Apparently in a follow-up to Condoleezza Rice's week-long diplomatic trip to Europe earlier this month, Bush too will be trying to mend European-American relations. On the outside, this looks like a great plan. First stunning the European leaders with Rice's eloquence, then having the president himself do some diplomacy. Bush will visit Brussels, speak to Putin, Chirac, Schroeder, Blair, and others. Although diplomacy is never a bad thing, we don't know if this will work. Europe and Americ...

My days as a conservative...what a confusing time they were. Those on this site who know me well, which I daresay is very few of you, know that I am all but a conservative these days. But it wasn't always that way. You won't believe what made me moderate. It all started with watching Lou Dobbs on CNN. I'm not sure why I started watching him, with his low, boring, and dreary voice. He didn't even talk about issues that mattered to me. Every night it was outsourcing . Outsourcing doesn't...

Out of desperation and disappointment, I wonder if moderates will ever hold a position of power in the Executive Branch again. The Democrats can offer me a far-left agenda and the Republicans can offer me a far-right agenda. What choices! I believe it could only do the American people good if each party ran a bit more to the center to match mainstream American views. It is obvious that neither party, at this moment, is bothering to do that. First, we had Bush, who was really far too co...

I do not listen to Savage at all. But today, September 21st, I turned on my radio, wanting to hear the voice of some moderate commentator. But who do I get? Savage. I've heard plenty of his far-right antics, but today scared me. I turned on my radio to hear him spewing some stuff that the ACLU would tear down this country etc.. But then he got onto the topic of terrorism. He was telling us how he would like to drop some nukes on 'at least five capitals' in the Mid-East to teach those ter...