Politics

Obama Raises American Hypocrisy To A Higher Level
By Andrew McCleese on September 22, 2011
What does the world think? Obama has been using air strikes and drones against civilians in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, and probably Somalia. In his March...
Kucinich: ‘We are not lapdogs for the president’
By Andrew McCleese on March 30, 2011
In a recent House debate on the president’s war powers, Congressman Dennis Kucinich delivered a fiery, impassioned speech in support of ending the Afghanistan war,...
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Suttle unrolls toilet paper tax
By Andrew McCleese on March 24, 2011
Mayor Jim Suttle went to Washington Tuesday flush with ideas for how federal officials could help cities like Omaha pay for multibillion-dollar sewer projects. Among the...
Ron Paul mocks ‘fiscal conservatives’ who cut NPR but approve Afghan war
By Andrew McCleese on September 22, 2011
In a passionate speech to the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) mocked so-called “fiscal conservatives” who voted to cut funding...
Obama: ‘President Does Not Have Power Under Constitution to Unilaterally Authorize a Military Attack’
By Andrew McCleese on March 22, 2011
As a presidential candidate, Sen. Barack Obama (D.-Ill.) emphatically stated that the Constitution does not give the president the authority to unilaterally authorize a military...
Obama Nears Appointment of Eric Schmidt As Commerce Secretary
By Andrew McCleese on March 20, 2011
The word in Washington is that President Obama is close to naming departing CEO Eric Schmidt as the nation's next Secretary of Commerce.
U.S. Government Blocking Americans From Obtaining Potassium Iodide?
By Andrew McCleese on March 15, 2011
Doctor refuses to prescribe drug after “conversation” with CDC; Amazon.com imposes one month waiting period as supplies sell out on back of panic buying
PROMISES, PROMISES: Little transparency progress
By Andrew McCleese on March 14, 2011
WASHINGTON – Two years into its pledge to improve government transparency, the Obama administration took action on fewer requests for federal records from citizens, journalists,...
Five Principles That Made America Great
By Andrew McCleese on March 13, 2011
Assume that you are traveling abroad. You get into a discussion with a foreign national who wants to know what makes America unique. He asks...
Debit cards: $50 spending limit coming?
By Andrew McCleese on March 10, 2011
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Declined! Your debit card may soon be denied for purchases greater than $100 -- or even as little as $50.