U.S. officials and outside analysts blame the collapse of the country's political and physical infrastructure for Baghdad's failure to spend the money on projects considered vital to restoring stability in the country. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Guess Rudy didn't want to play their little reindeer games anymore. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Now they start dropping like Presidential Flies... picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

With the reputation Florida's gotten around here, I'm not surprised. Good thing it counts for nothing, let's all hope it stays that way. picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

Giuliani, who based his entire campaign on 9/11 and placed all his eggs in Florida's basket, came in third. Giuliani is expected to endorse McCain. Romney is not deterred and vows to continue the fight. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

So not only is our economy being drained by a war on terror that is spawning more anti-american sentiment than ever, our money is going into the pockets of our executive branch and their friends/family. picked by McStubble 2 years ago

As I was posting this, the thought occurred to me... who cares? picked by mahler87 2 years ago

On January 28, 1988, Canadian women were officially granted reproductive freedom. A symposium was held in Toronto to commemorate the Supreme Court's decision, despite death threats directed at the symposium's participants. picked by chinook 2 years ago

Make sure to watch the whole thing. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

The all-male town board tore up ballots cast in her favor in the Nov. 4 election, arguing that as a woman, she wasn’t a “citizen” of the town. “That is the custom here, that only the citizens vote, not the women,” said Valeriano Lopez, the town’s deputy mayor. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Obama 57%
Clinton 27%
Edwards 18% picked by mahler87 2 years ago

The photo is presented as a true image of Dean Hrbacek, a Republican former mayor of Sugar Land, Texas. In reality, it is a computerized composite of Hrbacek's face and someone else's slimmer figure, in suit and tie, from neck to knee. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Democrats close to Sen. Obama are passing the word that John Edwards will be named attorney general in an Obama administration. Edwards would please not only the union leaders supporting him for president but organized labor in general. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Would you believe it’s possible to narrow the reasons we won’t miss Bush down to 42? No, but it’s a start. We all know the penalty for forgetting history - after all, we’ve been through two Bushes! ( picked by singletrack 2 years ago

I don't have words to express how beautiful that moment was. picked by gammerus 2 years ago

What will you retire with? picked by gammerus 2 years ago

Who represents you?



(because local government is mildly interesting) picked by gammerus 2 years ago

No one notices. picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Take this quick quiz to get an idea of who you support, or if you know already know, test the quiz for accuracy, It got mine right picked by unzercharlie 2 years ago

I can't even count the number of times I've done this to people. I haven't done it to too many presidential candidates though... picked by mahler87 2 years ago

Chuck Norris joked that Huckabee’s chief rival may be too old for the job.

Then proceeded to roundhouse kick the reporter to death that didnt laugh at his joke hard enough! picked by craziesean 2 years ago

This is not good. This will probably destroy any chance he has for election. Huckabee seems to advocate turning the US into a Christian-Taliban. He has stated that he wants
picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

"Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-Ohio] has won his lawsuit against NBC, granting him permission to participate in the debate, just days after he was uninvited."

In short: First he was invited... then uninvited... now ordered back... and currently attempting to be ousted again. picked by ImNotBlue 2 years ago

Concern about the direction of the country is accompanied by growing alarm about the condition of the economy - now the country’s most important problem. Perceptions of the condition of the national economy continue to drop, and most Americans think the worst is yet to come. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago