The long war in Iraq—known to the U.S. military as Operation Iraqi Freedom—has been labeled many things from a war of liberation to an illegal occupation to the worst American military blunder since Vietnam. But for those who served on the battlefields of Iraq, who fought the enemy and sacrificed …

President Obama has said that he wants to help Democrats win back a majority in the House of Representatives. He says he looks forward to Nancy Pelosi being speaker again. If he does work hard to elect House Democrats, it will be a change from 2010 and 2012, when he …

Why bother with inaugurations? Are they really that important. Yes, they are. Inaugurations are essential because: • They are a picture of our representative government. • They show the world a peaceful transfer of power. • They put the “united” in United States. • They remind us of the past …

Down on Arizona, dump on the Diamondbacks? Take a look at this: Wrigley Field, Chicago — the Arizona Diamondbacks in town to play the Cubs, but first treated to a little protest. Some 40 protesters we’re told, chanting things like “boycott Arizona” and “reform, not racism.” I’m told the game …

The news that is not White House approved… Now and Then The White House just can’t seem to get its stories straight when it comes to the economy. Remember back in December when on the very same day the president’s top economic aides delivered this mixed message on whether or …

A large wooden cross was placed at an Air Force Academy worship area for pagans and other Earth-centered religions, prompting an investigation by academy officials, though some caution that it’s hardly “destructive behavior.” Mikey Weinstein, founder of the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, said an Air Force Academy staffer spotted the …

Not that the White House would ever ask me for political advice, but you know why the president’s falling in the polls? Not because Americans don’t think he shares their concerns; they don’t think he shares anything. Not responsibility for when things go wrong; always the other guy. And not …

Sliding around a little too much this winter? Investing in some good winter tires might seem like a pricey proposition, but it could pay off. Winter tires are usually more expensive than all-season radials, but since you’ll only be using your winter treads for a few months a year, they’ll …

I can’t tell you the number of folks I talked to and listened to in Washington who equated health care reform with civil rights struggles and compared being on the wrong side of health care with being on the wrong side of history and the opposite side of the angels. …

If you think about it, so much of life is about chance and what if. Like this past weekend, what if that SUV had exploded in New York’s Times Square? What if that cop wasn’t so alert or maybe the driver not so inept? What if the “shoe bomber” had …