents show Saddam was targeting Israel and providing early release to criminals who carried out attacks on Israeli targets More

March 23, 2008
WaPo out to lunch
The Washington Post's ombudsman has a meandering, puzzling piece on the paper's coverage of the Wright matter More

March 23, 2008
Taiwan elects Realist President
Voters in Taiwan slapped down the pro-independence movement and elected a realist who pledged to work with China More

March 23, 2008
Internet Dhimmitude
The domain registry of Dutch politician Gert Wilders, who is set to release a new movie critical of Islam, Fitna, has been frozen More

March 23, 2008
So What Happened to, For the Children?
There has been much back and forth in the media in the days since Obama gave his speech, but I had to wait for the opinion that matters to me: More

March 22, 2008
Obama Campaign Link to Passport Snooping
Perhaps Mr. Obama is not so eager now to make this into a campaign issue. More

March 22, 2008
What kind of change have the Dems brought?
Change! That is what the Democrats promised when they took over Congress in 2006. Sure enough they were right and that is what we got. Here are some of the outcomes of them being in control. More

March 22, 2008
ChiCom Leading Paper: 'Resolutely Crush' Tibet (updated)
Must be nice to have your very own newspaper if you're a government. More

March 22, 2008
Very bad poll news for Obama and the Dems
The latest news from the Rasmussen Tracking Poll is very encouraging for McCain. Obama's favorable-unfavorable is 46 to 51, its all time low, demonstrating no ability yet to stanch the bleeding. More

March 22, 2008
Eight in Ten Say Public Should Have Greater Influence on Government
Are we a democracy? Or a republic? More

March 22, 2008
Kyle-Anne Shiver on air Saturday
Kyle-Anne Shiver, our frequent contributor, will be a guest on the radio program Loud and Clear, hosted by Keith Rasmussen on radio station WCTC-AM in New Jersey. The show begins at 6:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time, and can be heard on the internet More

March 22, 2008
New Pakistani Government Set to Negotiate With Terrorists
It will be hard to spin this news as anything except a disaster for American policy: More

March 22, 2008
There'll be a hot time in the old town
The Democratic Party continues to lurch toward a tragic denouement in Denver for its nomination process. A group called "Recreate 68" promises mischief. More

March 22, 2008
Obama's very discreet denunciation
Bizzy Blog clues us in on Obama's two step on Hamas. More

March 21, 2008
Richard Baehr on air tonight
AT political director Richard Baehr will be a guest on the Milt Rosenberg Show on Chicago's WGN radio tonight at 9 PM Central Daylight Time. An internet feed is available More

March 21, 2008
Remember One: The humanity of the victims of terror
The day after an Arab gunman infiltrated the Mercaz Yeshiva in Jerusalem, murdered eight students and wounded eleven, the front page of the Chicago Tribune showed a mother prostrate in grief. The mother was not related to any of the eight victims More

March 21, 2008
What if we agree with Pastor Wright?
Bookworm performs a thought experiment: what if we agree with Pastor Wright's diagnosis of America as irredeemably racist? What then do blacks want? More

March 21, 2008
UN Says it needs 25% Boost in Funding
The United Nations says it needs more money - lots more. More

March 21, 2008
Hamas op-ed on Rev Wright's 'Pastor's Page'
Blogger Tim Blumer did the work the MSM wouldn't, and examined the back issues of the Trinity United Church of Christ's Bulletin. More

March 21, 2008
Fewer Americans Identify themselves as Republicans
The highly respected Pew Research Cemter has published a new poll showing that Democrats own a decided advantage in party identification More

March 21, 2008
'Uttering' racial stereotypes
When Barack Obama uses an awkward expression in a scripted speech, it is deliberate; the text has been finely polished. More

March 21, 2008
Justice Denied
Ed Morrissey of Hot Air points us to this incredible story of a domesteic terrorist released from prison after serving only 6 years of a 12 year sentence. More

March 21, 2008
US Backed Sunni Militas in Iraq not getting paid
This is such a disturbing story on a couple of levels that we have to be careful before all the facts are in before we start assessing blame. More

March 21, 2008
Governor Richardson Endorses Obama
This isn't a huge surprise to campaign observers who saw Richardson's foreign policy stance much closer to Obama than Hillary. More

March 21, 2008
Obama's defihition of 'controversial'
For all his gifts with words, Barack Obama is raising more questions as he speaks about his relationship with Pastor Wright without benefit of the careful scripting of a speech. More

March 21, 2008
The Obama Passport Breach Flap
Two employees under contract to the State Department have been let go and another disciplined for violating the privacy of Senator Barack Obama and snooping in his passport files: More

March 20, 2008
What is Obama's Authentic Voice?
Barack Obama adjusts his vocal intonations to fit his audience. It makes us wonder, "what does his authentic voice sound like?" Like all of us, he only gets one true voice. More

March 20, 2008
Inquiring minds want to know
Aside from giving federal tax deductions to donors to Reverend Wright's church, how many taxpayer's dollars found their way there and.... More

March 20, 2008
NYT, Obama, Feb 6, 1990
The headlines of the article written by Fox Butterfield that appeared in the February 6, 1990 issue of the New York Times read "First Black Elected to Head Harvard's Law Review." More

March 20, 2008
Crackdown increases in Tibet
Hundreds of Chinese troops fanned out over the Tibetan capitol of Llahsa in a show of force designed to intimidate demonstrators who have been protesting the Chinese occupation: More

March 20, 2008
Disrespecting warriors
Britain's Gurkha soldiers, renowned for their bravery and strength, are being paid far lower pensions than their fellow soldiers of British citizenship More

March 20, 2008
McCain rising, Obama tanking in Rasmussen Poll
The daily Rasmussen poll out today shows John McCain upping his national lead over Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama significantly: More

March 20, 2008
The audacity of phoniness
A disturbing pattern of double lives emerges in the Barack Obama camp. It turns out that his top adviser David Axelrod often credited with masterminding Barack Obama's campaign strategy has a double life More

March 20, 2008
Poll: US Influence on the World seen as Negative
Every time I read something like this, I want to reach out across the Atlantic Ocean and grab some stupid European lefitst and shake some sense into him: More

March 20, 2008
Obama Campaign Scrubs Black Panther Ad from Website
I guess when it comes to hate, we should "understand" the kind spouted by Reverend Wright but not the New Black Panther Party: More

March 20, 2008
Release of Hillary's WH Schedule starts media frenzy
I am sure that there is some importance attached to the release of 18,000 pages of Hillary's schedule while she was First Lady but for the life of me, I can't see it. More

March 20, 2008
New Bin Laden Tape Something of a Puzzle
Is Osama really still alive? More

March 20, 2008
Pastor Wright insulted Condoleeza Rice
Pastor Jeremiah Wright insulted, in a vile, sexist and racist manner, the Secretary of State. More

March 19, 2008
Unreality in Israeli-Arab talks
While Secretary of State Rice and her State Department and President Bush babble happily about Israeli-Arab "peace talks", reality violently intrudes. More

March 19, 2008
Palm Beach County Schools and the ACLU
The Palm Beach County School Board is being sued by the ACLU (on behalf of parents and students, of course) for "failing to provide students with a high-quality education guaranteed under the state constitution". More

March 19, 2008
Reflections on Obama's Race Speech
Kyle-Anne Shiver has some very personal reflections on the Obama speech. Our frequent contributor now her own blog More

March 19, 2008
Pakistan elects first Female Speaker
The Pakistani parliament has been seated and their first order of business was the election of a female speaker - a first in Pakistan's history: More

March 19, 2008
And Now...The Paterson Tapes
Did they do nothing except partake in illicit sexual trysts in the Spitzer Administration? More

March 19, 2008
Revote plans in MI and FL appear dead in the water
Unless some miracle formula can be found in the next few days, it appears that revote primaries in both Michigan and Florida will not happen. More

March 19, 2008
Did McCain 'Mispeak' about Iranian help for AQ in Iraq?
The Democrats say he did. So does the Washington Post which, we all know, is basically the same thing: More

March 19, 2008
Reverend Wright: The Bible and No Jews
"I said that dirty word again, Israel." This was one of the many disparaging remarks Obama's pastor Jeremiah Wright made about Israel More

March 19, 2008
Gun Rights Case gets Historic Hearing
Several court watchers believe that the Heller case which challenges the Washington, D.C. gun ban will make history: More

March 19, 2008
Damn Chickens (continued)
Barack Obama can't abandon his pastor? Really, it's that he won't. It's a conscious choice he's making because he knows full well that doing so would cost him most of his Black support More

March 19, 2008
The Children of Hypocrisy
For 20 years, Obama's kids sat in a pew and listened to Reverend Wright spew his poison. But Obama says that the next generation will be the healers of our racial divide. How? More

March 19, 2008
Did Obama blow his chance?
Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters thinks Barack Obama blew his big chance with yesterday's speech, justifying instead of rejecting his Pastor's hateful rhetoric More

March 19, 2008
CNN Pro-Obama and Pro-Wright All the Time
On Tuesday, CNN fully lived up to its reputation as left of center, on a day when Sen. Barack Obama was desperately trying to put the Rev. Jeremiah Wright scandal behind him. More

March 19, 2008
2008: Arthur C Clarke's Odyssey's End
Science Fiction writer extraordinaire Sir Arthur C. Clarke died Tuesday at the age of 90. More

March 18, 2008
Obamababble
If in their close twenty year association Obama was not able to move Rev. Wright off his divisive hatred and correct his many historical errors, why are we to suppose he could unite a nation, millions of whom didn't and would... More

March 18, 2008
AT editors on Blog Talk Radio
Rick Moran will be joined by Ed Lasky and Richard Baher tonight for political analysis carried on the internet at Blog Talk Radio. The fun starts at 7 PM Central Time. More

March 18, 2008
More lawyerly evasions needed
Politico notices a contradiction between Obama's speech today and an earlier statement. More

March 18, 2008
Reactions to Obama's speech
Commentators weigh in. Will be updated as the day goes along. More

March 18, 2008
New Black Panther Party for Obama
The ever-alert Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light catches the Obama campaign website advertising the New Black Panther Party. More

March 18, 2008
No Go on Florida Revote
Florida Democrats have given up all hope of holding another nominating contest that would allow them representation at the Convention in August: More

March 18, 2008
Goldberg on Obama
What Obama needs to do, he can't do. More

March 18, 2008
Party of the 'Little Guy' (and big donors)
The top 100 political donors of the 2008 election cycle are listed in OpenSecrets.org . First, note how few of these big donors lean Republican: only 12 of the top 100. More

March 18, 2008
New Governor, Similar Problem
New York's new governor David Paterson has admitted he carried on extramarital affairs during a rocky period in his marriage. More

March 18, 2008
Supreme Court to take up Gun Rights
The most important 2nd Amendment case to make it to the Supreme Court in many years will be heard today as the Justices will be forced to address at least some gun control and gun rights issues: More

March 18, 2008
Obama: 'no sudden moves' when talking to whites
Judith A. Klinghofer cites a passage from Barack Obama's first autobiography to remember when listening to his speech today More

March 18, 2008
Tibet Violence Spreads
Violence that began last week in Tibet's capitol city of Lhasa has spread to neighboring provinces as sympathy demonstrations broke out in Sichuan and cities as far away as Beijing. More

March 17, 2008
Durbin Blows His Defense of Obama
In a crisis like the one facing Obama, one of the worst things you can do is send out spokesmen who give false statements or who contradict eachother. More

March 17, 2008
Damn chickens
White America was jubilant to be "post racial." People were spellbound by Barack Obama, as were Rev. Wright's congregants. More

March 17, 2008
The Trinity United Church of Christ memory hole
Barack Obama's church joins the Barack Obama campaign in deep-sixing embarrassing website postings. More

March 17, 2008
Sulzberger family capitulates on NYT outside directors
The New York Times today carries the news that, "The New York Times Company has struck a deal with a pair of hedge funds that want to shake up the company" More

March 17, 2008
Iraqi Poll: Confidence in future grows substantially
A poll conducted by several western news agencies and polling groups surveyed more than 2200 Iraiqs and found a considerable improvement in their outlook compared to a similar poll taken last August: More

March 17, 2008
Obama ready to take off the gloves against Clinton
Well, so much for the "politics of hope and change:" More

March 17, 2008
Lawyers and the Democrats
Bruce Walker's article "The Lawyer's Party" makes good points. But he neglects a crucial factor giving lawyers influence on the Democratic Party: money. More

March 17, 2008
Black liberation theology explained
The iconoclastic Asia Times columnist Spengler explains black liberation theology for us and details why it is uniquely inconsistent with American Christian thought. More

March 17, 2008
Florida Still a Mess for Democrats
The prospect of some kind of revote in Florida has hit another snag as it appears the idea for a mail in primary is dead: More

March 17, 2008
Predictable: Wright's Church cries 'Racism'
I suppose we shouldn't have expected an apology but the virulence with which Reverend Jeremiah Wright's old church goes after the media for reporting the truth of Wright's sermons is a little startling: More

March 17, 2008
AP's Fournier warns Obama on 'arrogance'
Major media figures are beginning to notice that Barack isn't perfect. More

March 17, 2008
Obama-Wright threatens to derail the candidate
Can the candidate survive? More

March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Once again, genealogy sleuths have in investigated the Irish ancestry of the leading candidates for president and discovered that two out of three have Irish roots. More

March 17, 2008
Fed Acts to Avert Panic
Over the weekend, the Federal Reserve opened a $30 billion line of credit for the purchase of troubled investment bank Bear Sterns and promised an open ended lending program for the biggest investment firms on Wall Street: More

March 16, 2008
Pastor Wright goes down the Obama memory hole
Steve Gilbert of Sweetness & Light notices that Pastor Jeremiah Wright, Jr. has become a non-person on the Barack Obama campaign website. More

March 16, 2008
Kissing Robert Malley
Today's New York Times carries a puff piece on Robert Malley, a figure of some controversy because of his views on Israel. More

March 16, 2008
Missile Strikes Targets Pakistani Terrorists
At least 7 missiles struck a house near the Afghan border identified by local tribesmen as a militant's home, killing a reported 20 people. More

March 16, 2008
Obama picks up 9 more delegates in Iowa
Iowa Democrats convened their county conventions yesterday and thanks to the withdrawal of John Edwards, Barack Obama picked up 9 of the 14 delegates at stake: More

March 16, 2008
Obama's poor judgment and poorer excuses
Barack Obama showed very poor judgment when he accepted $250,000 of campaign funds from indicted slumlord Tony Resko, who was Obama's first substantial contributor More

March 16, 2008
Swooning: Then and Now
For old-timers like me, there's nothing new about women shrieking and swooning while an anemically thin, bony faced young man croons to them. More

March 16, 2008
'Cultural genocide' in Tibet: Dalai Lama
Rioting spread to several other provinces in Tibet after demonstrations in Lhasa become violent: More

March 16, 2008
Reflections on Our Fifth Year in Iraq
Richard Perle reminds us why we invaded, what we achieved, where and why we erred and the present situation More

March 16, 2008
McCain in Iraq
While his Democratic rivals clobber each other back home, John McCain is in Iraq getting a feel for the situation on the ground and talking with military and diplomatic leaders about the future: More

March 16, 2008
Did the Prosecution Illegally Withhold Exculpatory Evidence in Enron? (updated)
Former Enron Chief Skilling's is making a very explosive charge, apparently with evidentiary warrant, that the prosecution in Enron improperly withheld exculpatory evidence in its possession More

March 16, 2008
Are the Obamas Among Wright's Wrong Congregation?
Much has rightly been made of Wright's tirades, but somehow less of the agitated anger of his congregants. More

March 15, 2008
Obama 12 years ago
Barack Obama, the uniter across party lines, across religions, across racial divides, wasn't always Mr. Sunshine. More

March 15, 2008
Obama on Wright, before the videos reached Americans
It was just a year ago (March 6, 2007) when Bill Burton, Obama's campaign spokesperson, told the New York Times that "Senator Obama is proud of his pastor and his church..." More

March 15, 2008
Obama's 23 years of silence
This is a quiz.Question 1: Imagine that person A hears person B give sermons which are filled with hatred for the U.S.A..... More

March 15, 2008
Winter Soldier: Compliant Media and Message Control
After some online negotiations months ago The Iraq Veterans Against the War agreed to allow what can be called "opposition" milbloggers to attend the Winter Soldier Investigation now being held More

March 15, 2008
The politics of the Air Force Tanker Deal
Christian Lowe, writing in the Weekly Standard, examines the politics and theatrics over the Air Force Tanker deal. It is well worth a read. More

March 15, 2008
The Adventures of Dr. A. Conan Doyle
Over the course of his intellectually and physically active life Arthur Conan Doyle somehow found the time to write many hundreds of letters, constituting a personal chronicle by the creator of Sherlock Holmes More

March 15, 2008
FISA Bill passed by House - Bush will veto
The reform of the Foreign Intelligence and Surveillance Act that would expand the government's ability to record some kinds of communications passed the House yesterday More

March 15, 2008
Democratic Party Fat Cats Demanding FL-MI Resolution
The behind the scene machinations of the national party and the respective campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are reaching a fever pitch as Michigan is moving toward a June primary while Florida remains hopelessly deadlocked. More

March 15, 2008
Oooops! Rezko raised at least $250,000 for Obama
First, it was $60,000. Then the press discovered it was closer to $150,000. Now Obama himself admits that indicted Chicago fixer Tony Rezko raised $250,000 over the years for his campaigns More

March 15, 2008
At least 30 Dead in Tibetan Riots
Buddhist monks and Tibetan nationals battled police and burned cars and shops as the worst violence to break out in that occupied country since the late 1980's threatened to throw a monkey wrench into the Chinese government's Olympic plans: More

March 15, 2008
Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) earmarks
Barack Obama returned to his day job, Democratic senator from Illinois, for awhile Thursday practicing the same old, trying to send a cool million dollars to his wife's employer, and goodies to supporters More

March 15, 2008
The Saddam-Al Qaeda link
Initial news stories about the Joint Forces Command report on the Saddam-Al Qaeda link featured headlines and gloating passage that no such link existed. The actual report disagrees with that verdict. More

March 14, 2008
Obama's Incredible Denial Concerning His Pastor
For 25 years, I was the pastor of congregations in a mainline protestant denomination. It doesn't take a preacher long to understand why people join a church, why they stay, and why they leave. More

March 14, 2008
When does the Obama reconciliation begin?
One candidate promises to unite us, but is personally close with people who are pretty angry. What's up with that? More

March 14, 2008
Sociopaths in office
Don't miss this excellent article to the effect that Spitzer's big crimes were professional and his personal failings merely an extension of his sociopathic behavior in office. More

March 14, 2008
Gold Tops an incredible $1,000 an ounce
Take a deep breath folks. The next few months are liable to get very bumpy and very wild: More

March 14, 2008
Barack Obama and judgment (continued)
Barack Obama exposes his daughters to the rants of Pastor Wright. How is that for judgment and responsibility? More

March 14, 2008
Surprise! MSM Misses the mark on Saddam-al-Qaeda report
Incredible stupidity? Or rank bias? You decide. More

March 14, 2008
Obama releases earmark requests for last three years
I don't know if this revelation will hurt Obama or not. More

March 14, 2008
Pastor Wright and Barack Obama: The media finally notices
Dr. Jeremiah Wright Jr. has been saying things like "God damn America" for a couple of decades to a congregation that has grown to the thousands, and his sermons only go out via webcast, podcast, telecast, broadcast, cable cast. More

March 14, 2008
Petreaus: Iraqi Government Not doing Enough for Peace
Top commander in Iraq General David Petreaus is dissatisfied with the progress being made by the Iraqi government toward reconciliation: More

March 14, 2008
Holocaust survivors deserve immediate access to hidden archives
Sixty three years after the Holocaust, my mother, who is an eighty-year-old survivor does not know under what circumstances her parents, 2 brothers, and sister died. More

March 14, 2008
Liberals, hegemony and Subic Bay
The American left likes to throw around the term "imperialism" and "hegemony" to describe our nation and its policies. More

March 14, 2008
Perversion at Facebook
Terrorists utilized contemporary technology to extend the perverted party celebration following the slaughter of eight unarmed teen aged students in Jerusalem last week. More

March 14, 2008
The first Winter Soldiers
Neither the VVAW or the IVAW, discussed yesterday by Kyle-Anne Shiver, are the original Winter Soldiers. That honor goes to those who stood by George Washington through the winter of 1776-77. More

March 13, 2008
Tony Rezko's Dew Drop Inn
There is a certain type of business promoter who solicits money from wealthy overseas private investors, and proves his bona fides and influence in America by displaying access to powerful politicians. More

March 13, 2008
Worse than hypocrisy
John Berlau of the Competitive Enterprise Institute identifies the best reason of all to be thankful Eliot Spitzer is gone, and it involves federalism. More

March 13, 2008
Do-Over Primary in Michigan idea gaining steam
Another primary in Michigan, run by the state but financed by the state party, may be in the offing according to party sources: More

March 13, 2008
So much for the Gaza 'Truce'
A day after Israel and Hamas agreed to an "unofficial truce," a barrage of 15 rockets targeted the western Negev: More

March 13, 2008
The State Dept's foolish question
The State Dept. is in a hole and can't stop digging. More

March 13, 2008
Some refreshing candor from a liberal
Yeah, but you better not call them unpatriotic. More

March 13, 2008
Surge in Public Support for the War
A significant surge in public support for the war in Iraq threatens to upend expectations for the November election from president on down. More

March 13, 2008
Obama's Pastor: 'Hillary ain't never been called a nigger.' (Updated)
When will Obama acknowledge his pastor's racism? More

March 13, 2008
Will Spitzer be Indicted?
The list of possible charges against Spitzer makes his predicament no laughing matter. More

March 13, 2008
I have a dream
When I was a child, a great American gave a speech which transformed the country and left an indelible impression on my soul. Today I think of the dream then and the dream now. More

March 12, 2008
Spitzer Resigns
No surprise although one wonders what went on behind the scenes that brought this about: More

March 12, 2008
The Spitzer sex scandal and 'do me' feminism
Why does a prostitute's conversation cited in the complaint against Eliot Spitzer indicate a desire for what old-fasioned folks might call "romance"? More

March 12, 2008
Mamet's Revelation
Questioning liberal orthodoxy will land this brilliant writer in hot water with the left. More

March 12, 2008
Beeb Fakes Story on Terrorist House Demolition
The BBC shows that faking news stories isn't only confined to American and French news networks: More

March 12, 2008
No Go on Florida Re-Vote
Florida Democrats thought they had a plan that would allow for a mail in primary thus making it possible for their delegates to be seated at the convention in August. More

March 12, 2008
Iran: No Deal in Lebanon until Bush leaves office
If there was any doubt about who calls the shots for Hezb'allah, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made it clear for all to see: More

March 12, 2008
Climate totalitarians
Vaclav Klaus, the President of the Czech Republic, has lived under Soviet tyranny so he knows first-hand the characteristics of totalitarians. Here's his latest essay: "Climate alarmists pose real threat to freedom". More

March 12, 2008
On to Gettysburg
Obama wins Mississippi but Dems focus is on Pennsylvania. More

March 12, 2008
Does Hillary have a nuclear option?
There just might be a way for Hillary and Bill to force Obama on the lower half of the ticket, More

March 12, 2008
Campaign 2008 Lost and Found
Lost: One Super Delegate from the Hillary Clinton camp. Disgraced and humiliated Governor Eliot Spitzer is certain to be a casualty here More

March 11, 2008
Moran and Baehr on the radio
Political analysis that puts everyone else to shame. More

March 11, 2008
Uptick in Violence in Iraq as 8 US Soldiers Killed
Two seperate suicide bombers took a heavy toll on US servicemen in Iraq, pointing up the continuing danger of al-Qaeda in some parts of the country. More

March 11, 2008
NYT editorial on Spitzer's 'tragedy'
It turns out that the "tragedy" includes the fact that his opponents on Wall Street and the GOP get to laugh at his hypocrisy. More

March 11, 2008
Love Client Number 9 (to the tune of 'Love Potion Number Nine')
I took my troubles down to Madame X/ Hey, you know it's just a-bout sex/ She's got a pad painted puce and lime/ Sellin' little bimbos to Love Client Number Nine More

March 11, 2008
24 killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing
This has al-Qaeda written all over it: More

March 11, 2008
Client Number Nine's Troubling Number Two
Eliot Spitzer's sordid saga also teaches the importance of the often underrated choice a leader makes in selecting his second in command More

March 11, 2008
Spitzer's a Democrat?
Eliot Spitzer's troubles offer an interesting unfolding case study in the way the media handles an embarrassment by a prominent Democrat. Clay Waters of Timeswatch monitored how the Gray Lady dithered yesterday More

March 11, 2008
Pentagon Study: No "operational" link between Saddam and Al-Qaeda
Saddam documents used for the first time in studying intel on the road to war. More

March 11, 2008
Seniors Cutting Coupons for Military Families
Senior citizens across the country are cutting out coupons and sending them to military families based overseas so that they can redeem them at the military commissaries on bases: More

March 11, 2008
How much legal trouble is Spitzer in?
More than a prostitution sting is involved, according to LA prosecutor and blogger Patterico. More

March 11, 2008
Samantha Power was right about Hillary
Tom Maguire takes a good look at Bill and Hillary's role in the Rwanda massacre and concludes Samantha Power was right, Hillary is a monster More

March 11, 2008
original sin and science
I believe that the theory of man made global warming has it genesis in Thomas Malthus and his predecessors and successors like Paul Erlich. What these folks are really looking for is a replacement for original sin More

March 10, 2008
$148 million for UNWRA from the US
Those inhabitants of Gaza are supposed to be suffering because the nasty Israelis are supposedly denying them food, water, electricity and other essentials just because the Gazans are bombing Israel while vowing to eliminate the country and its citizens. Look a little deeper... More

March 10, 2008
MSM and McCain - the takedown continues
On last night's local news my ABC affiliate WLOS ran a long piece on McCain that consisted entirely of what they called bloopers from the past week. More

March 10, 2008
Global warming and Galileo
James Lewis' piece on global warming epicycles is very well done. However, I must take exception to his use of the Galileo myth More

March 10, 2008
How to commit national suicide
And here I thought Berkeley was bad.... More

March 10, 2008
Vatican lists 'ecological offenses' as new sins (Updated and Corrected)
Catholic Church adapting to the 21st century. More

March 10, 2008
Iran continues to train killers for missions in Iraq
In his press briefing yesterday, Multi-National Force Iraq spokesman Rear Adm. Greg Smith made it very clear that Iran continues to train people for terrorist operations within Iraq. More

March 10, 2008
Real science versus 'settled science'
Even a casual perusal of the paper by Miskolcki's discussed in James Lewis' article today gives a hint as to the overwhelming complexity of atmospheric science. More

March 10, 2008
Puzzled (a poem)
Which way shall I turn?/ Oh, how I yearn/ To have this puzzle solved for me./ His adorable ears/ Or her heartfelt tears?/ Is it Barack or is it Hillary? More

March 10, 2008
Musharraf's Days are Numbered
The two parties who are forming a coalition government in Pakistan have agreed to reinstate the Supreme Court judges that President Musharraf removed more than 4 months ago and placed under house arrest. More

March 10, 2008
Sharpton threatens Florida law suit
Race baiting preacher Al Sharpton is threatening a lawsuit if the Democratic party seats Florida's delegates at the convention based on the primary held last January: More

March 10, 2008
Hamas use of human shields documented
One of the cruelest and most telling barbarities of Hamas is its use of civilians (especially children) as human shields More

March 10, 2008
If I were you, I'd buy a horse by R. Moran
Carbon offsets got ya down? Worried about how we're going to reduce emissions to levels mandated by the Kyoto accords? More

March 10, 2008
Cat holocaust in China by R. Moran
There are few countries on earth where a government could get away with this: More

March 10, 2008
Where in the World is Mookie Al-Sadr? by R. Moran
Muqtada al-Sadr, the firebrand anti-American Shia cleric whose Mahdi Militia has fought the US military almost constantly since the occupation began has up and gone missing. More

March 9, 2008
Vote McCain and you're a sexist pig racist Islamophobe, by J. Lewis
We all knew the race-gender-homophobe card would be played at some point in this election. Well, it just happened More

March 9, 2008
Winter Soldiers Face New Law, by D. Keohane (with correction)
In 1971 the Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) held their Winter Soldier Investigation (WSI) during which over one hundred members told often lurid stories of war crimes and atrocities. Get ready for the next round. More

March 9, 2008
Al Qaeda Moles in London's police force, by C. Feldman
Some distressing news: MI5 agents have identified FOUR London Met officers after searching for a cell of fanatics passing Scotland Yard's secrets More

March 9, 2008
Iraq Fetes Ahmadinejad, by S.M. Warshawsky
Last weekend, in an event of enormous importance that garnered surprisingly little media or political coverage, the president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, visited Iraq and was warmly embraced by Iraqi President Jalal Talabani. More

March 9, 2008
Rezko Cash for Obama three times what Candidate Admits by R. Moran
Indicted Chicago fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko and his cronies contributed at lesat three times more to Barack Obama over the years than the candidate has admitted: More

March 9, 2008
Hillary, Barack, and Dune
For those sci-fi fans among you who've been watching the Hillary-Obama slugfest, here's an interesting take from a Dune fan More

March 9, 2008
Monsters, by Ben Voth
Ironically and sadly, Samatha Power's calling Hillary Clinton a "monster" undermines the important task to which she has been so consistently and effectively dedicated -- the prevention of genocide. More

March 9, 2008
Hezb'allah Cooperated in Jerusalem Attack
Ha'aretz is reporting that according to Palestinian sources, the Lebanese terrorist group Hezb'allah cooperated in the attack in Jerusalem that killed 8 seminary students: More

March 9, 2008
Obama Takes Wyoming Caucuses by R. Moran
There weren't that many delegates at stake in Wyoming but Hillary Clinton made a late effort any way to see if she could keep the momentum going from her victories last Tuesday: More

March 9, 2008
Democrats win Special Election to replace Hastert by R. Moran
It's easy to read way too much into this result - so of course, the media and Democrats are doing so. More

March 9, 2008
The man who made Obama by R. Smith
Reporter Todd Spivak relates how Barack Obama screamed at him over the phone in 2004. Therein lies a tale few know of Obama's career in Illinois politics. More

March 8, 2008
Do we actually pay State Dept. officials for this? by E.C. Fenig
The U.S. State Department Blog asks a shocking question. More

March 8, 2008
About those 'non-existent' North Korea Nuclear Engineers in Syria...by R. Moran
There is no chance that those two states would ever cooperate...right? More

March 8, 2008
Literary Fraud: Crying With the Wind, Wolves and Menchu by C. Feldman
In the past few days the literary world claims to be astonished at the latest news of outright fraud. More

March 8, 2008
The Coming 'Obamalypse' by R. Moran
What happens if, despite leading in the pledged delegate count, Barack Obama fails to gain the Democratic nomination for president? More

March 8, 2008
S. American Leaders Resolve Crisis by R. Moran
The leaders of 4 South American countries who seemed on the verge of war have pulled back from teh abyss More

March 8, 2008
U.S. Places Hold on Funding Terrorist 'Rathole' by P. Shapiro
The House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee hearing challenged Deputy Secretary of State John D. Negroponte's request for additional funding for the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' government More

March 8, 2008
Fall out from Powers Resignation continues by R. Moran
The resignation of unpaid foriegn policy advisor Samantha Powers over what the Weekly Standard refers to as "what might have been the most ill-starred book tour since the invention of movable type" is still roiling the campaign More

March 8, 2008
Talking back to CNN by E.C. Fenig
CNN's Fionnuala Sweeney tries to get the Jerusalem Post's David Horowitz to agree to her typical moral relativistic slant on the Mercaz Harav massacre of eight unarmed teen aged students. However, this time she has the bad luck to have found an eloquent voice of reason. More

March 8, 2008
Courageous protesting Iranian students by E.C. Fenig
Unnoticed by the MSM, "Nine consecutive demonstrations at Shiraz University continued yesterday, with more than 3,000 students" More

March 7, 2008
Obama has an opportunity to display leadership and heal racism by Lasky and Lifson
Barack Obama has pledged work to "rebuild what I consider to be a historic relationship between the African-American community and the Jewish community." Now he has been presented with a prime opportunity for him to join actions with words. More

March 7, 2008
Some thoughts on 3 A.M. phone calls to the White House
The 3 a.m. phone call ad by Hillary has inspired some interesting studies. More

March 7, 2008
More Obama amateur hour diplomacy (updated -- Power resigns)
Samantha Power, Barack Obama's top foreign policy advisor, has now compiled quite a record of statements that raise the question of Senator Obama's judgment in choosing her to be his foreign policy major domo. More

March 7, 2008
Iraq Stock Exchange Index takes off again
Since the beginning of 2008, the ISX is up 9%, a gain which essentially started in the middle of February. More

March 7, 2008
Rep. Kirk follows the money that fuels terror
Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) sent the following letter today to World Bank President Robert Zoellick regarding Bank disbursements to Iran. More

March 7, 2008
Is 'Oil Bubble" About to Pop?
Are speculators about to get their comeuppance? More

March 7, 2008
Malkin on the left's 'escalating war against recruitment centers'
Michelle Malkin has a terrific "Special Report" up on her blog today about the increasing number of attacks on military recruitment centers across the country. More

March 7, 2008
Bill Clinton Nixes Release of Pardon Papers
File this one under "Least Surprising Move in the Middle of a Presidential Campaign." More

March 7, 2008
Obama Mentioned on First Day of Rezko Trial
That didn't take long. More

March 7, 2008
Escalating Rhetoric by both sides probably dooms 'Dream Ticket'
Samantha Power's "monster" reference to Hillary likely will see the unpaid advisor depart. More

March 7, 2008
Advocating Climate Change can be fun and very profitable
Losing the presidency has been very, very good for Al Gore More

March 6, 2008
Top Obama advisor tells the truth
A classic gaffe -- telling the truth by mistake -- was committed by Susan Rice, the Barack Obama foreign policy advisor. More

March 6, 2008
Let the Bargaining Begin!
Man, you knew this was coming: More

March 6, 2008
Unasked Questions
Today, the fifth anniversary of President Bush's press conference less than two weeks before the invasion of Iraq, Greg Mitchell, editor of Editor and Publisher reminisces about the questions asked by the media then. More

March 6, 2008
John McCain's Excellent Victory Speech
On Tuesday night, after securing the Republican presidential nomination with wins in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont, John McCain gave one of the best speeches of the primary season so far, by any candidate. More

March 6, 2008
Will AlGore save the Democrats?
"From Ghoulies and Ghosties and long legged Global Warming Fanatics, Oh Lord, deliver us..." More

March 6, 2008
Samantha Power unplugged (updated)
How much comfort can pro-Israel voters take in a candidate whose possible Secretary of State feels free to characterize legitimate concerns and questions as revolving around the issue of "is it good for the Jews"? More

March 6, 2008
Media Weenies
Michelle Cottle at The New Republic has a spot on analysis of the sensitivity of the media towards Obama ever since that hilarious Saturday Night Live skit portraying famous media personalities all atwitter over getting to question the Illinois senator. More

March 6, 2008
Bombing at New York Armed Services Recruiting Center
A small bomb went off in front of the New York City Armed Forces Recruiting Center early this morning blowing out windows and shutting down traffic for several hours: More

March 6, 2008
Obama Senior Adviser blames Bush for Iran's anti-Americanism
A little history lesson from Ed. More

March 6, 2008
Gandhi on Jesus
The grandson of "The Apostle of Non-Violence" proves himself a closet hater. More

March 6, 2008
Outside The Media Inside Kenya
Professional Cold War disinformation veterans could not have done a better job to bring a country to its knees than the mainstream media did for Kenya. More

March 6, 2008
Rudy for Veep?
McCain has his pick of running mates, but Rudy stands out. More

March 6, 2008
Pelosi's ETHA bill and Amgen (updated)
Previously, we reported the suspicious timing of Amgen executives making large donations to Speaker Pelosi's campaign just before she submitted a bill that would likely increase that company's bottom line. More

March 5, 2008
Obama senior advisor blames Bush for Iran's anti-Americanism
Senator Barack Obama's most senior military advisor, retired General Merrill McPeak, blames President George Bush for Iran's anti-Americanism. This is a shocking statement by any standard More

March 5, 2008
Russia Suppresses Blogger
We all knew that the Russian plutocracy is becoming as authoritarian. Now the Russian government is going after bloggers. More

March 5, 2008
Samantha Power and Senator Obama OK with 'equivalent of ethnic cleansing'?
BBC radio recently featured Samantha Power, one of Barack Obama's top foreign policy advisers. She said something tht ought to raise eyebrows. More

March 5, 2008
Brattleboro Vermont: Arrest Bush -Cheney on sight
This may be the silliest, the stupidest measure ever passed by any town in American history. More

March 5, 2008
Is a Clinton-Obama Ticket (or vice versa) Possible?
With the prospect of a bloody convention fight now staring Democrats squarely in the face, talk has been revived of making the two front runners ticket mates More

March 5, 2008
Michelle Obama's America
Michelle Obama nugget at The New Yorker: More

March 5, 2008
Oprah lied, trust died
OMG! You can't trust anyone anymore -- not even Oprah! More

March 5, 2008
McCain Clinches Nomination - Huckabee Drops out
Senator John McCain swept all four primaries last night and garnered enough delegates to put him over the top and allow him to clinch the Republican nomination for president: More

March 5, 2008
Abbas Rebuffs Rice Pleas to Restart Peace Talks
On the heels of Israel's incursion into Gaza to destroy launching sites for Kassam rockets, US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice paid a visit to several Middle East capitols trying to jump start the peace process. More

March 5, 2008
A Comeback - of sorts
Hillary Clinton won 3 of the 4 primaries at stake last night - including the vital Ohio and Texas contests - to extend her campaign another few weeks until at least the Pennsyvania primary of April 22: More

March 5, 2008
It takes one to know one
The childish retort taunt "It takes one to know one" came to mind reading Mr. Valerie Plame's (otherwise known as Joseph C. Wilson) denunciation of Saint Barak H. Obama More

March 5, 2008
Barack Fuzzies Up On Iran
As it pertains to his position on Iran, will the real Barack Obama please stand up! More

March 5, 2008
St. Barack on the Mount: Separation of Church and Reality
As if it weren't bad enough that liberals are always going around finding stuff in the Constitution that isn't there, Barack Obama is now embracing a "living Bible" to complement the "Living Constitution." More

March 4, 2008
Gen. Petraeus re Al Qaeda: 'Rip out their roots'
Talking with reporters yesterday, Multi-National Force commander, Gen. David Petraeus previewed his generally optimistic assessment of the situation in Iraq. More

March 4, 2008
Young Iraqis turn against religious extremism
One of the claims of leftist critics of the war and occupation in Iraq is that we have supposedly alienated Iraqis and now Al Qaeda has a strong presence there. More

March 4, 2008
Richard Baehr on air today (update)
AT political director Richard Baehr will be the guest of syndicated talk show host Michael Medved in the first hour of his show today. (Update: the appearance was delayed one hour.) Tonight, he will join Rick Moran for election analysis on Blog Talk Radio. More

March 4, 2008
Talk radio crisis looms
Some of the most important talk radio outlets in the country face a serious crisis, thanks to a botched buyout of the former ABC/Disney owned stations by Citadel Broadcasting. More

March 4, 2008
The 700k mistress
Sharpe James, former mayor of Newark, NJ, went on trial yesterday for fraud in a federal courthouse. It promises to be highly colorful. More

March 4, 2008
Michael Totten back from Fallujah
Once again, Michael Totten ventured into Iraq in order to give us a grunt's eye view of the war as well as some outstanding analysis of what is going on in that still war torn country. More

March 4, 2008
Decision day in the New York Times newsroom
Today is the last day that New York Times newsroom employees have to accept buyouts or face the possibility of lay-offs. The newsroom is to be downsized by about 100. More

March 4, 2008
The Democrats Embrace of Chavez - Revisited
Poised to go to war against Colombia, Hugo Chavez can still count on many Democrats in Congress to support him despite his saber ratttling and anti-Semitic rants. More

March 4, 2008
A Brash Proposal
Once again, Israel finds itself between a rock and a hard placeBut every move of self-defense is condemned by the "international community". Mortar shells and the inaccurate Qassam rockets from Gaza continue to rain down upon nearby Israeli cities. More

March 4, 2008
Obama Meltdown at Presser on Rezko, NAFTAgate
It was a very uncomfortable 15 minutes for the candidate. More

March 4, 2008
Late Surge in polls by Clinton in TX and OH
Has Hillary Clinton stopped the bleeding? More

March 4, 2008
Will a President Obama Boycott Durban II?
Both Durban II - the next round of talks on "racism" - and the UN Human Rights Council have degenerated into anti-Israeli forums. Will a President Obama boycott them? More

March 4, 2008
Out of the past (a poem)
Rezko, Tony Rezko how will your renown grow?/ It's a name not known to fame, but it soon may be found so. More

March 3, 2008
Obama unscrubbed (updated)
Steve Gilbert finds interviews of Obama in 2004, now scrubbed from the Chicago Tribune website and the internet, and discovers Obama was opposed to gay marriage and for preemptive airstrikes against Iran (and Pakistan should the jihadis succeed in ousting Musharraf there). More

March 3, 2008
Dictator for Life?
With growing economic woes and a poor showing in recent national elections, maybe Hugo Chavez has found a different path to the government he wants? More

March 3, 2008
Obama's Power politics
Martin Kramer takes on Samantha Power, the important Barack Obama foreign policy advisor, someone with a history of hostility toward Israel. More

March 3, 2008
'Brilliant' Obama's Not Very Brilliant Move
Undoubtedly thrilled at Jay Rockefeller's endorsement of him in which he referred to Obama as "brilliant", Obama makes a major blunder. More

March 3, 2008
UC Berkeley in Saudi deal?
Does anyone remember how South Africa was shunned in the era of racial apartheid? It was simply unthinkable that a major university would enter into a deal with such a government. But when it comes to the gender apartheid of Saudi Arabia, it's a different story. More

March 3, 2008
Canadian diplomatic memo disproves Obama campaign claims (updated)
The man who tantalizes the unhappy voter with promises of change may be discovering that this diplomacy stuff is a little more difficult than it looked. More

March 3, 2008
US Airstrike in Somalia Targets Terrorists
The United States bombed a house in Dobley, Somalia hitting a site where terrorists had been holed up: More

March 3, 2008
Utah Home searched in connection with Vegas Ricin case
Still denying there might be a terrorist connection, authorities are searching the Utah home of a man lying in criticial condition in a hospital who stayed in a hotel room where a quantity of the deadly toxin Ricin was discovered: More

March 3, 2008
Terror threats against Saudis in Lebanon
Threats of terrorist actions against Saudi citizens has prompted the government to urge non essential personnel to leave Lebanon in the next 48 hours. More

March 3, 2008
IDF Pulls troops from Gaza; Hamas declares 'Victory'
Hamas has declared "victory" after Israel has pulled its ground troops from Gaza following several days of intensive operations More

March 3, 2008
Rezko beginning to intrude on Presidential Campaign
After months of mainly being a local story with occasional forays by the national media into the swampy mess of corruption in Illinois politics, the story of Barack Obama friend of 17 years and major fund raiser Antoin "Tony" Rezko appears to have finally penetrated the screen of good press around the canddate and may start to take a toll on his popularity. More

March 3, 2008
With friends like Gloria Steinem...
Gloria Steinem, considered by many to be the great great grandmother of the feminist movement, is stuck in a time warp of her glory days, now many years behind her. More

March 3, 2008
The first congresswoman
As Ben-Peter Terpstra says in his article "The First Congresswoman", Rankin's character traits are much preferred over Hillary's phony accomplishments. Ben does however, gloss over her "anti-WW I" views and her later "anti-WW II views," if one could call them that.... More

March 2, 2008
Obama Bends McCain's Straight Talk
John McCain's straight talk about the possible length of U.S. presence in Iraq opened him up to a distorted quote by Barack Obama. More

March 2, 2008
The 'Hussein' memory hole
In responding to Hillary Clinton's latest ad, the Obama campaign has once again slipped the name "Hussein" down the memory hole. Specifically Saddam Hussein. More

March 2, 2008
Obama and his 2003 Vote:Lacking Intelligence
These days Obama cannot remind us enough that he voted against authorizing force in Iraq and Clinton authorized it More

March 2, 2008
Powerline Debunks 60 Minutes story on Siegelman
The boys at Powerline, who played a big role in Rathergate, have once again shown 60 Minutes to be a partisan tool. More

March 2, 2008
As expected, Medvedev is cruising to victory in Russia
File this one under "Least surprising electoral result in history." More

March 2, 2008
Chavez sends troops to Colombian Border
Following the death of a significant rebel leader at the hands of the Columbian military, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has ordered thousands of troops to the border and closed the Venezuelan embassy in Bogata: More

March 2, 2008
Israel Steps up Gaza Attacks
In response to a rain of Kassam rockets on Israeli towns, the IDF has entered Gaza in force and is cleaning out suspected launch sites as well as punishing Hamas: More

March 2, 2008
Iran documents dispute NIE findings
The National Intelligence Estimate that claimed Iran stopped their nuclear weapons program in 2003 received another blow to its credibility More

March 2, 2008
A true comeback kid
Holden Beck, a high school wrestler from High Point, NC, went from near death to wheelchair to crutches to repeating as state champion wrestler in 59 days. More

March 2, 2008
Obama Going for the Knockout in OH, TX
Seeking to end the campaign for the Democratic nomination on Tuesday, Senator Barack Obama is using his large money advantage to overwhelm the Clinton campaign in a blizzard of advertising and a huge get out the vote effort. More

March 2, 2008
A Sample of Obama's no Pre-Conditions Diplomacy
Much has been made of the amateur hour quality of Obama's foreign policy pronouncements. We have a concrete example of what happened when one of his top foreign policy advisors got her way during the Clinton presidency. More

March 2, 2008
Hillary Appearance on Saturday Night Live Judged 'Boffo'
Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance on SNL last night and by all accounts, came off more human and approachable than most thought her capable: More

March 1, 2008
Navy Ship Honors 9/11 Victims and Heroes
Today the Navy christens the USS New York, an amphibious transport dock ship sporting a bow-stem forged from over 7 tons of steel salvaged from ground zero. More

March 1, 2008
Duke's boundless chutzpah
After tarring and feathering and discriminating against the Duke lacrosse members at a critical juncture in their college careers and lives, the Duke Administration has gone to court trying to shut down the players' website More

March 1, 2008
Rival 'Weekly Standard' Pays Tribute to Buckley
The Weekly Standard notes the passing of William Buckley this past week by having 5 excellent writers eulogize the great conservative. More

March 1, 2008
While the New York Philharmonic fiddled
While the New York Philharmonic fiddled in their cultural breakthrough concert in North Korea, 22 North Koreans were executed for being suspected of trying to leave the country. More

March 1, 2008
US Military Arrests Insurgent who trained women as bombers
Women had never been used as suicide bombers in Iraq so when they started to show up in crowds, they killed hundreds of people. More

March 1, 2008
A Canadian responds to Obama and Hillary's NAFTA threat (updated)
Here is my take on the Democratic rhetoric in all of this: did you know there is no pipeline going from west to east in Canada? Ontario, Quebec and the Maraitime provinces get most of their oil from foreign supplies. More

March 1, 2008
The friends of Barack Obama
Antoin (Tony) Rezko is not the only troubling source of political funds for Barack Obama to come out of the milieu of Chicago Democrat politics More

March 1, 2008
The friends of Nancy Pelosi
Guess who Nancy Pelosi's biggest donor was last year. If you want to know why this matters, read this article about all the money involved. Of course, the major media does not think this is the least bit worthy of note. More

March 1, 2008
Rezko Trial will be Eye Opener on Obama Associates
Antoin "Tony" Rezko goes on trial next Monday on bribery and extortion charges in a case that promises to reveal several shady characters with ties to Barack Obama: More

March 1, 2008
Bizarre Vegas Ricin Case
The case we reported on yesterday where a case full of the deadly toxin Ricin was found in a Las Vegas hotel room is taking on a surreal quality. More

March 1, 2008
Hillary Ad Backfiring
Reaction to Hilalry Clinton's "nuclear" ad shows that the piece may be backfiring on the candidate. More

March 1, 2008
Obama and His Judges: Get ready for Class War
Some speculation on just what kind of Supreme Court Justices Obama would name based on what he has said in the past. More