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You may not remember this but way back in 2008 it was cool to be a Birther. That’s right even the mainstream media in 2008 were Birthers. They openly questioned whether or not a presidential candidate was qualified under the second amendment of the Constitutional to be president of the United States of America.(see article) Of course that presidential candidate wasn’t technically born in the United States of America. So one of those radical Birthers filed one of many lawsuits that were filed to protect the constitution and block a potential usurper from becoming president of the United States of...

As President-Elect Obama readies his ascent to the White House less than two weeks from now, it appears that his political acumen extends not only to those in all parts of the Democratic party, but in no small part to Senator John McCain as well. Just three short months ago we were inundated with McCain's talk of Bill Ayres and 'That One,' but an easy détente appears to have developed between the former rivals. To that end, President-Elect Obama has committed four distinct acts that telegraph his political savvy when it comes to Senator McCain.. . . . .With Napolitano...

Back in the days when a presidential candidate hired someone to write a campaign theme song, the result usually was a silly, innocuous ditty whose significance was far more historical than artistic. In our enlightened age, by contrast, a candidate is now more likely to pluck a familiar song from the public domain in order to turn on the multitudes. The result, regrettably, can be a silly, innocuous lawsuit the implications of which go well beyond elections. That brings us to one of the more intriguing political sidelights of 2008. This past August, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne sued Senator John McCain...