Al-Maliki's Ultimatum

Federal Reserve Dodgeball

Recently, the Federal Reserve, led by Chairman Ben Bernanke, has been trying to attack the economic recession "bear" market by lowering key interest rates and the federal funds rate in an attempt to stimulate sluggish spending trends.

The Spitzer Scandal

Ahh, marital infidelity...a time-honored American presidential tradition...

Skirting the Issues

Condoleeza Rice travels to the Middle East to pressure Mahmoud Abbas, the Fatah leader, and Ehud Olmert, Israeli Prime-Minister, to talk and make peace arrangements. All the while, the fact that Abbas is weak and that Hamas, which is in control of the Gaza Strip, will not accept any peace arrangements (that don't include Israel's destruction), is ignored. No true peace can occur without either Hamas' ousting or its agreement to recognize Israel's right to exist. Without this, there is almost no possibility that such talks will lead to any progress. For the moment, Israel needs to continue to suppress Hamas terrorism and daily rocket attacks, and I see no end in sight for now.