The Democrats are still beside themselves over President Bush in Israel at the Knesset saying that Barack Obama — well, the Democrats are saying he was talking about Obama. The White House has denied that. This is the president yesterday in Jerusalem at the Knesset. THE PRESIDENT: Some seem to believe that we should negotiate […]

You know the old rule of thumb in politics was for each party during the primaries, you go gangbusters here as far extreme to the left or right as you need to to get your base and get the nomination, then the old Nixon theory, and once you go to the general, you moderate and […]

“Homes facing foreclosure more than doubled in the first quarter from 2007.” Okay. You know what the number is? One out of every 194 homes foreclosed on in the first quarter. Do you know what percentage that is? 0.5%. Point five percent! One half of 1% of homes in this country are being foreclosed on […]

When the effort to reform campaign financing was underway. It would weaken Republicans’ ability to freely speak to voters. It would not take the money out of politics, it would merely redirect it — and all that has happened. Now there’s another effort underway aimed at restricting campaign speech. It’s the ad produced by the […]

There’s a new Zogby poll out that says: “Americans are feeling slightly more optimistic this month as they come to grips with a struggling economy and an uncertain future, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday. The Reuters/Zogby Index, which measures the mood of the country, rose sharply to 95.5, up from 87.7 in […]