http://politicscorps.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Politics Corps en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:00:12 GMT 2010-01-02T02:00:12Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Just finished The Year the Dream Died - Revisiting 1968 in America by Jules Witcover, an excellent review of the events of that terrible year and their affect on many in my generation. Over . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:15:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969473&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2010-01-01T14:15:54Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace As the surreality of New Year's eve makes way for the reality of this first day of 2010, it seems appropriate to think about what goals I have for the coming year. I could say something like " . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:56:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977971356&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace David K. 2010-01-01T12:56:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970890&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace     Believe it or not, there are some Republicans who need not lose an election to learn a lesson. There are some Republicans who understand that true Republicans do not legislate . . . Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:40:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970890&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Anthony Del Pellegrino 2010-01-01T00:40:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Greetings, Sad news reaches us today from Afghanistan.  The Canadians have lost five, including four soldiers and a journalist.  Other reports say that we lost eight of our own CIA people.  . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:51:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970623&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-31T23:51:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace As we ring in the new year and a new decade, it is often beneficial to look back at the past year/decade to learn from it. This way you can create a brighter future. Fox News did a poll on the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:46:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970647&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-31T20:46:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace As a stockholder who was collectively gang raped by Wachovia and then Wells Fargo, I find this story heart warming. From Forbes Wells Fargo & Co.'s four top executives won't get cash bonuses . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:25:47 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970632&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:25:47Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace From Yahoo News WASHINGTON (AP) -- The government's Christmas Eve pledge of unlimited financial aid to mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is aimed at making sure the housing market doesn't . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:14:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970593&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The Militant Moderate 2009-12-31T20:14:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970620&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace A Different Christmas Poem     We have an opportunity to support veterans from within Gather.  Our very own Gatherite, Liz [site-Raven], has . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:07:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970620&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Cathi L. 2009-12-31T20:07:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The movement has begun, a genuine attempt to preserve the sanctity of the sacrement of marriage in the USA.  The California 2010 Marriage Protection Act is moving toward the ballot, and possible . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:17:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970558&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Karl Leuba 2009-12-31T19:17:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace   Tadpoles that glow when they encounter pollution? Could it be? It seems so. Research conducted by University of Wyoming Professor Paul Johnson and others was recently published . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:08:19 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970539&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace David K. 2009-12-31T19:08:19Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970536&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Contrary to popular the belief, the Arkasas Democratic Party is one of the strongest in the United States, having the governorship for all but 15 years since Reconstruction, veto-proof majorities in both . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:02:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970536&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-31T19:02:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970510&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The attempted bombing has restarted a fierce debate over national security for the first time in a number of years. Republicans have used the recent attempt (along with his Guantanamo Bay policy, the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:49:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970510&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-31T18:49:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970506&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace After being told by intelligence officials that missed signs and uncorrelated intelligence that almost led to a bombing of an airplane, President Obama declared that there was a systemic failure in the . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:45:59 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970506&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-31T18:45:59Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970365&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Now that the year 2009 is coming to an end, I've decided to grade President Obama on his first year in office. I believe the most important challenge that the President faced was the sorry state . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:43:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977970365&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Lloyd C. - Proud Democrat. c. 2009-12-31T16:43:26Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969902&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Controversial conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh was rushed to the hospital after chest pains that were suspected to be the result of a heart attack. He was rushed to a hospital in Honolulu after . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 09:46:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969902&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-31T09:46:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969553&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace This is just too funny and unsettling at the same time.  " Karsten Nohl, a German encryption expert, said he had organised the hack to demonstrate the weaknesses of the security measures protecting . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:08:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969553&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dale Coparanis 2009-12-31T03:08:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969537&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Superdelegates consist of elected statewide officials and party leaders from each state. Their role in the 2008 Democratic primary came under unprecedented scrutiny because they provided Hillary Clinton . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 02:58:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969537&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-31T02:58:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969424&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace click here for Commentary from former Labor Secretery, Robert Reich   Former Labor Secretary under President Clinton, Robert Reich, has said it best, loudly and clearly, things . . . Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:52:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969424&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Bruce K. 2009-12-31T00:52:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969272&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Not surprisingly, most of the states making gains hail from the South or the Southwest, the two areas of the country that have seen the fastest growth in the last 20 years. Notably, this will be the first . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:32:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969272&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T22:32:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969265&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Tom Ridge, the former governor of Pennsylvania and the first Secretary of Homeland Security argues that the terror suspect who allegedly tried to blow up an airplane should not “get his Miranda . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:21:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969265&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T22:21:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969249&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace A judge in Alaska denied Bristol Palin’s request to make the court proceedings private to avoid what Palin called, “a potential media circus.” Bristol Palin is seeking full custody of . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:10:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969249&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T22:10:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969248&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace In the aftermath of the attempted Christmas Day airline bombing, a number of interest groups renewed calls on the US Senate to confirm President Obama’s nominee to head the Transportation Security . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 22:08:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969248&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T22:08:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969201&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace William Tate at The American Thinker provided this list. Politics aside, it has comedic value: 10. My teleprompter was on vacation last week. 9. Polishing a Nobel Prize takes longer than you think. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:39:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969201&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace AC W. 2009-12-30T21:39:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969116&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Whether or not health reform is signed into law, the Senate leadership will have their hands full attempting to assemble climate legislation, especially in the upcoming election year. Legislation limiting . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:27:17 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969116&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T20:27:17Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969042&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Next month, the governor of California plans to ask Washington for another bailout to help close the $21 billion budget gap for the next fiscal year. This request comes with an interesting twist, however: . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:14:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977969042&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T19:14:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace I had planned to write a summary of 2009 with my thoughts, but the events of the past week in my family changed my plans.  I hope that you will forgive my abandoning of politics for this week. . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:09:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968695&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Troy Stouffer 2009-12-30T15:09:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968562&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The senator released a statement arguing that no more detainees should be released to Yemen citing its recent instability. Yemen has always been a hotbed for radical Islamists but has become more active . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:56:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968562&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T12:56:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968559&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace The senator released a statement arguing that no more detainees should be released to Yemen citing its recent instability. Yemen has always been a hotbed for radical Islamists but has become more active . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:54:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968559&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T12:54:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968531&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Burton made these remarks in response to comments made by Napolitano in connection to the attempted bombing of an airplane enroute to Detroit that "the system worked. "Some Republicans called for her . . . Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:20:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977968531&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Dorian A. 2009-12-30T12:20:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Given the latest airplane terrorist attempt, there is a new call for more Walk-Through Scanners in airports.  Many object to them, because they are a little too accurate in showing what is under . . . Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:28:54 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977967873&grpId=3659174697244060&nav=Groupspace Poliwonk USA 2009-12-29T23:28:54Z