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Obama’s illusions on foreign policy »

Re-printed from the Philadelphia Inquirer with express permission. Joseph C. Wilson IV is a retired career diplomat, a former U.S. ambassador, presidential foreign-policy adviser, and author of “The Politics of Truth” Sen. Barack Obama declared in Pennsylvania on March 27 that his foreign policy would “return” to that of George H.W. Bush and that Sens. [...]

Another Obama “Mistake” »

In December, Politico reported that Barack Obama had taken “unabashedly liberal positions” on a questionnaire he filled out while running for the Illinois State Senate in 1996.  The premise of the article was that his “far left” positions — opposition to restrictions to abortion on demand and support for single-payer health insurance and strict gun [...]

Barack “I-didn’t-know” Obama »

Vetting our two Democratic presidential candidates has definitely been a mixed bag. On one hand, Hillary Clinton’s life and political history has been in the news and reported online for many years. Barack Obama is another deal. He has essentially gotten a free ride in the national media, only being questioned seriously when the news [...]

“Won’t Get Fooled Again” »

 This song by The Who is not just the theme song for the television series “CSI”; or one of the greatest songs in music history. This song is the anthem of the 2008 Presidential Race.  The chorus of “Won’t Get Fooled Again” goes as follows: “I’ll tip my hat to the new constitution Take a [...]

Gen. Shelton Endorses, Obama Thinks Rumsfeld OK [UPDATED x2] »

UPDATES: Don’t miss “Just Words” video and the new Jack Nicholson video (awesome). They’re both below. (And “Buzz Up” Jack’s ad.) Ask Army Major General Antonio Taguba (Ret.) what he thinks of Donald Rumsfeld. (Gen. Taguba is one of 28 flag officers — including, today, General Henry Hugh Shelton (two-term Chairman of the Joint Chiefs [...]

Just Words, Just Speeches (+ TGIF Open Thread) [Updated] »

UPDATE:

Hope & Change Wide Open Thread! »

Hillary Clinton, Tavis Smiley has promised, is speaking at around 5:00-5:30 p.m. ET on C-Span. She will speak briefly and then take Q&A. In the meantime, enjoy this and DIGG IT: The Turks are bragging that they’ve killed as many as 799 PKK in Northern Iraq. (Turkey is part of N.A.T.O., of which Sen. Barack [...]