We all misunderstand this President. I am starting to understand his method. Republicans disregard him at their peril. While talking heads, left wing bloggers including myself, and the “professional left” have been criticizing this President for a long time he has remained calm, consistent, and adult. This gave us the impression that he was timid […]

I find it amazing how the media, both the mainstream media as well as the Right Wing echo chamber continues to have a Right slant irrespective of objective data. Case in point is the census data as well as the midterm election data. It is true that Democrats took a deserved shellacking mostly because of […]

While many of us are counting our blessings this holiday season, some in Washington are planning their attack. As soon as the New Year rolls in, opponents want to repeal the new health care rights you just helped secure. Among our rights at risk: Insurance companies can’t limit needed medical care, especially for the seriously […]

This weekend’s vote on the DREAM Act was a disappointment. Republicans voted against a measure to give folks who are American in everything but their legal status an opportunity through military service or education. I’ll be blunt: this vote failed because a group of Republicans stood with their party, instead of their principles. Senator John […]

Those who continue to fight healthcare reform on constitutional grounds must be cognizant of what they are actually fighting for. They are fighting about the irresponsible’ s right to be irresponsible and not purchase healthcare insurance while ignoring the right of those who are forced to pay for the healthcare of the irresponsible who could […]

This should scare every American. Supply Side Economics has left our economy in shambles. We can decide to correct the mistakes truthfully or suffer the consequences of a collapsed economy. Only the middle class will suffer as the wealthy are already diversified in many currencies and commodities. As they continue to steal from our coffers […]

Fareed Zakaria is on point here. The irresponsibility of the politicians specifically the Republicans with this tax deal is a detriment to the country. America will pay dearly for what they’ve forced with this bill that ultimately will pilfer the middle class. Fareed is no Liberal but a fair minded observer.     My Book: […]

Republican experts in the know all support the START treaty. Democratic experts in the know support the START treaty. Senator Mitch McConnell, Senator Jon Kyl, and Senator John McCain among other Republicans that are attempting to block this treaty have lost their credibility with their objections. Senator McCain while running for the presidency had the […]

I must admit I was of two minds with respect to my stance on the WikiLeaks story. The leaked classified State Department cable that provide supposedly anecdotal comments from Cubans on their healthcare system as well as an outright lie about the reception of Michael Moore’s Sicko all but changed my mind. Here we have […]

Though not gay I feel the joy and anticipation of the freedom another human being is about to feel; a freedom of not having to hide who one is to appease others sensitivities based on arcane beliefs. Gays still have a lot more to fight for to gain full equality. Just as the military was […]