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The Tragedy Of Preventable Death

by Ms Sparky on 8/4/2008 5:08:31 PM

I do not understand why the Department of Defense is not getting it!!! Read on…. The Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Electrocutions The tragedy of preventable death August 4, 2008 The death of Staff Sgt. Ryan Maseth in Iraq could have been prevented if the Army and a defense contractor had ... Continue »

Who’s the better candidate on terrorism?

by brianr on 7/15/2008 10:22:46 AM

Okay, who’s the most qualified to lead the country on national security issues? Let’s think about this for a second… McCain wanted to attack Iraq preemptively in 1998, he voted to attack Iraq in 2003 and he now advocates staying there for as long as it takes. Not sure what that mea... Continue »

McCain Criticizes “Obama’s Supreme Court”

by brianr on 7/1/2008 3:36:39 PM

McCain maybe forgetting things again? Here he is commenting on Obama’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to ban the death penalty in the case of child rape. “My opponent may not care for this particular decision, but it was exactly the kind of opinion we could expect from an... Continue »

Republican Fear Mongers

by brianr on 6/30/2008 2:37:48 PM

Here, Joe Lieberman incites fear by insinuating that America will be attacked in 2009 because terrorists like to test new presidents. Huh? His distasteful suggestion that Americans need to elect someone who is battle ready because terrorists will “test” the new president was obviously a ... Continue »

Obama’s Prediction

by Carol Hoenig on 6/27/2008 8:55:47 AM

In this week’s The New Yorker’s The Talk of the Town, there is an article that takes a closer look at Barack Obama, quoting a speech he gave on October 2, 2002 to a small group of Chicagoans who were protesting the impending war. Here is a snippet from the speech: I know that even a successful wa... Continue »

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How concerned are you about a terrorist attack?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:22 PM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President-Elect Barack Obama has been warned of a "huge threat" from al Qaeda by intelligence leaders in the U.S. and abroad. He told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft last night that since terrorists could try to attack the U.S. during his White House ... Continue »

Proper role for Sen. Clinton in Obama’s Admin.?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:02:21 PM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President-elect Barack Obama met with Senator Hillary Clinton last week, and since then, a lot has been made about the possibility of Obama's former rival becoming his secretary of state. The big question this week is what sort of problems Bi... Continue »

How concerned are you about a terrorist attack?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:09:42 AM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President-Elect Barack Obama has been warned of a "huge threat" from al Qaeda by intelligence leaders in the U.S. and abroad. He told 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft last night that since terrorists could try to attack the U.S. during his White House ... Continue »

Proper role for Sen. Clinton in Obama’s Admin.?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 10:09:42 AM

(PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: President-elect Barack Obama met with Senator Hillary Clinton last week, and since then, a lot has been made about the possibility of Obama's former rival becoming his secretary of state. The big question this week is what sort of problems Bi... Continue »

Has McCain run an “honorable” campaign?

by Jack Cafferty on 11/19/2008 6:03:45 AM

A recent CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll found 60 percent think McCain has unfairly attacked Obama. (PHOTO CREDIT: GETTY IMAGES) FROM CNN's Jack Cafferty: John McCain said this on February 3, 2008, when talking about his run for the White House: "We will run an honorable campaign." McCain m... Continue »