Cheney is defending the Bush Admininstration tactics to protect the Bush Legacy and his. He should do it in a different way.

SC State Rep Dennis Moss joins the GOP, trouble for SC Dems?

State House Rep Dennis Moss switched parties and is now a Republican. According to Moss, "I came to this decision after weeks of soul-searching and consulting with my family and friends,” Rep. Moss said. “This is not a decision I made lightly, but as my State House voting record indicates, I find myself siding with Republicans on the issues important to my constituents." According to House Majority Leader Bingham, “Last month’s election and today’s announcement gives Cherokee County a seat at the table in Columbia it hasn’t had in more than two decades,” said the Majority Leader . “This shows that the Republican Party is alive and well in South Carolina and talk of a Democrat takeover is little more than chest-thumping rhetoric.” Moss represents the conservative districts of Cherokee, Chester and York Counties.

Is the majority leader right when he states that talk of a Democrat takeover is little more than "chest-thumping rhetoric"? The South Carolina Democrats still have a chance to win elections but they must run in the center. If they can recruit candidates that can speak on the local facts and not dwell on national policy, then the tide will turn. Dems will also have to look within the party to make sure that everyone is on the same page.

What do you think? Do you think that SC Democrats are in trouble.

Foreclosure Hits Latinos and African Americans Hard

Our country has changed dramatically in the last 40 plus years. We have improved in race relations in many areas and have buried Jim Crow forever. Unfortunately, the county's worst recession ever is affecting African Americans and Latinos in high numbers. According to the Sunday Edition of the New York Times, foreclosures have hit African Americans and Latinos in New York City deeper and harder then Whites. We have to ask why is this happening? Although this economic crisis is affecting everyone around the world, our minority population is suffering. We must make sure that we help each other even if we are hurting ourselves. I believe that if we do this, everyone will be rewarded greatly.

Do you have any thoughts, if so leave a comment.

That Jew? A State Senator from AR calls Chuck Schumer that Jew. We have to make sure that our politics don't become so petty that we stoop to name calling

President Obama made the Right Decision

I know a lot of people on the left are frustrated with the President's decision to stop the release of additional detainee photos. Many on the left have to realize that the President has to listen to his commanders on the ground. These generals informed him that attacks may increase more if additional photos were released. Now I do not agree with torture and with these photos. What I do agree with is protecting the troops and not giving the GOP another reason to accuse the President of not protecting the country.

Stakes are high for Supreme Court Choice

As the President begins his search for a new Supreme Court Judge, many Conservatives are gearing up for a fight. The President has an opportunity to choose a women or an Hispanic or both. We must make sure as tax payers that we do not allow this to be a drag fight between the two parties. At the same time, we should encourage that the best person be selected to the high court and that individual be one that understands the hardships of the community and the common man.

The Tale of Two Wars

Former Bush Administration Official Richard Haass is the author of a new book entitled "War of Necessity War of Choice". In this book he discusses how the lead up to the Iraq War was discussed and planned in the Bush White House. The book outlines how there was never a discussion to hammer out the pros and cons of the war. There were a lot of assumptions and not enough facts. It also shows that administration officials felt that war in Afghanistan was not enough. They felt that it did not produce the needed impact they desired on the Middle East. The Bush Administration wanted to dramatically change the Middle East. They did transform it only to empower Iran with the war in Iraq. We may never be able to undo the wrong and horror that came out of the Iraq War, but we can learn from it and ask the tough questions when it is time to go to war.