Geoff Metcalf

However, Obama’s loss will be in fact a direct function of Obama…what he is (and isn’t), what he said (and didn’t say), and to a lesser degree, angst that a liberal congress (with a 10% approval rating) should not be granted carte blanc from a President even more tax and spend liberal that them to bleed the American taxpayer even more........

The selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as the GOP Vice Presidential nominee is brilliant. Strategically and tactically, she is the perfect compliment to Senator John McCain, and “perfect storm” for the perpetually whiny Democrats. “As a Democrat, I am reeling,” said Camille Paglia, the erstwhile and current cultural critic. “That was the best political speech I have ever seen delivered by an American woman politician. Palin is as tough as nails.”.......

It is not the place of the California Supreme Court (or any court) to MAKE law. The concept of separation of powers is very clearly delineated and establishes three branches of government (Executive, Legislative, and Judicial) each of which has very narrowly defined duties and responsibilities. Regrettably, for too long, territorial imperatives have been breached so often as to become habit if not tradition.

A criminal investigator for the Illinois Department of Revenue for approximately 10 years, William J. Benson of South Holland, Illinois has been at the vanguard of debate and controversy surround the 16th Amendment for almost two decades. In 1984 he embarked upon a year-long project to examine the process of the ratification of the 16th Amendment and to determine whether or not it had been lawfully adopted as part of the U.S. Constitution. The culmination of Benson's work is the book, "The Law That Never Was."