As an absurd number of Americans descend upon our nation's capital (1.5 million are anticipated) the Obama inauguration is the political version of The Grammys, The Oscars or The Emmys, or perhaps all three combined. After being in the toilet for some time, this country's morale seems to have finally...

The most recent battle in the Middle East has stirred emotions all over the globe. Either you support an indigenous population living in an area that makes Slumdog Millionaire seem like the Lower 9th Ward, or you support a nation's right to defend itself from provocative terrorists.

This leads us...

Al Franken has wrestled away Minnesota's U.S. Senate from Republican incumbent Norm Coleman in a tight recount. Franken won by a razor thin margin, which means for the time being the Democrats will have dodged a major bullet.

The political climate being as it is has enabled the Dems...