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Right-Wing Email Questions Obama's Citizenship

By TNmary (Profile) - 07.05.08

"This came from a USNA alumnus. It'll be interesting to see how the media handle this... Barack Obama is not a legal U.S. natural-born citizen according to the law on the books at the time of his birth, which falls between December 24, 1952, to November 13, 1986. Federal Law requires that the office of President requires a natural-born citizen i... more

Restoring meaning to "declaration of war"

By BardofWilmette (Profile) - 07.04.08

Paul Kanter had an interesting little blog post about the fact that Congress, which technically has the exclusive authority to declare war, has not done so with regard to Iraq (or any of the last several wars the U.S. has engaged in). My first thought was that the Constitution's pronouncement that "Only Congress can declare war�... more

How the Democratic Primary Benefited Obama

By jwilkes (Profile) - 07.04.08

Throughout the course of the bruising heavyweight bout between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the title of Democratic nominee, much was made of the effect that the battle would have on the prospects of Democrats in the Fall. The mudslinging, the name-calling, the shots at experience and policy- for the most part, it appeared that the pu... more

McCain's Foreign Policy of Embarrassment

By jwilkes (Profile) - 07.03.08

The most highly regarded leaders in our nation's history- no matter on what side of the aisle one looks- all have something in common when it comes to their statesmanlike demeanor in discussions of foreign policy. Strong and austere, politicians from Washington to Reagan developed reputations as powerful negotiators, in part because they ap... more

Obama's Respect of Faith: Why Faith-Based Initiatives Make Sense

By ChasingAmerica (Profile) - 07.02.08

"National Christian leaders received hugs and smiles in person and then were dismissed behind their backs and described as 'ridiculous', 'out of control,' and just plain 'goofy' ". -- from "Tempting Faith: An Inside Story of Political Seduction" by David Kuo, former deputy director of the White House Office of Faith-Based Ini... more