That gridlock in Congress is mostly caused by Republicans is not new to most fair thinking Americans. What is sad is that the reason Republicans got away with this for so long is that the supposedly Liberal mainstream media allowed their unpatriotic obstructive behavior to be interpreted by their listeners and viewers as just a differing in opinions. Reality is that the Republicans have caused damage to this country (yes with the help of Blue Dog Democrats) that will take decades to recover from. One can only hope that Americans will not make the mistake and let frustration from emerging from this GOP created economic decline cause their election, and this the demise of improving economic policies .This time instead of just driving us into the ditch, they will drive us over a cliff. Gridlock in Congress? Blame the GOP By Julian Zelizer, CNN Contributor updated 8:55 AM EDT, Mon May 21, 2012 Editor's note: Julian Zelizer is a professor of history and public affairs at Princeton University. He … [Read more...]

Dr. John Theis was named Innovator of the Year by Lone Star College Kingwood. He created a Public Achievement youth engagement initiative focused on the most basic concepts of citizenship, democracy and public work under the Center for Civic Engagement at LSC-K. His initiative was effected at both Splendora High School and Quest High School. Students participated in various civic activities that included Art in Schools, Animal Awareness, Bullying, TAKs Testing, Immigration Issues, School Spirit Store, Teen Center, Cancer Awareness, Clean up our Park, & Animal Awareness. Dr. Theis model citizenship supersedes what he does both at Lone Star College and in the several High Schools where he engages students to be civic minded. He spends virtually all of his Saturday mornings between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM at Occupy Kingwood at the intersection of Kingwood Drive and West Lake Houston Blvd. If you want a fact based discussion on what ails our economy and body politic come visit Occupy Kingwood for some fun and … [Read more...]

Many liberals like me like to hate on John Boehner. To be honest, I think John Boehner is a good conservative loyal to the Republican Party. I think he is a good man that is trapped. He is trapped by an intransigent, non-compromising, selfish, and immoral Right Wing. While I do not believe in conservative policies I understand that there are many in this country who do and as such I am willing to meet somewhere in the middle, preferably the left side of the middle where most Americans are based on the policies and social programs they want. Boehner understands that we really need healthcare reform. He also understands that politics aside, much in the Affordable Care Act came from the Republican leaning Heritage Foundation. In fact the mandate is something Republicans suggested and were fighting for(Gingrich, Romney, etc. were all supporters) . Boehner is now preparing his crew for options. If the bill is overturned or the mandate removed he wants a plan to come up with a bill that includes all the parts … [Read more...]

I just saw this video in my Facebook feed and had to go to YouTube to find it. It is funny that I came across this today given that I just submitted a modified version of my blog post titled “The American Middle Class Will Revolt Against Austerity” to my local paper to place in the editorial section. From UPWORTHY BREAKING: You Know That TED Talk You Weren't Supposed To See? Here It Is. Nick Hanauer, self-described "super-rich" entrepreneur, gave a pretty compelling TED Talk about how the middle class—not the super-rich—are the real job creators. But TED, which has released over 100 different political videos in the past, thought this one was too partisan and chose not to release it. We didn't notice any flaming partisanship in it. We normally love TED, and were surprised they didn't think this talk was TEDworthy. Under pressure from the Internets, TED finally relented and released the video. Watch it and decide for yourself if it's really all that controversial to say that the … [Read more...]