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Untitled Document I don’t know about you, but I’m with George W. Bush on this one: It’s time for surge! Yes, let’s surge into Iraq with another 21,500 soldiers — put ’em out there in the hot spots, sweating sniper fire, praying that the car that just pulled up doesn’t explode in hellish fury, fretting […]

Untitled Document Sometimes even big corporations can’t get what they want from Congress. But — hey — that’s why they have special friends in high places. Aon Corp. is a Chicago-based global conglomerate that counts Sterling Life Insurance Co. among its subsidiaries. Last year, Aon lobbyists had written a little amendment that would have made […]

Untitled Document In December, while children were enjoying visions of sugarplums dancing in their heads, the barons of Wall Street were having much richer dreams — and all of theirs came true. The top dogs at the big banking houses gorged themselves on record payouts that have taken greed to new heights of obscenity. The […]

Untitled Document One thing that President George W. Bush can count on is that history will wholly and harshly condemn his bumbled war effort — and I’m not talking about Iraq. A special spot in historical hell is being reserved for Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld because of their […]

Untitled Document You know what’s wrong with kids today? They’re just not getting enough advertising in their lives, that’s what. Take school. Sure, there are ads in the hallways, on classroom televisions, and even in some of the textbooks. But, I ask you, what about school buses? Yeah, I know that there are ads on […]

Whether you’re eating alone or having a party, one simple dish that can bring a zestful joy to your table and palate is guacamole. Just as the Aztecs did 700 years ago, all you do is mush up a couple of avocadoes; squeeze in some lime juice; toss in some chopped peppers, tomatoes, and onions, […]

Anyone looking for the true spirit of the American people should look directly into the hearts of our country’s children. For example, consider our nation’s response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. While politicians held self-serving press conferences and corporations took out ads to pat themselves on the back for making donations, guess who […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has exciting news for you: Hunger no longer exists in America! Is the federal government saying that the shame of hunger has at long last been eliminated? No. Only the word “hunger” has been eliminated. There are still 35 million Americans — 12 percent of us — who are so […]

If terrorists and drug pushers had lobbyists and made campaign contributions, Washington probably would coddle them. For an example of Washington coddling an “axis of evil,” look no further than R.J. Reynolds, Philip Morris, and the other corporate members of the global tobacco cartel. For decades these greedheads have intentionally addicted millions of people for […]