So six out of 10 of us say the economy stinks. Must be so because USA Today says it’s so. Me? I don’t believe it. Not a word of it. I simply don’t buy the notion the vast majority in this country thinks the economy stinks in this country. But …
Read More »Bush Surprises Senate Aides With Unexpected Interruption of White House Meeting
WASHINGTON – President Bush shocked Capitol Hill staffers and Republican leaders Monday when he crashed a meeting at the White House to deliver a blunt message that he wasn’t backing down on Iraq and Republicans need to understand that. “It was stunning,” said one GOP aide who attended the meeting. …
Read More »Dispatches From Iraq: Hunting Al Qaeda, Part II of III
Michael Yon is an independent journalist and former Green Beret who was embedded in Iraq for nine months in 2005. He has returned to Iraq for 2007 to continue reporting on the war. Here is a portion of his latest dispatch exclusively for FOXNews.com. ——————————————— Click here to read the …
Read More »Supreme Court Kicks Back Contested Abortion Law for Minors
A lower court was wrong to declare unconstitutional a New Hampshire statute restricting abortions for minors, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals went too far in striking the entire statute when only a part of it was problematic, wrote Justice Sandra Day …
Read More »Sorry Mel: Alcohol May Be Mild 'Truth Serum'
Jury Still Out on Gibson’s Rant Robert Butterworth, PhD, a Los Angeles-based clinical psychologist, is a little more sympathetic than Kendrick and Malone. “If we all walked around uninhibited, we’d all be saying ‘mea culpa’ constantly,” he tells WebMD. “We have to see whether the thoughts influence the deed,” he …
Read More »Grrr! The Photoshop Doctor Is In
You’ve got to be kidding me about this Katie Couric doctored photo “controversy.” So they made her look thinner using Photoshop. This is hardly a big deal. Come on, people. Are we all that naive? Doctored photos are the very least of what’s done to make celebrities look better. And …
Read More »Who Is Looking Out for You as Far as Iraq Is Concerned?
President Bush and Tony Blair answered questions about the Iraq Study Group in Washington Thursday — nothing really new. The president again warning that if the terrorists in Iran win in Iraq there will be big trouble for Americans. Now, you either believe that or you don’t. But the reaction …
Read More »Is Building Housing for Gay and Lesbian Couples Discrimination?
Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: The Terror Channel Al Qaeda and its supporters have their own 24-hour TV station in the Middle East. Media reports say Al-Zawraa — which means “first channel” in Arabic — is back on the air after the Iraqi government pulled the plug …
Read More »Grrr! The Only List Worth Being On
Dear Mr. and Ms. Oblivion: I am writing to ask for your referral. You see, I’ve been wanting to get my name on “The List.” I know it’s supposed to be a secret and all, but I really don’t want to have to wait in line with all the other …
Read More »Halfway There on Jessica's Law
We congratulate the states of Michigan, Wisconsin and South Carolina for passing tough mandatory first offense sentences for child predators. Excellent job, you guys. That brings the total number of states to 24 — just about half — that have or soon will have a variation of Jessica’s Law. Those …
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