Tag: "foreign policy"

U.S. Troops In Afghanistan Until 2024? Quite Possibly.

By TJ Thompson on Apr 12, 2012 in 2012 Election News, Conservative Philosophy, Featured, In The News, Legislation, Politics

. Yep, American forces in Afghanistan until 2024 – that is, if some Afghan leaders get their way. The US is negotiating a deal with the Afghan government, among others, to determine just how long our troops will remain in the country of Afghanistan. According to The Daily Telegraph, the current agreement would allow more [...]

Secret Promises

By A.F. Branco on Apr 02, 2012 in Political Cartoons

Putin Wins, Unrest On Russian Horizon?

By TJ Thompson on Mar 05, 2012 in 2012 Election News, In The News, Politics

. Vladimir Putin will once again serve in the Kremlin as President of Russia, raking in an estimated 62% of the vote one day ago. The closest competitor in the race was communist Gennady Zyuganov, bringing home around 17% of the votes. Mr. Putin will enter his 3rd term (6 year term) . He is returning after [...]

Iran Scam

By A.F. Branco on Feb 28, 2012 in Political Cartoons

Fox News GOP Debate Recap: Are You More Conservative Than a 5th Grader?

By R. Mitchell on Dec 15, 2011 in Featured Posts, Politics

Fox News hosted yet another GOP Primary debate on Thursday night and the entire field was there…well, besides Gary Johnson, but is he in “the field” these days, really? From the top the thing that interested me the most was that this debate seemed to be set up as the “are you conservative enough” debate. [...]

CNN Republican Debate Recap: Debate Fatigue and Box Wine

By R. Mitchell on Nov 23, 2011 in Politics

I have a confession to make. I was really bored by Tuesday’s Republican debate. I know, its shocking. Somebody found a primary debate boring? Quel horreur! It is my job to comment on such things and I watched it eagerly, but as I was writing my traditional recap I realized that I just wasn’t that [...]

Full Video of November 12th CBS/National Journal GOP Presidential Debate

By R. Mitchell on Nov 12, 2011 in 2012 Election News, Featured Posts, Politics, South Carolina

Join CDNews for coverage of tonight’s CBS/National Journal Republican Candidate debate at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The debate will be hosted by CBS News and the National Journal. The focus of tonight’s event will be on national security and foreign policy. What to Watch For: Rick Perry will need to have a strong [...]

Rep. Ron Paul: Sanctions on Iran are "an act of war"

By R. Mitchell on Nov 07, 2011 in Videos

Rep. Ron Paul doesn’t get much time at the game show-style Republican debates to explain his policy views. Most of the questions he’s gotten center on his domestic policy which line up with a large portion of the Conservative base. On Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace took a few minutes to have Rep. Paul tell [...]

Obama Says ALL His Decisions Were Correct

By R. Mitchell on Oct 19, 2011 in Politics

Last night (October 18, 2011) President Barack Obama had an interview with ABC’s Jake Tapper, aired on Nightline. The interview lasted just over six minutes. During that interview, at about the 2/3 point, Obama said, “I guarantee it’s going to be a close election because the economy is not where it wants to be and, [...]

The Cult of Excuse

By R. Mitchell on Sep 28, 2011 in Opinion

Life is not fair. Anyone who has ever dealt with a government institution knows that government is inevitably less fair. Never the less, it is effective politics to claim that life can be made fair because fairness is undefined and carries a beloved connotation. This idea of fairness has evolved into something particularly despicable recently, [...]