By Richard Gwyn Columnist Published On Fri Sep 10 2010 Barack Obama has to be one of the smartest, eloquent, calm and cool and psychologically well-balanced (think of Bill Clinton, George W. Bush or Richard Nixon) American presidents of modern times. He’s also one of the toughest, although he neither sounds it nor looks it. […]

Representative Eric Cantor decided to conduct American Foreign policy. According to Politico "Eric stressed that the new Republican majority will serve as a check on the Administration and what has been, up until this point, one party rule in Washington," the readout continued. "He made clear that the Republican majority understands the special relationship between […]

Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada was a vociferous opponent of the Healthcare Reform Law. Now he has written a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius begging for grant money for the University of Nevada School of Medicine. These grants are in the Healthcare Reform Bill that Senator Ensign voted against. […]

It is true that Tea Party followers will be disappointed with the outcome of the Republicans they elected. I think deep down inside their souls they were well aware of it. Hate is a mental disorder. Hate is a form of insanity. The problem is that the Tea Party followers were so riled up by […]

The United States is currently at an impasse. Since the Great Depression we have had recessions from which we have always recovered. The pathway to middleclass growth has been undeniable. Policies that clearly laid the groundwork for the Great Depression were corrected with regulations like the Glass Steagall Act and others. We had a progressive […]

Many seem to be discounting the next two years of the Obama presidency as if lack of any new initiatives would make it a failed presidency. It should be noted that the President in his first 18 months accomplished more than many presidents have accomplished in 8 years. I think he will simply be happy […]

While Mitch McConnell was excoriating Democrats for telling then President Bush that he needed to start withdrawing from Iraq, he was busy begging President Bush to withdraw troops from Iraq simply for political expediency. The hypocrisy of this stance is not surprising as hypocrisy is typical with most politicians whether they are Democrats or Republicans. […]

America – He’s Your President for Goodness Sake! By William Thomas Posted: Friday, October 1st, 2010 There was a time not so long ago when Americans, regardless of their political stripes, rallied round their president. Once elected, the man who won the White House was no longer viewed as a republican or democrat, but the […]

I continue to wonder why George Bush came out with his memoirs especially now given that his failed presidency is still raw in people’s psyche. You would think that he would at least have dotted his “I”s and crossed his “T”s. An implicit confession of being a war criminal by authorizing waterboarding without the ability […]

Jon Stewart was on Rachel Maddows show last night and continuously try pass himself off as simply a comedian and not a commentator or journalist. He is right on both counts. It is telling of the state of our news media that a comedian/satirist is better at articulating the shear stupidity and inconsistency of what […]