Darren Pope is an avid follower of political events and is a true independent voice in an age of bitter partisanship. His opinions have appeared in local newspapers and on internet blogs for more than 15 years.
By all beliveable accounts attendace at Glen Beck's recent "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington, D.C. was nothing less than astounding. Its almost certain that attendance was at least 300,000, and quite possibly...
President Obama on Thursday will host 10 Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November. The obvious reason the 10 Dems have been invited to the White House is to attempt to convince them to change their votes...
According to a report on TimesOnline, scientists at the University of East Anglia, the university at the center of the "climategate" scandal, violated the law by withholding information related to UEA's climate change research.The...
The White House has announced that President Obama will meet with House Republicans on Friday.
The House Republicans invited Obama to speak at its annual retreat, which will be held in Baltimore from Thursday to Saturday. The visit...
The South Carolina House of Representatives Tuesday voted 102-11 to publicly reprimand Gov. Mark Sanford for bringing "ridicule, dishonor, disgrace, and shame" to himself and to the state of South Carolina. The censure resolution only took 20...
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, issued an apology on Saturday for remarks he made about Barak Obama during the 2008 presidential campaign. The remarks made by Reid are quoted in a new book, entitled "Game Change...
Is there a rift between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Barack Obama? According to a report on Politico.com some people thinks so, including Democrat leadership aides in the House.Observers say Pelosi is more than a bit peeved...
Speaking about the health care reform bill at a press conference on Tuesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, said the process has been the most transparent in history.C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb wrote a letter to Congress...
According to a report on FOXNews.com, C-SPAN CEO Brian Lamb has asked Congress to open the final round of health care reform talks to the public. Democrats have planned to hold the talks behind closed doors, even keeping...
President Obama has promised to close Guantanamo by January 22nd. Obvioulsly he will not be able to meet that deadline. 198 prisoners remain in the prison, 91 of them are Yemeni. At least 11 former detainees have returned to Yemen...