Author: btchakir

The slow suicide of the Republican Party, represented by their three most covered spokespeople, Rush Limbaugh, Dick Cheney and Newt Gingrich, is breathtaking to behold. They have tromped on their most bipartisanly popular...

So Norm made a statement about Obama’s Supreme Court appointment, tu wit: “When debating judges, I was firm that I would use the same standard to evaluate judges under a Democrat President as I would a Republican...

A few months ago I would not have been aware of the late economist, Hyman Minsky (1919-1996.) His theory, known as the “Financial Instability Hypothesis (FIH)” was not a matter of public discussion as we watched our...

Byron Dorgan (Dem. – North Dakota) was on C-Span this morning to discuss the elements of the Senate’s upcoming Credit Card Bill.  I’m not sure what he thinks he can accomplish, but at the very least, he is...

I am upset that Obama, who, by the way, I supported during the election and continue to support as President, has caved to those who would hide the torture we conducted in Iraq by not releasing the photographs documenting those...