Barack Obama has recently landed in hot water for this picture of him refusing to pay his respects during the Pledge Of Allegiance. What does this mean for his Presidential campaign? What does it say about the character of the man? Does he have t

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Should a political leader also lead a nation's military? George W. Bush has the cheek to tell Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf to stick to politics! When asked about the phone call with Musharraf at a news conference, Bush said “my mess

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I am a conservative and I enjoy the reaction to Ron Paul’s candidacy, but let’s get one thing straight. He can’t do it. He won’t get the Republican nomination and if he runs as an independent, the Democrats will control the White House for the next 8 years.

Ron Paul’s campaign is not useless by any means. With so many conservatives in the

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And, from the Garlic's intrepid reporting, we had this scoop last year;

Breaking News! Lieberman Pledges To Support “Whichever Party Elects Me”; Post-Debate Bombshell - Lieberman Announces Plan C – Will Run In All 50 States; Hires Nader For ‘Underdog” Experience; Pledges To Su

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Will Barack Obama throw the 2008 Presidential race to the Republicans? Will his Muslim roots matter? What about his inexperience? Will Democrats once again be split? Jane Devin asks the questions and points out that Obama may be the next Ralph Nader. What do you think? Will Obama's good looks, charm, and charisma be enough to overcome t

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Joe Vivolo just wrote an excellent blog post on how pay per click search engine advertising can "help elect" the next president of the United States. He put in a nice, quick reference table showing which of the leading candidates appear to be using pay per click. Joe also offers the candidates some free advice - from facilitating fundrais

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Benazir Bhutto’s 19-year-old son Bilawal has been chosen to take over her Pakistan People’s Party, after her assassination on Thursday. He will become leader in a ceremonial capacity while he finishes his studies at Oxford University.

Bilawal told journalists at the Bhutto family home: “My mother always said democracy is the best revenge”

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This article outlines the local elections in eastern Madison County and Huntsville Alabama areas. Also mentioned in the article are the cities of Gurley, New Hope, and Owens Cross Roads. Future articles in the series will include interviews with candidates. Readers are encouraged to submit their own questions for the candidates as comments to

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On the Democratic side, John Edwards, although never the front-runner, has been driving his party’s policy agenda. He’s done it again on economic stimulus: last month, before the economic consensus turned as negative as it now has, he proposed a stimulus package including aid to unemployed workers, aid to cash-strapped state and local governm

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Heres something for those of us avidly following the US elections.

Hillary Clinton may have bested Barack Obama at the voting box in New Hampshire, but Obama remains a big winner at bookstores says The Millions blog:

According to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks about 70 per cent of industry sales...

Along with Obamas s

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Manchester mayor Frank Guinta is mulling a run for governor. Frank Guinta was dubbed by NHGOP chairman Fergus Cullen as the last Republican standing after the 2006 elections that saw Democrats in New Hampshire win over most seats and take control over every branch of state government.

Guinta siezed upon Goevernor John Lynch

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A parody of a ballot from Cuba's recent so-called "elections."  The ballot was smuggled out of Cuba by a hungry rafter who took a bite out of it.  It includes notes from both Fidel Castro and Raul Castro.  Funny political satire about one of the Western Hemisphere's worst dictatorships.

Here

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In transformational elections, the transformation of the system often occurs not because of policy wonks, but because a candidate was able to inspire the voters with a vision.  Sometimes, the vision is broad enough to allow those who have heard to create their own vision.  The Republican Party candidates have been woe

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From the news website with a window to the future -- Nexterday News -- comes this feature article from the year 2072 about the Japanese building the first artificial robotic presidential intelligence for the United States.  The public is wary, but supportive.  The current US president even backs it.  So what coul

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Every four years we have the opportunity to select our president.  For most of my voting years, it's been the same old thing.  Tired retread candidates saying the same old thing.  This time out appears to be different, Gen Y joins the fray and the pool of canididates offers an opportunity for real change.&nbs

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