Archive for 2007
War Politics
Bush and Cheney claim that Democrats are playing politics with the war. I can understand. After all, they think the war is theirs to play politics with. That’s what they’ve done from the start. Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles in our Forum.
Read MoreImpeach Dick Cheney
Dennis Kucinich is flakier than Kellogg’s. But he’s on to something. He introduced articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney. Republicans are howling, and Democrats are hiding. But wait. Republicans impeached Bill Clinton for lying about sex. Isn’t lying about war just as deserving of investigation? Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other…
Read MoreMore on Moore
Democratic State Representative Linda Coleman has sponsored legislation to take control of the State Pension Fund away from Treasurer Richard Moore and give it to a fourteen member Board of Trustees. Democratic Representative Bill Faison of Hillsborough and two Republicans – including Rep. Nelson Dollar of Cary – have joined Coleman has co-sponsors of the…
Read MoreJohn Edwards: Back in the Soup
As he runs for President, John Edwards is undergoing a level of scrutiny he’s never experienced before. Mr. Edward’s is not the first candidate the press – or his opponents – have caught doing one thing while saying another. But he may be one of the most careless. According to the News and Observer during…
Read MoreCome Home, Roy
After AG Roy Cooper’s announcement in the Duke case, I praised his performance – both here and in The News & Observer. So now I can take him to task. Roy, it was a mistake to go to the White House correspondents’ dinner in Washington – as Katie Couric’s guest. After the speech, you looked…
Read MoreHow Goes the War?
Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States is not losing in Iraq. In that case, I’d hate to see losing. Click Here to discuss and comment on this and other articles in our Forum.
Read MoreGuns and Politics
After the Virginia Tech shootings, both sides of the gun-control issue lined up and took their usual firing positions. But don’t expect anything to happen. Why not? Just look at the Commonwealth of Virginia. And the Democratic Party. Democrats have a majority in the United States Senate today thanks to Jim Webb of Virginia. Webb…
Read MoreWhere’s the Line?
Where’s the line between showing a media-obsessed society too much and too little? Where’s the line between glorifying a killer and glimpsing what lies behind evil? Where’s the line between protecting the rights of clearly disturbed people and protecting the rest of us? Where’s the line between protecting people from a shooter who may be…
Read MoreThe Republican Silence
Are the Republicans in Raleigh intent on ending the corruption in state government? It’s impossible to say. Because by and large they have been silent. The latest scandal involving Richard Moore is an example. Just as Jim Black was leaving office and Democrats were praying they would never hear the words ‘pay to play’ again,…
Read MoreWould the Real John Edwards Please Stand Up
In his presidential campaign, John Edwards portrays himself as a mill town boy who pulled himself up by the bootstraps. He knows the poor. He feels their pain. His political speeches are filled with his compassion. But, now, the News and Observer (4-19-07) reports that while Edwards has been out crusading to eliminate poverty, he…
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