Do the Bush years need a “Truth Commission”?

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) thinks so.  To that end, the senator, who is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is holding a hearing on Capitol Hill this morning to discuss “Getting to the Truth Through a Nonpartisan Commission of Inquiry.”  In plain English, Leahy wants to create an independent commission to investigate the Bush [...]

What is happening to the world?

Think we’re the only ones nursing economic woes? Our friends across the pond have been pretty severely hit as well as a result of the American financial crisis — already being dubbed a “global financial crisis.” Ugh…we hate that term! Can’t we just call it…”economic instability”? Or “crap sandwich” perhaps?

Brazilian stocks took their sharpest drop [...]

McCain’s Statements on Georgia

Yesterday we gave you Barack Obama’s statements on Georgia, so today we’ll turn our attention to John McCain. In addition to his comments, the AP and many others have written about the fact that McCain’s senior foreign policy adviser, Randy Scheunemann, was a lobbyist for the government of Georgia in the past.
Here’s what [...]

Obama Statements on Georgia

We’re working to stay on top of how both campaigns are responding to the crisis in Georgia. We’ve assembled all of the Obama statements since August 8, the first day of the conflict, and will put together McCain’s statements next so that you can compare them side-by-side…
August 8 (the day of the Russian [...]