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Even if we assume the President has an IQ comparable to the proof of liquor found in his daughters' limosuine, it does not change the fact that he is our president. Instead of debating policies or positions in a cogent manner, pundits go for the cheap eye-gouge of politics: the ad hominem argument. Can we focus on some real issues, please?

The Ayatollah of Atheism and Darwin’s Altars By: Paul Johnson The Spectator (UK) August 31, 2005 How long will Darwin continue to repose on his high but perilous pedestal? I am beginning to wonder. Few people doubt the principle of evolution. The question at issue is: are all evolutionary advances achieved exclusively by the process of natural selection? That is the position of the Darwinian fundamentalists, and they cling to their absolutist position with all the unyielding certitude with which Southern Baptists assert the literal truth of the Book of Genesis, or Wahabi Muslims proclaim the need for a universal...

Republicans blast Senator Clinton on Bush attack Monday July 11, 2005 Republicans blast Senator Clinton on Bush attack ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) Republicans are blasting Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton for her remarks that compared President Bush to Mad magazine's fictional freckle-faced icon, Alfred E. Neuman. The Republican National Committee and New York's G-O-P leaders are taking aim at the former first lady for the comments made yesterday during an appearance in Colorado. The New York Democrat accused the president of damaging the economy by overspending while giving tax cuts to the rich. Clinton also said she sometimes feels that Alfred E....

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Republicans took aim at Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday for comparing President Bush to Mad magazine's freckle-faced, "What, me worry?" kid, Alfred E. Neuman.A Republican National Committee official said the former first lady was "part of today's angry and adrift Democrat Party," while a spokesman for one of her potential 2006 Senate rivals said she was guilty of "insulting the president.""At a time when President Bush and most elected officials are focused on the security of our nation, Mrs. Clinton seems focused on taking partisan jabs and promoting her presidential campaign," added New York's GOP...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on the attack against President Bush in a speech Sunday, accusing him of damaging the economy by overspending while giving tax cuts to the rich. The Democrat from New York also accused Bush of depriving U.S. soldiers of equipment needed to fight the war in Iraq and cutting funding for scientific research. ``I sometimes feel that Alfred E. Neuman is in charge in Washington,'' Clinton said referring to the freckle-faced Mad magazine character. She drew a laugh from crowd when she described Bush's attitude toward tough issues with Neuman's catchphrase: ``What, me worry?'' Clinton, who...

Much has been made recently about the decline of civility in today’s political discourse. The lament is heard from liberal Democrats, moderate Republicans and the national news media, all of which seem to believe that there is ample blame on both sides of the political aisle. The truth, for anyone willing to see it, is that incivility in Washington is hardly a two-way street. Yes, there are always individuals on both sides willing to engage in rhetorical assassination of their political enemies. On the left, Michael Moore, Al Franken and other Hollywood liberals have joined forces with George Soros, MoveOn.org...

Harry Reid went to High School yesterday and Called President Bush “A Loser.” By N. Beaujon May 7, 2005 Petulant Democrats have once again sunk to a new low in civility. House Minority Leader Harry (“Harry Who?”) Reid called President Bush “a loser”. After High Schoolers were done snickering over the name “Harry”, one remarked, “You’re bald.” Another, Annie Carson from Reid’s home town of Searchlight, Las Vegas, remarked “You’re ugly and old. Plus you wear funny ties.” Administrators in charge called an abrupt halt to the meeting and gave Harry Reid a detention. The Democrats being the party of...

Last week an opinion piece in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz about the killing of Sheik Ahmed Yassin said, "This isn't America; the government did not invent intelligence material nor exaggerate the description of the threat to justify their attack." So even in Israel, George Bush's America has become a byword for deception and abuse of power. And the administration's reaction to Richard Clarke's "Against All Enemies" provides more evidence of something rotten in the state of our government. The truth is that among experts, what Mr. Clarke says about Mr. Bush's terrorism policy isn't controversial. The facts that terrorism was...

Is George W. Bush remaking the U.S. in the image of Texas? I used to think Texas was the worst thing ever to befall the United States of America. I now believe it. Born and bathed in blood as the Republic of Texas and steeped in the most destructive American myths (rugged individuals, big guns, hangin' judges, Injun-killers, wetback-bashers, etc.), the Lone Star State has brought us little but misery since it was admitted to the union in 1845. During my lifetime alone, Texas killed one of our most beloved presidents (JFK), produced two of our most hated (the...

In a face-to-face interview, Colonel Hackworth intimated that Lawrence Kudlow was a "chickenhawk" tonight, and Kudlow quickly shot back that he, of all people, should not engage in ad hominem attack.