On the 63rd day of the Gulf Oil Spill, President Obama returned to Louisiana to tour devastated areas and offer his support to besieged locals.  Holding his hands on his hips and staring out at the Gulf as contractors attempted to set up booms to collect the oil, President Obama spoke with reporters. “I am […]

Standing in front of a Federal judge, Times Square bomber Faishal Shahzad pleaded guilty to the charges against him. “I want to plead guilty and I will plead guilty 100 times over until the United States pulls its forces from Iraq and Afghanistan.” Mr. Shahzad then went on to document for the record his actions […]

Speaking from the Oval Office for the first time, President Obama promised worried Americans that his Administration is doing all in its power to plug the oil leak ravaging the Gulf Coast. “Today, as we look to the Gulf, we see an entire way of life being threatened by a menacing cloud of black crude.  […]

Recently I was privileged to sit down and have an exclusive chat with legendary White House reporter Helen Thomas.  Ms. Thomas was gracious enough to  answer all my questions and I thank her for taking time out from her busy schedule. MI:  Thank you Ms. Thomas for agreeing to this interview.  How did you get […]

Community Board 1 in lower Manhattan approved today the building of a mega mosque a block from Ground Zero.  In the 29-1 vote the Board said that the planned mega mosque will provide recreational facilities for the impoverished citizens of lower Manhattan and will also, “in the tradition of Islam” promote tolerance. The plan will […]

In a speech today President Obama called the existence of “known capitalists” on Wall Street the greatest danger the American Republic has faced in years. Speaking in Prime Time to the American people, President Obama outlined the case against Wall Street and the “evils” he saw during his brief trip to New York. “My fellow […]

Boston,  December 16, 1773 Today a crowd of angry white men boarded three ships in Boston Harbor and threw all tea overboard.  The long-term environmental impact has yet to be determined. “I was minding my own business when I saw a group of about 100 men board some ships.  I didn’t know what they wanted […]

Calling it the“civil rights issue of the Century” Mark Hansen, presiding Bishop of the Lutheran Evangelical Church in America raised his strong opposition to President Obama’s choice of Elana Kagen to be the next Supreme Court Justice of the United States. “With the retirement of John Paul Stevens there will not be one Protestant member […]

Since the arrest of Faisal Shahzad for the attempted car bombing in Times Square speculation has turned to his possible motives. On The View Thursday morning Joy Behar talked about her disbelief that Shahzad could be a bomber. “Look at him.  He’s so handsome.  How can a handsome man be a bomber?  I bet he […]

With the announcement that John Paul Stevens will be retiring from the Supreme Court, speculation was rife as to who President Obama would nominate as his successor.  The wait is over.  In a ceremony in the Rose Garden today President Obama introduced Spock as his choice to be the next justice on the Supreme Court. […]