There is no doubt that politicians require pressure even to do the things they believe in. More so when the belief is missing. I suspect that some "Obama supporters" who comment here ("Give the man a chance, for crying out loud.") are trolls of a more subtle and insidious kind than shooter.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
219 Democrats and one Republican join in favor of the legislation, which passed by a narrow margin
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
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