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On CNN's State of the Union with Candy Crowley Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul ripped into former Senator Rick Santorum's voting record as well as his campaign rhetoric, calling social conservatism "a losing position" for the Republican Party going into the November general election against President Barack Obama. The twelve-term Republican Congressman from Texas, known for his independent voting record and libertarian political philosophy, argued that there are bigger and mo

This is one of those bombshell stories with multiple facets that branch off into all manner of areas: gay rights, immigration & border control, potential abuse of power, sexual assault by a priest, and a mediagenic sheriff about to run for Congress. Late last week, Phoenix New Times broke a major story saying that Pinal County AZ Sheriff Paul Babeu had a gay sex affair with a Mexican (known only as Jose, for privacy).  They broke up, and Jose now claims that Babeu threatened him with deportatio

While Americans around the country celebrate George Washington's birthday with the day off, the 2012 presidential candidates are hard at work in their campaigns for the White House. With primaries in both Michigan and Arizona a week away, the Republican candidates prepare for the return of the GOP debates, which will be held on Wednesday, February 22, in Arizona. And while there have already been 19 debates this election season, Wednesday's debate could prove to be especially important for candi

The Pentagon wants to “desegregate” national air space. A spokesman made the announcement last week at a robotic technology conference held in Washington, D.C. Military officials say that they are working with the FAA to integrate almost 7,500 remotely piloted drones, designed for military operations overseas, into the civilian fleet of manned aircraft here at home. The drones would be used by military and private agencies for surveillance and disaster relief purposes, raising privacy as well a

When Governor Jerry Brown delivered his remarks on February 11 to the State Democratic Convention, he touched on what he called “this whole standardized testing business” in California’s public schools, and told the delegates that the state might already have “too much of a good thing”. “I want to cut back the tests.  I want to put the teacher in charge of the schools, and I want an accountability system that takes into account the real experience.  And just doing a, b, c, d and bubble in – tha

A Pew Research Poll released yesterday reveals Obama leading against potential Republican candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, with Santorum matching Romney in National opinion while overtaking him among Tea Party Republicans and white evangelicals voters. On the campaign trail... Newt Gingrich (Republican): The former House Speaker continues his campaign in California, with no signs of backing down. President of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Conventi

It was a big weekend for both Republicans and Democrats, with conservatives flocking to Washington for the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) and Democrats making their way to San Diego for the 2012 California Democratic Convention. While key California Democrats gave keynote addresses, the Republican presidential candidates spoke of their campaigns and the Republican Party (with the exception of Ron Paul), hoping to shed some light on the uncertain GOP race. On the campaign trail.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, Mitt Romney came in first in the Nevada primary, receiving just over 50 percent of the vote. The rest of the candidates struggled to keep up with Romney, with Gingrich finishing up with 21.1 percent, Ron Paul close behind with 18.8 percent, and Rick Santorum receiving just 10 percent of the vote. Voter turnout in Nevada was much lower than expected, reflecting a lack of enthusiasm for the Republican candidates. Jamie Dupree of the Atlanta Journal Cons

The Canadian Tar Sands have become a hot topic on the campaign trail this year especially since President Obama rejected the proposed Keystone Oil Pipeline extension.  Yes, I said extension because there already exists one Keystone Oil Pipeline running from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, but because of increased production, there now needs to be a second pipeline.  But this extension has environmentalists raising their voices, and even some throughout the country not so sure about it.  The issue,

Sugar added to processed foods should be regulated the same way as alcohol and tobacco says a team of UCSF scientists. On Wednesday, the scientific journal Nature published a controversial commentary by a group of researchers who believe the proper role of government is to heavily tax and limit the availability of sugary foods and drinks to stem the tide of a public health crisis. The scientists, led by pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig, say that increased global consumption of sugar