 | | | | THE BIG STORY, BY JOE CONASON
For everyone who originally supported the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to oust the Taliban, the question today is how whether what was once a righteous mission can end in anything but ruin. Blaming the Bush administration's neglect and incompetence for the critical failures of the first several years is fair enough, but it is not easy to argue, let alone prove, that the Obama administration has improved upon the mess it inherited. The same corruption prevails in Hamid Karzai's Kabul and the same incompetence and lassitude plague the Afghan security forces. The only realistic option, unpalatable as it may be, is negotiation with the Taliban. But recent events have made that prospect even more elusive, as the Afghan people become still more alienated. READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | POLITICS
One of the first Occupy Wall Street activists to run for Congress -- a former Barack Obama presidential campaign worker who lives outside Philadelphia -- was thrown off the ballot earlier this month when the incumbent Democrat pulled a move right out of Obama's playbook: She challenged the validity of the insurgent's nominating signatures. Close followers of Barack Obama's political career will recall that he got his start in 1996 when supporters used similar tactics to clear the field in an Illinois State Senate district, handing the young Chicago lawyer a victory by default. READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | FEATURED COLUMN: JOE SHURE
At the time of his confrontation with Barack Obama, it seemed as though Joe the Plumber gave a voice to the nation's small business owners, tired as they were of high taxes and strict regulations. But two things proved wrong with this picture: Joe the Plumber, it turns out, is not a plumber at all, he's merely worked for one. Also, he is woefully ill equipped to speak on behalf of small business owners. READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | FEATURED COLUMN: CARL HIAASEN I feel so bad for my precious Rush-Muffin. Middle of breakfast, the man from Clear Channel calls to say that a bunch more advertisers have pulled out of the radio show -- that's 42 so far! READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | VIDEO OF THE DAY In newly released footage, Vice President Joe Biden explains how Obama reached his decision to raid Osama Bin Laden's compound, and Bill Clinton showers praise on the decision. "He took the harder, and the more honorable path. When I saw what had happened, I thought to myself, 'I hope that's the call I would've made,'" he says. READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | TODAY IN STUPID According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, Republican voters in Alabama and Mississippi remain deeply skeptical of President Obama's Christian faith. In Mississippi, only 12 percent of GOP voters believe that Obama is a Christian, compared to 52 percent who believe that he is a Muslim and 36 percent who aren't sure. In Alabama, 14 percent believe that Obama is a Christian, compared to 45 percent who believe that he's a Muslim and 41 percent who aren't sure. READ MORE | | Send To A Friend >> | | CARTOON OF THE DAY
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