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There's only one winnable choice for Joe Biden's vice president pick: "The woman in Michigan," as our incumbent President calls Gretchen Whitmer. What the American people -- not to mention the world -- want and need in these dangerous times is a person who, if necessary, can slip seamlessly into the job of president amidst a global crisis. That has to mean a governor rather than a senator. No senator (with the possible exception of Mitt Romney), has the managerial chops to step in and assume control on a moment's notice of the world's largest corporation: the US government, currently...

A man was arrested by Prescott Valley police after he shot his handgun in a residence and claimed he was shooting at the moon. On Friday, a 49-year-old woman called police because her boyfriend had fired shots from a handgun and was still armed at the time, according to the Prescott Valley Police Department. Officers arrived at a residence near Robert Road and Loos Drive where they confronted 39-year-old Cameron Read. Read initially refused to leave the residence, but eventually exited and resisted arrest before being taken into custody by force, according to police. The victims told police Read had...

For instance, on taking the stairs.

(CNSNews.com) - America is on the cusp of a "golden age of freedom and prosperity," said former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in a speech Thursday before a group of young conservatives. No doubt, America faces "enormous challenges," Gingrich told the crowd. But he predicted that the young conservatives in attendance, along with conservatives nationwide, would lead America to a brighter future. Gingrich was speaking at the Young America's Foundation's 29th National Conservative Students Conference, held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Other speakers at the week-long conference included former Virginia Sen. George Allen, talk-radio host Michael Reagan and syndicated...

Teenager arrested after streaking high school wearing only a gorilla mask UNION SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Some may have called it monkeying around, but school officials didn't find the stunt amusing. A 17-year-old student was arrested Monday after streaking through his high school wearing only a gorilla mask and outrunning the school principal. Union Springs High School Principal Kimberle Ward -- who said she runs three to five miles a day -- couldn't catch the fleeing student, but she was able to help police identify the teen after watching a hallway surveillance camera video and interviewing students. "There's no way...

The Consultative Council of Mujahideen of Fallujah has issued a communiqué concerning the nature and results of the fighting that took place between the occupation and the Mujahideen in the city between 6 November 2004 and 2 January 2005. The communiqué, a copy of which was obtained by Mafkarat al-Islam, gave reasons for the withdrawal of resistance forces from the northern neighborhoods of the city and from the al-‘Askari neighborhood in the city’s eastern section. It also gave a count of US and British losses as well as those suffered by the Mujahideen.

Winning a Democratic nomination has almost nothing to do with winning a general election. We've certainly proven that time and again. Tactics and strategy, manipulating the rules, understanding the game -- it's a different audience, and a different set of skills. Only Iowa, New Hampshire and a handful of other states get to pick the nominee. I think it's entirely possible Hillary could win the nomination, even if she couldn't get elected.

Caption this photo of an INCREDIBLY BLOATED Algore. BTW, this photo is from TODAY!

Did top Republicans, desperate to adopt a Medicare drug benefit, actually solicit a congressman's support by attempting bribery and blackmail? The Justice Department says it is reviewing this matter, even as the media have moved on. This is serious business, worthy of the close attention of prosecutors, journalists, and citizens alike. The House of Representatives' Medicare deliberations were unprecedented. At 3:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 22, House members were given 15 minutes to vote on the new, 20-year, $2 trillion drug entitlement. Two votes shy of passing the bill, GOP leaders abused House rules and kept the vote open for...

Humility Becomes HimOn Phil Donahue's MSNBC program last night, Jesse Jackson described himself as the most 'inspirational black Amercian of all time.''No one has inspired more blacks for hope in America than I have,' he modestly declared.Take that Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.!Here is the whole transcript (link)

"We should try to make an imaginative effort to understand what radical Islam was trying to do." -Karen Armstrong, 'Holy War' As unlikely, incredible and totally illogical [yes, it is] as it sounds, radical Muslim leaders like Osama bin Laden, Yasser Arafat and yes, even Saddam Hussein strive for an ideal that Americans can endorse: social justice. [you mean like torturing your own citizens for saying bad things about you?] "The bedrock message of the Koran is that Muslims must build a just and decent society, in which poor and vulnerable people are treated with respect,"explains noted religious historian Karen...