Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Accused of Political Rally

This event, while originally intended for jest, could possibly become a 'turning point' … in our nation's history for having immense impact on how political discourse is engaged in the future," the 52-year-old writer and actress wrote on the event's Facebook page this week. "You have created a political movement, intended or not."

Pakistan's Criminal System Not Equipped to Bring Terrorist to Justice

 
Pakistan's lack of ability to bring terrorist to justice has nothing to do with the attorney's court room skills, but with their weak criminal justice system.

 It's not that the prosecutor isn't aggressive enough or lacks legal acumen. But the cases Tayyab takes on seem doomed from the start. More often than not, they're based on shoddy police work, and only get to court because of antiquated judicial procedures that don't allow prosecutors to reject flimsy, poorly investigated cases.

Giants Win Brings out the Best in Fans

Meg Whitman Turns up the Heat

Meg Whitman is starting to get a little anxious since she is behind in the polls. She is lashing out against the negative ads and Jerry Brown.

Her campaign insists that she is following a charted course and that the race remains tight. But political observers say that a rapidly changing strategy is a tacit acknowledgement that Whitman's campaign juggernaut — fueled by $141 million of her own money — has stalled.

"My Political Lean"

The Quiz

The following are your scores. They are based on a gradual range of 0 to 12. For instance, a Conservative/Progressive score of 3 and 0 will both yield a result of social conservative, yet 0 would be an extreme conservative and 3 a moderate conservative


Conservative/Progressive score: 6
You are a social moderate. You think the progressive movement is overall well meaning, but sometimes it goes too far. On issues like abortion and affirmative action, you see the negatives of both extremes on the issue. You probably value religion, but at the same time you think it should still stay separate from the government

Capitalist Purist/Social Capitalist score: 9
You're a Social Capitalist, you think that, left to its own, Capitalism leaves a lot of people behind. You think that Health Care should be free to all, that the minimum wage should be raised, and that the government should provide jobs to all that are capable of having them. You likely hated the Bush tax cuts, and believe that the middle class has gotten poorer, and the rich have gotten richer over the past several years. The far extreme of social capitalism is socialism.

Libertarian/Authoritarian score: 7
You're a Moderate. You think that we all have certain inalienable rights that must be protected, but that sometimes laws need to be made to protect the majority's lives or quality of lives. You might think that the 2nd amendment isn't necessary anymore because letting everyone a gun is extremely dangerous to the community. You might also be against illegal drug use or public pornography because of its possible harmful effects to society.

Pacifist/Militarist score: 5
You're a Moderate. You think that in very rare occasions, the United States should invade a country in order to make the world better by spreading democracy or ending a tyrants rule. You also think that defense is very important, and we shouldn't lower the defense budget. You think that, while the Iraq War probably was a mistake, that we can make the world a better place by sticking with it and spreading democracy in the middle east.

Overall, you would most likely fit into the category of Democrat