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A New Type Of Phobia By Robin Mullins Boyd June 7, 2005 The medical community was stunned at research that uncovered a new phobia that strikes only those on the Left. Since the 2000 Election, the Liberals have exhibited signs of the new phobia. It is an irrational fear that has reached epidemic proportions since the 2004 Presidential Election. This burgeoning disorder is called "Bush-Phobia". The Left has taken Bush-phobia to an extreme that defies comprehension. The primary characteristic of this phobia is an unending hatred of President Bush, any person associated with his administration and Republicans in general. Bush-phobia...

This stain on America's honor warranted accountability much higher on the Pentagon's chain of command L ooking tired, puffy and somewhat bewildered, Pfc. Lynndie England took center stage this week as the face of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal. If only she really were. The true face of this national disgrace has found refuge in much higher places, safely beyond the spotlight's glare. Thus the role goes to 22-year-old England, the star of so many of those putrid pictures that began flooding the world one year ago. We all saw the grinning England, posing with hooded prisoners in a pyramid,...

BAGHDAD, April 23 -- Violence is escalating sharply in Iraq after a period of relative calm that followed the January elections. Bombings, ambushes and kidnappings targeting Iraqis and foreigners, both troops and civilians, have surged this month while the new Iraqi government is caught up in power struggles over cabinet positions. {snip} "Definitely, violence is getting worse," said a U.S. official in Baghdad, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "My strong sense is that a lot of the political momentum that was generated out of the successful election, which was sort of like a punch in the gut to the...

My friends lib hubby (she's conservative) sent her a link to this site. Does anyone you there know where you can find dollar figures for this stuff? Is this website anywhere close to accurate? Thanks for any help - I plan to send her a link to this thread once a few responses are posted!

Iraq's future is the issue, not further argument about the invasion. In Ian McEwan's extraordinary new novel, Saturday the protagonist, Henry Perowne, on his way to his Saturday game of squash, is watching the crowds gathering to protest against the forthcoming Iraq war. It is February 15, 2003. It is said to be the biggest protest march ever held in London; up to 2 million people, by some estimates. The scene "has an air of innocence and English dottiness". Perowne is struck by the "celebratory nature" of the crowds, people holding banners saying "Not in my name", secure in the...

JOHNSTOWN -- Sen. Rick Santorum launched a 10-stop tour of Pennsylvania yesterday to advocate for changes to the Social Security system, but landed -- even at his very first stop -- at the center of an already-roiling debate about the proposals. This week, Santorum and other Republicans members of Congress are hosting a series of town hall events around the country at which they hope to convince the public that Congress must act this year to address the Social Security program's long-term financial difficulties. . . . But minutes into Santorum's first presentation at Duquesne University, jeers and skeptical questioning...