The crushing defeat handed by American voters to President George W. Bush and his conservative Republicans produced sighs of relief around the globe and hopes that America's period of post-9/11 aggressive behavior might be nearing an end. The coalition of odd-bedfellows that formed Bush's core political support — rural southerners; millions of Christian doomsday cultists...
Read MoreUS mid-term congressional elections are often humdrum affairs that usually produce low voter turnouts. But this November 7th's vote is shaping up as the most exciting and important mid-term election in modern American history. The upcoming vote has generated extraordinary interest around the globe. Polls in Asia, Europe, and Latin America show the widely-expressed hope...
Read MoreFalse Hope and the Democrats
The giddiness among Democrats about their prospects for a sweep in both Houses of Representatives has reached a level of absolute euphoria. But what exactly are the voters are hoping for? A speedy exit from Iraq? Think again. John Walsh posted a great article on CounterPunch.org; "Election 2006: The Fix is already In", which outlines...
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