"Conservative" used to mean risk-averse. Now it means "risk be damned, I want my oil, my house, my risky financial instruments, and my government bailout when they fail."
In the annals of U.S.-Russian relations, Secretary of State Rice has proven once again to be not up to the task at effectively managing the one area of foreign policy that is her principal area of expertise -- U.S.-Russian relations.
The prohibition of drugs is perhaps the most disastrous policy pursued by the US government and the candidates have spent more time discussing how much air is in your tires than this $40-billion-a-year "war."
Sunday I talked with Zbigniew Brzezinski, the elder statesman and national security advisor to Jimmy Carter, about the Russian invasion of Georgia. He long tangled with Soviet power. Now he takes on Putin.
So, the idiot meme du jour is that Barack Obama is once again going back to the well of elitism by going on vacation to Hawaii. Really.
The lead editorial in Sunday's Times, "Energy Fictions," is a misguided and misinformed smear of Obama's outstanding energy proposals.
We all extol John McCain for enduring 5 years of extreme hardship in Vietnam. But aren't his first wife's circumstances much like Elizabeth Edwards'?
It seems Barack Obama has scratched Hillary Clinton from his list of possible running mates. He should rethink his situation. Few potential picks help him at all. Hands down, Hillary helps the most.
The private life of Edwards, who currently neither seeks nor holds public office, is a legitimate story for the media because he was a hypocrite and because he lied. So now we know the new ground rules.
The claim that nuclear power is clean is a lie, not only due to the carbon-heavy mining and refinement processes, but also the avoidance of what to do with the ever-increasing stockpile of its deadly radioactive waste.
The night belonged to the People's Republic. On 08/08/08, a nation articulated its spirit with brio. After decades of trauma and self-doubt, China may finally be willing to, armed with confidence, embrace the world.
Here's why Elizabeth was willing to believe her husband could cheat and STILL run for president.
Public records searches reveal a history of criminal charges and convictions that paint a potentially different picture of Andrew Young than that of a typical campaign worker.
