California is entering its seventh week without a state budget, prompting fears the stalemate could surpass the record of a September 5^th signing, which happened in 2002 under Gray Davis. A special Sunday session this past weekend was fruitless, and rather degenerated into a blame game over one of the most fundamental political questions - to raise taxes or not.

State republicans have vowed to

Fannie Mae is a nickname for the Federal National Mortgage Association. It was created in 1938 following the Great Depression. Its twin, Freddie Mac ─ Federal Home Mortgage Corporation ─ was created in 1970 to further boost home ownership. Both firms have lost over 80 percent of their value as a result of the subprime crisis and are asking U.S. taxpayers and the government to bail them out.

Saddleback Showdown: McCain Wins Non-Debate

Last night (Saturday, 8/16/08)  several historic events occurred. Not only did Phelps break the record for most Olympic gold metals, but there was a real substantive political forum hosted by an evangelical pastor - in a church no less.  [You could almost see the ACLU, the Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, and People for the

As we approach Thermador, the party conventions, things, as Alice in Wonderland once observed, become curiouser and curiouser.

In a Freudian slip, Democrat Party chairman Howard Dean called the Republican Party the "white party."

Mr. Dean is white.

Democrat Party Central has opened on former Governor of Massachussetts Mitt Romney an aggressive assault reminiscent of the attack launched by former

It's bad enough that those living under the heal of tyranny have their God-given rights suppressed,  but one expects to hear of this transpiring in less-developed countries that have never really known freedom to begin with.  However, things have really gotten out of hand when those living in the United States have to fear for their livelihoods for speaking out against abridgements of liberty

It's bad enough that those living under the heal of tyranny have their God-given rights suppressed,  but one expects to hear of this transpiring in less-developed countries that have never really known freedom to begin with.  However, things have really gotten out of hand when those living in the United States have to fear for their livelihoods for speaking out against abridgements of liberty

 

In a recent campaign stop, McCain told the crowd that he had recently spoken to Georgia's embattled president, Mr. Saakashvili. In an attempt to burnish his foreign policy credentials at a time when Obama was cooling off with shaved ices in his native Hawaii, McCain did not mince words with his tough guy rhetoric towards Russia. He referred to Saakashvili as an old friend, and communicated to

It’s the dream ticket of 2016, and it’s a no-brainer.

Michael Milken, who in 1989 was indicted on multiple counts of racketeering and securities fraud, and subsequently copped a plea, has morphed from a felon into a respected philanthropist.  Richard “Dick” Morris, caught nibbling on the toes of a hooker in 1996 while a top level strategist for President Clinton, is now an esteemed right wing