Let's get something straight. The U.S. House of Representatives has been in Democratic hands for two years. The Democrats chair all committees; rule the roost. The latest Rasmussen tracking poll finds that 9 percent of the public thinks Congress is doing a good job. Fifty-two percent think Congress is doing a poor job. The leader of the House is Nancy Pelosi from San Francisco, the most politically strange city in America. Our congressman Tim Mahoney is part of that majority. That majority has failed to face the energy crisis, failed to act, improve health care, failed to act on Iraq and failed to fix Social Security. Their leadership is standing still. ...more

October 17, 2008

The government came to the American people saying, "The sky is falling." ...more

October 16, 2008

A. J. D'Amario of Hudson says Barack Obama has a closet full of skeletons. ...more

October 15, 2008

Patricia Ohlemiller packed up her Edmund Scientific Astroscan telescope recently and headed to the Gaithersburg, Md., iSold It eBay drop-off center. She hoped to recoup $150, minus commission, of its original $350 value. ...more

October 12, 2008

Fannie and Freddie are largest players in real estate mortgage lending industry. ...more

October 11, 2008

In response to questions surrounding why Congressman Tim Mahoney voted in favor of the House bill providing a record bailout to the financial institutions, Mahoney replied: "This really was more about Main Street than it was about Wall Street, and what a lot of people don't realize is the interconnectivity between the two, and that's something that was lost on some of my colleagues." Is that what it is all about? Here I thought it was about Mahoney coming to the rescue of his special interests buddies, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, from which he has received thousands and thousands of dollars worth of campaign contributions. I guess he forgot to mention that in all of his quotes and interviews, but I can see what he means about this not having to do with Wall Street. I mean who would want to talk about how they are deep in the pocket of special interest groups? ...more

October 9, 2008

John McCain dismissively called rival Barack Obama "that one," Obama mocked McCain's "Straight Talk Express," and both left the debate stage to return to the campaign trail Wednesday. ...more

October 8, 2008

Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stretched facts, sometimes past the breaking point, as they addressed the financial crisis and more during their second presidential debate. ...more

October 8, 2008

It did not surprise me to see a letter like the one written by Dallas Dunlap in which he basically blames the Republicans for wrecking the United States. After all, in the world of Dallas Dunlap, Frances Earl and Ted Rall, Republicans are evil and Democrats are the saviors of mankind. ...more

October 8, 2008

Barack Obama and John McCain clashed repeatedly over the causes and cures for the worst economic crisis in 80 years Tuesday night in a debate in which Republican McCain called for a sweeping $300 billion program to shield homeowners from mortgage foreclosure. ...more

October 7, 2008