House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer was scheduled to come to Syracuse today for a town hall meeting. The only such meeting he was to participate in this month, it was carefully selected to lend support to Democratic Congressional candidate Dan Maffei.

This morning I sat in a class with over 100 other students and listened to a Distinguished Professor proceed to make a remark so offensive that I was compelled to get up and walk out of the lecture. At least five other students walked out as well.

The Republic of Georgia claims Russia committed an act of aggression on Monday by allegedly bombing a small Georgian village. Georgian officials produced fragments of the projectile though Russia denies the incident.

According to the Washington Times, the CNN/YouTube debate looks like it's going to happen. It's still listed for September 17th on the YouTube website, but sources in the Times article say it's more likely to take place in November or December.

Today the Edwards campaign denounced Murdoch's purchase of the Wall Street Journal. He called on other Democratic candidates to return all contributions from News Corp execs because of the way FOX treats Dems. So how much money did Edwards get from FOX?

The YouTube/CNN Republican debate site is still claiming the debate is set for September 17th in Florida, but rumors are circulating that the debate could be delayed as late as December.

Yesterday’s Washington Post brings us the story of psychiatrist Michael Welner, who is trying to define evil. As a forensic psychiatrist, his aim is to help juries to classify acts of violence as vile, heinous, evil, etc.

Tonight’s debate took place at the Citadel and was hosted by Anderson Cooper. CNN dismissed a video question by a five-year-old about Social Security. “Does a five-year-old really care about Social Security,” Anderson asked.

It’s a beautiful night for a filibuster. Senator Hary Reid is threatening to keep the Senate working all night (gasp!) if the Republicans do not allow his amendment to come to a vote.

This weekend on CNN's Reliable Sources, host Howard Kurtz said journalists should not donate money to political causes. This made me wonder so I did a little digging on my own.

Today marks the 203rd anniversary of the death of Alexander Hamilton. Born on January 11, 1755, he rose to prominence as a Founding Father. As we reflect on his death, it’s interesting to me to see that one of his visions has practically come true.

Former First Lady Johnson passed away today at her Austin home of natural causes. She was 94 years old. The former first lady was a staunch conservationist and defender of her husband's career.

The Vatican released a report approved by Pope Benedict XVI clarifying the relationship between the Catholic church and other churches according to an AP report. The report was initially drafted in 2000 by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.

Yesterday, acting Secretary of the Army Pete Geren testified that the Army may have to extend combat tours beyond the current 15 months. According to an Army spokesman, this would be the last option on the list. It’s a pretty meager list though.

The Prez stays home, the Senate keeps talking, and the candidates keep spinning. Is Mayor Bloomberg running for President? Plus Senator Brownback visits Iowa, all 27 cities.

In 1777, 230 years ago, an event which is practically unheard of today occurred. Congress resolved to create the flag of the United States of America. This was the rarest of occasions - Congress was working on a Saturday.

Egypt's ruling party and its allies won 69 of 88 seats in parliamentary elections this week. The Muslim Brotherhood, a major opposition party, claims fraudulent election was designed to keep them out of power.

With two more politically-oriented articles, the June 2007 issue of GQ is proving to be a thinking man's magazine. Plus, Jessica Alba's on the cover.

An interesting piece in the Washington Post asserts that Republicans are at a distinct disadvantage to Democrats in using the Internet as a political tool.

In part one, I discussed the history of Social Security up to 1940. In this article, using new information from the SSA's 2007 Trustee's Report, I discuss the future of Social Security.