News & Politics

I have been writing about this subject since I first heard about it earlier in the year. In my opinion, this is one of the most important and far-reaching stories of my lifetime. It is about the...

If you're as frustrated as I am with Joe Lieberman you're probably thinking "what should be done?" Well, sadly there's not much that can be done. Joe is holding us hostage, and there's little we can do to stop it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vS6kIbJu64 First here's...

All week long, we see important stories that the pundits and splashy news sites choose to ignore. Sometimes these stories are the most important of the week. Here's where un(der)reported news gets noticed. If you have stories from the...

This prayercast was held yesterday...........................   The Family Research Council Action PAC just finished it's spend 90-minute "prayercast," an online event to pray for God's intercession to get Senators to stop the health care bill, and it sure was interesting to...

Just heard on Randi Rhodes: Looks like the conferees on the senate side will be: Chris Dodd Tom Harkin JD Rockefeller Max Baucus Harry Reid I get two things from this announcement: 1) This is a group that is strong on reform, so perhaps the final bill...

If you have contacted a representative in Congress, other than the ones from your area, you soon learned that they only want to hear from their constituents. They want you to give them your address and telephone number, so...

I came across a few columns that I thought that you might find interesting.   The reason that I get to write this column is that I have a new metaphor for these other guys' point. Why do we, progressives, lose...

Dear Ted Kennedy, I miss you, so many of us miss you, so very much.   Ted, I am torn on our current health care reform debate and I know, if you were here, you could help us all understand this. I am...

I got this e-mail this morning from a childhood friend. I just thought I’d pass it on, because yesterday Pepe LePew’s kindness in Montana touched me, as does this: I arrived at the address where someone had requested a taxi. I...

Watching the health care debacle has convinced me of one thing. We need campaign finance reform to fix what ails our congress. Campaign finance reform wouldn't do anything to correct a problem like Joe Lieberman—who is trying to...