Digital Journal: Leading the Web News Pack, in a New Direction
If you’re a blogger, you’ve probably seen the , “get paid to write”, and “freelance journalists wanted” banner ads before, and so had I, and every link I visited was just an ad for a website asking me to send them 39.95, and I would learn the “secret” to making money through the internet. [...] Read Full Story
Leaning Left is Moving
Quite frankly, as much as I like Word Press, Blogger.com gives me a few more options with my layout, and so I’ve decided to move my site, I’ve also changed my blog name, to Leaning Liberal why the name change you ask?  Because unfortunately, despite the fact that the site hasn’t been updated since 2004, there is [...] Read Full Story
Bush Would Veto New Iraq Bill
In another sign that Bush is truly not willing to work with Dems, unless they do exactly as he says, the White House has said the President would veto a bill that could restrict funding. Tony Snow announced to the White House press corp that should the House Democrats pass the [...] Read Full Story
But Who Will Save the Unicorns?!
In light of the fact that a Canadian MP has introduced legislation that would put Bigfoot on the endangered species list, I have to ask why he’s ignoring the very real threat to the survival of other species once thought mythical, but now should, and could be considered simply so endangered, no one ever sees [...] Read Full Story
I’m The Commander Guy!
Well, President Bush has invented another name for himself.  On the heels of being “The Decider”, the president christened himself The Commander Guy a few days ago, when talking about  why he was vetoing a war funding bill that had provisions that would force a troop withdrawal from Iraq by October of this year. The truly [...] Read Full Story
Poor Paul
Remember that old song by the Coasters entitled “Charlie Brown”? Well it appears that Paul Wolfowitz has pulled some lyrics right from that classic tune. Why is everybody always picking on me? Today the World Bank president is attempting to claim that this whole fiasco is actually a smear campaign started by the [...] Read Full Story
Wolfowitz on His Way out, But Not Before He Gets His
Embattled World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz is allegedly working to secure a $400,000 bonus due to him on June 1 before he resigns his position, according to the blog The Washington Note. Let me say that again, Wolfowitz thinks he’s due a BONUS for drawing the exact kind of negative press that can cripple [...] Read Full Story
Will He? Or Won’t He?
In what is becoming the most compelling story of a less than dry campaign cycle, new rumors have emerged that Al Gore may run for President in 2008. There have been claims that friends of the former Vice-President are secretly putting together a campaign team, or at least, putting a claim on two former [...] Read Full Story
Tony Blair to Step Down May 9th
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has announced that he will end his 10 year reign on May 9th. More interesting than the what, is the why. Apparently the abrupt announcement is at least in part due to a desire to preempt any charges in the “Cash For Honours” scandal that has started to [...] Read Full Story
Leaning Left Is Branching Out
Thanks in some part to this Blog being used as an audition, I’ll be a contributing writer on another website. Most Valuable Network, or MVN.com is a sports blog type website that I found while reading one of my favorite writers, The Cub Reporter. While checking out the rest of the site, I noticed they were [...] Read Full Story