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Leave it to CNN to spin this one in favor of John Kerry. The Bush campaign puts together an ad complaining about the fact that George Bus...

The US backs down on its position regarding the ICC. Isn't this just lovely. According to this article, Kofi Annan personally stepped...

A couple of weeks ago we were all up to our eyeballs in Reagan nostalgia. As might be expected, there were cries from some on the right th...

What happened to intelligent, civil political debate in America? It was never here.

Kevin, someone? Can you possibly defend/explain non-citizen voting to me? This just COMPLETELY boggles my mind.

Gulp? What's going on??? 1°) Clinton backs Bush Noting that Bush had to be "reeling" in the wake of the attacks of Sep...

Our deepest sympathies to the family of Paul Johnson. At least it seems that the Saudis got the bastards that did this.

I haven't managed to update you on the European elections yet, partly because it's a difficult task: there's no general line. Ba...

This pretty much sums up the war on terror better than anything I've ever read. Read it. If you don't agree, read it again. If y...

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS – JUNE 13, 2004-06-13 Today was an important day for the European Union, as it is the culmination of a four-day votin...

Hey you jerks out there, don't wanna keep annoying you but they leave me no choice: BELGIUM IS LAUNCH PAD FOR TERRORISTS "...

The final nail in the coffin of the "No War for Oil" argument.

Joining the Reagan Frenzy Well, it seems I spoke a little to soon in my earlier comments about the press keeping things classy in regards...

How many men have had a song titled "The Man Who Made Those Pussyfooters and Weaklings Feel Ashamed." written about him by people...

Now THIS is art. I bought this fine triple portrait at a discount store in the early 90's for $5. It was one of about 200 in the b...

Art.

George Tenet resigns. Not that you can blame all of the bad things that have happened on his watch on him, but this has been a long time co...

Abolish War My family and I went to our local Memorial Day parade in Brunswick, Maine on Monday. In addition to the usual military repre...

Ok, normally I don't elaborate this long on a given subject but since the following upset me very much at the time it happened I thought...

I ran across this today, and I feel compelled to make an announcement: McDonald's isn't bad. Their food isn't really even bad...