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@simonateba Brit Hume of Fox News being blasted for saying Biden's speech "may be remembered as one of the best, if not the best speech, of his presidency. He was firm. He was strong." WATCH

Like he always does, Joe Biden wants more money in his hands from Congress.After actively scheming to imprison his political opponents, Biden says it's time to let bygones be bygones and embrace the national unity, calling his new request for $105 billion in war cash a "smart investment that's going to pay dividends for American security for generations." A smart investment? Everything he seeks spending money for is a "smart investment." In this context, though, the 'ick factor' was strong, because he sounded as though he was trying to sell us a timeshare.Buried within his request was what appeared to...

Normally, I would not even think about the concept of digging into my past studies in sociology when writing anything for the political arena, but when it comes to social issues, focusing purely on politics can definitely do everyone a disservice. When it comes to the latest round of gay rights activists trying to push their agenda on the masses, I decided it was time to drag out the sociology at least a little. Erick Erickson observations here on the gay rights movement pushing their agenda too hard when it comes to religion were spot on. However, examining just the legal and...

Jenna Jameson, the “Queen of Porn” according to those in the know, is as fast as they come, and she’s proving it in an entirely new way. Maserati Financial Services is chasing her down with a lawsuit because Jameson leased a Maserati Quattroporte S for $2,299 a month in 2011 but Jameson hasn’t paid her bills in 2012. MFS can’t catch her, so they’re going after Jameson with the lawsuit, and suing her for $107,000 in damages.

Two women with the anti-war group CodePink were arrested Friday afternoon when they sat down on the floor inside the U.S. Marine recruitment center in downtown Berkeley and refused to leave, police said. Dressed in pink and black, Pamela Bennett, 45, of San Francisco, and Mari Blome, 52, of El Cerrito, were arrested for trespassing on private property after being warned several times by police to leave, said Berkeley police spokeswoman Sgt. Mary Kusmiss. The arrests came during a regular weekly protest at the Marine recruiting center at 64 Shattuck Square. About 40 people attended the protest on Friday, including...

In review, allow me to remind us of some of the events that have led to the latest developments with the Anglican Communion, and specifically within the Episcopal Church. Some of the more conservative members of the Episcopal Church have been proclaiming that the Church is going to hell in a handbasket since at least the '50s...actually there's always been someone playing the role of Chicken Little, but I'm limiting this discussion to the events that have occurred in my lifetime. Bishop Pike was the lightening rod in the '50s. Some of the ideas in Dr. John Robinson's Honest to...