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If you live in on near Chicago, or feel like taking a trip, you can catch a special screening of The Undefeated this Saturday, July 23rd. It will be shown at the Gene Siskel Film Center, according to Whitney Pitcher: There will be a special screening of “The Undefeated“, put on by William Kelly, Washington Times columnist and Big Journalism blogger, at noon on Saturday, July 23rd at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State) in Chicago. The doors will open at 11:30 AM, and the film will be followed by a question and answer session with producer, Steve...

Monday, February 15, 2010 The Popes on "the Great Washington" Given that today is George Washington's birthday--Happy Presidents Day!--I thought I'd say something about the man. In fact, since turning in my doctoral thesis (please pray for me!) I've been resisting the urge to read much biblical theology out of fear that I might discover something that might make me regret something I said in the dissertation. . . or for that matter, failed to include (too late to change it now!). Thus, in my free time I've turned my attention to a different topic: the American revolution. In particular,...

A Newsmax.com poll reveals that nearly four out of five respondents would support Sarah Palin as the Republican nominee for president in 2012. A slightly larger majority believe the then-Alaska governor helped John McCain in the 2008 presidential race — while only 31 percent think McCain did a good job running for president. The poll drew more than 600,000 responses, and Newsmax will provide the results to major media and share them with radio talk show hosts across the country.

Our Constitution's framers understood that pure democracy was not conducive to good government, so they structured the government as a constitutional republic. Nothing better illustrates the wisdom of their decision than our current national turmoil concerning the war in Iraq. Understanding human nature and the potential volatility of the people, they designed the government to insulate elected representatives from the fluctuating passions of the people whose unbridled, unchecked sentiments could otherwise lead to a self-destructive mobocracy. Once elected, the representatives were not to govern by ever-changing polls but would be guided by their best judgment, subject to the deterrents of...

Democratic Presdiential hopeful Bob Graham said Tuesday that he is urging potential successors to start working on their bids to replace him in the United States Senate. The Flordia lawmaker has not yet ruled out seeking a fourth term next year if his Presidential campaign falters. Still, a handful of state Democrats have express interest in the race and Graham said he has heard from several.'I have been encouraging them to get organized start forming a campaign and be ready to go,' he said during a campaign appearance.Graham also told reporters that he expects to formally launch his Presidential campaign...

Ohio is for Progressive Democratic Presidential Candidates..Representative Marci Kapture (Democrat-Ohio) is letting it be known that she is interested in joining fellow Representative Richard Gephardt (Democrat-Missouri) in the 2004 Democratic Presdiential Primary Election field.Both are members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.Kaptur said that 'it is not likely that she would get into the race formally, but is trying to get involved enough to get the top candidates to adopt her agenda.'She said she is accepting speaking engagements in early primary states to talk about her pet issues.She said 'people have been asking me' about running.

The New Haven Register reports that Senator Joseph Lieberman has told allies that he will announce his candidacy next Monday in Stamford.A close friend of Sen. Bob Graham also told us yesterday that the Flordia Democrat had a toe in the 2004 Presidential waters, [but with the non running of Gore and Daschle] he has now dipped a full foot in.Another adivsor confimed to the ABC Political Unit that Graham had continued to sound out his core group of fundraisers from campaigns past.We think that the Senator from Florida is at least a week away from deciding.The Orlando Sentinel has...