Bob Schieffer says there was nothing inevitable about the birth of the United States of America.
The bill for the Republican driven national debt won't come due for many years. The bill for their actions comes due in November.
Republicans = greatest DEBT in our Country's history.
Republicans = use fear mongering instead of FACTS.
Republicans = the
We are Americans, we value freedom. Waxing eloquent on "preserving freedom" is a crowd-pleaser at any gathering, patriotic or otherwise, on U.S. soil.
I am a plodder, though, and sometimes I wander in the subterranean nuances of
For July 4, I put together an editorial that praised all of the freedoms guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. It would be good, I felt, for citizens to remember what they've been guaranteed and who fought for those rights.
But the editor who proofread
Shady land deals, cost overruns, arguments over design - long before Ground Zero, there was Washington, D.C. This Independence Day, it may be comforting to know some things never change.
As this history of the District shows, Washington is an
WASHINGTON:
A majority of Americans believe that the likes of Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin
Franklin would be "disappointed" by the way their nation has turned out 232
years after declaring its independence.
Sixty-nine per cent of
His paintings once sold for as tens of thousands of dollars. His name was linked in New York art circles with those of Jean-Michel Basquiat and Julian Schnabel. His flamboyant, boozy persona served as the inspiration for Nick Nolte's portrayal of a
As the nation braces for a long and grueling presidential contest, what are the chances that either candidate -- Democrat Sen. Barack Obama or Republican Sen. John McCain -- will talk about the one crucial issue at hand?
It's as simple as that.
I'm
Shockoe Slip. In and around the 1200 block of East Cary Street. If you're looking for echoes of what Richmond once was, here's a good place to start. Cobblestone streets lead you to bars and restaurants that can be noisy and packed on weekends. If
THE ISSUE:Our country’s birth.
OUR VIEW:Pause for a moment to reflect on the bravery of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence and to ponder their legacy of freedom.
Last week, 232 years ago, members of the Continental Congress signed a