From the Senator's Desk . . .
July 4, 2008
Again and again we’ve had media firestorms over supposedly revealing incidents that never actually took place. The latest fake scandal fit the usual pattern as an awkwardly phrased remark, lifted out of context and willfully misinterpreted, exploded across the airwaves.
The shock of the old
July 3, 2008
A dream of post-war collectivism, the universal, tax-funded NHS was launched on July 5th, 1948. In the 60 years since then it has intermittently seemed inadequate, hopelessly antiquated and plain doomed. But it is now looking oddly contemporary—partly because it has survived long enough for its principles to be relevant once more.
The New Evangelicals
June 30, 2008
Religious-right activists are no longer the only evangelical leaders speaking out. Since 2004, influential pastors and the heads of many large faith organizations have set a new national-policy agenda, one founded on their understanding of the life of Jesus and his ministry to the poor, the outcast, and the peacemakers.
Ross Perot says national debt is off the charts
June 15, 2008
Ross Perot has no intention of discussing presidential politics or entering the election fray. Instead, the two-time candidate for the nation's highest office says he has a peaceful revolution in mind. He wants the American people to rise up to fight the budget deficit.