Thursday began day one of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC. For more than 3 decades, it has been the premier gathering of conservatives. At a fancy Marriot in northwest Washington, this year’s conference is the largest ever. Ten thousand activists are registered to attend. Although many of the participants are in college, the [...]
Israel is coming under increasing pressure over the assassination of an Senior Hamas leader in Dubai on January 20. The pressure is coming from Europe, from the Gulf state, and also from within Israel. Some Israelis have even called for Meir Dagan, the head of Mossad, and a close ally to Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu [...]
Comprehensive immigration reform cannot be passed by the Democrats alone. It has always been an issue that required some level of cooperation between the parties. While many think that rules out any action this year given the state of inter-party relations, it is also the perfect test for Washington. Voters want to know if their leaders in Washington can govern and immigration reform provides an avenue to show they can. It won’t be easy, but the path forward was demonstrated in 2006 when the Senate passed immigration reform. Both parties have a stake in doing it again.
According to the New-York based organization Human Rights Watch, hundreds of thousands of children are currently employed as farm workers in the United States, often working more than 10 hours a day. They are also often exposed to dangerous pesticides, experience high rates of injury and suffer fatal accidents at 5 time the rate of [...]
Glenn Beck had the audacity to call Rachel Maddow an “alarmist,” “purveyor of propaganda” and a “liar” after the liberal cable host took on Beck and other fright wingers attacks against global warming in the wake of last week’s historic snow storm. The liar label pushed the mild-mannered Maddow over the edge and she lambasted the Beckster in a compelling segment on last Tuesday’s show.
