There's one rock-solid, sure-fire way for a Republican administration to know when it's lost the hearts, minds and support of the American people: when it loses Utahans. From the Salt ... Read More

"This war was a bill-of-goods sold to the American people on the basis of misinformation and political posturing. Regardless of the current justifications for the war - the latest in ... Read More

The August 27, 2006 political-chatter column by conservative pundit and acerbic Bush Administration insider Robert Novak held wonderful news for Democrats: Republicans genuinely believe they could lose control of ... Read More

The devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the disastrous bureaucratic bungling of its aftermath happened a year ago, now. And yet, despite President Bush's many promises televised live from New Orleans' ... Read More

I just watched J.C. Watts, former Republican Congressman and former Southern Baptist pastor, gibberishly "explain" to CNN's Wolf Blitzer why today's landmark announcement of a breakthrough in embryonic stem cell ... Read More

It's a proud day here at US Liberals at About.com! I took the tongue-in-cheek Democratic Loyalty Quiz at About.com's Guide to Political Humor, and here's my score: "Your score is ... Read More

This week and next, which are the last two weeks of the Congressional summer break, Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) embarked on a five-country tour of Africa. Obama, presently the only ... Read More

The following transcript snippet is taken from this morning's presidential news conference. This exchange took place near the end of President George W. Bush's remarks and responses. In this excerpt, ... Read More

It's so obvious that George Bush's warrantless spying on American citizens violates the Fourth Amendment, that it was only a matter of time before a federal judge ruled against it. ... Read More

The New York Times reports today that "A year after he died, Peter Jennings will be seen on camera next week as part of an ABC News documentary about AIDS ... Read More

In July 2006, more than 3,400 Iraqi citizens died as a result of violence in their country, the highest monthly total since the US invaded Iraq in March 2003. And ... Read More

"I see dead people—that‘s Joe Lieberman pretending he‘s still running for the Senate. He already lost. " -- Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC's Hardball, on August 14, 2006, in ... Read More

On August 3, a day before the Senate's summer recess, Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-PA) hoped to hold a committee vote on S. 2453, the National Security Surveillance Act, ... Read More

An excerpt from today's NBC Meet the Press, guest-moderated by David Gregory, as he interviewed the Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the 9/11 Commission, former New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean (a ... Read More

"I don't take anything he says seriously anymore. I think that he has been a very counterproductive--even destructive--force in our country, and I am very disheartened by the failure of ... Read More

"85% of all executions in the US take place in the South," writes the Christian Science Monitor today. "For that reason alone, anti-death penalty activists claimed a major victory ... Read More

RawStory reports today: "Karl Rove, a close advisor to the President, has expressed interest in assisting Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman in retaining his seat, despite a loss in the Democratic ... Read More

"U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman conceded defeat in the Democratic primary just after 11 p.m. in the bitter Connecticut primary," reports the Hartford Courant this evening. "With more than 95 ... Read More

There's a brand new group blog that's attracting attention and a plethora of traffic, RedBlue Christian. Its purpose is to provide a platform for bipartisan discussion of the issues by ... Read More

On Sunday, I carefully watched George Stephanopoulos' interviews with Senator Joe Lieberman and challenger Ned Lamont on ABC This Week. And I found the interviews to be revealing and a ... Read More

"In my opinion, maybe the worst ally Israel has had in Washington has been the George W. Bush administration, which hasn't worked to bring a permanent peace to Israel." --- ... Read More

I've never been a fan of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), which was founded in 1985 to represent business-friendly centrist and conservative Democratic leaders after President Reagan's reelection. In 2006, the ... Read More

It seems that Senator Clinton, formerly reluctant to take a stand on the Iraq War, has gotten the loud and clear message of Connecticut voters and the liberal blogosphere in ... Read More

“Every year we go in to fight for Amtrak’s survival and every year the President tries to bankrupt this essential transportation service. New Yorkers can tell you how important Amtrak ... Read More