Today, in 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the Great War ended. The diplomats and politicians who came up with that cute little flourish went on to negotiate a “peace” that ensured an
Tomorrow, the nation honors our Veterans. We at the Big sites are proud of our own Jon David Kahn for putting into words and music how so many of us feel about our Veterans and active duty military personnel. It
Today, in 1938, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk died. He was the first president of the Turkish Republic and brought it into the modern world as a secular nation. His legacy is slipping away.
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A fascinating interview with the former President in the Wall Street Journal: One perception the president is determined to shift is that of his spending record. “Decision Points” contains one graphic: a table comparing, among other things, President Bush’s average
From the Associated Press: A government audit says the advocacy group ACORN should reimburse the government $3.2 million for failing to adequately show that lead removal work was performed at a reasonable cost. The auditors also say some grant money
Today, in 1989, the Berlin Wall fell.
From the Associated Press: A former supervisor for the defunct political advocacy group ACORN has agreed to a plea deal in a case alleging that canvassers were illegally paid to register Nevada voters during the 2008 presidential campaign. Amy Busefink,
Just days after receiving a drubbing in the Midterm Elections, President Obama escaped to India. Better relations with India was one of the great legacies of the Bush Administration. Hopefully, those relations will withstand Obama’s apology tour.
When you’re a Democrat and you’ve lost the UK’s Guardian…: Okay, today is the day I’m officially getting old. Moving toward the mushy middle. At least on this one question. Nancy Pelosi is going to run to keep her job
We still can’t believe the Democrats would keep Nancy Pelosi as their leader. But, if they are really considering this, all we can say is…please, please, pretty please…We’re not certain the GOP can win another 60 seats, but with redistricting
From the Associated Press: Despite widespread complaints about massive losses that will put Democrats in the minority, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Friday she will try to stay on as leader of her party in the House. The decision exposed a
Today, in 1947, Meet the Press made it’s debut. 63 years of obfuscation will leave a mark.
The GOP won something else Tuesday night; subpoena power. Today is the one year anniversary of the Ft. Hood shooting. Might be a good place to start an investigation.
From The Daily Telegraph: The fresh $600bn ( 372bn) infusion of quantitative easing announced on Wednesday may or may not provide a lift for beleaguered domestic demand – both Goldman Sachs and HSBC have said much more is needed to
From Stateline.org: Republicans won smashing victories in state legislatures yesterday, capturing an outright majority of the nation’s legislative seats and the largest majority for the party since 1928. As of noon Eastern Time, Republicans had taken about 18 legislative chambers
Today, in 2008, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
From FoxNews: Two black Republican victories tonight mark the first time African-Americans will represent the GOP in Congress in seven years. Retired Lt. Colonel Allen West’s win in Florida’s 22nd District and South Carolina State Rep. Tim Scott’s victory in
While pundits sift through the ‘tea-leaves’ to learn the lessons of this midterm election, we hope that they realize this was a victory of the grass-roots, not the establishment GOP. Winning candidates were those who had the backing of the
A new day is rising.
Big win for the Dems, but is it enough to save face?
Rep. Bob Etheridge lost tonight. It all began here.
Bad news for our west coast contingent, bad news for the country. While liberal economic policies have driven the state of California into the ground, the Golden State is sending Barbara Boxer back to Washington and Jerry Brown to the
Incredible timing with this news. Bad news dump of the year? The Los Angeles Times reports: ACORN, a national organization whose mission included registering and turning out low-income and minority voters, announced on this election day that it was filing
