Half Trillion Dollar Deficit Awaits U.S. Next Year!

Half a trillion dollars….that is what the U.S. government’s budget deficit is expected to be next year.
It is worth repeating the figure it is so staggering—half a TRILLION dollars.
And, that does NOT include spending next year for the Iraq war–add tens of billions of dollars more.
To be sure, experts point out that , in percentage [...]

Russians Return To Soviet-Style Warnings Aimed At U.S.,Czech Missle Deal

They’re baaaaaaaaack!  The Soviets that is. Or at least the Russians trying their best to sound like those nasty old comrades from the former Soviet Union.
Russia says, “If the real deployment of an American strategic missile defense shield begins close to our borders, then we will be forced to react not with diplomatic methods, but [...]

Is Barack Obama A “Normal” Politico? Backtracking On Iraq Withdrawal?

Despite denials from his campaign staff, it would appear as if Barack Obama is moving to the right on the issue of troop withdrawals from Iraq.
During the primaries, and while he was running hard against Hillary Clinton, Obama certainly encouraged the impression that, if elected, he would move to begin a troop withdrawal right away.
But [...]

Obama The First: A Kingly Attitude For A Not As Yet Nominated Candidate

For a man who just barely managed to clinch his party’s presidential nomination (provided the delegates vote that way come August in Denver) rather than being humbled by the honor, Barack Obama’s ego seems to have been inflated as fast as the price of gasoline. (More about that later)
First, Obama plays the press pool covering [...]

Hillary & Barack? The Mama & Obama! Could Be

I have been saying for some time now that, perhaps, the best way to keep the Democratic Party united in a battle against Republican John McCain is for there to be a joint ticket that includes both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Today, a hint from Clinton that this may happen.
On the CBS “Early Show“—which hardly [...]

William F. Buckley Jr. Dead; One Less Smart Person In The World

Agree with him or not, few would argue (and, if they did, they’d loose the argument) that William F. Buckley Jr. was one smart dude.
In fact, Buckley himself recognized that when he told The New York Times Book Review, “I am, I fully grant, a phenomenon, but not because of any speed in composition. I [...]

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