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“Here I sit high, gettin’ ideas, ain’t nothin’ but a fool would live like thisOut all night, runnin’ wild, woman sittin’ home with a month oldDang me, dang me, ought-a take a rope and hang meHigh from the highest tree, woman would you weep for me?” These immortal (or immoral) …

It’s utterly amazing that our nation’s leadership is able to send our troops around the world and overnight have sleeping quarters (known in military parlance as “billets”) constructed to house them. It is equally amazing that the required arms (bullets) can be shipped with equally profound efficiency and timely deliverance …

The biggest loser in California elections wasn’t even on the ballot: Mitt Romney. Meg Whitman’s 12-point defeat in the race for California governor foretells what would happen if Republicans nominate the mirror image of Whitman for president in 2012. Whitman’s loss undermines what is left of Romney’s appeal and deprives …

Threats, nudity, shower showdowns, allegations of booze fueled sexual harassment, investigations, resignations…no, it’s not a screenplay about Washington, D.C. written by Larry Flynt. It’s the sad reality of a week in our nation’s capitol. The timeline is tricky, but see if you can follow: this past Friday New York Congressman …

As the Massachusetts Senate race heads toward its final hours, candidate Martha Coakley has proved so far to be a state of the art gaffe machine. This is indisputable. Her campaign has been overwhelmed by repeated embarrassments. Many will be inclined to blame Martha Coakley exclusively should she lose the …

This piece is republished courtesy of TheLoop21.com for which author Keli Goff is a political blogger. In the week since Sarah Palin first confirmed that she has not ruled out a run for the presidency, I have lost track of the number of people who have laughed her off. Some …

Vice President Biden recently declared that Iran has never been more isolated and the international community never more united against it. He says new sanctions at the U.N. are next. He hopes this is going to stop Tehran’s nuclear weapons. Really? Let us look: 1. Our intelligence community says Iran …

This week, on ABC’s “The View,” co-host and comedian Whoopi Goldberg had the audacity to suggest that Roman Polanski’s 1977 sexual assault on a 13-year old girl wasn’t ‘actual rape.’ “I know it wasn’t rape-rape,” Goldberg said. “Initially he was charged with rape, and then pled guilty to having sex …

Senator Max Baucus (D-Mont.) will make one more attempt this week to get Republicans to join the Democrats health care reform plans. Some breathed a sigh of relief that his health care bill does not include a government-run insurance program. Those who listened to President Obama’s health care address to …

Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:51:27 +0000 – Pastor Rick Warren’s invocation was probably the most Christian prayer delivered in recent inaugural history. Not only did he pray in Jesus’ name, he also recited “The Lord’s Prayer”, the prayer Jesus taught his disciples. The one thing this certainly shows is that …