The sixty vote cloture vote on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal has passed. Welcome to the present. At last the possibility that codified discrimination against gays in the military will end within a couple of days. Though not gay I feel the joy and anticipation of the freedom another human being is about to feel; […]

In a poll conducted by WorldPublicOpinion.org, dated December 10, 2010, and titled “Misinformation and the 2010 Election” it became very evident that Fox News viewers were victims of the misinformation and misleading information that propagate through both the opinion and news sectors of the organization. There is no doubt given the disparity between the political […]

I received the email below today. I removed the company name, website, and numbers. Suffice it to say I receive these types of emails on a daily basis. As a software developer/engineer/entrepreneur I see this specific email as the progressive demise of US software development. Given that I own my own software company, I can […]

Obama may be in great shape now given the potential Republican candidates that may run against him. The reality is I find all of that irrelevant. The country is at an impasse and if he fails show the middle class as he did during the election of 2008 that he is really on their side, […]

I am a red bloodied American Liberal. I am also an American patriot. I qualify this because I will take a stance on Afghanistan that is completely out of context with our core belief but based on reality. Here it goes. We will not and must not leave Afghanistan. The real reason has nothing to […]

From Left: Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Egberto Willies, Councilwoman Melissa Noriega Houston Mayor Annise Parker stopped by the "Top Houston Political Blogger Holiday Happy Hour" on Monday December 13th, 2010. In attendance as well was City Council At-Large Position 3 Melissa Noriega. Mayor Parker is a class act in that unlike many Democrats who seem […]

According to pragmatic Progressive Lawrence O’Donnell, Right Wingnut Rush Limbaugh, & “who knows where he stands today” Mick Romney, President Obama got the best deal in the New Tax bill. O’Donnell states that Liberals attacking the President simply have never negotiated a bill to understand how good a deal the President bested from the Republicans. […]

In times of austerity when Conservatives are continuously attempting to stifle support for programs to help those who have been unemployed for a very long time, observing Conservative Republican State Representative Joe Crabb spend $48,000 dollars, more than any other state representative in Texas is a complete disregard for the middle class. Of course Conservatives […]