National Politics
DLCC Launches $70 Million-Plus “Advantage 2020” Effort Starting with 2014 Cycle
I sure hope this works, but no matter what, it's great to see Democrats FINALLY focusing on…
A Rush to Judgement vs. The Rush To Shoot
I continue to be baffled by those (mostly "conservatives") who keep wagging their…
Not a Word from Ken Cuccinelli and Other Supposed Lovers of “Liberty” on Ferguson, MO
You know how Ken Cuccinelli and other hard-right Republicans are always going on and on about how…
Suing the President: Another UnAmerican Step for Today’s GOP
This piece has just appeared in newspapers in my conservative 6th Virginia congressional District.…
Just Say Know
just say know. 1. The United States has less than 5% of the world's population, yet about 25%…
Everything One Loves Under Threat
I was born less than a year after atom bombs leveled Hiroshima and Nagasaki. So, like all my…
Video: Conservative David Brooks on the “Palinization” of the Republican Party
From last night's PBS NewsHour. Conservative David Brooks and liberal Mark Shields also…
Why Is the World “a Mess”?
"To put it mildly," former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said the other day,…
Glenn Beck as “The Music Man,” Playing on the Fears of Parents
On Tuesday, July 22, Glenn Beck spoke from some 700 movie screens to Americans who paid admission…
The Fraudulence of the Republican Party, and the Adverse Shift in the Balance Between Good and Evil
In recent years, I've been deeply troubled by an adverse shift in the balance of power…
