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Remember Y2K? For anyone who doesn't--or who'd rather forget that tale of impending doom nobody knew whether to take seriously or not--it had to do with the fact that programmers in the 1950s foolishly set things up so that computers...
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The lonely brain
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Tobacco firms can help prevent furniture fires James M. Shannon, president and CEO, National Fire Protection Association - Quincy, Mass. I applaud USA TODAY's coverage of a deadly issue — the high number of fire deaths involving upholstered furniture and...
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Ted Haggard wasn't a 'deceiver'; the reverend was 'the deceived' John L. Indo - Houston Much to his own chagrin, high-ranking evangelist Ted Haggard got caught in a very compromising situation (Pastor: 'I am a deceiver and a liar,' News,...
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For Latino voters, best years are ahead By Marisa Trevio With another election completed, one has to wonder whether the much-hyped strength of the Latino vote is a reality or simply a spin on the classic fairy tale The Boy...
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Father knows best. 'W' finally listening? Plain Talk by Al Neuharth, USA TODAY founder Last month, the first President Bush said at a Republican Party fundraiser in Philadelphia that he hated to think about life for his son if Democrats...
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Voters opt for 'new direction' The Miami Herald, in an editorial : By replacing dozens of Republicans with Democrats in the House and Senate, the voters made clear that they want a new direction in government. This includes a more...
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“I could use my mother-of-five voice!” — Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. When Rep. Nancy Pelosi, in line to become the first female speaker of the House, found that the microphone wasn't working properly as she faced reporters Wednesday, the California...
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“I love doing sequels.” — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, R-Calif. While many GOP politicians are licking their wounds, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is starring in a new blockbuster that might be called GovernatorII: Red Tide in a Blue State. On Tuesday,...
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“We don’t seek revenge. We seek results.” — Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md. In Congress, particularly the House, the minority party is frequently humiliated, ignored, left out of meetings, barred from offering amendments and generally turned into the legislative equivalent of...
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Sound bites, sound ideas After the voters spoke on Tuesday, so did the politicians. Some of their quotes said volumes about this year’s results. “We did not just lose our majority. We lost our way.” —Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind. The...
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Incumbent Republican Dave Reichert continues to cling to a small lead over Darcy Burner as both sides lay the groundwork for a possible recount. Burner has already mounted an effort to raise the $100k necessary to pay for a recount...
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The Washington Times reports that Michael Steele has been offered the job of replacing Ken Mehlman as Chairman of the RNC. The article also says that Karl Rove "would rather see Mr. Steele serve in the president's Cabinet, perhaps as...
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Much of the spin leading up to Tuesday focused on the toxic anti-Republican atmosphere in Ohio -- and rightly so. Voters in the Buckeye State did indeed voice their displeasure with Republican leadership on Tuesday by sending incumbent Republican Senator...
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A new report by the World Wildlife Fund says if current trends continue, the Earth will be too small to sustain humanity.
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Now that the bitter election season is over, both parties will have to return to the explosive issue of illegal immigration.
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It's the tenth rollover in the Euromillions lottery. If an individual wins, they would be £100 million richer. Could it be you?
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MI5 knows of 30 terror plots threatening the UK and is keeping 1,600 individuals under surveillance. How safe do you feel?
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Looking ahead to the 2008 electoral map, there are two regions where the parties are increasingly competitive: the Southwest quartet of Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Nevada and the upper Midwest trio of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. In what turned...
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At an event in Atlanta yesterday, Newt Gingrich lit in to President Bush over his Wednesday press conference: "If the president had decided to replace Secretary Rumsfeld he should have told us two weeks ago," Gingrich said. "I think that...
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For all you NASCAR fans, from Pat Bagley at the Salt Lake Tribune:...
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An update from Kevin Rennie, a columnist with the Hartford Courant and former CT state senator, on the Courtney-Simmons recount. The Democrat challenger led by 167 votes heading into the recount out of some 240,000 cast. The recount began yesterday...
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On Tuesday I wrote about a blatant race-baiting radio ad that appeared on the web site of the Democratic candidate for Fulton County Chairman which featured U.S. Rep John Lewis, as well as current Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin and former...
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Paul Krugman: "Tuesday's election was a truly stunning victory for the Democrats....this election marks the beginning of the end for the conservative movement that has taken over the Republican Party." Charles Krauthammer: "the great Democratic wave of 2006 is nothing...
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Here's another from Mike Shelton at the OC Register:...
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