In the Maryland primary yesterday, Republican Congressman Wayne Gilchrest was defeated by a pro-war challenger. Gilchrest voted for the Iraq War in 2003, but later said he regretted the decision. Gilchrest later criticized Bush's handling of the war and became one of...
Ron Paul has announced that he is scaling down his campaign and, has absolutely ruled out a third-party Presidential run. He plans to focus on his reelection to Congress. He faces a March 4 primary challenge in his home district. For the first time, Paul left no...
According to the fourth quarter reports, the majority of military contributors supported Ron Paul, the one antiwar candidate in the Republican primaries. Ron Paul received more contributions from servicemembers than the other three remaining GOP candidates: Ron Paul -...
This morning the Ron Paul campaign announced the appointment of three new policy advisors: Doug Bandow has been appointed policy advisor to the campaign, while Charles Peña and Philip Giraldi have been named as foreign policy advisors. On another note, the campaign...
In what is hopefully the first salvo by the states against the power of the federal war-making machine, Vermont lawmakers from both houses of the legislature are pushing bills to pull the state's national guard troops from Iraq. State Rep. Michael Fisher, D-Lincoln,...
When searching for photos, I often run across some very sad stories that don't make it into the regular news articles. An Iraqi man gestures next to a coffin in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 28, 2008. The coffin was on top a mini bus for a funeral ceremony when a...
I ran across this photo and was surprised at the caption. I may be naive but I was genuinely surprised at a medic leading an armed patrol in Baghdad. U.S. Army Spc. Kris Hostetler, 21, from Nashville, Tenn., a medic with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 30th Infantry...
Following the GOP debate on Thursday night, Huckabee showed both his ignorance and his willingness to believe fairy tales, regardless of whether he heard them or made them up himself. During the debate, the Huckster said that Saddam's weapons of mass destruction (a...
Hillary Clinton has made the campaign's focal point as her "experience." But she doesn't seem to see facts as important. Yesterday I noted Mike Huckabee's excuse for not being aware of the Iran NIE report. Hillary Clinton is under the impression that President...
In an interview yesterday with the Iowa Quad City Times, GOP Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee defended his ignorance of the Iran NIE report release when asked about it on the campaign trail: “The point I’m trying to make is that, on the campaign trail,...
