Bush Gets Embarrassed by Other World Leaders

2008 Miami Book Fair Panel: The Crimes of George Bush

President-Elect Barack Obama’s First Weekly Video Address: November 15, 2008

President-elect Obama urging swift bailout for Detroit automakers

Words by Jackie Calmes
WASHINGTON — The struggling auto industry was thrust into the middle of a political standoff between the White House and Democrats on Monday as President-elect Barack Obama urged President Bush in a meeting at the White House to support immediate emergency aid.
Mr. Bush indicated at the meeting that he might support some [...]

Can Obama Pull Off a Historic Presidential Double Play?

Words by Arianna Huffington
‘On or about December 1910,” Virginia Woolf wrote, “human character changed.” We can be much more specific: “On November 4, 2008, just after 11 pm Eastern, America changed” (human character remains rather intransigent).
The change was driven by two things: our country’s remarkable capacity for regeneration, and Barack Obama’s remarkable ability to tap [...]

Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner? White House Style

The Miss-Education of Sarah Palin

Words by Mic Mayhem.
Like most people, when I first heard the selection of a fiscal conservative hick/republican hack, energy “expert”, with little to no experience, who is a governor of an oil rich state, I immediately looked for the highest ledge. Senator McMaverick, How mavericky of you. It’s like when everybody turns left, you slowly [...]

The Republican National Convention 2008: Snoozapalooza?

So, I’m watching the Republican National Convention last night, and I couldn’t help but wonder, “Man, it must suck to be there”. Seriously, though, I thought The Republicans were going to “bring it” in response to the Democratic spectacle last week, but so far, all I’ve seen has been like a concert for old [...]