A Denver resident says he has video proving the existence of life beyond Earth, and is showing it to members of the media. Do you think it’s possibly true? If you believe in extraterrestrial beings, how do you think humans would first come into contact with them? (Read the story.)
Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a new memoir that President Bush relied on an aggressive “political propaganda campaign” instead of the truth to sell the Iraq war. The Bush White House made “a decision to turn away from candor and honesty when those qualities were most needed,” a time when the nation was on the brink of war, McClellan writes. What do you think of McClellan’s charges? (Read the story.)
What do you think of China’s decision to drop its one-child-per-family law in cases where a child was killed, injured or severely disabled in the devastating earthquake? (Read the story.)
Hillary Clinton cited the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy as a reason to remain in the race, a remark for which she quickly apologized. Do you think her comment crossed the line? (Read the story, see the video.)
With devastation stretching across miles of northern Colorado, it’s amazing more people weren’t killed after a spate of giant twisters struck. Were you anywhere near the tornado zone? What did you experience? (Read the story.)
Since Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor (read related story), critics and supporters alike have offered support and praise for his record of public service. Doctors say the type of tumor Kennedy has, malignant glioma, is nearly always fatal. What do you think about Sen. Kennedy’s career, his role in American politics, and his family’s legacy?
A group called “Recreate 68″ has gotten permits for protests during the Democratic National Convention. Do you think the protests will have an impact on the proceedings inside the Pepsi Center?
Photos posted on the Internet show August Ritter III, the governor’s son, drinking beer from a keg at the Governor’s Mansion, while friends poised to swig shots from a ski. The party photos don’t show any laws being broken, according to the governor’s spokesman, and everyone was of legal age. But what do you think of the use of the historic home of Colorado’s first family for beer parties with rules such as “no throwing up” and “no sexy time.” (Read the story and see more photos.)
John McCain, looking through a crystal ball to 2013 and the end of a prospective first term, sees “spasmodic” but reduced violence in Iraq and Afghanistan, Osama bin Laden dead or captured and government spending curbed by his ready veto pen. Do you share his future view? (Read the story.)