Month: January 2013

Myrlie Evers-Williams has come in for some criticism for her invocation at President Obama’s inauguration on Monday.  Some is from those who think religion has no place in the public rituals of a republic whose...

Paul Ryan is going to pass a budget through the House that would balance the budget within 10 years. That sounds good, but his last plan didn’t balance the budget until 2040, and people looked at that and said, basically,...

The Washingtoon Post headline: Kerry sails through Senate confirmation hearing on secretary of state bid Well…yeah. So nu? He always had it in mind that he would eventually be paid off for keeping his trap shut after the...

I’m sad to learn that Iowa Senator Tom Harkin will not seek reelection in 2014. He is one of my favorite members of Congress and an all around decent person. He will be missed. The Democrats have several excellent options...

There is a widespread perception within political circles that voting to curtail access to semiautomatic military-style rifles through a ban or more extensive background checks could be catastrophic to individual Democrats and...