Wrongful convictions spark ban in New Mexico on executions

So, Gov. Bill Richardson announced recently he would stop putting people to death in New Mexico. One of the primary reasons for his change of heart is he has lost faith in the criminal justice system. Over the years, roughly 400 people have been wrongfully convicted and later exonerated by DNA testing in the...

Townhall Writer Calls Michelle Obama a Bitch

I just wrote to Salem Communications, asking them if they considered it a Christian value now to support writers who joke that if the Obama family gets a female dog, the dog will be Second Bitch. Or who mock the idea that Michelle Obama could be considered as pretty or as glamorous or have the fashion sense...

Ask The President: EFCA. NAO.

More from Mike Elk on the case for EFCA. h/t Sarah via...

The Plan for what, exactly?

From the Treasury Department: To address the challenge of legacy assets, Treasury – in conjunction with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Federal Reserve – is announcing the Public-Private Investment Program as part of its efforts to repair balance sheets throughout our financial system...

Politico Misrepresents Exchange Between Kroft and Obama in 60 Minutes Interview

Let me be the first to say that Craig Gordon at Politico is fucking out of his mind here: President Barack Obama said he believes the global financial system remains at risk of implosion with the failure of Citigroup or AIG, touching off “an even more destructive recession and potentially...