Everyone knows that in America we cannot honestly convict a person for a crime as long as there is a ‘reasonable doubt’ that they are innocent. It is a facet of our system of jurisprudence that is unique to America and was born out of repulsion for past tyrannies. (more…)

HHS : State Your Support Dear Mr. President, We strongly support your commitment to comprehensive health reform. This is not a luxury. The continuing, sharp escalation of health care costs for families, businesses, and government is unsustainable. Reform is imperative. We believe that health reform must be enacted this year. Reform is needed to help America’s families struggling with rising costs and those who are losing their insurance.

In USA Today , liberal law professor Jonathan Turley is criticizing the Obama administration for endorsing a “blasphemy” exception to free speech : “Around the world, free speech is being sacrificed on the altar of religion. Whether defined as hate speech, discrimination or simple blasphemy, governments are declaring unlimited free speech as the enemy of freedom of religion. This growing movement has reached the United Nations, where religiously conservative countries received a boost in their campaign to pass an international blasphemy law.

Submitted By: Marie Woods The Axis of Idiots” From the Podium: J. D. Pendry, Retired Sergeant Major , USMC FROM THE PODIUM This retired USMC Sgt. Major has his Stuff together.     Jimmy Carter , you are the father of the Islamic Nazi movement. You threw the Shah under the bus, welcomed the Ayatollah home, and then lacked the spine to confront the terrorists when they took our embassy and our people hostage.

Post Chronicle A Burris under the health care reform saddle Kansas City Star Sen. Roland Burris, the controversial replacement for Barack Obama’s abandoned Illinois Senate seat as placed there by ex-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, has come down on the side of a public option in the proposed health care overhaul. In fact, Burris is making … Sen.

WARSAW – Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his country is ready to take part in a reconfigured missile defense plan unveiled in Washington last month. Mr. Tusk spoke Wednesday in Warsaw, at a joint news conference with visiting U.S. Vice President Joe Biden. The Polish leader said his government finds the new U.S. missile shield plan “interesting and important.” The reconfigured U.S. plan would put the U.S. Navy’s “Standard Missile-3″ anti-ballistic missile system in Poland.

John Kerry was the obvious choice to become Secretary of State when Barack Obama became president, but Obama found it politically advantageous to get Hillary Clinton out of the Senate, and prevent her from establishing an opposing power base, by offering the job to her. While Clinton officially has the title, when there are international problems, increasingly Obama has called upon John Kerry.

Peace and the “Peace Prize” Mises Daily by Ben O’Neill | Posted on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 The recent Nobel Peace Prize awarded to President Barack Obama has drawn criticism from many commentators, including those who claim that the award is premature — that President Obama has yet to “make his mark” on US foreign policy.[1] Some have [...]

ABC News Duke study: McCain loss to Obama hit supporters in testes Bizjournals.com Male supporters of presidential candidates John McCain and Bob Barr took news of their candidates’ loss to Barack Obama hard, almost like a kick in the crotch, a new study from Duke University and the University of Michigan concludes.

The big news in the blogosphere today is talk show Diva Oprah Winfrey will interview Sarah Palin in November. If you recall, Oprah refused to give Palin airtime while McCain/Palin was running against Obama/Biden. Palin will appear on Oprah’s show on November 16 to discuss her new book. Palin resigned from her position as Alaska governor [...]