Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, America was reborn today, when Barack Obama was sworn in as our 44th president. After eight years of disgrace and shame, Obama’s election and inauguration rings in a new era for the United States. An era of hope, and of pride in our country. Those qualities have been absent from our vocabularies for quite some time. Since its inception in 1776, the ideals of America have shone forth like a beacon all across the world: freedom and equality; Liberty and justice for all; the land of the free and the home of the…

It really kills me how Bush has been touting his record in the last week or so, listing as one of his major accomplishments that since 9/11, there have been no further foreign terrorist attacks on US soil. With his approval rating running at a meager 22% – the lowest rating in history for a sitting president, I guess Bush feels like he has to try and clear his name. But his arguments don’t stand up to scrutiny. Let’s take a quick look backwards and examine the validity of Bush’s claims. Okay, Bill Clinton served from 1993 till 2001. There…