Jim Hightower

One word defines the 2008 political year: Change!

People are demanding real change, and Barack Obama rode their demand right into the White House. So, no doubt you’ll be delighted to... [read more]

You don’t hear it outside the Beltway, but there’s a constant roar inside Washington these days.

With time running out on the Bush presidency, wrecking balls are swinging and bulldozers... [read more]

Mixed emotions are what you experience when you see your 16-year-old daughter come home from the prom with a Gideon Bible under her arm.

I get mixed emotions watching Barack Obama.... [read more]

Let’s all give a big shout-out to two Democrats in the U.S. Senate who made Michael Mukasey the attorney general of our country. Thanks, Chuck Schumer and Diane Fienstein – thanks for nothing.

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Once again, our timid Democratic leadership in Congress is fumbling a political opportunity and bumbling their public responsibility.

The Democrats running Congress were as startled as Bush’s White House to discover... [read more]

Bush’s approval rating is down to a new low of 24 percent in the latest Zogby Poll. Before Democrats gloat, however, note that Congress’s approval rating is down to – brace yourself – 11 percent.

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