When it comes to giving of the most personal kind—volunteering—the Heartland is a standout compared to the coasts. A new report has found that the cities with the highest levels of volunteering are largely focused in Middle America.
Though wild-eyed and hysterical, President George W. Bush’s critics seemed most pleased that he had given an excuse for another scolding by commuting the prison sentence of Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
Yes sir, you can depend on Rep. Henry Waxman to get to the bottom of things. The California Democrat has his House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform sniffing around Vice President Richard Chaney’s office for proof that liberal hatred of the man is warranted.
Liberal bloggers are convinced that Fox News intentionally—not mistakenly—showed a tape of Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.) instead of one of indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.)
Wait a minute. Assuming that anyone outside Washington and the East Coast newsrooms gives a fig about the Bush administration’s firing of eight U.S. attorneys, the issue remains, as it has always been, why?
It has become so bad that you can’t even roll your eyes anymore without someone demanding an apology. “American Idol” judge Simon Cowell has been lambasted for doing so when a contestant ended his appearance by saying:
Even before anyone knew the shooter’s name, John Nichols in the liberal Nation magazine on-line was urging us to check out Michael Moore for a better understanding of the shooting at Virginia State University.
As Congress, supposedly speaking for all Americans, debates resolutions that trash U.S. efforts to secure freedom and security for millions of Middle East peoples, here’s what I, a mere citizen, would like to see in the resolution, but won’t:
Because ideas in Potomac and media circles travel in packs, we’re now being hounded by the word “escalate” as it applies to the Bush administration’s new policy in Iraq.
If we’re to have an intelligent and informed discussion about U.S. options in Iraq, House Speaker (D-Cal.) will need to speak more precise English.“There is complete chaos now,” she replied to CBS News correspondent Bob Schieffer on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” when he tried to ask if she were worried about what might happen to Iraq if U.S. troops started moving out in four to six months, as she wants.
