Whitewash  —  The racist history the Democratic Party wants you to forget.  —  In his new book, “The Conscience of a Liberal,” New York Times columnist Paul Krugman makes a strong case for his belief that the political success of the Republican Party and the conservative movement …

Romney Strategy in Peril With Huckabee's Ascent  —  Bid for Early States Appears in Jeopardy  —  DES MOINES — A year ago, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney gathered his campaign team for the first time at his suburban Boston home.  There were PowerPoint presentations, and Ann Romney made sandwiches.

State of the Unions  —  Once upon a time, back when America had a strong middle class, it also had a strong union movement.  —  These two facts were connected.  Unions negotiated good wages and benefits for their workers, gains that often ended up being matched even by nonunion employers.

Huckabee's Co-Pilot  —  Some of us — in my case, a political conservative and evangelical Christian — are getting a queasy feeling when it comes to the presidential campaign of former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, and much of it has to do with his use of faith in this political campaign.

The More Things Change...  Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand Trashed At Christmas  —  For Being Pregnant  —  First term Congresswoman Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY20), in a highly-vulnerable district in New York's Hudson Valley, is being attacked, not for her politics, not for her stand against the Iraq war …

Bush Seeks to Restore Tattered U.S. Image With Heavy '08 Travel  —  Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — President George W. Bush's diplomatic passport will acquire a slew of new country stamps during his final year in office as he tries to rebuild the U.S.'s international standing and create a foreign-policy legacy beyond Iraq.

Warnings Unheeded On Guards In Iraq  —  The U.S. government disregarded numerous warnings over the past two years about the risks of using Blackwater Worldwide and other private security firms in Iraq, expanding their presence even after a series of shooting incidents showed that the firms …

Atheist Demographics  —  Let's see ... 3 plus 2 plus 1 plus zero is, er, 6; and 6 divided by 4 is ... 2, right?  Well, to one significant digit.  —  Sorry about that.  A little too much Christmas spirit.  I really should stay away from applied.  The correct TFR for our Four Horsemen …

A Green Light for Common Sense  —  To Slow Drivers, German Town Drops Traffic Signals and Lane Markers  —  BOHMTE, Germany — Like countless other communities, this west German town lived for years with a miserable traffic problem.  Each day, thousands of cars and big trucks barreled along …

Book Selection of the Month: “Liberal Fascism” by Jonah Golderg (plus war and globalism)  —  ToddSeavey.com Book Selection of the Month: Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning by Jonah Goldberg  —  Happy Kwanzaa — or should I say fascist Kwanzaa?

‘Israel could survive nuclear war’  —  If a nuclear war between Israel and Iran were to break out 16-20 million Iranians would lose their lives - as opposed to 200,000-800,000 Israelis, according to a report recently published by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies …

Politico's populist pop quiz  —  At first glance, John Edwards and Mike Huckabee seem like complete opposites.  The Democratic trial lawyer and Republican preacher seem straight out of central casting, ready-made rivals for a clichéd Hollywood take on the electoral process.

A Web Troll's Toll on the Clinton Campaign  —  FORT MITCHELL, Ky. — In Norse mythology, trolls steal babies and leave their own shape-shifting offspring behind.  On the Internet, they just steal attention.  —  As candidates increasingly use the Internet to build political bridges …

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