McCain Will Choose One of These Two
By Terry Mitchell08/28/2008
Well, tomorrow is supposed to be the big day for John McCain. That's when he is scheduled to make his long-awaited announcement of whom he has selected to be the Republican Party's vice-presidential nominee this year.
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You want help? Oops!
By Kenneth E. Feltman08/18/2008
Toward the end of the fourth century, the Romanized Britons realized that the security provided by the Roman Empire was ending. Departing legions were not replaced. Waves of Germanic warriors and settlers flooded into the vulnerable areas of the British Isles and northern Gaul. Appeals for help to Roman military leaders and even to the emperor went unanswered. Britain's Dark Ages began.
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Obama and McCain: Two Flawed Candidates
By Terry Mitchell08/14/2008
As was the case four years ago, we are being asked to choose between two unsatisfactory candidates for President of the United States. And as I did then, I will be passing on the two major party candidates and voting for the Libertarian nominee -- this time, former Georgia Representative Bob Barr. This is a protest vote, of course, as there is absolutely no way I can vote for Barack Obama or John McCain.
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Old man in the games
By Taimoor Farouk08/13/2008
As President Pervez Musharraf faces impeachment in Pakistan, millions gather in China for the 2008 Olympics. But only few know about the misuse of power and the games played by politicians in the history of Pakistani politics.
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Bush & Cheney--lame ducks or dangerous dinosaurs?
By Robert Adler08/13/2008
Here's a real-life scene worthy of a Hollywood thriller:
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Obama, the Democratic Party and the Absurd
By William Robert Barber08/04/2008
The political events surrounding the Democratic Party and its presumptive nominee has all the makings of an HBO Special. The protagonist (Obama) is initially discounted by the rank and file of politicians, pundits, and harbingers of such eventualities as an interesting contender; nevertheless, one whose time has NOT come. Undaunted the hero challenges the deadly dragon of the all powerful and by utilizing his gift of promising rhetoric and charming good looks suppresses the dragon's fire to a spark; eventually, compelling the dragon into eating its own tail. A grand story of mythical proportions; but surely, such a story is fictional.
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Obama: The Perfect Leader For a Self-Absorbed Generation
By Philip Mella08/03/2008
In one sense, Senator Obama's recent speech in Germany is the perfect cultural balm for a world weary of the travails of modern existence. That's only to say he has perfect pitch when it comes to blending in with those for whom hope is a defense, for whom a Statist response to every ill, real or perceived, is comforting.
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