Jim White

Joe Lieberman's eagerness to hold Homeland Security hearings on the Fort Hood shootings prompt the question of whether anti-Muslim hysteria will be whipped to the point that some will call for the torture of Nidal Hasan. The outcome of such a decision would be catastrophic.

Appearing on Fox News Sunday, Joe LIEberman (Insurance-CON) announced that he would use his long-neglected Homeland Security Committee as a forum for whipping up anti-Muslim hysteria in the military.

Although the announced unemployment rate hit 10% this week, a closer look proves the employment market is much more bleak than that number reflects. The obvious route out of this hole is being ignored for political reasons and the social costs of that decision are beginning to show.

Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio both appeared last night at the Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans BBQ just outside Gainesville.

The NRA is seeking a new law in Florida that would ban adoption agencies from asking about gun ownership by prospective parents because it might lead to gun registration. Apparently avoiding registration is more important than preventing accidental deaths.

Stanley McChrystal's failed leadership in Afghanistan continues to spiral out of control. Yesterday, five British troops were gun down by an Afghan policeman because they were mentoring Afghan forces.

Jim Hightower famously told us back in 1997 that "There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road but Yellow Stripes and Dead Armadillos", but recent events show us that those tending toward "the middle" are treated quite differently by the two major political parties.

As a wingnut Congressman in a party quickly losing relevance, Cliff Stearns is fighting desperately to distinguish himself.

The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Executions on Tuesday suggested that US drone strikes in Afghanistan may violate international law.

The New York Times wrote in an editorial Monday that the continued failure to prosecute Bush administration crimes while embracing expansive executive powers means that the cover-up of Bush's crimes is now Obama's. That's fine, but the role of the United States Congress in enabling and covering up the Bush era lawbreaking must not be overlooked.