Trying as hard as I can to be fair and unbiased (which I will admit is difficult in these turbulent times and for me perhaps especially) General David Petraeus' recent comments at the Heritage Foundation seem to undercut John McCain's paraphrasing of the General's position and seem to lean more toward Barack Obama's offerings. Asked by a questioner specifically about the disagreement on this topic that McCain and Obama had at Tuesday night's debate, Petraeus demurred a bit, but said: "I do th...

That George W. Bush did not serve in Vietnam, but rather was a member of the National Guard is an acknowledged fact. How he came to be in the Guard is questionable, but I haven't seen any damning evidence that his father broke the law to keep his son safe. If, however, the President did not report to duty when he was transferred , at his request, from Houston to Alabama that to me means that he is no longer qualified to be the Commander and Chief. Quoting from the article linked above, we f...

So, Dean is done. Amazing that so many, including me, hailed him as the candidate. He didn't win one primary. He did galvanize the party and attract a lot of interest, but in the end didn't have "the right stuff." It now appears that Kerry will go into Super Tuesday as the Candidate Apparent. Interestingly, with both Clark and Dean out of the race, Edwards seems to have picked up momentum. In one poll, 75% of the Wisconsin voters that voted for Edwards said that they had made up their minds i...