Let’s say you woke up one morning and the headlines were full of news about nuclear weapons in Iran, or terrorist camps in Pakistan, or people impoverished over health care costs, or the... Read more >>

My roommate declared that if McCain wins the presidency, he will move to France. Yes, we’ve heard this rhetoric before, probably in every election, but beneath the sassy declaration lies a... Read more >>

John Sidney McCain was born on August 29, 1936 at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone, Panama (while the Panama Canal was under the United States control). His parents were naval... Read more >>

I’m a straight shooter. Have been since I was knee-high. So if you have the guts to speak your mind, chances are I’m going to like you no matter what you have to say. But there’s a... Read more >>

Joe Wurzelbacher, “Joe the plumber,” learned a big lesson this week about pollies and the media. Both will stroke your fires when they need air time and flatter you to no end. But the... Read more >>

I was born and raised in Mississippi. Prior to the state becoming Gambling-on-the-River headquarters, it was known for cotton and soybean fields as far as the eye can see. My folks had a saying for... Read more >>

Now that I have spent more time analyzing the VP choice for the Repubs than McCain, I can only sum it up as a gangsta move straight from the ’hood. This was a drive by. Yep, McCain looks like a... Read more >>

In Nashville, voter registration drives are in full swing. That is good. But this election, we need to strive for greatness. As citizens, we have to go a few steps further than registering voters. We... Read more >>

Today’s Panel Question: Who Should be Obama’s VP Cast: #1—Barefoot & Pregnant Sista #2—Militant Sista #3—Corporate Sista #4—Church Sista The women are... Read more >>

In the final hours of Election Day, the candidates are battling for every vote. U.S. News and World Report says “They might be able to save some time by checking out the kind of cars voters are... Read more >>