Posting news of the eight US troops reported killed in Afghanistan today in the deadliest month of fighting since this war began, I had what one might call a slip of the eye. Reading the Associated Press report, I read the following Eight American troops were killed in multiple bomb attacks Tuesday in southern Afghanistan,…

NOW president Terry O’Neill finds it troubling that President Obama only hoops with the fellas. There are those that fear an all-boys culture is being cultivated in the White House and that’s not a good thing. If a woman’s good enough to run ball, then she should be able to do that. I’m fairly confident…

If you chief for medical purposes and live in Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, the great state of Rhode Island, Vermont or Washington—states where such a thing is allowed for medical purposes—rest assured that President Obama won’t have the feds kicking your door down anytime soon. According to…

Washington DC public school chancellor Michelle Rhee is none-too-popular among members of the District’s teachers union. As noted today on ‘Morning Edition’ by NPR’s Claudio Sanchez, Rhee is attempting to take the school system in a boldly different direction, one which may be infringing upon the union’s collective bargaining rights. Pay-for-performance and an elimination of…

Far be it from me to not enjoy healthy cultural and racial discourse, but today’s New York Times piece by Rachel Swarns and Jodi Kantor’s detailing first lady Michelle Obama’s genealogy, which includes an unknown white great-great-great-grandfather, has a troubling puffiness to it. They write In the annals of American slavery, this painful story would…

Yes, you just saw people slap five at the president catching a fail. While you can argue whether those sentiments were anti-American in nature—they were, in my opinion—you can’t argue the fact that the elation stemmed from President Obama losing at something. Anything that can be perceived as knocking dude down a peg is a…

Why not let her handle this Chicago Olympics thing? Like you, the First Lady is smart, charismatic and tough. If there’s any shrinking violet part of her, we have yet to see it—except for maybe when she lets you be taller than she is. Unlike you, she won’t be blamed into perpetuity for the fate…

DUMB: Attempting to operate a motor vehicle while focusing on a handheld device. It’s like drinking and driving minus the flimsy excuse of intoxication and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants to put an end to it. Calling on a battery of experts, elected officials and members of the pulic, LaHood has organized the Distracted Driving…