A strong democrat said to me the other day, "I think the mood of the country is libertarian, and unless our guys move that way, we are going to lose seats next year." While that observation might be true as we move deeper into the 2010 election cycle and at the same time begin the national discussion of 2012 presidential politics, one thing is coming into clearer focus by the day: old style politics is dead. The far left has never enjoyed such a high water mark of opportunity as was solidifi

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Minnesota, the gateway to Manitoba, has a new Senator! And the Democrats have a super majority in the Senate. Democrat Al Franken, a satirist turned politician, was declared the winner of a Senate seat in Minnesota on Tuesday, clearing the way for President Barack Obama’s party to secure a critical 60-seat majority in the Senate. Ending one of the longest Senate races ever, the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously rejected each of Republican Norm Coleman’s five legal arguments tha

Confederations Cup Final: United States leads 2-0 (The Brownsville Herald) JOHANNESBURG - Benny Feilhaber was in the United States’ starting lineup in place of key midfielder Michael Bradley, who was suspended for Sunday’s Confederations Cup final against Brazil after drawing a red card in the final minutes of the Americans’ semifinal upset of Spain. Justices may end campaign finance ban on corporations The high court de

Muslims offer 100,000 Qurans to US leaders from al-Arabiya reports that the Council on Arab Islamic Relations (CAIR) offered the Qurans to US opinion makers and lawmakers to help with outreach to US Muslim citizens. Hopefully these leaders will also accept holy texts from other faiths - especially the mainstream media that seems bent on denigrating Christianity especially. The initiative, which has been labeled an educational campaign, was announced by the Council on American-Islamic R