In the South, a Force to Challenge the G.O.P.
By ADAM NOSSITER and JANNY SCOTT
Published: May 16, 2008
NEW ORLEANS — The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to […]

“The last UN weapons inspectors left Iraq in October of 1998. We are confident that Saddam Hussein retained some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capability. Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but […]

John R. Lott, Jr.:
High Gas Prices
Are Not Something New
Monday , May 12, 2008
By John R. Lott, Jr.

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With oil prices closing above $125 a barrel of oil on Friday, angry politicians are blaming the higher prices on everything from speculators to greedy oil companies. Last week some Democratic Senators demanded […]

$290 Billion Farm Bill Caters to
Many Groups, Faces Veto Threat
Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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WASHINGTON — 
The House moved Wednesday toward passing a $290 billion farm bill that contains more subsidies for farmers as well as big increases in food stamps and other nutrition aid to help people with skyrocketing grocery prices.Supporters hoped […]

NO VEEP SLOT FOR HILLARY
By DICK MORRIS 
Published on TheHill.com on May 13, 2008.
It would be an act of terminal insanity for Barack Obama to name Hillary Clinton as his vice presidential candidate. It would not help him get elected, it would drag all the Clinton controversies into the general election, and having her down the […]

Senate OKs halting deliveries to U.S. oil reserve

By Tom Doggett May 13, 2008 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Tuesday to suspend oil deliveries to the country’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve until crude prices fall below $75 a barrel, repudiating the Bush administration’s policy of boosting the stockpile at time of record oil and gasoline prices.
The […]

Ken Blackwell - Columnist for the New York Sun  

It’s an amazing time to be alive in America. We’re in a year of firsts in this presidential
election: the first viable woman candidate; the first viable African-American candidate;
and, a candidate who is the first front running freedom fighter over 70.
The next president of America […]

Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America.
Fair enough. But this time, it needs to be a two-way conversation. White
America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to by Black America.
  This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances
and  demands heard. And among them are these:
First, America […]

Voter ID Battle Shifts to Proof of Citizenship
By IAN URBINA
Published: May 12, 2008
The battle over voting rights will expand this week as lawmakers in Missouri are expected to support a proposed constitutional amendment to enable election officials to require proof of citizenship from anyone registering to vote.

The measure would allow far more rigorous demands than […]

…in the name of another personal quality–honesty–I’d like Hillary Clinton to make the following statement:
Though my opponent has run a terrific campaign, in primary after primary, I have proven that I am the more electable candidate. I am more electable because I am white. Barack Obama–Wow!–he’s certainly inspired a lot of hope, but as voters […]