As many around these parts may know by now, I have a thing about the primary elections in this country and the opportunities that an average 20% turnout presents to motivated, grassroots insurgencies. I believe with an audience of 80%...
Seventeen years ago, in response to President Bill Clinton's efforts to reform the American medical system, the newly resurgent GOP caucus offered this plan for health insurance reform, universal coverage and an emphasis on medical best practices as a way...
Why Republicans Should Vote in Favor of the Affordable Care Act
It still amazes me how little the democratic party faithful understand the opportunity presented by President Obama's election in 2008 with the first governing majority in a generation. Democrats, republicans and independents lined up for hours to hear the man...
A Man for Our Times
America remains in turmoil, our civic identities wrapped up in the dysfunctional activities of a largely unaccountable plutocracy who rarely voice opinions reflective of our own. Words used interchangeably provide an oversimplification of the average American's political beliefs. Liberal equals Progressive....
The Mob Rules
We all have very high ideals and are desperate to see this country live up to its potential. That feeling is felt to the left and right of the spectrum. We want a sense of safety and security and sanity back, yesterday. ...
Another Defining Moment
43 The following article was written by veteran reporter Charley Reese and originally printed in the Orlando Sentinel. There is no date of publication, but Reese references an American population of 235 million, Ronald Reagan's deficits, Tip O 'Neill leading a Democratic majority...
The 545 People Responsible for All of Our Woes
I was laid off early last year from what had originally promised to be a rewarding, long-term opportunity with a Washington-area cable network. I blogged at the time about America's systemic dysfunction and lack of strategic focus indirectly leading to my dismissal,...
The “Not Me” Generation
Back in the dark days of September 2008, just after Sarah Palin was revealed as John McCain's running mate, the grassroots foot soldiers in the change campaign went into a tailspin seemingly overnight. I was a little off in the final...