National Politics
A Few Thoughts on Jim Webb’s 6 Years in the U.S. Senate
Hard as it is to believe, the "Draft James Webb" movement began almost exactly 7 years…
Something We Can All Agree On This Holiday Season?
When the right-wing, Rupert Murdoch-owned New York Post, the Romney-endorsing New York Daily News,…
Jim Moran: NRA Press Conference “appalling,” “galling,” an…
Rep. Jim Moran (D-8th, VA) responds to the NRA press conference a little while ago, calling it…
Paul Krugman: “Obama needs to draw a line now…He’s already given too much”
Paul Krugman nails it. ...all of a sudden it's feeling a lot like 2011 again, with the…
Boehner Claims the Right to Use Blackmail
Even when we're done with the "fiscal cliff,'' it looks like we'll be…
Video: Joe Scarborough Delivers Powerful Commentary, Rethinks “Long-Held…Libertarian…
"You know me. I am a conservative Republican who received the NRA's highest rating over…
Why Is The Government Not Working?
Did anyone seriously believe the election would end the partisan rancor, or that gridlock would…
Video: President Obama Speaks at Vigil in Newtown
Superb speech by President Obama. Here are a few excerpts: "We gather here in memory of 20…
9 Democrats Who’d Be Better than Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense? Seriously? First of all, why this obsessive need of…
Video: Northern Virginia Family Explains “What $2,000 Means to My Family”
"Tiffany, who lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, son and parents, talks about what…
