Once in a while, the depth of John McCain's foreign policy confusion stops being funny, and starts getting scary...The Cold War effectively ended 19 years ago, and the conflict between Russia and Georgia is the first serious international crisis in...

Back in April, in a WSJ column, Karl Rove urged John McCain to be less reserved about his personal life and background, and run more on his biography. "[I]t is clear," Rove wrote, "that Mr. McCain is one of the most private individuals to run for pre...

Ron Suskind, a Pulitzer Prize winning author/journalist, has been a thorn in the side of the Bush White House for a few years now, but this might be the most damning revelation yet...

Atrios asked this morning, "Does anyone understand why Obama suggesting that people keep their tires properly inflated is some sort of hilarious gaffe?" I've been trying to figure out the same thing for days. As the Obama campaign kicks off "energy w...

When Americans were asked in 1993 about whether U.S. troops should be able to serve, even if they're gay, a majority (55%) were opposed to the idea. About eight years later, in 2001, public opinion had already shifted a great deal — 62% of...