Democrats (finally) getting some spine? Daschle demands apology for Bush comments Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle on Wednesday demanded an apology from President Bush for comments the South Dakota Democrat said were politicizing a possible U.S. attack against Iraq. His…

Terror Alert downgraded from Orange to Yellow Americans breathed a sigh of relief as the dreaded Terror Alert was lowered to Yellow from Orange.  Texas rancher Billy Bob Morris said “That Orange alert had me more nervous than a whore…

Trilingual At the health club yesterday I was chatting with two guys.  One was from Armenia, the other from Mexico.  Both spoke Spanish, Farsi, and English.  I opined it was time for this Anglo to learn another language, and I’ve…

Why the Germans voted to wave goodbye to America By returning Mr Schröder’s SDP and his Green coalition allies to power, the Germans have issued a kind of declaration of independence. They have said they will not act as American…

Why aren’t we bombing Israel? Israel violates UN resolution Just wondering…

US generals warn: don’t attack Iraq without UN backing Three retired four-star American generals have said that attacking Iraq without a United Nations resolution supporting military action could limit aid from allies, encourage recruiting for al Qaeda and undermine the…

Teens set shorts onfire,  get burned Two teenage boys smeared their shorts with gasoline around 10 p.m. Saturday and took turns lighting each other.  Then they would drop down to the ground, roll and attempt to extinguish themselves, Elgin police…